diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/rm.go b/cmd/podman/containers/rm.go
index 9fa688d23a..d7d2370684 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/rm.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/rm.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func removeContainers(namesOrIDs []string, rmOptions entities.RmOptions, setExit
 	responses, err := registry.ContainerEngine().ContainerRm(context.Background(), namesOrIDs, rmOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		if setExit {
-			setExitCode(err)
+			setExitCode(rmOptions.Force, []error{err})
 		}
 		return err
 	}
@@ -136,25 +136,50 @@ func removeContainers(namesOrIDs []string, rmOptions entities.RmOptions, setExit
 			if errors.Is(r.Err, define.ErrWillDeadlock) {
 				logrus.Errorf("Potential deadlock detected - please run 'podman system renumber' to resolve")
 			}
-			if setExit {
-				setExitCode(r.Err)
-			}
 			errs = append(errs, r.Err)
 		} else {
 			fmt.Println(r.Id)
 		}
 	}
+	if setExit {
+		setExitCode(rmOptions.Force, errs)
+	}
+
 	return errs.PrintErrors()
 }
 
-func setExitCode(err error) {
-	// If error is set to no such container, do not reset
-	if registry.GetExitCode() == 1 {
-		return
+func setExitCode(force bool, errs []error) {
+	var (
+		// noSuchContainerErrors indicates the requested container does not exist
+		noSuchContainerErrors bool
+		// stateInvalidErrors indicates a container is in an improper state
+		stateInvalidErrors bool
+	)
+
+	if len(errs) == 0 {
+		registry.SetExitCode(0)
+	}
+
+	for _, err := range errs {
+		if errors.Is(err, define.ErrNoSuchCtr) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), define.ErrNoSuchCtr.Error()) {
+			noSuchContainerErrors = true
+		} else if errors.Is(err, define.ErrCtrStateInvalid) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), define.ErrCtrStateInvalid.Error()) {
+			stateInvalidErrors = true
+		}
 	}
-	if errors.Is(err, define.ErrNoSuchCtr) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), define.ErrNoSuchCtr.Error()) {
-		registry.SetExitCode(1)
-	} else if errors.Is(err, define.ErrCtrStateInvalid) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), define.ErrCtrStateInvalid.Error()) {
+
+	switch {
+	case stateInvalidErrors:
 		registry.SetExitCode(2)
+	case noSuchContainerErrors:
+		// One of the specified container did not exist, and no other
+		// failures.
+		if force {
+			registry.SetExitCode(define.ExecErrorCodeIgnore)
+		} else {
+			registry.SetExitCode(1)
+		}
+	default:
+		registry.SetExitCode(125)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/podman/images/rm.go b/cmd/podman/images/rm.go
index 18b22e51d0..75ec8bdc37 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/images/rm.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/images/rm.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/cmd/podman/common"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/cmd/podman/registry"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/libpod/define"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/domain/entities"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/errorhandling"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -82,6 +83,9 @@ func rm(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			}
 		}
 		registry.SetExitCode(report.ExitCode)
+		if imageOpts.Force && registry.GetExitCode() == 1 {
+			registry.SetExitCode(define.ExecErrorCodeIgnore)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return errorhandling.JoinErrors(rmErrors)
diff --git a/cmd/podman/networks/prune.go b/cmd/podman/networks/prune.go
index ee5389aa75..23294282c0 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/networks/prune.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/networks/prune.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func networkPrune(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	}
 	responses, err := registry.ContainerEngine().NetworkPrune(registry.Context(), networkPruneOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		setExitCode(err)
+		setExitCode(false, []error{err})
 		return err
 	}
 	return utils.PrintNetworkPruneResults(responses, false)
diff --git a/cmd/podman/networks/rm.go b/cmd/podman/networks/rm.go
index c2d3f655fc..d044bbcf93 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/networks/rm.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/networks/rm.go
@@ -63,24 +63,54 @@ func networkRm(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 	responses, err := registry.ContainerEngine().NetworkRm(registry.Context(), args, networkRmOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		setExitCode(err)
+		setExitCode(networkRmOptions.Force, []error{err})
 		return err
 	}
 	for _, r := range responses {
 		if r.Err == nil {
 			fmt.Println(r.Name)
 		} else {
-			setExitCode(r.Err)
 			errs = append(errs, r.Err)
 		}
 	}
+	setExitCode(networkRmOptions.Force, errs)
+
 	return errs.PrintErrors()
 }
 
-func setExitCode(err error) {
-	if errors.Is(err, define.ErrNoSuchNetwork) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), define.ErrNoSuchNetwork.Error()) {
-		registry.SetExitCode(1)
-	} else if errors.Is(err, define.ErrNetworkInUse) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), define.ErrNetworkInUse.Error()) {
+func setExitCode(force bool, errs []error) {
+	var (
+		// noSuchNetworkErrors indicates the requested network does not exist.
+		noSuchNetworkErrors bool
+		// inUseErrors indicates the requested operation failed because the network was in use
+		inUseErrors bool
+	)
+
+	if len(errs) == 0 {
+		registry.SetExitCode(0)
+	}
+
+	for _, err := range errs {
+		if errors.Is(err, define.ErrNoSuchNetwork) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), define.ErrNoSuchNetwork.Error()) {
+			noSuchNetworkErrors = true
+		} else if errors.Is(err, define.ErrNetworkInUse) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), define.ErrNetworkInUse.Error()) {
+			inUseErrors = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case inUseErrors:
+		// network is being used.
 		registry.SetExitCode(2)
+	case noSuchNetworkErrors && !inUseErrors:
+		// One of the specified network did not exist, and no other
+		// failures.
+		if force {
+			registry.SetExitCode(define.ExecErrorCodeIgnore)
+		} else {
+			registry.SetExitCode(1)
+		}
+	default:
+		registry.SetExitCode(125)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/podman/pods/rm.go b/cmd/podman/pods/rm.go
index 2ffd968f9d..053e5b5ae2 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/pods/rm.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/pods/rm.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func removePods(namesOrIDs []string, rmOptions entities.PodRmOptions, printIDs b
 
 	responses, err := registry.ContainerEngine().PodRm(context.Background(), namesOrIDs, rmOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		setExitCode(err)
+		setExitCode(rmOptions.Force, []error{err})
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -104,15 +104,37 @@ func removePods(namesOrIDs []string, rmOptions entities.PodRmOptions, printIDs b
 				fmt.Println(r.Id)
 			}
 		} else {
-			setExitCode(r.Err)
 			errs = append(errs, r.Err)
 		}
 	}
+	setExitCode(rmOptions.Force, errs)
 	return errs.PrintErrors()
 }
 
-func setExitCode(err error) {
-	if errors.Is(err, define.ErrNoSuchPod) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), define.ErrNoSuchPod.Error()) {
-		registry.SetExitCode(1)
+func setExitCode(force bool, errs []error) {
+	var (
+		// noSuchNetworkErrors indicates the requested pod does not exist.
+		noSuchPodErrors bool
+	)
+
+	if len(errs) == 0 {
+		registry.SetExitCode(0)
+	}
+
+	for _, err := range errs {
+		if errors.Is(err, define.ErrNoSuchPod) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), define.ErrNoSuchPod.Error()) {
+			noSuchPodErrors = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case noSuchPodErrors:
+		if force {
+			registry.SetExitCode(define.ExecErrorCodeIgnore)
+		} else {
+			registry.SetExitCode(1)
+		}
+	default:
+		registry.SetExitCode(125)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/podman/root.go b/cmd/podman/root.go
index f28d92e2f1..72f120216e 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/root.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/root.go
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ func Execute() {
 				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Cannot connect to Podman. Please verify your connection to the Linux system using `podman system connection list`, or try `podman machine init` and `podman machine start` to manage a new Linux VM")
 			}
 		}
+		if registry.GetExitCode() == define.ExecErrorCodeIgnore {
+			registry.SetExitCode(0)
+		}
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, formatError(err))
 	}
 	os.Exit(registry.GetExitCode())
diff --git a/cmd/podman/volumes/rm.go b/cmd/podman/volumes/rm.go
index c160b86231..1ba6801bb0 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/volumes/rm.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/volumes/rm.go
@@ -65,24 +65,52 @@ func rm(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 	responses, err := registry.ContainerEngine().VolumeRm(context.Background(), args, rmOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		setExitCode(err)
+		setExitCode(rmOptions.Force, []error{err})
 		return err
 	}
 	for _, r := range responses {
 		if r.Err == nil {
 			fmt.Println(r.Id)
 		} else {
-			setExitCode(r.Err)
 			errs = append(errs, r.Err)
 		}
 	}
+	setExitCode(rmOptions.Force, errs)
 	return errs.PrintErrors()
 }
 
-func setExitCode(err error) {
-	if errors.Is(err, define.ErrNoSuchVolume) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), define.ErrNoSuchVolume.Error()) {
-		registry.SetExitCode(1)
-	} else if errors.Is(err, define.ErrVolumeBeingUsed) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), define.ErrVolumeBeingUsed.Error()) {
+func setExitCode(force bool, errs []error) {
+	var (
+		// noSuchVolumeErrors indicates the requested volume does not exist
+		noSuchVolumeErrors bool
+		// inUseErrors indicates that a volume is being used by at least one container
+		inUseErrors bool
+	)
+
+	if len(errs) == 0 {
+		registry.SetExitCode(0)
+	}
+
+	for _, err := range errs {
+		if errors.Is(err, define.ErrNoSuchVolume) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), define.ErrNoSuchVolume.Error()) {
+			noSuchVolumeErrors = true
+		} else if errors.Is(err, define.ErrVolumeBeingUsed) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), define.ErrVolumeBeingUsed.Error()) {
+			inUseErrors = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case inUseErrors:
+		// being used by a container.
 		registry.SetExitCode(2)
+	case noSuchVolumeErrors && !inUseErrors:
+		// One of the specified volumes did not exist, and no other
+		if force {
+			registry.SetExitCode(define.ExecErrorCodeIgnore)
+		} else {
+			registry.SetExitCode(1)
+		}
+	default:
+		registry.SetExitCode(125)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/libpod/define/exec_codes.go b/libpod/define/exec_codes.go
index 3f2da4910d..aeedfbb7e5 100644
--- a/libpod/define/exec_codes.go
+++ b/libpod/define/exec_codes.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ const (
 	ExecErrorCodeCannotInvoke = 126
 	// ExecErrorCodeNotFound is the error code to return when a command cannot be found
 	ExecErrorCodeNotFound = 127
+	// ExecErrorCodeIgnore is the error code to can be simply ignored
+	ExecErrorCodeIgnore = -128
 )
 
 // TranslateExecErrorToExitCode takes an error and checks whether it
diff --git a/test/e2e/network_test.go b/test/e2e/network_test.go
index d4f60d3e48..e18d1adacc 100644
--- a/test/e2e/network_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/network_test.go
@@ -427,6 +427,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman network", func() {
 		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"network", "rm", "bogus"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(1))
+
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"network", "rm", "-t", "0", "-f", "bogus"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(Exit(1))
 	})
 
 	It("podman network remove --force with pod", func() {
diff --git a/test/e2e/pod_rm_test.go b/test/e2e/pod_rm_test.go
index a5eab7eedc..69fb552598 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pod_rm_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/pod_rm_test.go
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman pod rm", func() {
 		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"pod", "rm", "bogus"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(1))
+
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"pod", "rm", "-t", "0", "-f", "bogus"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
 	})
 
 	It("podman rm bogus pod and a running pod", func() {
diff --git a/test/e2e/rm_test.go b/test/e2e/rm_test.go
index 7dbe5fed81..09cb6bc0bd 100644
--- a/test/e2e/rm_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/rm_test.go
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman rm", func() {
 		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"rm", "bogus"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(1))
+
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"rm", "-t", "0", "-f", "bogus"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
 	})
 
 	It("podman rm bogus container and a running container", func() {
diff --git a/test/e2e/rmi_test.go b/test/e2e/rmi_test.go
index d1a0cd6f54..1a0ea174c1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/rmi_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/rmi_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman rmi", func() {
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(1))
 
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"rmi", "-f", "debian:6.0.10"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
 	})
 
 	It("podman rmi with fq name", func() {
diff --git a/test/e2e/volume_rm_test.go b/test/e2e/volume_rm_test.go
index 0180b7a462..d6960a1e6b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/volume_rm_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/volume_rm_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman volume rm", func() {
 		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"volume", "rm", "bogus"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(1))
+
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"volume", "rm", "-t", "0", "-f", "bogus"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
 	})
 
 	It("podman rm with --all flag", func() {