diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f72355f..508c11a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ service nagios-nrpe-server reload
 
 ```
 Usage : check_container_upgrade [-d] [-E /path/to/engine] [container1,...]
-	-E [path]               Force a specific engine (possible values: auto docker podman, default: auto)
-	-x [container]		Exclude specified container (could be repeat)
-	-M [integer]		Max number of container checks to run in parallel (default: 4, 0=no limit)
-	-d			Debug mode
-	-X			Enable bash tracing (=set -x)
-	-h 			Show this message
+    -E [path]               Force a specific engine (possible values: auto docker podman, default: auto)
+    -x [container]          Exclude specified container (could be repeat)
+    -M [integer]            Max number of container checks to run in parallel (default: 4, 0=no limit)
+    -f [docker-compose.yml] To check upgrade on docker compose project, specified the path of the docker-compose.yml file
+    -d			            Debug mode
+    -X                      Enable bash tracing (=set -x)
+    -h                      Show this message
 ```
 
 ## Copyright
diff --git a/check_container_upgrade b/check_container_upgrade
index 595e0b0..1d03415 100755
--- a/check_container_upgrade
+++ b/check_container_upgrade
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 ENGINE="auto"
 POSSIBLE_ENGINES=( "auto" "docker" "podman" )
+DOCKERCOMPOSE_FILE=""
 DEBUG=0
 MAX_PARALLEL_CHECKS=4
 ONLY_CONTAINERS=()
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ Usage : $(basename $0) [-d] [-E /path/to/engine] [container1,...]
 	-E [path]               Force a specific engine (possible values: ${POSSIBLE_ENGINES[@]}, default: $ENGINE)
 	-x [container]		Exclude specified container (could be repeat)
 	-M [integer]		Max number of container checks to run in parallel (default: $MAX_PARALLEL_CHECKS, 0=no limit)
+	-f [docker-compose.yml]	To check upgrade on docker compose project, specified the path of the docker-compose.yml file
 	-d			Debug mode
 	-X			Enable bash tracing (=set -x)
 	-h 			Show this message
@@ -74,6 +76,10 @@ do
 				in_array $ENGINE ${POSSIBLE_ENGINES[@]} || usage "Invalid engine $ENGINE"
 			fi
 		;;
+		-f)
+			((idx++))
+			DOCKERCOMPOSE_FILE=${!idx}
+		;;
 		-x)
 			((idx++))
 			EXCLUDED_CONTAINERS+=( ${!idx} )
@@ -117,6 +123,12 @@ then
 	debug "Auto-detected engine: $ENGINE"
 fi
 
+if [ -n "$DOCKERCOMPOSE_FILE" -a ! -e "$DOCKERCOMPOSE_FILE" ]
+then
+	echo "UNKNOWN - Docker compose file not found ($DOCKERCOMPOSE_FILE)"
+	exit 3
+fi
+
 EXIT_CODE=0
 declare -A CONTAINER_STATUS_FILE
 declare -A CONTAINER_PID
@@ -125,9 +137,26 @@ declare -A ERRORS
 CHECKED_CONTAINERS=( )
 
 debug "List running containers..."
-RUNNING_CONTAINERS=$($ENGINE ps --format '{{.Names}}' | tr '\n' ' ')
+if [ -n "$DOCKERCOMPOSE_FILE" ]
+then
+	RUNNING_CONTAINERS=$($ENGINE compose -f $DOCKERCOMPOSE_FILE ps --format '{{.Service}}' | tr '\n' ' ')
+else
+	RUNNING_CONTAINERS=$($ENGINE ps --format '{{.Names}}' | tr '\n' ' ')
+fi
 debug "Running containers: $RUNNING_CONTAINERS"
 
+function exec_in_container() {
+	container=$1
+	shift;
+	if [ -n "$DOCKERCOMPOSE_FILE" ]
+	then
+		$ENGINE compose -f $DOCKERCOMPOSE_FILE exec $container $@
+		return $?
+	fi
+	$ENGINE exec $container $@
+	return $?
+}
+
 # Implement check inside a function to allow running it in parallel
 # Parameters : [container] [output file]
 function check_container() {
@@ -136,14 +165,14 @@ function check_container() {
 	STATUS=""
 	for check_plugin in ${CHECK_PLUGINS[@]}
 	do
-		$ENGINE exec $container test -e $check_plugin > /dev/null 2>&1
+		exec_in_container $container test -e $check_plugin > /dev/null 2>&1
 		if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 		then
 			debug "$container - Plugin $check_plugin not found"
 			continue
 		fi
 		debug "$container - Plugin $check_plugin found, use it"
-		STATUS="$($ENGINE exec $container ${CHECK_PLUGINS[${check_plugin}]} 2>&1)"
+		STATUS="$(exec_in_container $container ${CHECK_PLUGINS[${check_plugin}]} 2>&1)"
 		ex=$?
 		debug "$container - Plugin output: $STATUS"
 		debug "$container - Plugin exit code: $ex"