diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 388ebb7f..146362d6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -606,6 +606,18 @@ If set to true, docker compose will remove the primary container after run. Equi
 
 The default is `true`.
 
+### `compatibility` (optional, run only)
+
+If set to true, all docker compose commands will rum with compatibility mode. Equivalent to `--compatibility` in docker-compose.
+
+The default is `false`.
+
+Note that [the effect of this option changes depending on your docker compose CLI version](https://docs.docker.com/compose/cli-command-compatibility/#flags-that-will-not-be-implemented):
+* in v1 it translates (composefile) v3 deploy keys to their non-swarm (composefile) v2 equivalents
+* in v2 it will revert some behaviour to v1 as well, including (but not limited to):
+  - [Character separator for container names](https://github.com/docker/compose/blob/a0acc20d883ce22b8b0c65786e3bea1328809bbd/cmd/compose/compose.go#L181)
+  - [Not normalizing compose models (when running `config`)](https://github.com/docker/compose/blob/2e7644ff21f9ca0ea6fb5e8d41d4f6af32cd7e20/cmd/compose/convert.go#L69)
+
 ### `entrypoint` (optional, run only)
 
 Sets the `--entrypoint` argument when running `docker-compose`.
diff --git a/lib/push.bash b/lib/push.bash
index d69ee8fa..1025c974 100644
--- a/lib/push.bash
+++ b/lib/push.bash
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ default_compose_image_for_service() {
   local service="$1"
   
   local separator="_"
-  if [[ "$(plugin_read_config CLI_VERSION "1")" == "2" ]] ; then
+  if [[ "$(plugin_read_config CLI_VERSION "1")" == "2" ]] && [[ "$(plugin_read_config COMPATIBILITY "false")" != "true" ]] ; then
     separator="-"
   fi
 
diff --git a/lib/shared.bash b/lib/shared.bash
index 583cb122..986eaf9a 100644
--- a/lib/shared.bash
+++ b/lib/shared.bash
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ function run_docker_compose() {
     command+=(--no-ansi)
   fi
 
+  # Enable compatibility mode for v3 files
+  if [[ "$(plugin_read_config COMPATIBILITY "false")" == "true" ]]; then
+    command+=(--compatibility)
+  fi
+
   for file in $(docker_compose_config_files) ; do
     command+=(-f "$file")
   done
diff --git a/plugin.yml b/plugin.yml
index f96af54f..938b958b 100644
--- a/plugin.yml
+++ b/plugin.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ configuration:
     cache-from:
       type: [ string, array ]
       minimum: 1
+    compatibility:
+      type: boolean
     cli-version:
       type: string
       enum:
diff --git a/tests/run.bats b/tests/run.bats
index 3cd4b623..199660c7 100644
--- a/tests/run.bats
+++ b/tests/run.bats
@@ -638,6 +638,33 @@ export BUILDKITE_JOB_ID=1111
   unstub buildkite-agent
 }
 
+@test "Run with compatibility mode" {
+  export BUILDKITE_BUILD_NUMBER=1
+  export BUILDKITE_COMMAND=pwd
+  export BUILDKITE_JOB_ID=1111
+  export BUILDKITE_PIPELINE_SLUG=test
+
+  export BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_DOCKER_COMPOSE_RUN=myservice
+  export BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_DOCKER_COMPOSE_CLEANUP=false
+  export BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_DOCKER_COMPOSE_COMPATIBILITY=true
+
+  stub docker-compose \
+    "--compatibility -f docker-compose.yml -p buildkite1111 -f docker-compose.buildkite-1-override.yml pull myservice : echo pulled myservice" \
+    "--compatibility -f docker-compose.yml -p buildkite1111 -f docker-compose.buildkite-1-override.yml up -d --scale myservice=0 myservice : echo started dependencies for myservice" \
+    "--compatibility -f docker-compose.yml -p buildkite1111 -f docker-compose.buildkite-1-override.yml run --name buildkite1111_myservice_build_1 --rm myservice /bin/sh -e -c 'pwd' : echo ran myservice with use aliases output"
+
+  stub buildkite-agent \
+    "meta-data exists docker-compose-plugin-built-image-tag-myservice : exit 0" \
+    "meta-data get docker-compose-plugin-built-image-tag-myservice : echo myimage"
+
+  run "$PWD"/hooks/command
+
+  assert_success
+  assert_output --partial "ran myservice with use aliases output"
+  unstub docker-compose
+  unstub buildkite-agent
+}
+
 @test "Run with a volumes option" {
   export BUILDKITE_JOB_ID=1111
   export BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_DOCKER_COMPOSE_RUN=myservice
diff --git a/tests/v2/push.bats b/tests/v2/push.bats
index d0ef5ae1..f6d109af 100644
--- a/tests/v2/push.bats
+++ b/tests/v2/push.bats
@@ -96,6 +96,36 @@ setup_file() {
   unstub buildkite-agent
 }
 
+@test "Push a prebuilt image with a repository and a tag in compatibility mode" {
+  export BUILDKITE_BUILD_NUMBER=1
+  export BUILDKITE_JOB_ID=1111
+  export BUILDKITE_PIPELINE_SLUG=test
+
+  export BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_DOCKER_COMPOSE_PUSH=myservice:my.repository/myservice:llamas
+  export BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_DOCKER_COMPOSE_COMPATIBILITY=true
+
+  stub docker \
+    "compose --compatibility -f docker-compose.yml -p buildkite1111 config : echo blah" \
+    "pull myimage : echo pulled prebuilt image" \
+    "tag myimage buildkite1111_myservice : echo " \
+    "tag buildkite1111_myservice my.repository/myservice:llamas : echo tagged image" \
+    "push my.repository/myservice:llamas : echo pushed myservice"
+
+
+  stub buildkite-agent \
+    "meta-data exists docker-compose-plugin-built-image-tag-myservice : exit 0" \
+    "meta-data get docker-compose-plugin-built-image-tag-myservice : echo myimage"
+
+  run $PWD/hooks/command
+
+  assert_success
+  assert_output --partial "pulled prebuilt image"
+  assert_output --partial "tagged image"
+  assert_output --partial "pushed myservice"
+  unstub docker
+  unstub buildkite-agent
+}
+
 @test "Push a prebuilt image with an invalid tag" {
   export BUILDKITE_JOB_ID=1111
   export BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_DOCKER_COMPOSE_PUSH=myservice:my.repository/myservice:-llamas
diff --git a/tests/v2/run.bats b/tests/v2/run.bats
index b2349b66..fe85c769 100644
--- a/tests/v2/run.bats
+++ b/tests/v2/run.bats
@@ -613,6 +613,34 @@ export BUILDKITE_JOB_ID=1111
   unstub buildkite-agent
 }
 
+
+@test "Run with compatibility mode" {
+  export BUILDKITE_BUILD_NUMBER=1
+  export BUILDKITE_COMMAND=pwd
+  export BUILDKITE_JOB_ID=1111
+  export BUILDKITE_PIPELINE_SLUG=test
+
+  export BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_DOCKER_COMPOSE_RUN=myservice
+  export BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_DOCKER_COMPOSE_CLEANUP=false
+  export BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_DOCKER_COMPOSE_COMPATIBILITY=true
+
+  stub docker \
+    "compose --compatibility -f docker-compose.yml -p buildkite1111 -f docker-compose.buildkite-1-override.yml pull myservice : echo pulled myservice" \
+    "compose --compatibility -f docker-compose.yml -p buildkite1111 -f docker-compose.buildkite-1-override.yml up -d --scale myservice=0 myservice : echo started dependencies for myservice" \
+    "compose --compatibility -f docker-compose.yml -p buildkite1111 -f docker-compose.buildkite-1-override.yml run --name buildkite1111_myservice_build_1 --rm myservice /bin/sh -e -c 'pwd' : echo ran myservice with use aliases output"
+
+  stub buildkite-agent \
+    "meta-data exists docker-compose-plugin-built-image-tag-myservice : exit 0" \
+    "meta-data get docker-compose-plugin-built-image-tag-myservice : echo myimage"
+
+  run "$PWD"/hooks/command
+
+  assert_success
+  assert_output --partial "ran myservice with use aliases output"
+  unstub docker
+  unstub buildkite-agent
+}
+
 @test "Run with a volumes option" {
   export BUILDKITE_JOB_ID=1111
   export BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_DOCKER_COMPOSE_RUN=myservice