diff --git a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
index 3e957200de..7ed9deff2b 100644
--- a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
@@ -876,6 +876,21 @@ func ConvertContainer(container *parser.UnitFile, isUser bool, unitsInfoMap map[
 	return service, nil
 }
 
+func defaultServiceGroup(service *parser.UnitFile, remainAfterExit bool) {
+	// The default syslog identifier is the exec basename (podman) which isn't very useful here
+	if _, ok := service.Lookup(ServiceGroup, "SyslogIdentifier"); !ok {
+		service.Set(ServiceGroup, "SyslogIdentifier", "%N")
+	}
+	if _, ok := service.Lookup(ServiceGroup, "Type"); !ok {
+		service.Set(ServiceGroup, "Type", "oneshot")
+	}
+	if remainAfterExit {
+		if _, ok := service.Lookup(ServiceGroup, "RemainAfterExit"); !ok {
+			service.Set(ServiceGroup, "RemainAfterExit", "yes")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // Convert a quadlet network file (unit file with a Network group) to a systemd
 // service file (unit file with Service group) based on the options in the
 // Network group.
@@ -976,12 +991,7 @@ func ConvertNetwork(network *parser.UnitFile, name string, unitsInfoMap map[stri
 
 	service.AddCmdline(ServiceGroup, "ExecStart", podman.Args)
 
-	service.Setv(ServiceGroup,
-		"Type", "oneshot",
-		"RemainAfterExit", "yes",
-
-		// The default syslog identifier is the exec basename (podman) which isn't very useful here
-		"SyslogIdentifier", "%N")
+	defaultServiceGroup(service, true)
 
 	// Store the name of the created resource
 	unitInfo.ResourceName = networkName
@@ -1124,12 +1134,7 @@ func ConvertVolume(volume *parser.UnitFile, name string, unitsInfoMap map[string
 
 	service.AddCmdline(ServiceGroup, "ExecStart", podman.Args)
 
-	service.Setv(ServiceGroup,
-		"Type", "oneshot",
-		"RemainAfterExit", "yes",
-
-		// The default syslog identifier is the exec basename (podman) which isn't very useful here
-		"SyslogIdentifier", "%N")
+	defaultServiceGroup(service, true)
 
 	// Store the name of the created resource
 	unitInfo.ResourceName = volumeName
@@ -1342,12 +1347,7 @@ func ConvertImage(image *parser.UnitFile, unitsInfoMap map[string]*UnitInfo, isU
 
 	service.AddCmdline(ServiceGroup, "ExecStart", podman.Args)
 
-	service.Setv(ServiceGroup,
-		"Type", "oneshot",
-		"RemainAfterExit", "yes",
-
-		// The default syslog identifier is the exec basename (podman) which isn't very useful here
-		"SyslogIdentifier", "%N")
+	defaultServiceGroup(service, true)
 
 	if name, ok := image.Lookup(ImageGroup, KeyImageTag); ok && len(name) > 0 {
 		imageName = name
@@ -1475,14 +1475,7 @@ func ConvertBuild(build *parser.UnitFile, unitsInfoMap map[string]*UnitInfo, isU
 
 	service.AddCmdline(ServiceGroup, "ExecStart", podman.Args)
 
-	service.Setv(ServiceGroup,
-		"Type", "oneshot",
-		"RemainAfterExit", "yes",
-
-		// The default syslog identifier is the exec basename (podman)
-		// which isn't very useful here
-		"SyslogIdentifier", "%N")
-
+	defaultServiceGroup(service, false)
 	return service, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/build.multiple-tags.container b/test/e2e/quadlet/build.multiple-tags.container
index d8ba492104..61f853bfa0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/quadlet/build.multiple-tags.container
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/build.multiple-tags.container
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ## assert-podman-final-args localhost/imagename:v1
+## assert-key-is "Service" "RemainAfterExit" ""
 
 [Container]
 Image=multiple-tags.build
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/network.build b/test/e2e/quadlet/network.build
index bb7b8edff4..efc3eb68ff 100644
--- a/test/e2e/quadlet/network.build
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/network.build
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 ## assert-podman-final-args-regex /.*/podman-e2e-.*/subtest-.*/quadlet
 ## assert-podman-args "--tag" "localhost/imagename"
 ## assert-podman-args "--network" "host"
+## assert-key-is "Service" "Type" "oneshot"
+## assert-key-is "Service" "RemainAfterExit" "no"
 
 [Build]
 ImageTag=localhost/imagename
 SetWorkingDirectory=unit
 Network=host
+
+[Service]
+RemainAfterExit=no
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/network.kube b/test/e2e/quadlet/network.kube
index 7b5493244d..4153105f0f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/quadlet/network.kube
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/network.kube
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ## assert-podman-args --network basic
+## assert-key-is "Service" "Type" "oneshot"
+## assert-key-is "Service" "RemainAfterExit" "yes"
 
 [Kube]
 Yaml=deployment.yml
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/volume.build b/test/e2e/quadlet/volume.build
index bcbbf37157..8a8777da1a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/quadlet/volume.build
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/volume.build
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ## assert-podman-args -v named:/container/named
 ## assert-podman-args -v systemd-basic:/container/quadlet
 ## assert-podman-args -v %h/container:/container/volume4
+## assert-key-is "Service" "Type" "notify"
 
 [Build]
 ImageTag=localhost/imagename
@@ -15,3 +16,6 @@ Volume=/container/empty
 Volume=named:/container/named
 Volume=basic.volume:/container/quadlet
 Volume=%h/container:/container/volume4
+
+[Service]
+Type=notify
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/volume.pod b/test/e2e/quadlet/volume.pod
index 1c1b6578df..3149d50b30 100644
--- a/test/e2e/quadlet/volume.pod
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/volume.pod
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 ## assert-podman-pre-args -v named:/container/named
 ## assert-podman-pre-args -v systemd-basic:/container/quadlet
 ## assert-podman-pre-args -v %h/container:/container/volume4
+## assert-key-is "Service" "Type" "oneshot"
+## assert-key-is "Service" "RemainAfterExit" "yes"
 
 [Pod]
 Volume=/host/dir:/container/volume