diff --git a/cli/command/container/opts_test.go b/cli/command/container/opts_test.go
index d0f50b34a6a2..54a39ce8168d 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/opts_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/opts_test.go
@@ -64,21 +64,21 @@ func setupRunFlags() (*pflag.FlagSet, *containerOptions) {
 	return flags, copts
 }
 
-func mustParse(t *testing.T, args string) (*container.Config, *container.HostConfig) {
+func mustParse(t *testing.T, args string) (*container.Config, *container.HostConfig, *networktypes.NetworkingConfig) {
 	t.Helper()
-	config, hostConfig, _, err := parseRun(append(strings.Split(args, " "), "ubuntu", "bash"))
+	config, hostConfig, nwConfig, err := parseRun(append(strings.Split(args, " "), "ubuntu", "bash"))
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
-	return config, hostConfig
+	return config, hostConfig, nwConfig
 }
 
 func TestParseRunLinks(t *testing.T) {
-	if _, hostConfig := mustParse(t, "--link a:b"); len(hostConfig.Links) == 0 || hostConfig.Links[0] != "a:b" {
+	if _, hostConfig, _ := mustParse(t, "--link a:b"); len(hostConfig.Links) == 0 || hostConfig.Links[0] != "a:b" {
 		t.Fatalf("Error parsing links. Expected []string{\"a:b\"}, received: %v", hostConfig.Links)
 	}
-	if _, hostConfig := mustParse(t, "--link a:b --link c:d"); len(hostConfig.Links) < 2 || hostConfig.Links[0] != "a:b" || hostConfig.Links[1] != "c:d" {
+	if _, hostConfig, _ := mustParse(t, "--link a:b --link c:d"); len(hostConfig.Links) < 2 || hostConfig.Links[0] != "a:b" || hostConfig.Links[1] != "c:d" {
 		t.Fatalf("Error parsing links. Expected []string{\"a:b\", \"c:d\"}, received: %v", hostConfig.Links)
 	}
-	if _, hostConfig := mustParse(t, ""); len(hostConfig.Links) != 0 {
+	if _, hostConfig, _ := mustParse(t, ""); len(hostConfig.Links) != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("Error parsing links. No link expected, received: %v", hostConfig.Links)
 	}
 }
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func TestParseRunAttach(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		tc := tc
 		t.Run(tc.input, func(t *testing.T) {
-			config, _ := mustParse(t, tc.input)
+			config, _, _ := mustParse(t, tc.input)
 			assert.Equal(t, config.AttachStdin, tc.expected.AttachStdin)
 			assert.Equal(t, config.AttachStdout, tc.expected.AttachStdout)
 			assert.Equal(t, config.AttachStderr, tc.expected.AttachStderr)
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func TestParseRunWithInvalidArgs(t *testing.T) {
 func TestParseWithVolumes(t *testing.T) {
 	// A single volume
 	arr, tryit := setupPlatformVolume([]string{`/tmp`}, []string{`c:\tmp`})
-	if config, hostConfig := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds != nil {
+	if config, hostConfig, _ := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error parsing volume flags, %q should not mount-bind anything. Received %v", tryit, hostConfig.Binds)
 	} else if _, exists := config.Volumes[arr[0]]; !exists {
 		t.Fatalf("Error parsing volume flags, %q is missing from volumes. Received %v", tryit, config.Volumes)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func TestParseWithVolumes(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Two volumes
 	arr, tryit = setupPlatformVolume([]string{`/tmp`, `/var`}, []string{`c:\tmp`, `c:\var`})
-	if config, hostConfig := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds != nil {
+	if config, hostConfig, _ := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error parsing volume flags, %q should not mount-bind anything. Received %v", tryit, hostConfig.Binds)
 	} else if _, exists := config.Volumes[arr[0]]; !exists {
 		t.Fatalf("Error parsing volume flags, %s is missing from volumes. Received %v", arr[0], config.Volumes)
@@ -204,13 +204,13 @@ func TestParseWithVolumes(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// A single bind mount
 	arr, tryit = setupPlatformVolume([]string{`/hostTmp:/containerTmp`}, []string{os.Getenv("TEMP") + `:c:\containerTmp`})
-	if config, hostConfig := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds == nil || hostConfig.Binds[0] != arr[0] {
+	if config, hostConfig, _ := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds == nil || hostConfig.Binds[0] != arr[0] {
 		t.Fatalf("Error parsing volume flags, %q should mount-bind the path before the colon into the path after the colon. Received %v %v", arr[0], hostConfig.Binds, config.Volumes)
 	}
 
 	// Two bind mounts.
 	arr, tryit = setupPlatformVolume([]string{`/hostTmp:/containerTmp`, `/hostVar:/containerVar`}, []string{os.Getenv("ProgramData") + `:c:\ContainerPD`, os.Getenv("TEMP") + `:c:\containerTmp`})
-	if _, hostConfig := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds == nil || compareRandomizedStrings(hostConfig.Binds[0], hostConfig.Binds[1], arr[0], arr[1]) != nil {
+	if _, hostConfig, _ := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds == nil || compareRandomizedStrings(hostConfig.Binds[0], hostConfig.Binds[1], arr[0], arr[1]) != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error parsing volume flags, `%s and %s` did not mount-bind correctly. Received %v", arr[0], arr[1], hostConfig.Binds)
 	}
 
@@ -219,26 +219,26 @@ func TestParseWithVolumes(t *testing.T) {
 	arr, tryit = setupPlatformVolume(
 		[]string{`/hostTmp:/containerTmp:ro`, `/hostVar:/containerVar:rw`},
 		[]string{os.Getenv("TEMP") + `:c:\containerTmp:rw`, os.Getenv("ProgramData") + `:c:\ContainerPD:rw`})
-	if _, hostConfig := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds == nil || compareRandomizedStrings(hostConfig.Binds[0], hostConfig.Binds[1], arr[0], arr[1]) != nil {
+	if _, hostConfig, _ := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds == nil || compareRandomizedStrings(hostConfig.Binds[0], hostConfig.Binds[1], arr[0], arr[1]) != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error parsing volume flags, `%s and %s` did not mount-bind correctly. Received %v", arr[0], arr[1], hostConfig.Binds)
 	}
 
 	// Similar to previous test but with alternate modes which are only supported by Linux
 	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
 		arr, tryit = setupPlatformVolume([]string{`/hostTmp:/containerTmp:ro,Z`, `/hostVar:/containerVar:rw,Z`}, []string{})
-		if _, hostConfig := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds == nil || compareRandomizedStrings(hostConfig.Binds[0], hostConfig.Binds[1], arr[0], arr[1]) != nil {
+		if _, hostConfig, _ := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds == nil || compareRandomizedStrings(hostConfig.Binds[0], hostConfig.Binds[1], arr[0], arr[1]) != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Error parsing volume flags, `%s and %s` did not mount-bind correctly. Received %v", arr[0], arr[1], hostConfig.Binds)
 		}
 
 		arr, tryit = setupPlatformVolume([]string{`/hostTmp:/containerTmp:Z`, `/hostVar:/containerVar:z`}, []string{})
-		if _, hostConfig := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds == nil || compareRandomizedStrings(hostConfig.Binds[0], hostConfig.Binds[1], arr[0], arr[1]) != nil {
+		if _, hostConfig, _ := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds == nil || compareRandomizedStrings(hostConfig.Binds[0], hostConfig.Binds[1], arr[0], arr[1]) != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Error parsing volume flags, `%s and %s` did not mount-bind correctly. Received %v", arr[0], arr[1], hostConfig.Binds)
 		}
 	}
 
 	// One bind mount and one volume
 	arr, tryit = setupPlatformVolume([]string{`/hostTmp:/containerTmp`, `/containerVar`}, []string{os.Getenv("TEMP") + `:c:\containerTmp`, `c:\containerTmp`})
-	if config, hostConfig := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds == nil || len(hostConfig.Binds) > 1 || hostConfig.Binds[0] != arr[0] {
+	if config, hostConfig, _ := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds == nil || len(hostConfig.Binds) > 1 || hostConfig.Binds[0] != arr[0] {
 		t.Fatalf("Error parsing volume flags, %s and %s should only one and only one bind mount %s. Received %s", arr[0], arr[1], arr[0], hostConfig.Binds)
 	} else if _, exists := config.Volumes[arr[1]]; !exists {
 		t.Fatalf("Error parsing volume flags %s and %s. %s is missing from volumes. Received %v", arr[0], arr[1], arr[1], config.Volumes)
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func TestParseWithVolumes(t *testing.T) {
 	// Root to non-c: drive letter (Windows specific)
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		arr, tryit = setupPlatformVolume([]string{}, []string{os.Getenv("SystemDrive") + `\:d:`})
-		if config, hostConfig := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds == nil || len(hostConfig.Binds) > 1 || hostConfig.Binds[0] != arr[0] || len(config.Volumes) != 0 {
+		if config, hostConfig, _ := mustParse(t, tryit); hostConfig.Binds == nil || len(hostConfig.Binds) > 1 || hostConfig.Binds[0] != arr[0] || len(config.Volumes) != 0 {
 			t.Fatalf("Error parsing %s. Should have a single bind mount and no volumes", arr[0])
 		}
 	}
@@ -290,10 +290,15 @@ func TestParseWithMacAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, _, _, err := parseRun([]string{invalidMacAddress, "img", "cmd"}); err != nil && err.Error() != "invalidMacAddress is not a valid mac address" {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected an error with %v mac-address, got %v", invalidMacAddress, err)
 	}
-	if config, _ := mustParse(t, validMacAddress); config.MacAddress != "92:d0:c6:0a:29:33" { //nolint:staticcheck // ignore SA1019: field is deprecated, but still used on API < v1.44.
+	config, hostConfig, nwConfig := mustParse(t, validMacAddress)
+	if config.MacAddress != "92:d0:c6:0a:29:33" { //nolint:staticcheck // ignore SA1019: field is deprecated, but still used on API < v1.44.
 		t.Fatalf("Expected the config to have '92:d0:c6:0a:29:33' as container-wide MacAddress, got '%v'",
 			config.MacAddress) //nolint:staticcheck // ignore SA1019: field is deprecated, but still used on API < v1.44.
 	}
+	defaultNw := hostConfig.NetworkMode.NetworkName()
+	if nwConfig.EndpointsConfig[defaultNw].MacAddress != "92:d0:c6:0a:29:33" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected the default endpoint to have the MacAddress '92:d0:c6:0a:29:33' set, got '%v'", nwConfig.EndpointsConfig[defaultNw].MacAddress)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestRunFlagsParseWithMemory(t *testing.T) {
@@ -302,7 +307,7 @@ func TestRunFlagsParseWithMemory(t *testing.T) {
 	err := flags.Parse(args)
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, `invalid argument "invalid" for "-m, --memory" flag`)
 
-	_, hostconfig := mustParse(t, "--memory=1G")
+	_, hostconfig, _ := mustParse(t, "--memory=1G")
 	assert.Check(t, is.Equal(int64(1073741824), hostconfig.Memory))
 }
 
@@ -312,10 +317,10 @@ func TestParseWithMemorySwap(t *testing.T) {
 	err := flags.Parse(args)
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, `invalid argument "invalid" for "--memory-swap" flag`)
 
-	_, hostconfig := mustParse(t, "--memory-swap=1G")
+	_, hostconfig, _ := mustParse(t, "--memory-swap=1G")
 	assert.Check(t, is.Equal(int64(1073741824), hostconfig.MemorySwap))
 
-	_, hostconfig = mustParse(t, "--memory-swap=-1")
+	_, hostconfig, _ = mustParse(t, "--memory-swap=-1")
 	assert.Check(t, is.Equal(int64(-1), hostconfig.MemorySwap))
 }
 
@@ -330,14 +335,14 @@ func TestParseHostname(t *testing.T) {
 	hostnameWithDomain := "--hostname=hostname.domainname"
 	hostnameWithDomainTld := "--hostname=hostname.domainname.tld"
 	for hostname, expectedHostname := range validHostnames {
-		if config, _ := mustParse(t, fmt.Sprintf("--hostname=%s", hostname)); config.Hostname != expectedHostname {
+		if config, _, _ := mustParse(t, fmt.Sprintf("--hostname=%s", hostname)); config.Hostname != expectedHostname {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected the config to have 'hostname' as %q, got %q", expectedHostname, config.Hostname)
 		}
 	}
-	if config, _ := mustParse(t, hostnameWithDomain); config.Hostname != "hostname.domainname" || config.Domainname != "" {
+	if config, _, _ := mustParse(t, hostnameWithDomain); config.Hostname != "hostname.domainname" || config.Domainname != "" {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected the config to have 'hostname' as hostname.domainname, got %q", config.Hostname)
 	}
-	if config, _ := mustParse(t, hostnameWithDomainTld); config.Hostname != "hostname.domainname.tld" || config.Domainname != "" {
+	if config, _, _ := mustParse(t, hostnameWithDomainTld); config.Hostname != "hostname.domainname.tld" || config.Domainname != "" {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected the config to have 'hostname' as hostname.domainname.tld, got %q", config.Hostname)
 	}
 }
@@ -351,14 +356,14 @@ func TestParseHostnameDomainname(t *testing.T) {
 		"domainname-63-bytes-long-should-be-valid-and-without-any-errors": "domainname-63-bytes-long-should-be-valid-and-without-any-errors",
 	}
 	for domainname, expectedDomainname := range validDomainnames {
-		if config, _ := mustParse(t, "--domainname="+domainname); config.Domainname != expectedDomainname {
+		if config, _, _ := mustParse(t, "--domainname="+domainname); config.Domainname != expectedDomainname {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected the config to have 'domainname' as %q, got %q", expectedDomainname, config.Domainname)
 		}
 	}
-	if config, _ := mustParse(t, "--hostname=some.prefix --domainname=domainname"); config.Hostname != "some.prefix" || config.Domainname != "domainname" {
+	if config, _, _ := mustParse(t, "--hostname=some.prefix --domainname=domainname"); config.Hostname != "some.prefix" || config.Domainname != "domainname" {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected the config to have 'hostname' as 'some.prefix' and 'domainname' as 'domainname', got %q and %q", config.Hostname, config.Domainname)
 	}
-	if config, _ := mustParse(t, "--hostname=another-prefix --domainname=domainname.tld"); config.Hostname != "another-prefix" || config.Domainname != "domainname.tld" {
+	if config, _, _ := mustParse(t, "--hostname=another-prefix --domainname=domainname.tld"); config.Hostname != "another-prefix" || config.Domainname != "domainname.tld" {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected the config to have 'hostname' as 'another-prefix' and 'domainname' as 'domainname.tld', got %q and %q", config.Hostname, config.Domainname)
 	}
 }