diff --git a/pkg/commands/docker.go b/pkg/commands/docker.go
index 9d86d97d..1254a80b 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/docker.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	ctxstore "github.com/docker/cli/cli/context/store"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
+	"github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/imdario/mergo"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker/pkg/commands/ssh"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker/pkg/config"
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ type DockerCommand struct {
 	Config                 *config.AppConfig
 	Client                 *client.Client
 	InDockerComposeProject bool
+	ProjectName            string
 	ErrorChan              chan error
 	ContainerMutex         deadlock.Mutex
 	ServiceMutex           deadlock.Mutex
@@ -138,6 +140,17 @@ func NewDockerCommand(log *logrus.Entry, osCommand *OSCommand, tr *i18n.Translat
 	if err != nil {
 		dockerCommand.InDockerComposeProject = false
 		log.Warn(err.Error())
+	} else {
+		composeCommand := config.UserConfig.CommandTemplates.DockerCompose
+		yamlDockerComposeConfig, err := osCommand.RunCommandWithOutput(fmt.Sprintf("%s config --format=yaml", composeCommand))
+
+		if err == nil {
+			dockerCommand.ProjectName, err = determineProjectName(yamlDockerComposeConfig)
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warn(err.Error())
+		}
 	}
 
 	return dockerCommand, nil
@@ -222,7 +235,7 @@ func (c *DockerCommand) assignContainersToServices(containers []*Container, serv
 L:
 	for _, service := range services {
 		for _, ctr := range containers {
-			if !ctr.OneOff && ctr.ServiceName == service.Name {
+			if !ctr.OneOff && ctr.ServiceName == service.Name && (c.ProjectName == "" || ctr.ProjectName == c.ProjectName) {
 				service.Container = ctr
 				continue L
 			}
@@ -378,6 +391,24 @@ func (c *DockerCommand) DockerComposeConfig() string {
 	return output
 }
 
+// determineProjectName tries to the determine the docker compose project name
+func determineProjectName(yamlDockerComposeConfig string) (string, error) {
+	var projectName string
+	var config map[string]any
+
+	err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(yamlDockerComposeConfig), &config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return projectName, err
+	}
+
+	projectName, ok := config["name"].(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return projectName, fmt.Errorf("Incorrect value of docker compose project name in config: %s", config["name"])
+	}
+
+	return projectName, nil
+}
+
 // determineDockerHost tries to the determine the docker host that we should connect to
 // in the following order of decreasing precedence:
 //   - value of "DOCKER_HOST" environment variable
diff --git a/pkg/gui/project_panel.go b/pkg/gui/project_panel.go
index 32c5ad99..2ae537f4 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/project_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/project_panel.go
@@ -80,10 +80,14 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshProject() error {
 func (gui *Gui) getProjectName() string {
 	projectName := path.Base(gui.Config.ProjectDir)
 	if gui.DockerCommand.InDockerComposeProject {
-		for _, service := range gui.Panels.Services.List.GetAllItems() {
-			container := service.Container
-			if container != nil && container.DetailsLoaded() {
-				return container.Details.Config.Labels["com.docker.compose.project"]
+		if gui.DockerCommand.ProjectName != "" {
+			return gui.DockerCommand.ProjectName
+		} else {
+			for _, service := range gui.Panels.Services.List.GetAllItems() {
+				container := service.Container
+				if container != nil && container.DetailsLoaded() {
+					return container.Details.Config.Labels["com.docker.compose.project"]
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}