diff --git a/.changelog/20611.txt b/.changelog/20611.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18282ce97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/20611.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+consul/connect: Attempt autodetection of podman task driver for Connect gateways
+```
diff --git a/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_connect.go b/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_connect.go
index 7814d1bc9..fd42cb03c 100644
--- a/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_connect.go
+++ b/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_connect.go
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func groupConnectHook(job *structs.Job, g *structs.TaskGroup) error {
 				customizedTLS := service.Connect.IsCustomizedTLS()
 
 				task := newConnectGatewayTask(prefix, service.Name,
-					service.GetConsulClusterName(g), netHost, customizedTLS)
+					service.GetConsulClusterName(g), groupConnectGuessTaskDriver(g), netHost, customizedTLS)
 				g.Tasks = append(g.Tasks, task)
 
 				// the connect.sidecar_task block can also be used to configure
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ func gatewayBindAddressesIngressForBridge(ingress *structs.ConsulIngressConfigEn
 	return addresses
 }
 
-func newConnectGatewayTask(prefix, service, cluster string, netHost, customizedTls bool) *structs.Task {
+func newConnectGatewayTask(prefix, service, cluster string, driver string, netHost, customizedTls bool) *structs.Task {
 	constraints := structs.Constraints{
 		connectGatewayVersionConstraint(cluster),
 		connectListenerConstraint(cluster),
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ func newConnectGatewayTask(prefix, service, cluster string, netHost, customizedT
 		// Name is used in container name so must start with '[A-Za-z0-9]'
 		Name:          fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", prefix, service),
 		Kind:          structs.NewTaskKind(prefix, service),
-		Driver:        "docker",
+		Driver:        driver,
 		Config:        connectGatewayDriverConfig(netHost),
 		ShutdownDelay: 5 * time.Second,
 		LogConfig: &structs.LogConfig{
diff --git a/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_connect_test.go b/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_connect_test.go
index 429309f85..ee304665a 100644
--- a/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_connect_test.go
+++ b/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_connect_test.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func TestJobEndpointConnect_groupConnectHook_IngressGateway_BridgeNetwork(t *tes
 	expTG.Tasks = []*structs.Task{
 		// inject the gateway task
 		newConnectGatewayTask(structs.ConnectIngressPrefix, "my-gateway",
-			structs.ConsulDefaultCluster, false, true),
+			structs.ConsulDefaultCluster, "docker", false, true),
 	}
 	expTG.Services[0].Name = "my-gateway"
 	expTG.Tasks[0].Canonicalize(job, expTG)
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func TestJobEndpointConnect_groupConnectHook_IngressGateway_HostNetwork(t *testi
 	expTG.Tasks = []*structs.Task{
 		// inject the gateway task
 		newConnectGatewayTask(structs.ConnectIngressPrefix, "my-gateway",
-			structs.ConsulDefaultCluster, true, false),
+			structs.ConsulDefaultCluster, "docker", true, false),
 	}
 	expTG.Services[0].Name = "my-gateway"
 	expTG.Tasks[0].Canonicalize(job, expTG)
@@ -258,6 +258,36 @@ func TestJobEndpointConnect_groupConnectHook_IngressGateway_HostNetwork(t *testi
 	require.Exactly(t, expTG, job.TaskGroups[0])
 }
 
+func TestJobEndpointConnect_groupConnectHook_IngressGateway_GuessPodman(t *testing.T) {
+	ci.Parallel(t)
+
+	// Test that the injected gateway task makes use of the podman driver if there
+	// is another task in the group that uses podman.
+	job := mock.ConnectIngressGatewayJob("Host", false)
+	job.Meta = map[string]string{"gateway_name": "my-gateway"}
+	job.TaskGroups[0].Services[0].Name = "${NOMAD_META_gateway_name}"
+
+	// setup a task using podman
+	job.TaskGroups[0].Tasks = []*structs.Task{{
+		Name:   "mytask",
+		Driver: "podman",
+		Config: make(map[string]interface{}),
+	}}
+
+	expTG := job.TaskGroups[0].Copy()
+	expTG.Tasks = append(expTG.Tasks,
+		newConnectGatewayTask(structs.ConnectIngressPrefix, "my-gateway",
+			structs.ConsulDefaultCluster, "podman", false, false),
+	)
+	expTG.Services[0].Name = "my-gateway"
+	expTG.Tasks[1].Canonicalize(job, expTG)
+	expTG.Networks[0].Canonicalize()
+	expTG.Services[0].Connect.Gateway.Proxy = gatewayProxy(expTG.Services[0].Connect.Gateway, "host")
+
+	must.NoError(t, groupConnectHook(job, job.TaskGroups[0]))
+	must.Eq(t, expTG, job.TaskGroups[0])
+}
+
 func TestJobEndpointConnect_groupConnectHook_IngressGateway_CustomTask(t *testing.T) {
 	ci.Parallel(t)
 
@@ -344,7 +374,7 @@ func TestJobEndpointConnect_groupConnectHook_TerminatingGateway(t *testing.T) {
 	expTG.Tasks = []*structs.Task{
 		// inject the gateway task
 		newConnectGatewayTask(structs.ConnectTerminatingPrefix, "my-gateway",
-			structs.ConsulDefaultCluster, false, false),
+			structs.ConsulDefaultCluster, "docker", false, false),
 	}
 	expTG.Services[0].Name = "my-gateway"
 	expTG.Tasks[0].Canonicalize(job, expTG)
@@ -379,7 +409,7 @@ func TestJobEndpointConnect_groupConnectHook_MeshGateway(t *testing.T) {
 	expTG.Tasks = []*structs.Task{
 		// inject the gateway task
 		newConnectGatewayTask(structs.ConnectMeshPrefix, "my-gateway",
-			structs.ConsulDefaultCluster, false, false),
+			structs.ConsulDefaultCluster, "docker", false, false),
 	}
 	expTG.Services[0].Name = "my-gateway"
 	expTG.Services[0].PortLabel = "public_port"
@@ -770,7 +800,7 @@ func TestJobEndpointConnect_newConnectGatewayTask_host(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("ingress", func(t *testing.T) {
 		task := newConnectGatewayTask(structs.ConnectIngressPrefix, "foo",
-			structs.ConsulDefaultCluster, true, false)
+			structs.ConsulDefaultCluster, "docker", true, false)
 		must.Eq(t, "connect-ingress-foo", task.Name)
 		must.Eq(t, "connect-ingress:foo", string(task.Kind))
 		must.Eq(t, "${attr.consul.version}", task.Constraints[0].LTarget)
@@ -781,7 +811,7 @@ func TestJobEndpointConnect_newConnectGatewayTask_host(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("terminating", func(t *testing.T) {
 		task := newConnectGatewayTask(structs.ConnectTerminatingPrefix, "bar",
-			structs.ConsulDefaultCluster, true, false)
+			structs.ConsulDefaultCluster, "docker", true, false)
 		must.Eq(t, "connect-terminating-bar", task.Name)
 		must.Eq(t, "connect-terminating:bar", string(task.Kind))
 		must.Eq(t, "${attr.consul.version}", task.Constraints[0].LTarget)
@@ -793,7 +823,7 @@ func TestJobEndpointConnect_newConnectGatewayTask_host(t *testing.T) {
 	// this case can only happen on ENT but gets run in CE code
 	t.Run("terminating nondefault (ENT)", func(t *testing.T) {
 		task := newConnectGatewayTask(structs.ConnectTerminatingPrefix, "bar",
-			"nondefault", true, false)
+			"nondefault", "docker", true, false)
 		must.Eq(t, "connect-terminating-bar", task.Name)
 		must.Eq(t, "connect-terminating:bar", string(task.Kind))
 		must.Eq(t, "${attr.consul.nondefault.version}", task.Constraints[0].LTarget)
@@ -807,7 +837,7 @@ func TestJobEndpointConnect_newConnectGatewayTask_bridge(t *testing.T) {
 	ci.Parallel(t)
 
 	task := newConnectGatewayTask(structs.ConnectIngressPrefix, "service1",
-		structs.ConsulDefaultCluster, false, false)
+		structs.ConsulDefaultCluster, "docker", false, false)
 	require.NotContains(t, task.Config, "network_mode")
 }