diff --git a/extensions/podman/src/registry-setup.spec.ts b/extensions/podman/src/registry-setup.spec.ts
index 06c3a65a90f..9fb931bf0e7 100644
--- a/extensions/podman/src/registry-setup.spec.ts
+++ b/extensions/podman/src/registry-setup.spec.ts
@@ -56,17 +56,17 @@ afterEach(() => {
   console.error = originalConsoleError;
 });
 
+type ReadFileType = (
+  path: string,
+  options: string,
+  callback: (err: NodeJS.ErrnoException | undefined, data: string | Buffer) => void,
+) => void;
+
 test('should work with invalid JSON auth file', async () => {
   // mock the existSync
   const existSyncSpy = vi.spyOn(fs, 'existsSync');
   existSyncSpy.mockReturnValue(true);
 
-  type ReadFileType = (
-    path: string,
-    options: string,
-    callback: (err: NodeJS.ErrnoException | undefined, data: string | Buffer) => void,
-  ) => void;
-
   // mock the readFile
   const readFileSpy = vi.spyOn(fs, 'readFile') as unknown as MockedFunction<ReadFileType>;
 
@@ -94,3 +94,71 @@ test('should work with invalid JSON auth file', async () => {
   // expect error was logged
   expect(consoleErroMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Error parsing auth file', expect.anything());
 });
+
+test('should work with JSON auth file', async () => {
+  // mock the existSync
+  const existSyncSpy = vi.spyOn(fs, 'existsSync');
+  existSyncSpy.mockReturnValue(true);
+
+  // mock the readFile
+  const readFileSpy = vi.spyOn(fs, 'readFile') as unknown as MockedFunction<ReadFileType>;
+  const auth = Buffer.from('user:password').toString('base64');
+
+  readFileSpy.mockImplementation(
+    (_path: string, _encoding: string, callback: (err: Error | null, data: string) => void) => {
+      // mock the error
+
+      callback(undefined, JSON.stringify({ auths: { 'myregistry.io': { auth: auth } } }));
+    },
+  );
+
+  // mock the location
+  const authJsonLocation = '/tmp/containers/auth.json';
+  const mockGetAuthFileLocation = vi.spyOn(registrySetup, 'getAuthFileLocation');
+  mockGetAuthFileLocation.mockReturnValue(authJsonLocation);
+
+  // expect an error
+  const authFile = await registrySetup.publicReadAuthFile();
+
+  // expect the file to have a single entry
+  expect(authFile.auths['myregistry.io']).toBeDefined();
+  expect(authFile.auths['myregistry.io'].auth).toBe(auth);
+  expect(authFile.auths['myregistry.io']['podmanDesktopAlias']).not.toBeDefined();
+
+  // expect read with the correct file
+  expect(readFileSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(authJsonLocation, 'utf-8', expect.anything());
+});
+
+test('should work with JSON auth file and alias', async () => {
+  // mock the existSync
+  const existSyncSpy = vi.spyOn(fs, 'existsSync');
+  existSyncSpy.mockReturnValue(true);
+
+  // mock the readFile
+  const readFileSpy = vi.spyOn(fs, 'readFile') as unknown as MockedFunction<ReadFileType>;
+  const auth = Buffer.from('user:password').toString('base64');
+
+  readFileSpy.mockImplementation(
+    (_path: string, _encoding: string, callback: (err: Error | null, data: string) => void) => {
+      // mock the error
+
+      callback(undefined, JSON.stringify({ auths: { 'myregistry.io': { auth: auth, podmanDesktopAlias: 'alias' } } }));
+    },
+  );
+
+  // mock the location
+  const authJsonLocation = '/tmp/containers/auth.json';
+  const mockGetAuthFileLocation = vi.spyOn(registrySetup, 'getAuthFileLocation');
+  mockGetAuthFileLocation.mockReturnValue(authJsonLocation);
+
+  // expect an error
+  const authFile = await registrySetup.publicReadAuthFile();
+
+  // expect the file to have a single entry
+  expect(authFile.auths['myregistry.io']).toBeDefined();
+  expect(authFile.auths['myregistry.io'].auth).toBe(auth);
+  expect(authFile.auths['myregistry.io']['podmanDesktopAlias']).toBe('alias');
+
+  // expect read with the correct file
+  expect(readFileSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(authJsonLocation, 'utf-8', expect.anything());
+});
diff --git a/extensions/podman/src/registry-setup.ts b/extensions/podman/src/registry-setup.ts
index 038612a2b0d..da39cfd9f61 100644
--- a/extensions/podman/src/registry-setup.ts
+++ b/extensions/podman/src/registry-setup.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { isLinux, isMac, isWindows } from './util';
 export type ContainerAuthConfigEntry = {
   [key: string]: {
     auth: string;
+    podmanDesktopAlias: string | undefined;
   };
 };
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ export class RegistrySetup {
           serverUrl,
           username,
           secret,
+          alias: value['podmanDesktopAlias'],
         };
         inFileRegistries.push(registry);
       }
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ export class RegistrySetup {
         }
         authFile.auths[registry.serverUrl] = {
           auth: Buffer.from(`${registry.username}:${registry.secret}`).toString('base64'),
+          podmanDesktopAlias: registry.alias,
         };
 
         await this.writeAuthFile(JSON.stringify(authFile, undefined, 8));
@@ -149,6 +152,7 @@ export class RegistrySetup {
         }
         authFile.auths[registry.serverUrl] = {
           auth: Buffer.from(`${registry.username}:${registry.secret}`).toString('base64'),
+          podmanDesktopAlias: registry.alias,
         };
 
         await this.writeAuthFile(JSON.stringify(authFile, undefined, 8));
diff --git a/packages/extension-api/src/extension-api.d.ts b/packages/extension-api/src/extension-api.d.ts
index e436b49697f..ab2fe1bc650 100644
--- a/packages/extension-api/src/extension-api.d.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-api/src/extension-api.d.ts
@@ -623,6 +623,7 @@ declare module '@podman-desktop/api' {
     username: string;
     secret: string;
     insecure?: boolean;
+    alias?: string;
   }
 
   export interface RegistryProvider {
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/lib/preferences/PreferencesRegistriesEditing.svelte b/packages/renderer/src/lib/preferences/PreferencesRegistriesEditing.svelte
index dd50e6573bf..d278c7f34e0 100644
--- a/packages/renderer/src/lib/preferences/PreferencesRegistriesEditing.svelte
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/lib/preferences/PreferencesRegistriesEditing.svelte
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ function markRegistryAsModified(registry: containerDesktopAPI.Registry) {
     serverUrl: registry.serverUrl,
     username: registry.username,
     secret: registry.secret,
+    alias: registry.alias,
   } as containerDesktopAPI.Registry;
 
   originRegistries = [...originRegistries, originRegistry];
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ function removeExistingRegistry(registry: containerDesktopAPI.Registry) {
               {:else if !registry.username && !registry.secret}
                 <Button on:click="{() => markRegistryAsModified(registry)}">Login now</Button>
               {:else}
-                {registry.username}
+                {registry.alias ?? registry.username}
               {/if}
             </div>