diff --git a/core/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/runtime/util/ContainerRuntimeUtil.java b/core/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/runtime/util/ContainerRuntimeUtil.java
index ed538474b8b57..607ead4f24980 100644
--- a/core/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/runtime/util/ContainerRuntimeUtil.java
+++ b/core/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/runtime/util/ContainerRuntimeUtil.java
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ private static boolean getRootlessStateFor(ContainerRuntime containerRuntime) {
                     final Predicate<String> stringPredicate;
                     // Docker includes just "rootless" under SecurityOptions, while podman includes "rootless: <boolean>"
                     if (containerRuntime == ContainerRuntime.DOCKER) {
-                        stringPredicate = line -> line.trim().equals("rootless");
+                        // We also treat Docker Desktop as "rootless" since the way it binds mounts does not
+                        // transparently map the host user ID and GID
+                        // see https://docs.docker.com/desktop/faqs/linuxfaqs/#how-do-i-enable-file-sharing
+                        stringPredicate = line -> line.trim().equals("rootless") || line.contains("desktop-linux");
                     } else {
                         stringPredicate = line -> line.trim().equals("rootless: true");
                     }