diff --git a/engine/docker.sh b/engine/docker.sh
index 2f7fa149..c0a64c6a 100644
--- a/engine/docker.sh
+++ b/engine/docker.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 DOCKER_IO=$(command -v docker.io)
 DOCKER="${DOCKER:-${DOCKER_IO:-docker}}"
 DOCKER_BUILD_OPTS="${DOCKER_BUILD_OPTS:-}"
+DOCKER_COMMIT_OPTS="${DOCKER_COMMIT_OPTS:-}"
 
 _container_mount_portage='false'
 _portage_image_processed='false'
@@ -31,9 +32,9 @@ _portage_image_processed='false'
 # Is this engine functional? Called once per engine in current image dependency graph.
 function validate_engine() {
     local docker_version
-    _required_binaries+=" docker"
+    _required_binaries+=" ${DOCKER}"
     has_required_binaries
-    docker_version=$(${DOCKER} "version") || die "Failed to query the docker daemon:\\n${docker_version}"
+    docker_version=$(${DOCKER} "version") || die "Failed to query ${DOCKER}:\\n${docker_version}"
 }
 
 # Has given image_id all requirements to start the build? Called once per image in current image dependency graph.
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ function build_image() {
         _container_mount_portage='false'
 
         _status_msg="commit ${run_id} as image ${_current_namespace}/${builder_commit_id}:${IMAGE_TAG}"
-        pwrap 'nolog' "${DOCKER}" commit "${run_id}" "${_current_namespace}/${builder_commit_id}:${IMAGE_TAG}" \
+        pwrap 'nolog' "${DOCKER}" commit ${DOCKER_COMMIT_OPTS} "${run_id}" "${_current_namespace}/${builder_commit_id}:${IMAGE_TAG}" \
             || die "${_status_msg}"
 
         _status_msg="remove container ${run_id}"
@@ -240,15 +241,19 @@ function build_image() {
             || { msg_error "${_status_msg}"; die; }
     fi
 
-    _status_msg="exec docker build -t ${image_id}:${IMAGE_TAG}"
+    _status_msg="exec ${DOCKER} build -t ${image_id}:${IMAGE_TAG}"
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
     pwrap "${DOCKER}" build ${DOCKER_BUILD_OPTS} -t "${image_id}:${IMAGE_TAG}" "${image_path}" || die "${_status_msg}"
 
     _status_msg="tag image ${image_id}:latest"
     pwrap 'nolog' "${DOCKER}" tag "${image_id}:${IMAGE_TAG}" "${image_id}:latest" || die "${_status_msg}"
 
+    local prune_args
+    prune_args=()
+    [[ "${DOCKER}" == 'docker' ]] && prune_args+=( '-f' )
+
     [[ "${KUBLER_POSTBUILD_IMAGE_PRUNE}" == 'true' ]] \
-        && _status_msg="remove untagged images" && pwrap "${DOCKER}" image prune -f
+            && _status_msg="remove untagged images" && pwrap "${DOCKER}" image prune "${prune_args[@]}"
 
     [[ "${KUBLER_POSTBUILD_VOLUME_PRUNE}" == 'true' ]] \
         && _status_msg="remove unused volumes" && pwrap "${DOCKER}" volume prune -f
diff --git a/engine/podman.sh b/engine/podman.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..100660b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/podman.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright (c) 2014-2019, Erik Dannenberg <erik.dannenberg@xtrade-gmbh.de>
+# All rights reserved.
+
+PODMAN="${PODMAN:-podman}"
+PODMAN_BUILD_OPTS="${PODMAN_BUILD_OPTS:---format=docker}"
+PODMAN_COMMIT_OPTS="${PODMAN_COMMIT_OPTS:-$PODMAN_BUILD_OPTS}"
+DOCKER="${PODMAN}"
+DOCKER_BUILD_OPTS="${PODMAN_BUILD_OPTS}"
+DOCKER_COMMIT_OPTS="${PODMAN_COMMIT_OPTS}"
+
+source "${_KUBLER_DIR}/engine/docker.sh"
diff --git a/template/podman b/template/podman
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..6d0eac4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/podman
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+docker
\ No newline at end of file