diff --git a/systemd-units/plymouth-halt.service.in b/systemd-units/plymouth-halt.service.in
index 59a1912b..38ae98ce 100644
--- a/systemd-units/plymouth-halt.service.in
+++ b/systemd-units/plymouth-halt.service.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ After=getty@tty1.service display-manager.service plymouth-start.service
 Before=systemd-halt.service
 DefaultDependencies=no
 ConditionKernelCommandLine=!plymouth.enable=0
+ConditionVirtualization=!container
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=@PLYMOUTH_DAEMON_DIR@/plymouthd --mode=shutdown --attach-to-session
diff --git a/systemd-units/plymouth-kexec.service.in b/systemd-units/plymouth-kexec.service.in
index 5a390376..bed5eb79 100644
--- a/systemd-units/plymouth-kexec.service.in
+++ b/systemd-units/plymouth-kexec.service.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ After=getty@tty1.service display-manager.service plymouth-start.service
 Before=systemd-kexec.service
 DefaultDependencies=no
 ConditionKernelCommandLine=!plymouth.enable=0
+ConditionVirtualization=!container
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=@PLYMOUTH_DAEMON_DIR@/plymouthd --mode=shutdown --attach-to-session
diff --git a/systemd-units/plymouth-poweroff.service.in b/systemd-units/plymouth-poweroff.service.in
index 8ebaf76e..7891e97d 100644
--- a/systemd-units/plymouth-poweroff.service.in
+++ b/systemd-units/plymouth-poweroff.service.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ After=getty@tty1.service display-manager.service plymouth-start.service
 Before=systemd-poweroff.service
 DefaultDependencies=no
 ConditionKernelCommandLine=!plymouth.enable=0
+ConditionVirtualization=!container
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=@PLYMOUTH_DAEMON_DIR@/plymouthd --mode=shutdown --attach-to-session
diff --git a/systemd-units/plymouth-reboot.service.in b/systemd-units/plymouth-reboot.service.in
index 6d5309f5..1d577896 100644
--- a/systemd-units/plymouth-reboot.service.in
+++ b/systemd-units/plymouth-reboot.service.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ After=getty@tty1.service display-manager.service plymouth-start.service
 Before=systemd-reboot.service
 DefaultDependencies=no
 ConditionKernelCommandLine=!plymouth.enable=0
+ConditionVirtualization=!container
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=@PLYMOUTH_DAEMON_DIR@/plymouthd --mode=shutdown --attach-to-session
diff --git a/systemd-units/plymouth-start.service.in b/systemd-units/plymouth-start.service.in
index ddfb08fd..5d88f604 100644
--- a/systemd-units/plymouth-start.service.in
+++ b/systemd-units/plymouth-start.service.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Wants=systemd-ask-password-plymouth.path systemd-vconsole-setup.service
 After=systemd-vconsole-setup.service systemd-udev-trigger.service systemd-udevd.service
 Before=systemd-ask-password-plymouth.service
 ConditionKernelCommandLine=!plymouth.enable=0
+ConditionVirtualization=!container
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=@PLYMOUTH_DAEMON_DIR@/plymouthd --mode=boot --pid-file=@plymouthruntimedir@/pid --attach-to-session
diff --git a/systemd-units/systemd-ask-password-plymouth.service.in b/systemd-units/systemd-ask-password-plymouth.service.in
index 0c3acde9..242b7334 100644
--- a/systemd-units/systemd-ask-password-plymouth.service.in
+++ b/systemd-units/systemd-ask-password-plymouth.service.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Conflicts=shutdown.target
 After=plymouth-start.service
 Before=shutdown.target
 ConditionKernelCommandLine=!plymouth.enable=0
+ConditionVirtualization=!container
 ConditionPathExists=/run/plymouth/pid
 
 [Service]