diff --git a/pkg/bindings/manifests/manifests.go b/pkg/bindings/manifests/manifests.go
index 458cb913a102..4237f9fc78de 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/manifests/manifests.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/manifests/manifests.go
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/blang/semver"
 	"github.com/containers/image/v5/manifest"
+	imageTypes "github.com/containers/image/v5/types"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/api/handlers"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/auth"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/bindings"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/bindings/images"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/version"
@@ -179,6 +181,11 @@ func Push(ctx context.Context, name, destination string, options *images.PushOpt
 		return "", err
 	}
 
+	header, err := auth.MakeXRegistryAuthHeader(&imageTypes.SystemContext{AuthFilePath: options.GetAuthfile()}, options.GetUsername(), options.GetPassword())
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
 	params, err := options.ToParams()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -192,11 +199,11 @@ func Push(ctx context.Context, name, destination string, options *images.PushOpt
 
 	var response *bindings.APIResponse
 	if bindings.ServiceVersion(ctx).GTE(semver.MustParse("4.0.0")) {
-		response, err = conn.DoRequest(ctx, nil, http.MethodPost, "/manifests/%s/registry/%s", params, nil, name, destination)
+		response, err = conn.DoRequest(ctx, nil, http.MethodPost, "/manifests/%s/registry/%s", params, header, name, destination)
 	} else {
 		params.Set("image", name)
 		params.Set("destination", destination)
-		response, err = conn.DoRequest(ctx, nil, http.MethodPost, "/manifests/%s/push", params, nil, name)
+		response, err = conn.DoRequest(ctx, nil, http.MethodPost, "/manifests/%s/push", params, header, name)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
diff --git a/test/e2e/manifest_test.go b/test/e2e/manifest_test.go
index eaa9cdae6663..369b26d36d71 100644
--- a/test/e2e/manifest_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/manifest_test.go
@@ -272,6 +272,55 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman manifest", func() {
 			))
 	})
 
+	It("authenticated push", func() {
+		if podmanTest.Host.Arch == "ppc64le" {
+			Skip("No registry image for ppc64le")
+		}
+		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"manifest", "create", "foo"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"pull", ALPINE})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
+
+		lock := GetPortLock("5000")
+		defer lock.Unlock()
+
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "-d", "-p", "5000:5000", "--name", "registry", "-e", "REGISTRY_AUTH=htpasswd", "-e",
+			"REGISTRY_AUTH_HTPASSWD_REALM=Registry Realm", "-e", "REGISTRY_AUTH_HTPASSWD_PATH=/htpasswd",
+			"--entrypoint", "/bin/sh", registry, "-c",
+			"htpasswd -Bbc /htpasswd podmantest test && /entrypoint.sh /etc/docker/registry/config.yml"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
+
+		if !WaitContainerReady(podmanTest, "registry", "listening on", 20, 1) {
+			Skip("Cannot start docker registry.")
+		}
+
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"logs", "registry"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"tag", ALPINE, "localhost:5000/alpine:latest"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
+
+		push := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"push", "--creds=podmantest:test", "--format=v2s2", "localhost:5000/alpine:latest"})
+		push.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(push).Should(Exit(0))
+
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"manifest", "add", "--creds=podmantest:test", "foo", "localhost:5000/alpine:latest"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
+
+		push = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"manifest", "push", "--creds=podmantest:test", "foo", "localhost:5000/credstest"})
+		push.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(push).Should(Exit(0))
+
+		push = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"manifest", "push", "--creds=podmantest:wrongpasswd", "foo", "localhost:5000/credstest"})
+		push.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(push).To(ExitWithError())
+	})
+
 	It("push --rm", func() {
 		SkipIfRemote("remote does not support --rm")
 		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"manifest", "create", "foo"})