diff --git a/podman/init.sls b/podman/init.sls
index 89ca54f..9cc0bff 100644
--- a/podman/init.sls
+++ b/podman/init.sls
@@ -9,3 +9,10 @@ Set linger for user {{ user }}:
   cmd.run:
     - name: loginctl enable-linger {{ user }}
     - unless: test -e /var/lib/systemd/linger/{{ user }}
+
+{% if pillar.containers is defined %}
+include:
+{%- for container, args in pillar.containers.items() %}
+  - podman.{{ container }}
+{%- endfor %}
+{%- endif %}