diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 2ec7b9b32c3a..3c52acbada7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -142,3 +142,37 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: none_on_ubuntu_latest_report
         path: report
+  podman_ubuntu_18_04:
+      runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+      steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: install podman
+        run: |
+          . /etc/os-release
+          sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/kubic:/libcontainers:/stable/xUbuntu_${VERSION_ID}/ /' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/devel:kubic:libcontainers:stable.list"
+          wget -q https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:kubic:libcontainers:stable/xUbuntu_${VERSION_ID}/Release.key -O- | sudo apt-key add -
+          sudo apt-key add - < Release.key || true
+          sudo apt-get update -qq
+          sudo apt-get -qq -y install podman
+      - name: build binaries
+        run : |
+          make minikube-linux-amd64
+          make e2e-linux-amd64
+      - name: install gopogh
+        run: |
+          cd /tmp
+          GO111MODULE="on" go get github.com/medyagh/gopogh@v0.0.17 || true
+          cd -
+      - name: run integration test
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p /tmp/testhome
+          MINIKUBE_HOME=/tmp/testhome sudo -E ./out/e2e-linux-amd64 -minikube-start-args=--vm-driver=podman -expected-default-driver= -test.timeout=70m -test.v -binary=out/minikube-linux-amd64 2>&1 | tee ./report/testout.txt
+      - name: generate gopogh report
+        run: |
+          export PATH=${PATH}:`go env GOPATH`/bin
+          go tool test2json -t < ./report/testout.txt > ./report/testout.json || true
+          gopogh -in ./report/testout.json -out ./report/testout.html -name "docker ubuntu" -repo github.com/kubernetes/minikube/  || true
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        with:
+          name: podman_on_ubuntu_latest_report
+          path: report
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go
index ccea698d3e3f..91f797cad24c 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
-	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/kic"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/kic/oci"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/cluster"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/config"
@@ -269,7 +268,7 @@ func dockerEnvVars(ec DockerEnvConfig) (map[string]string, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "get hostbind port for %d", constants.DockerDaemonPort)
 		}
-		env[constants.DockerCertPathEnv] = dockerURL(kic.DefaultBindIPV4, port)
+		env[constants.DockerCertPathEnv] = dockerURL(oci.DefaultBindIPV4, port)
 	}
 	return env, nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
index 13612ab01bf9..1e949d280174 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
@@ -747,11 +747,11 @@ func validateUser(drvName string) {
 
 	useForce := viper.GetBool(force)
 
-	if driver.BareMetal(drvName) && u.Uid != "0" && !useForce {
+	if driver.NeedsRoot(drvName) && u.Uid != "0" && !useForce {
 		exit.WithCodeT(exit.Permissions, `The "{{.driver_name}}" driver requires root privileges. Please run minikube using 'sudo minikube --vm-driver={{.driver_name}}'.`, out.V{"driver_name": drvName})
 	}
 
-	if driver.BareMetal(drvName) || u.Uid != "0" {
+	if driver.NeedsRoot(drvName) || u.Uid != "0" {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -815,16 +815,18 @@ func validateFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, drvName string) {
 	validateDiskSize()
 	validateMemorySize()
 
-	if driver.BareMetal(drvName) {
-		if viper.GetString(config.MachineProfile) != constants.DefaultMachineName {
-			exit.WithCodeT(exit.Config, "The 'none' driver does not support multiple profiles: https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/reference/drivers/none/")
-		}
-
+	if !driver.HasResourceLimits(drvName) { // both podman and none need root and they both cant specify resources
 		if cmd.Flags().Changed(cpus) {
-			out.WarningT("The 'none' driver does not respect the --cpus flag")
+			out.WarningT("The '{{.name}}' driver does not respect the --cpus flag", out.V{"name": drvName})
 		}
 		if cmd.Flags().Changed(memory) {
-			out.WarningT("The 'none' driver does not respect the --memory flag")
+			out.WarningT("The '{{.name}}' driver does not respect the --memory flag", out.V{"name": drvName})
+		}
+	}
+
+	if driver.BareMetal(drvName) {
+		if viper.GetString(config.MachineProfile) != constants.DefaultMachineName {
+			exit.WithCodeT(exit.Config, "The '{{.name}} driver does not support multiple profiles: https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/reference/drivers/none/", out.V{"name": drvName})
 		}
 
 		runtime := viper.GetString(containerRuntime)
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/common.sh b/hack/jenkins/common.sh
index fce0f103a22d..4a3431e39881 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/common.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/common.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,13 @@
 readonly TEST_ROOT="${HOME}/minikube-integration"
 readonly TEST_HOME="${TEST_ROOT}/${OS_ARCH}-${VM_DRIVER}-${MINIKUBE_LOCATION}-$$-${COMMIT}"
 export GOPATH="$HOME/go"
+export KUBECONFIG="${TEST_HOME}/kubeconfig"
 export PATH=$PATH:"/usr/local/bin/:/usr/local/go/bin/:$GOPATH/bin"
 
+# installing golang so we could do go get for gopogh
+sudo ./installers/check_install_golang.sh "1.13.4" "/usr/local" || true
+
+
 echo ">> Starting at $(date)"
 echo ""
 echo "arch:      ${OS_ARCH}"
@@ -42,6 +47,7 @@ echo "uptime:    $(uptime)"
 # Setting KUBECONFIG prevents the version ceck from erroring out due to permission issues
 echo "kubectl:   $(env KUBECONFIG=${TEST_HOME} kubectl version --client --short=true)"
 echo "docker:    $(docker version --format '{{ .Client.Version }}')"
+echo "podman:    $(sudo podman version --format '{{.Version}}' || true)"
 echo "go:        $(go version || true)"
 
 
@@ -235,7 +241,6 @@ cleanup_stale_routes || true
 
 mkdir -p "${TEST_HOME}"
 export MINIKUBE_HOME="${TEST_HOME}/.minikube"
-export KUBECONFIG="${TEST_HOME}/kubeconfig"
 
 
 # Build the gvisor image so that we can integration test changes to pkg/gvisor
@@ -319,7 +324,7 @@ touch "${JSON_OUT}"
 echo ">> Running go test2json"
 go tool test2json -t < "${TEST_OUT}" > "${JSON_OUT}" || true
 echo ">> Installing gopogh"
-cd /tmp
+cd $(mktemp -d)
 GO111MODULE="on" go get -u github.com/medyagh/gopogh@v0.0.17 || true
 cd -
 echo ">> Running gopogh"
@@ -347,7 +352,7 @@ fi
 
 echo ">> Cleaning up after ourselves ..."
 ${SUDO_PREFIX}${MINIKUBE_BIN} tunnel --cleanup || true
-${SUDO_PREFIX}${MINIKUBE_BIN} delete --all >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || true
+${SUDO_PREFIX}${MINIKUBE_BIN} delete --all --purge >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || true
 cleanup_stale_routes || true
 
 ${SUDO_PREFIX} rm -Rf "${MINIKUBE_HOME}" || true
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/linux_integration_tests_docker.sh b/hack/jenkins/linux_integration_tests_docker.sh
index 6adcccb4b9be..fb912d239102 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/linux_integration_tests_docker.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/linux_integration_tests_docker.sh
@@ -32,4 +32,7 @@ JOB_NAME="Docker_Linux"
 mkdir -p cron && gsutil -qm rsync "gs://minikube-builds/${MINIKUBE_LOCATION}/cron" cron || echo "FAILED TO GET CRON FILES"
 sudo install cron/cleanup_and_reboot_Linux.sh /etc/cron.hourly/cleanup_and_reboot || echo "FAILED TO INSTALL CLEANUP"
 
+# removing possible left over docker containers from previous runs
+docker rm -f -v $(docker ps -aq) >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
 source ./common.sh
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/linux_integration_tests_none.sh b/hack/jenkins/linux_integration_tests_none.sh
index b3a05d474499..7c52bb180057 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/linux_integration_tests_none.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/linux_integration_tests_none.sh
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ docker rm -f $(docker ps -aq) >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 sudo rm -rf /data/*
 # Cleanup old Kubernetes configs
 sudo rm -rf /etc/kubernetes/*
-# Cleanup old minikube files
-sudo rm -rf /var/lib/minikube/*
+sudo rm -rf /var/lib/minikube/* 
+
 # Stop any leftover kubelets
 systemctl is-active --quiet kubelet \
   && echo "stopping kubelet" \
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/linux_integration_tests_podman.sh b/hack/jenkins/linux_integration_tests_podman.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..1dfbdb445600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/jenkins/linux_integration_tests_podman.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+# This script runs the integration tests on a Linux machine for the KVM Driver
+
+# The script expects the following env variables:
+# MINIKUBE_LOCATION: GIT_COMMIT from upstream build.
+# COMMIT: Actual commit ID from upstream build
+# EXTRA_BUILD_ARGS (optional): Extra args to be passed into the minikube integrations tests
+# access_token: The Github API access token. Injected by the Jenkins credential provider. 
+
+set -e
+
+OS_ARCH="linux-amd64"
+VM_DRIVER="podman"
+JOB_NAME="Podman_Linux"
+
+mkdir -p cron && gsutil -qm rsync "gs://minikube-builds/${MINIKUBE_LOCATION}/cron" cron || echo "FAILED TO GET CRON FILES"
+sudo install cron/cleanup_and_reboot_Linux.sh /etc/cron.hourly/cleanup_and_reboot || echo "FAILED TO INSTALL CLEANUP"
+SUDO_PREFIX="sudo -E "
+
+EXTRA_ARGS="--container-runtime=containerd"
+
+# remove possible left over podman containers
+sudo podman rm -f -v $(sudo podman ps -aq) || true
+
+source ./common.sh
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/minikube_set_pending.sh b/hack/jenkins/minikube_set_pending.sh
index ffffc5e72c75..4d7a2bedef4b 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/minikube_set_pending.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/minikube_set_pending.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jobs=(
      'KVM_Linux'
      'none_Linux'
      'Docker_Linux'
+     'Podman_Linux'
 )
 
 # retry_github_status provides reliable github status updates
diff --git a/pkg/addons/kubectl.go b/pkg/addons/kubectl.go
index 1e3fbe2a978e..97abf8023d61 100644
--- a/pkg/addons/kubectl.go
+++ b/pkg/addons/kubectl.go
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ limitations under the License.
 package addons
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/config"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/constants"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/vmpath"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ func kubectlCommand(profile string, files []string, enable bool) (*exec.Cmd, err
 		kubectlAction = "delete"
 	}
 
-	args := []string{"KUBECONFIG=/var/lib/minikube/kubeconfig", kubectlBinary, kubectlAction}
+	args := []string{fmt.Sprintf("KUBECONFIG=%s", path.Join(vmpath.GuestPersistentDir, "kubeconfig")), kubectlBinary, kubectlAction}
 	for _, f := range files {
 		args = append(args, []string{"-f", f}...)
 	}
@@ -63,5 +65,5 @@ func kubernetesVersion(profile string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func kubectlBinaryPath(version string) string {
-	return path.Join("/var/lib/minikube/binaries", version, "kubectl")
+	return path.Join(vmpath.GuestPersistentDir, "binaries", version, "kubectl")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
index 13d7de7fb6cd..bb76fbd5ef2c 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/constants"
 )
 
-// Driver represents a kic driver https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/reference/drivers/kic/
+// Driver represents a kic driver https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/reference/drivers/docker
 type Driver struct {
 	*drivers.BaseDriver
 	*pkgdrivers.CommonDriver
@@ -76,15 +76,15 @@ func (d *Driver) Create() error {
 
 	// control plane specific options
 	params.PortMappings = append(params.PortMappings, oci.PortMapping{
-		ListenAddress: DefaultBindIPV4,
+		ListenAddress: oci.DefaultBindIPV4,
 		ContainerPort: constants.APIServerPort,
 	},
 		oci.PortMapping{
-			ListenAddress: DefaultBindIPV4,
+			ListenAddress: oci.DefaultBindIPV4,
 			ContainerPort: constants.SSHPort,
 		},
 		oci.PortMapping{
-			ListenAddress: DefaultBindIPV4,
+			ListenAddress: oci.DefaultBindIPV4,
 			ContainerPort: constants.DockerDaemonPort,
 		},
 	)
@@ -138,12 +138,12 @@ func (d *Driver) GetIP() (string, error) {
 
 // GetExternalIP returns an IP which is accissble from outside
 func (d *Driver) GetExternalIP() (string, error) {
-	return DefaultBindIPV4, nil
+	return oci.DefaultBindIPV4, nil
 }
 
 // GetSSHHostname returns hostname for use with ssh
 func (d *Driver) GetSSHHostname() (string, error) {
-	return DefaultBindIPV4, nil
+	return oci.DefaultBindIPV4, nil
 }
 
 // GetSSHPort returns port for use with ssh
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (d *Driver) GetState() (state.State, error) {
 
 	cmd := exec.Command(d.NodeConfig.OCIBinary, "inspect", "-f", "{{.State.Status}}", d.MachineName)
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-	o := strings.Trim(string(out), "\n")
+	o := strings.TrimSpace(string(out))
 	if err != nil {
 		return state.Error, errors.Wrapf(err, "get container %s status", d.MachineName)
 	}
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func (d *Driver) Remove() error {
 	}
 	cmd := exec.Command(d.NodeConfig.OCIBinary, "rm", "-f", "-v", d.MachineName)
 	o, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-	out := strings.Trim(string(o), "\n")
+	out := strings.TrimSpace(string(o))
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(out, "is already in progress") {
 			log.Warnf("Docker engine is stuck. please restart docker daemon on your computer.", d.MachineName)
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go
index 9f8ddd6048f8..13b9c7f50d55 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package oci
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"bufio"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/constants"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/localpath"
 
 	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -39,8 +41,6 @@ func CreateContainerNode(p CreateParams) error {
 	}
 
 	runArgs := []string{
-		fmt.Sprintf("--cpus=%s", p.CPUs),
-		fmt.Sprintf("--memory=%s", p.Memory),
 		"-d", // run the container detached
 		"-t", // allocate a tty for entrypoint logs
 		// running containers in a container requires privileged
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ func CreateContainerNode(p CreateParams) error {
 		"--tmpfs", "/tmp", // various things depend on working /tmp
 		"--tmpfs", "/run", // systemd wants a writable /run
 		// logs,pods be stroed on  filesystem vs inside container,
-		"--volume", "/var",
 		// some k8s things want /lib/modules
 		"-v", "/lib/modules:/lib/modules:ro",
 		"--hostname", p.Name, // make hostname match container name
@@ -64,6 +63,23 @@ func CreateContainerNode(p CreateParams) error {
 		"--label", fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", nodeRoleKey, p.Role),
 	}
 
+	// volume path in minikube home folder to mount to /var
+	hostVarVolPath := filepath.Join(localpath.MiniPath(), "machines", p.Name, "var")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(hostVarVolPath, 0711); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "create var dir %s", hostVarVolPath)
+	}
+
+	if p.OCIBinary == Podman { // enable execing in /var
+		// podman mounts var/lib with no-exec by default  https://github.com/containers/libpod/issues/5103
+		runArgs = append(runArgs, "--volume", fmt.Sprintf("%s:/var:exec", hostVarVolPath))
+	}
+	if p.OCIBinary == Docker {
+		runArgs = append(runArgs, "--volume", fmt.Sprintf("%s:/var", hostVarVolPath))
+		// setting resource limit in privileged mode is only supported by docker
+		// podman error: "Error: invalid configuration, cannot set resources with rootless containers not using cgroups v2 unified mode"
+		runArgs = append(runArgs, fmt.Sprintf("--cpus=%s", p.CPUs), fmt.Sprintf("--memory=%s", p.Memory))
+	}
+
 	for key, val := range p.Envs {
 		runArgs = append(runArgs, "-e", fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", key, val))
 	}
@@ -113,6 +129,10 @@ func createContainer(ociBinary string, image string, opts ...createOpt) ([]strin
 	}
 	// construct the actual docker run argv
 	args := []string{"run"}
+	// to run nested container from privileged container in podman https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1687713
+	if ociBinary == Podman {
+		args = append(args, "--cgroup-manager", "cgroupfs")
+	}
 	args = append(args, runArgs...)
 	args = append(args, image)
 	args = append(args, o.ContainerArgs...)
@@ -159,12 +179,24 @@ func HostPortBinding(ociBinary string, ociID string, contPort int) (int, error)
 	if err := PointToHostDockerDaemon(); err != nil {
 		return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "point host docker-daemon")
 	}
-	cmd := exec.Command(ociBinary, "inspect", "-f", fmt.Sprintf("'{{(index (index .NetworkSettings.Ports \"%d/tcp\") 0).HostPort}}'", contPort), ociID)
-	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, errors.Wrapf(err, "getting host-bind port %d for container ID %q, output %s", contPort, ociID, out)
+	var out []byte
+	var err error
+	if ociBinary == Podman {
+		//podman inspect -f "{{range .NetworkSettings.Ports}}{{if eq .ContainerPort "80"}}{{.HostPort}}{{end}}{{end}}"
+		cmd := exec.Command(ociBinary, "inspect", "-f", fmt.Sprintf("{{range .NetworkSettings.Ports}}{{if eq .ContainerPort %s}}{{.HostPort}}{{end}}{{end}}", fmt.Sprint(contPort)), ociID)
+		out, err = cmd.CombinedOutput()
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, errors.Wrapf(err, "get host-bind port %d for %q, output %s", contPort, ociID, out)
+		}
+	} else {
+		cmd := exec.Command(ociBinary, "inspect", "-f", fmt.Sprintf("'{{(index (index .NetworkSettings.Ports \"%d/tcp\") 0).HostPort}}'", contPort), ociID)
+		out, err = cmd.CombinedOutput()
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, errors.Wrapf(err, "get host-bind port %d for %q, output %s", contPort, ociID, out)
+		}
 	}
-	o := strings.Trim(string(out), "\n")
+
+	o := strings.TrimSpace(string(out))
 	o = strings.Trim(o, "'")
 	p, err := strconv.Atoi(o)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -175,11 +207,35 @@ func HostPortBinding(ociBinary string, ociID string, contPort int) (int, error)
 
 // ContainerIPs returns ipv4,ipv6, error of a container by their name
 func ContainerIPs(ociBinary string, name string) (string, string, error) {
+	if ociBinary == Podman {
+		return podmanConttainerIP(name)
+	}
+	return dockerContainerIP(name)
+}
+
+// podmanConttainerIP returns ipv4, ipv6 of container or error
+func podmanConttainerIP(name string) (string, string, error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command(Podman, "inspect",
+		"-f", "{{.NetworkSettings.IPAddress}}",
+		name)
+	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", errors.Wrapf(err, "podman inspect ip %s", name)
+	}
+	output := strings.TrimSpace(string(out))
+	if err == nil && output == "" { // podman returns empty for 127.0.0.1
+		return DefaultBindIPV4, "", nil
+	}
+	return output, "", nil
+}
+
+// dockerContainerIP returns ipv4, ipv6 of container or error
+func dockerContainerIP(name string) (string, string, error) {
 	if err := PointToHostDockerDaemon(); err != nil {
 		return "", "", errors.Wrap(err, "point host docker-daemon")
 	}
 	// retrieve the IP address of the node using docker inspect
-	lines, err := inspect(ociBinary, name, "{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}},{{.GlobalIPv6Address}}{{end}}")
+	lines, err := inspect(Docker, name, "{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}},{{.GlobalIPv6Address}}{{end}}")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", errors.Wrap(err, "inspecting NetworkSettings.Networks")
 	}
@@ -191,7 +247,6 @@ func ContainerIPs(ociBinary string, name string) (string, string, error) {
 		return "", "", errors.Errorf("container addresses should have 2 values, got %d values: %+v", len(ips), ips)
 	}
 	return ips[0], ips[1], nil
-
 }
 
 // ContainerID returns id of a container name
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/types.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/types.go
index 786cf3980ba9..70ffbe5dbbe7 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/types.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/types.go
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 package oci
 
 const (
-	Docker = "docker"
-	Podman = "podman"
+	// DefaultBindIPV4 is The default IP the container will listen on.
+	DefaultBindIPV4 = "127.0.0.1"
+	Docker          = "docker"
+	Podman          = "podman"
 	// ClusterLabelKey is applied to each node docker container for identification
 	ClusterLabelKey = "io.x-k8s.kic.cluster"
 	// NodeRoleKey is used to identify if it is control plane or worker
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
index 317ee956f0a1..f3082952a523 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ const (
 	DefaultNetwork = "bridge"
 	// DefaultPodCIDR is The CIDR to be used for pods inside the node.
 	DefaultPodCIDR = "10.244.0.0/16"
-	// DefaultBindIPV4 is The default IP the container will bind to.
-	DefaultBindIPV4 = "127.0.0.1"
+
 	// BaseImage is the base image is used to spin up kic containers. it uses same base-image as kind.
 	BaseImage = "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase:v0.0.5@sha256:3ddd8461dfb5c3e452ccc44d87750b87a574ec23fc425da67dccc1f0c57d428a"
 	// OverlayImage is the cni plugin used for overlay image, created by kind.
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/certs.go b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/certs.go
index ed5738a03e1a..bb4bde2a3865 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/certs.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/certs.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/latest"
-	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/kic"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/kic/oci"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/assets"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/command"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/config"
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func generateCerts(k8s config.KubernetesConfig, n config.Node) error {
 
 	apiServerIPs := append(
 		k8s.APIServerIPs,
-		[]net.IP{net.ParseIP(n.IP), serviceIP, net.ParseIP(kic.DefaultBindIPV4), net.ParseIP("10.0.0.1")}...)
+		[]net.IP{net.ParseIP(n.IP), serviceIP, net.ParseIP(oci.DefaultBindIPV4), net.ParseIP("10.0.0.1")}...)
 	apiServerNames := append(k8s.APIServerNames, k8s.APIServerName)
 	apiServerAlternateNames := append(
 		apiServerNames,
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/kubeadm.go b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/kubeadm.go
index 452287951b31..a083b02617cf 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/kubeadm.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/kubeadm.go
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) StartCluster(cfg config.MachineConfig) error {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "init failed. output: %q", rr.Output())
 	}
 
-	if driver.IsKIC(cfg.VMDriver) {
+	if cfg.VMDriver == driver.Docker {
 		if err := k.applyKicOverlay(cfg); err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "applying kic overlay network")
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "apply kic overlay")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) WaitForCluster(cfg config.MachineConfig, timeout time.Dur
 	ip := cp.IP
 	port := cp.Port
 	if driver.IsKIC(cfg.VMDriver) {
-		ip = kic.DefaultBindIPV4
+		ip = oci.DefaultBindIPV4
 		port, err = oci.HostPortBinding(cfg.VMDriver, cfg.Name, port)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "get host-bind port %d for container %s", port, cfg.Name)
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) restartCluster(cfg config.MachineConfig) error {
 		ip := n.IP
 		port := n.Port
 		if driver.IsKIC(cfg.VMDriver) {
-			ip = kic.DefaultBindIPV4
+			ip = oci.DefaultBindIPV4
 			port, err = oci.HostPortBinding(cfg.VMDriver, cfg.Name, port)
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrapf(err, "get host-bind port %d for container %s", port, cfg.Name)
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) UpdateCluster(cfg config.MachineConfig) error {
 // applyKicOverlay applies the CNI plugin needed to make kic work
 func (k *Bootstrapper) applyKicOverlay(cfg config.MachineConfig) error {
 	cmd := exec.Command("sudo",
-		path.Join("/var/lib/minikube/binaries", cfg.KubernetesConfig.KubernetesVersion, "kubectl"), "create", "--kubeconfig=/var/lib/minikube/kubeconfig",
+		path.Join(vmpath.GuestPersistentDir, "binaries", cfg.KubernetesConfig.KubernetesVersion, "kubectl"), "create", fmt.Sprintf("--kubeconfig=%s", path.Join(vmpath.GuestPersistentDir, "kubeconfig")),
 		"-f", "-")
 	b := bytes.Buffer{}
 	if err := kicCNIConfig.Execute(&b, struct{ ImageName string }{ImageName: kic.OverlayImage}); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cluster/ip.go b/pkg/minikube/cluster/ip.go
index 8ea0cb5b1011..e1d8e97db2f8 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cluster/ip.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cluster/ip.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/machine/libmachine"
 	"github.com/docker/machine/libmachine/host"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/kic"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/kic/oci"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/driver"
 )
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func GetHostDriverIP(api libmachine.API, machineName string) (net.IP, error) {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "getting IP")
 	}
 	if driver.IsKIC(host.DriverName) {
-		ipStr = kic.DefaultBindIPV4
+		ipStr = oci.DefaultBindIPV4
 	}
 	ip := net.ParseIP(ipStr)
 	if ip == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cluster/start.go b/pkg/minikube/cluster/start.go
index 6742e030f9ee..c7669e99661b 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cluster/start.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cluster/start.go
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func commandRunner(h *host.Host) (command.Runner, error) {
 	}
 	if driver.IsKIC(d) {
 		glog.Infof("Returning KICRunner for %q driver", d)
-		return command.NewKICRunner(h.Name, "docker"), nil
+		return command.NewKICRunner(h.Name, d), nil
 	}
 
 	glog.Infof("Creating SSH client and returning SSHRunner for %q driver", d)
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/command/kic_runner.go b/pkg/minikube/command/kic_runner.go
index 3fe57bb17d08..2d00a15251c4 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/command/kic_runner.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/command/kic_runner.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/kic/oci"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/assets"
 )
 
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ func (k *kicRunner) RunCmd(cmd *exec.Cmd) (*RunResult, error) {
 
 // Copy copies a file and its permissions
 func (k *kicRunner) Copy(f assets.CopyableFile) error {
-	assetName := f.GetAssetName()
+	src := f.GetAssetName()
 	if _, err := os.Stat(f.GetAssetName()); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		fc := make([]byte, f.GetLength()) // Read  asset file into a []byte
 		if _, err := f.Read(fc); err != nil {
@@ -147,25 +148,37 @@ func (k *kicRunner) Copy(f assets.CopyableFile) error {
 		if err := tmpFile.Close(); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "close temporary file")
 		}
-		assetName = tmpFile.Name()
+		src = tmpFile.Name()
 	}
 
-	// based of format of "docker cp containerName:destination"
-	destination := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s/%s", k.nameOrID, f.GetTargetDir(), f.GetTargetName())
-
 	perms, err := strconv.ParseInt(f.GetPermissions(), 8, 0)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error converting permissions %s to integer", f.GetPermissions())
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "converting permissions %s to integer", f.GetPermissions())
 	}
 
 	// Rely on cp -a to propagate permissions
-	if err := os.Chmod(assetName, os.FileMode(perms)); err != nil {
+	if err := os.Chmod(src, os.FileMode(perms)); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "chmod")
 	}
-	if out, err := exec.Command(k.ociBin, "cp", "-a", assetName, destination).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error copying %s into node, output: %s", f.GetAssetName(), string(out))
+	dest := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", k.nameOrID, path.Join(f.GetTargetDir(), f.GetTargetName()))
+	if k.ociBin == oci.Podman {
+		return copyToPodman(src, dest)
 	}
+	return copyToDocker(src, dest)
+}
 
+// Podman cp command doesn't match docker and doesn't have -a
+func copyToPodman(src string, dest string) error {
+	if out, err := exec.Command(oci.Podman, "cp", src, dest).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "podman copy %s into %s, output: %s", src, dest, string(out))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func copyToDocker(src string, dest string) error {
+	if out, err := exec.Command(oci.Docker, "cp", "-a", src, dest).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "docker copy %s into %s, output: %s", src, dest, string(out))
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
index 355c9319a06d..5fab19f81686 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
@@ -27,92 +27,81 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
+	// DefaultKubernetesVersion is the default kubernetes version
+	DefaultKubernetesVersion = "v1.17.2"
+	// NewestKubernetesVersion is the newest Kubernetes version to test against
+	NewestKubernetesVersion = "v1.17.2"
+	// OldestKubernetesVersion is the oldest Kubernetes version to test against
+	OldestKubernetesVersion = "v1.11.10"
+	// DefaultMachineName is the default name for the VM
+	DefaultMachineName = "minikube"
+	// DefaultNodeName is the default name for the kubeadm node within the VM
+	DefaultNodeName = "minikube"
+
 	// DockerDaemonPort is the port Docker daemon listening inside a minikube node (vm or container).
 	DockerDaemonPort = 2376
-	// SSHPort is the SSH serviceport on the node vm and container
-	SSHPort = 22
 	// APIServerPort is the default API server port
 	APIServerPort = 8443
+	// SSHPort is the SSH serviceport on the node vm and container
+	SSHPort = 22
+
 	// APIServerName is the default API server name
 	APIServerName = "minikubeCA"
 	// ClusterDNSDomain is the default DNS domain
 	ClusterDNSDomain = "cluster.local"
 	// DefaultServiceCIDR is The CIDR to be used for service cluster IPs
 	DefaultServiceCIDR = "10.96.0.0/12"
-	// DockerTLSVerifyEnv is used for docker daemon settings
-	DockerTLSVerifyEnv = "DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY"
+
 	// DockerHostEnv is used for docker daemon settings
 	DockerHostEnv = "DOCKER_HOST"
 	// DockerCertPathEnv is used for docker daemon settings
 	DockerCertPathEnv = "DOCKER_CERT_PATH"
+	// DockerTLSVerifyEnv is used for docker daemon settings
+	DockerTLSVerifyEnv = "DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY"
 	// MinikubeActiveDockerdEnv holds the docker daemon which user's shell is pointing at
 	// value would be profile or empty if pointing to the user's host daemon.
-	// DockerDaemonEnvs has list of environment variables to control docker daemon shell is using
-
 	MinikubeActiveDockerdEnv = "MINIKUBE_ACTIVE_DOCKERD"
 	// PodmanVarlinkBridgeEnv is used for podman settings
 	PodmanVarlinkBridgeEnv = "PODMAN_VARLINK_BRIDGE"
 )
 
-var DockerDaemonEnvs = [3]string{DockerHostEnv, DockerTLSVerifyEnv, DockerCertPathEnv}
-
-// DefaultMinipath is the default Minikube path (under the home directory)
-var DefaultMinipath = filepath.Join(homedir.HomeDir(), ".minikube")
-
-// KubeconfigPath is the path to the Kubernetes client config
-var KubeconfigPath = clientcmd.RecommendedHomeFile
-
-// KubeconfigEnvVar is the env var to check for the Kubernetes client config
-var KubeconfigEnvVar = clientcmd.RecommendedConfigPathEnvVar
-
-// DefaultMachineName is the default name for the VM
-const DefaultMachineName = "minikube"
-
-// DefaultNodeName is the default name for the kubeadm node within the VM
-const DefaultNodeName = "minikube"
-
-// MountProcessFileName is the filename of the mount process
-var MountProcessFileName = ".mount-process"
-
-const (
-	// SHASuffix is the suffix of a SHA-256 checksum file
-	SHASuffix = ".sha256"
-)
-
-// DefaultISOURL is the default location of the minikube.iso file
-var DefaultISOURL = fmt.Sprintf("https://storage.googleapis.com/%s/minikube-%s.iso", minikubeVersion.GetISOPath(), minikubeVersion.GetISOVersion())
-
-// DefaultISOSHAURL is the default location of the minikube.iso.sha256 file
-var DefaultISOSHAURL = DefaultISOURL + SHASuffix
-
-// DefaultKubernetesVersion is the default kubernetes version
-var DefaultKubernetesVersion = "v1.17.2"
-
-// NewestKubernetesVersion is the newest Kubernetes version to test against
-var NewestKubernetesVersion = "v1.17.2"
-
-// OldestKubernetesVersion is the oldest Kubernetes version to test against
-var OldestKubernetesVersion = "v1.11.10"
-
-const (
+var (
 	// IsMinikubeChildProcess is the name of "is minikube child process" variable
 	IsMinikubeChildProcess = "IS_MINIKUBE_CHILD_PROCESS"
-)
-
-// ImageRepositories contains all known image repositories
-var ImageRepositories = map[string][]string{
-	"global": {""},
-	"cn":     {"registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/google_containers"},
-}
-
-// KubernetesReleaseBinaries are Kubernetes release binaries required for
-// kubeadm (kubelet, kubeadm) and the addon manager (kubectl)
-var KubernetesReleaseBinaries = []string{"kubelet", "kubeadm", "kubectl"}
-
-// ImageCacheDir is the path to the image cache directory
-var ImageCacheDir = localpath.MakeMiniPath("cache", "images")
-
-const (
 	// GvisorConfigTomlTargetName is the go-bindata target name for the gvisor config.toml
 	GvisorConfigTomlTargetName = "gvisor-config.toml"
+	// MountProcessFileName is the filename of the mount process
+	MountProcessFileName = ".mount-process"
+	// SHASuffix is the suffix of a SHA-256 checksum file
+
+)
+
+var (
+	SHASuffix = ".sha256"
+	// DefaultISOURL is the default location of the minikube.iso file
+	DefaultISOURL = fmt.Sprintf("https://storage.googleapis.com/%s/minikube-%s.iso", minikubeVersion.GetISOPath(), minikubeVersion.GetISOVersion())
+	// DefaultISOSHAURL is the default location of the minikube.iso.sha256 file
+	DefaultISOSHAURL = DefaultISOURL + SHASuffix
+
+	// DockerDaemonEnvs is list of docker-daemon related environment variables.
+	DockerDaemonEnvs = [3]string{DockerHostEnv, DockerTLSVerifyEnv, DockerCertPathEnv}
+
+	// DefaultMinipath is the default Minikube path (under the home directory)
+	DefaultMinipath = filepath.Join(homedir.HomeDir(), ".minikube")
+	// KubeconfigEnvVar is the env var to check for the Kubernetes client config
+
+	KubeconfigEnvVar = clientcmd.RecommendedConfigPathEnvVar
+	// KubeconfigPath is the path to the Kubernetes client config
+	KubeconfigPath = clientcmd.RecommendedHomeFile
+	// ImageRepositories contains all known image repositories
+
+	ImageRepositories = map[string][]string{
+		"global": {""},
+		"cn":     {"registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/google_containers"},
+	}
+	// KubernetesReleaseBinaries are Kubernetes release binaries required for
+	// kubeadm (kubelet, kubeadm) and the addon manager (kubectl)
+	KubernetesReleaseBinaries = []string{"kubelet", "kubeadm", "kubectl"}
+	// ImageCacheDir is the path to the image cache directory
+	ImageCacheDir = localpath.MakeMiniPath("cache", "images")
 )
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/driver/driver.go b/pkg/minikube/driver/driver.go
index c00e7adb31e5..9791b0ab8b5d 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/driver/driver.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/driver/driver.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
+	// Podman is Kubernetes in container using podman driver
+	Podman = "podman"
 	// Docker is Kubernetes in container using docker driver
 	Docker = "docker"
 	// Mock driver
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ func Supported(name string) bool {
 
 // IsKIC checks if the driver is a kubernetes in continer
 func IsKIC(name string) bool {
-	return name == Docker
+	return name == Docker || name == Podman
 }
 
 // IsMock checks if the driver is a mock
@@ -106,6 +108,16 @@ func BareMetal(name string) bool {
 	return name == None || name == Mock
 }
 
+// NeedsRoot returns true if driver needs to run with root privileges
+func NeedsRoot(name string) bool {
+	return name == None || name == Podman
+}
+
+// HasResourceLimits returns true if driver can set resource limits such as memory size or CPU count.
+func HasResourceLimits(name string) bool {
+	return name == None || name == Podman
+}
+
 // FlagHints are hints for what default options should be used for this driver
 type FlagHints struct {
 	ExtraOptions     []string
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/driver/driver_darwin.go b/pkg/minikube/driver/driver_darwin.go
index 4310aab74202..f951177677c2 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/driver/driver_darwin.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/driver/driver_darwin.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ var supportedDrivers = []string{
 	HyperKit,
 	VMware,
 	Docker,
+	Podman,
 }
 
 func VBoxManagePath() string {
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/driver/driver_linux.go b/pkg/minikube/driver/driver_linux.go
index 7eb79539bf05..dea2a80e18a8 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/driver/driver_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/driver/driver_linux.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ var supportedDrivers = []string{
 	VMware,
 	None,
 	Docker,
+	Podman,
 }
 
 // VBoxManagePath returns the path to the VBoxManage command
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/client.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/client.go
index ba79fe4745ef..0121c923582c 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/client.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/client.go
@@ -154,8 +154,9 @@ func CommandRunner(h *host.Host) (command.Runner, error) {
 	if driver.BareMetal(h.Driver.DriverName()) {
 		return command.NewExecRunner(), nil
 	}
-	if h.Driver.DriverName() == driver.Docker {
-		return command.NewKICRunner(h.Name, "docker"), nil
+
+	if driver.IsKIC(h.Driver.DriverName()) {
+		return command.NewKICRunner(h.Name, h.Driver.DriverName()), nil
 	}
 	client, err := sshutil.NewSSHClient(h.Driver)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/docker/docker.go b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/docker/docker.go
index d74947db0ca9..38cc95acb794 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/docker/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/docker/docker.go
@@ -56,17 +56,18 @@ func configure(mc config.MachineConfig) (interface{}, error) {
 }
 
 func status() registry.State {
-	_, err := exec.LookPath("docker")
+	_, err := exec.LookPath(oci.Docker)
 	if err != nil {
-		return registry.State{Error: err, Installed: false, Healthy: false, Fix: "Docker is required.", Doc: "https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/reference/drivers/kic/"}
+		return registry.State{Error: err, Installed: false, Healthy: false, Fix: "Docker is required.", Doc: "https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/reference/drivers/docker/"}
 	}
-	// Allow no more than 2 seconds for querying state
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+
+	// Allow no more than 3 seconds for docker info
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 3*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	err = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "docker", "info").Run()
+	err = exec.CommandContext(ctx, oci.Docker, "info").Run()
 	if err != nil {
-		return registry.State{Error: err, Installed: true, Healthy: false, Fix: "Docker is not running. Try: restarting docker desktop."}
+		return registry.State{Error: err, Installed: true, Healthy: false, Fix: "Docker is not running or is responding too slow. Try: restarting docker desktop."}
 	}
 
 	return registry.State{Installed: true, Healthy: true}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/init.go b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/init.go
index e585c4b5d522..bca12775c3ff 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/init.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/init.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	_ "k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/kvm2"
 	_ "k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/none"
 	_ "k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/parallels"
+	_ "k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/podman"
 	_ "k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/virtualbox"
 	_ "k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/vmware"
 	_ "k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/vmwarefusion"
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/podman/podman.go b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/podman/podman.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a8e19dbbc01d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/podman/podman.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2020 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package podman
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/blang/semver"
+	"github.com/docker/machine/libmachine/drivers"
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/kic"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/kic/oci"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/config"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/driver"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/localpath"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/registry"
+)
+
+// minReqPodmanVer is required the mininum version of podman to be installed for podman driver.
+var minReqPodmanVer = semver.Version{Major: 1, Minor: 7, Patch: 0}
+
+func init() {
+	if err := registry.Register(registry.DriverDef{
+		Name:     driver.Podman,
+		Config:   configure,
+		Init:     func() drivers.Driver { return kic.NewDriver(kic.Config{OCIBinary: oci.Podman}) },
+		Status:   status,
+		Priority: registry.Experimental,
+	}); err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("register failed: %v", err))
+	}
+}
+
+func configure(mc config.MachineConfig) (interface{}, error) {
+	return kic.NewDriver(kic.Config{
+		MachineName:   mc.Name,
+		StorePath:     localpath.MiniPath(),
+		ImageDigest:   strings.Split(kic.BaseImage, "@")[0], // for podman does not support docker images references with both a tag and digest.
+		CPU:           mc.CPUs,
+		Memory:        mc.Memory,
+		OCIBinary:     oci.Podman,
+		APIServerPort: mc.Nodes[0].Port,
+	}), nil
+}
+
+func status() registry.State {
+	_, err := exec.LookPath(oci.Podman)
+	if err != nil {
+		return registry.State{Error: err, Installed: false, Healthy: false, Fix: "Podman is required.", Doc: "https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/reference/drivers/podman/"}
+	}
+
+	// Allow no more than 2 seconds for version command
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, oci.Podman, "version", "-f", "{{.Version}}")
+	o, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	output := string(o)
+	if err != nil {
+		return registry.State{Error: err, Installed: true, Healthy: false, Fix: "Cant verify mininim required version for podman . See podman website for installation guide.", Doc: "https://podman.io/getting-started/installation.html"}
+	}
+
+	v, err := semver.Make(output)
+	if err != nil {
+		return registry.State{Error: err, Installed: true, Healthy: false, Fix: "Cant verify mininim required version for podman . See podman website for installation guide.", Doc: "https://podman.io/getting-started/installation.html"}
+	}
+
+	if v.LT(minReqPodmanVer) {
+		glog.Warningf("Warning ! mininim required version for podman is %s. your version is %q. minikube might not work. use at your own risk. To install latest version please see https://podman.io/getting-started/installation.html ", minReqPodmanVer.String(), v.String())
+	}
+	// Allow no more than 3 seconds for querying state
+	ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 3*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	err = exec.CommandContext(ctx, oci.Podman, "info").Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		return registry.State{Error: err, Installed: true, Healthy: false, Fix: "Podman is not running or taking too long to respond. Try: restarting podman."}
+	}
+
+	return registry.State{Installed: true, Healthy: true}
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/functional_test.go b/test/integration/functional_test.go
index df85356bb5e3..4a1a1b1cd36a 100644
--- a/test/integration/functional_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/functional_test.go
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ func validateCacheCmd(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
 				}
 			}
 		})
-		t.Run("delete busybox:1.28.4-glibc", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("delete_busybox:1.28.4-glibc", func(t *testing.T) {
 			_, err := Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "cache", "delete", "busybox:1.28.4-glibc"))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("failed to delete image busybox:1.28.4-glibc from cache: %v", err)
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ func validateCacheCmd(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
 			}
 		})
 
-		t.Run("verify cache inside node", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("verify_cache_inside_node", func(t *testing.T) {
 			rr, err := Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "-p", profile, "ssh", "sudo", "crictl", "images"))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("failed to get images by %q ssh %v", rr.Command(), err)
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func validateCacheCmd(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
 
 		})
 
-		t.Run("cache reload", func(t *testing.T) { // deleting image inside minikube node manually and expecting reload to bring it back
+		t.Run("cache_reload", func(t *testing.T) { // deleting image inside minikube node manually and expecting reload to bring it back
 			img := "busybox:latest"
 			// deleting image inside minikube node manually
 			rr, err := Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "-p", profile, "ssh", "sudo", "docker", "rmi", img)) // for some reason crictl rmi doesn't work
diff --git a/test/integration/guest_env_test.go b/test/integration/guest_env_test.go
index 29bf60ab5fce..8f57ac0ab6f5 100644
--- a/test/integration/guest_env_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/guest_env_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/vmpath"
 )
 
 func TestGuestEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ func TestGuestEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
 			"/var/lib/docker",
 			"/var/lib/cni",
 			"/var/lib/kubelet",
-			"/var/lib/minikube",
+			vmpath.GuestPersistentDir,
 			"/var/lib/toolbox",
 			"/var/lib/boot2docker",
 		} {