diff --git a/roles/podman_host/tasks/main.yml b/roles/podman_host/tasks/main.yml
index 26c6cdc..96254ff 100644
--- a/roles/podman_host/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/podman_host/tasks/main.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@
   become_user: "{{ item }}"
   with_items: "{{ podman_host_rootless_users }}"
 
+- name: Podman Host | PATCH | Set XDG_RUNTIME_DIR in .bashrc for rootless users
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: "/home/{{ item }}/.bashrc"
+    line: "export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$(id -u)"
+  become: true
+  become_user: "{{ item }}"
+  with_items: "{{ podman_host_rootless_users }}"
+
 - name: Podman Host | PATCH | Enable linger for rootless users
   ansible.builtin.command:
     argv: