diff --git a/override/merge.go b/override/merge.go
index 697dbc74..8cb0ed52 100644
--- a/override/merge.go
+++ b/override/merge.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func init() {
 	mergeSpecials["services.*.dns_search"] = mergeToSequence
 	mergeSpecials["services.*.entrypoint"] = override
 	mergeSpecials["services.*.env_file"] = mergeToSequence
+	mergeSpecials["services.*.label_file"] = mergeToSequence
 	mergeSpecials["services.*.environment"] = mergeToSequence
 	mergeSpecials["services.*.extra_hosts"] = mergeExtraHosts
 	mergeSpecials["services.*.healthcheck.test"] = override
diff --git a/override/uncity.go b/override/uncity.go
index 3b0c63d3..6b5b8ae9 100644
--- a/override/uncity.go
+++ b/override/uncity.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func init() {
 	unique["services.*.env_file"] = envFileIndexer
 	unique["services.*.expose"] = exposeIndexer
 	unique["services.*.labels"] = keyValueIndexer
+	unique["services.*.label_file"] = labelFileIndexer
 	unique["services.*.links"] = keyValueIndexer
 	unique["services.*.networks.*.aliases"] = keyValueIndexer
 	unique["services.*.networks.*.link_local_ips"] = keyValueIndexer
@@ -227,3 +228,16 @@ func envFileIndexer(y any, p tree.Path) (string, error) {
 	}
 	return "", nil
 }
+
+func labelFileIndexer(y any, p tree.Path) (string, error) {
+	switch value := y.(type) {
+	case string:
+		return value, nil
+	case map[string]any:
+		if pathValue, ok := value["path"]; ok {
+			return pathValue.(string), nil
+		}
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("label path attribute %s is missing", p)
+	}
+	return "", nil
+}
diff --git a/paths/resolve.go b/paths/resolve.go
index 303f39e2..0569e658 100644
--- a/paths/resolve.go
+++ b/paths/resolve.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func ResolveRelativePaths(project map[string]any, base string, remotes []RemoteR
 		"services.*.build.context":               r.absContextPath,
 		"services.*.build.additional_contexts.*": r.absContextPath,
 		"services.*.env_file.*.path":             r.absPath,
+		"services.*.label_file.*.path":           r.absPath,
 		"services.*.extends.file":                r.absExtendsPath,
 		"services.*.develop.watch.*.path":        r.absSymbolicLink,
 		"services.*.volumes.*":                   r.absVolumeMount,
diff --git a/schema/compose-spec.json b/schema/compose-spec.json
index b95a1498..fab1698f 100644
--- a/schema/compose-spec.json
+++ b/schema/compose-spec.json
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@
         "domainname": {"type": "string"},
         "entrypoint": {"$ref": "#/definitions/command"},
         "env_file": {"$ref": "#/definitions/env_file"},
+        "label_file": {"$ref": "#/definitions/label_file"},
         "environment": {"$ref": "#/definitions/list_or_dict"},
 
         "expose": {
@@ -852,6 +853,36 @@
     },
 
     "env_file": {
+      "oneOf": [
+        {"type": "string"},
+        {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "oneOf": [
+              {"type": "string"},
+              {
+                "type": "object",
+                "additionalProperties": false,
+                "properties": {
+                  "path": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "required": {
+                    "type": ["boolean", "string"],
+                    "default": true
+                  }
+                },
+                "required": [
+                  "path"
+                ]
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+
+    "label_file": {
       "oneOf": [
         {"type": "string"},
         {
diff --git a/transform/canonical.go b/transform/canonical.go
index ff5bb37d..27d03810 100644
--- a/transform/canonical.go
+++ b/transform/canonical.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func init() {
 	transformers["services.*.build.additional_contexts"] = transformKeyValue
 	transformers["services.*.depends_on"] = transformDependsOn
 	transformers["services.*.env_file"] = transformEnvFile
+	transformers["services.*.label_file"] = transformLabelFile
 	transformers["services.*.extends"] = transformExtends
 	transformers["services.*.networks"] = transformServiceNetworks
 	transformers["services.*.volumes.*"] = transformVolumeMount
diff --git a/types/types.go b/types/types.go
index 3cae5390..7be08c30 100644
--- a/types/types.go
+++ b/types/types.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ type ServiceConfig struct {
 	Ipc             string                           `yaml:"ipc,omitempty" json:"ipc,omitempty"`
 	Isolation       string                           `yaml:"isolation,omitempty" json:"isolation,omitempty"`
 	Labels          Labels                           `yaml:"labels,omitempty" json:"labels,omitempty"`
+	LabelFiles      []LabelFile                      `yaml:"label_file,omitempty" json:"label_file,omitempty"`
 	CustomLabels    Labels                           `yaml:"-" json:"-"`
 	Links           []string                         `yaml:"links,omitempty" json:"links,omitempty"`
 	Logging         *LoggingConfig                   `yaml:"logging,omitempty" json:"logging,omitempty"`