diff --git a/pkg/app/app.go b/pkg/app/app.go
index 09a49789..4c0e3e80 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package app
 
 import (
 	"io"
+	"path"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker/pkg/commands"
@@ -49,6 +50,15 @@ func NewApp(config *config.AppConfig) (*App, error) {
 	}
 	app.closers = append(app.closers, app.DockerCommand)
 	app.Gui, err = gui.NewGui(app.Log, app.DockerCommand, app.OSCommand, app.Tr, config, app.ErrorChan)
+
+	currentDir := path.Base(app.Config.ProjectDir)
+	for _, project := range app.DockerCommand.GetAllComposeProjects() {
+		if project.WorkingDir == currentDir {
+			app.DockerCommand.SelectedComposeProject = &project
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return app, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/commands/docker.go b/pkg/commands/docker.go
index 70f4e88d..2c802bee 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/docker.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type DockerCommand struct {
 	Tr                     *i18n.TranslationSet
 	Config                 *config.AppConfig
 	Client                 *client.Client
-	InDockerComposeProject bool
+	SelectedComposeProject *ComposeProject
 	ErrorChan              chan error
 	ContainerMutex         deadlock.Mutex
 	ServiceMutex           deadlock.Mutex
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ type CommandObject struct {
 	Volume        *Volume
 }
 
+type ComposeProject struct {
+	Name       string
+	WorkingDir string
+}
+
 // NewCommandObject takes a command object and returns a default command object with the passed command object merged in
 func (c *DockerCommand) NewCommandObject(obj CommandObject) CommandObject {
 	defaultObj := CommandObject{DockerCompose: c.Config.UserConfig.CommandTemplates.DockerCompose}
@@ -77,14 +82,13 @@ func NewDockerCommand(log *logrus.Entry, osCommand *OSCommand, tr *i18n.Translat
 	}
 
 	dockerCommand := &DockerCommand{
-		Log:                    log,
-		OSCommand:              osCommand,
-		Tr:                     tr,
-		Config:                 config,
-		Client:                 cli,
-		ErrorChan:              errorChan,
-		InDockerComposeProject: true,
-		Closers:                []io.Closer{tunnelCloser},
+		Log:       log,
+		OSCommand: osCommand,
+		Tr:        tr,
+		Config:    config,
+		Client:    cli,
+		ErrorChan: errorChan,
+		Closers:   []io.Closer{tunnelCloser},
 	}
 
 	command := utils.ApplyTemplate(
@@ -94,16 +98,13 @@ func NewDockerCommand(log *logrus.Entry, osCommand *OSCommand, tr *i18n.Translat
 
 	log.Warn(command)
 
-	err = osCommand.RunCommand(
-		utils.ApplyTemplate(
-			config.UserConfig.CommandTemplates.CheckDockerComposeConfig,
-			dockerCommand.NewCommandObject(CommandObject{}),
-		),
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		dockerCommand.InDockerComposeProject = false
-		log.Warn(err.Error())
-	}
+	//dockerCommand.GetAllComposeProjects()
+	//err = osCommand.RunCommand(
+	//	utils.ApplyTemplate(
+	//		config.UserConfig.CommandTemplates.CheckDockerComposeConfig,
+	//		dockerCommand.NewCommandObject(CommandObject{}),
+	//	),
+	//)
 
 	return dockerCommand, nil
 }
@@ -112,6 +113,25 @@ func (c *DockerCommand) Close() error {
 	return utils.CloseMany(c.Closers)
 }
 
+func (c *DockerCommand) GetAllComposeProjects() map[string]ComposeProject {
+	containers, _ := c.Client.ContainerList(context.Background(), dockerTypes.ContainerListOptions{
+		All: true,
+	})
+
+	projects := make(map[string]ComposeProject)
+	for _, c := range containers {
+		projectName, ok := c.Labels["com.docker.compose.project"]
+		if ok {
+			workingDir, ok := c.Labels["com.docker.compose.project.working_dir"]
+			//configFiles, ok := c.Labels["com.docker.compose.project.config_files"]
+			if ok {
+				projects[projectName] = ComposeProject{Name: projectName, WorkingDir: workingDir}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return projects
+}
+
 func (c *DockerCommand) CreateClientStatMonitor(container *Container) {
 	container.MonitoringStats = true
 	stream, err := c.Client.ContainerStats(context.Background(), container.ID, true)
@@ -239,12 +259,12 @@ func (c *DockerCommand) GetContainers(existingContainers []*Container) ([]*Conta
 
 // GetServices gets services
 func (c *DockerCommand) GetServices() ([]*Service, error) {
-	if !c.InDockerComposeProject {
+	if c.SelectedComposeProject == nil {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	composeCommand := c.Config.UserConfig.CommandTemplates.DockerCompose
-	output, err := c.OSCommand.RunCommandWithOutput(fmt.Sprintf("%s config --services", composeCommand))
+	output, err := c.OSCommand.RunCommandWithOutputFrom(fmt.Sprintf("%s config --services", composeCommand), c.SelectedComposeProject.WorkingDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -302,11 +322,12 @@ func (c *DockerCommand) ViewAllLogs() (*exec.Cmd, error) {
 
 // DockerComposeConfig returns the result of 'docker-compose config'
 func (c *DockerCommand) DockerComposeConfig() string {
-	output, err := c.OSCommand.RunCommandWithOutput(
+	output, err := c.OSCommand.RunCommandWithOutputFrom(
 		utils.ApplyTemplate(
 			c.OSCommand.Config.UserConfig.CommandTemplates.DockerComposeConfig,
 			c.NewCommandObject(CommandObject{}),
 		),
+		c.SelectedComposeProject.WorkingDir,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		output = err.Error()
diff --git a/pkg/commands/os.go b/pkg/commands/os.go
index ae229291..5a8e6406 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/os.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/os.go
@@ -55,15 +55,21 @@ func (c *OSCommand) SetCommand(cmd func(string, ...string) *exec.Cmd) {
 	c.command = cmd
 }
 
-// RunCommandWithOutput wrapper around commands returning their output and error
-func (c *OSCommand) RunCommandWithOutput(command string) (string, error) {
+// RunCommandWithOutputFrom wrapper around commands returning their output and error
+func (c *OSCommand) RunCommandWithOutputFrom(command string, workingDir string) (string, error) {
 	cmd := c.ExecutableFromString(command)
 	before := time.Now()
+	cmd.Dir = workingDir
 	output, err := sanitisedCommandOutput(cmd.Output())
 	c.Log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("'%s': %s", command, time.Since(before)))
 	return output, err
 }
 
+// RunCommandWithOutput wrapper around commands returning their output and error
+func (c *OSCommand) RunCommandWithOutput(command string) (string, error) {
+	return c.RunCommandWithOutputFrom(command, "")
+}
+
 // RunCommandWithOutput wrapper around commands returning their output and error
 func (c *OSCommand) RunCommandWithOutputContext(ctx context.Context, command string) (string, error) {
 	cmd := c.ExecutableFromStringContext(ctx, command)
diff --git a/pkg/commands/project.go b/pkg/commands/project.go
index 529ccfa7..8dcf317f 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/project.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/project.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package commands
 
 type Project struct {
-	Name string
+	Compose ComposeProject
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/containers_panel.go b/pkg/gui/containers_panel.go
index 862fc4be..bda3b73f 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/containers_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/containers_panel.go
@@ -20,17 +20,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
 )
 
+var isStandaloneContainer = func(container *commands.Container) bool {
+	if container.OneOff || container.ServiceName == "" {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	project, _ := container.Container.Labels["com.docker.compose.project"]
+	return project == ""
+	//return !lo.SomeBy(gui.Panels.Services.List.GetAllItems(), func(service *commands.Service) bool {
+	//	return service.Name == container.ServiceName
+	//})
+}
+
 func (gui *Gui) getContainersPanel() *panels.SideListPanel[*commands.Container] {
 	// Standalone containers are containers which are either one-off containers, or whose service is not part of this docker-compose context.
-	isStandaloneContainer := func(container *commands.Container) bool {
-		if container.OneOff || container.ServiceName == "" {
-			return true
-		}
-
-		return !lo.SomeBy(gui.Panels.Services.List.GetAllItems(), func(service *commands.Service) bool {
-			return service.Name == container.ServiceName
-		})
-	}
 
 	return &panels.SideListPanel[*commands.Container]{
 		ContextState: &panels.ContextState[*commands.Container]{
@@ -254,6 +257,12 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshContainersAndServices() error {
 	originalSelectedLineIdx := gui.Panels.Services.SelectedIdx
 	selectedService, isServiceSelected := gui.Panels.Services.List.TryGet(originalSelectedLineIdx)
 
+	services, err := gui.DockerCommand.GetServices()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	gui.Panels.Services.List.SetItems(services)
+
 	containers, services, err := gui.DockerCommand.RefreshContainersAndServices(
 		gui.Panels.Services.List.GetAllItems(),
 		gui.Panels.Containers.List.GetAllItems(),
@@ -282,7 +291,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshContainersAndServices() error {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) renderContainersAndServices() error {
-	if gui.DockerCommand.InDockerComposeProject {
+	if gui.DockerCommand.SelectedComposeProject != nil {
 		if err := gui.Panels.Services.RerenderList(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index 1ffc8892..6a24254e 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) ShouldRefresh(key string) bool {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) initiallyFocusedViewName() string {
-	if gui.DockerCommand.InDockerComposeProject {
+	if gui.DockerCommand.SelectedComposeProject != nil {
 		return "services"
 	}
 	return "containers"
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index 4c086469..307ca16c 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -129,21 +129,27 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetInitialKeybindings() []*Binding {
 			Handler:  gui.handleCustomCommand,
 		},
 		{
-			ViewName:    "project",
+			ViewName:    "projects",
 			Key:         'e',
 			Modifier:    gocui.ModNone,
 			Handler:     gui.handleEditConfig,
 			Description: gui.Tr.EditConfig,
 		},
 		{
-			ViewName:    "project",
+			ViewName:    "projects",
 			Key:         'o',
 			Modifier:    gocui.ModNone,
 			Handler:     gui.handleOpenConfig,
 			Description: gui.Tr.OpenConfig,
 		},
 		{
-			ViewName:    "project",
+			ViewName: "projects",
+			Key:      gocui.KeySpace,
+			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
+			Handler:  gui.handleComposeProjectSelect,
+		},
+		{
+			ViewName:    "projects",
 			Key:         'm',
 			Modifier:    gocui.ModNone,
 			Handler:     gui.handleViewAllLogs,
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/projects.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/projects.go
index 44d396c9..5d7228a1 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/projects.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/projects.go
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ package presentation
 import "github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker/pkg/commands"
 
 func GetProjectDisplayStrings(project *commands.Project) []string {
-	return []string{project.Name}
+	// TODO show status up down stop
+	return []string{project.Compose.Name}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/project_panel.go b/pkg/gui/project_panel.go
index bfc829f1..13263b80 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/project_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/project_panel.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package gui
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"path"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) getProjectPanel() *panels.SideListPanel[*commands.Project] {
 	return &panels.SideListPanel[*commands.Project]{
 		ContextState: &panels.ContextState[*commands.Project]{
 			GetMainTabs: func() []panels.MainTab[*commands.Project] {
-				if gui.DockerCommand.InDockerComposeProject {
+				if gui.DockerCommand.SelectedComposeProject != nil {
 					return []panels.MainTab[*commands.Project]{
 						{
 							Key:    "logs",
@@ -52,43 +52,39 @@ func (gui *Gui) getProjectPanel() *panels.SideListPanel[*commands.Project] {
 				}
 			},
 			GetItemContextCacheKey: func(project *commands.Project) string {
-				return "projects-" + project.Name
+				return "projects-" + project.Compose.Name // TODO status
 			},
 		},
 
 		ListPanel: panels.ListPanel[*commands.Project]{
 			List: panels.NewFilteredList[*commands.Project](),
-			View: gui.Views.Project,
+			View: gui.Views.Projects,
 		},
 		NoItemsMessage: "",
 		Gui:            gui.intoInterface(),
 
 		Sort: func(a *commands.Project, b *commands.Project) bool {
-			return false
+			return a.Compose.Name < b.Compose.Name
 		},
 		GetTableCells: presentation.GetProjectDisplayStrings,
 		// It doesn't make sense to filter a list of only one item.
-		DisableFilter: true,
+		//DisableFilter: true,
 	}
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) refreshProject() error {
-	gui.Panels.Projects.SetItems([]*commands.Project{{Name: gui.getProjectName()}})
+	c := gui.getProjects()
+	list := make([]*commands.Project, len(c))
+	for i, s := range lo.Values(c) {
+		list[i] = &commands.Project{Compose: s}
+	}
+
+	gui.Panels.Projects.SetItems(list)
 	return gui.Panels.Projects.RerenderList()
 }
 
-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"]
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return projectName
+func (gui *Gui) getProjects() map[string]commands.ComposeProject {
+	return gui.DockerCommand.GetAllComposeProjects()
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) renderCredits(_project *commands.Project) tasks.TaskFunc {
@@ -125,6 +121,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) renderAllLogs(_project *commands.Project) tasks.TaskFunc {
 					gui.DockerCommand.NewCommandObject(commands.CommandObject{}),
 				),
 			)
+			cmd.Dir = _project.Compose.WorkingDir
 
 			cmd.Stdout = gui.Views.Main
 			cmd.Stderr = gui.Views.Main
@@ -156,6 +153,20 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleEditConfig(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	return gui.editFile(gui.Config.ConfigFilename())
 }
 
+func (gui *Gui) handleComposeProjectSelect(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	project, err := gui.Panels.Projects.GetSelectedItem()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	//if gui.DockerCommand.SelectedComposeProject != &project.Compose {
+	gui.DockerCommand.SelectedComposeProject = &project.Compose
+	// gui.renderServiceLogs()
+	return gui.refreshContainersAndServices()
+	//}
+	//return nil
+}
+
 func lazydockerTitle() string {
 	return `
    _                     _            _
diff --git a/pkg/gui/services_panel.go b/pkg/gui/services_panel.go
index 2c1caaec..b8fe6a45 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/services_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/services_panel.go
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ func (gui *Gui) getServicesPanel() *panels.SideListPanel[*commands.Service] {
 			return a.Name < b.Name
 		},
 		GetTableCells: presentation.GetServiceDisplayStrings,
-		Hide: func() bool {
-			return !gui.DockerCommand.InDockerComposeProject
-		},
+		//Hide: func() bool {
+		//	return gui.DockerCommand.SelectedComposeProject == nil
+		//},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/views.go b/pkg/gui/views.go
index 05b9db5f..04955308 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/views.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/views.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func hideUnderScores() bool {
 
 type Views struct {
 	// side panels
-	Project    *gocui.View
+	Projects   *gocui.View
 	Services   *gocui.View
 	Containers *gocui.View
 	Images     *gocui.View
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) orderedViewNameMappings() []viewNameMapping {
 	return []viewNameMapping{
 		// first layer. Ordering within this layer does not matter because there are
 		// no overlapping views
-		{viewPtr: &gui.Views.Project, name: "project", autoPosition: true},
+		{viewPtr: &gui.Views.Projects, name: "projects", autoPosition: true},
 		{viewPtr: &gui.Views.Services, name: "services", autoPosition: true},
 		{viewPtr: &gui.Views.Containers, name: "containers", autoPosition: true},
 		{viewPtr: &gui.Views.Images, name: "images", autoPosition: true},
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ func (gui *Gui) createAllViews() error {
 	// when you run a docker container with the -it flags (interactive mode) it adds carriage returns for some reason. This is not docker's fault, it's an os-level default.
 	gui.Views.Main.IgnoreCarriageReturns = true
 
-	gui.Views.Project.Title = gui.Tr.ProjectTitle
+	gui.Views.Projects.Highlight = true
+	gui.Views.Projects.Title = gui.Tr.ProjectTitle
+	gui.Views.Projects.SelBgColor = selectedLineBgColor
 
 	gui.Views.Services.Highlight = true
 	gui.Views.Services.Title = gui.Tr.ServicesTitle
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) createAllViews() error {
 
 	gui.Views.Containers.Highlight = true
 	gui.Views.Containers.SelBgColor = selectedLineBgColor
-	if gui.Config.UserConfig.Gui.ShowAllContainers || !gui.DockerCommand.InDockerComposeProject {
+	if gui.Config.UserConfig.Gui.ShowAllContainers || gui.DockerCommand.SelectedComposeProject == nil {
 		gui.Views.Containers.Title = gui.Tr.ContainersTitle
 	} else {
 		gui.Views.Containers.Title = gui.Tr.StandaloneContainersTitle
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/dutch.go b/pkg/i18n/dutch.go
index 1532eeea..2508f2f0 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/dutch.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/dutch.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func dutchSet() TranslationSet {
 
 		GlobalTitle:               "Globaal",
 		MainTitle:                 "Hoofd",
-		ProjectTitle:              "Project",
+		ProjectTitle:              "Projects",
 		ServicesTitle:             "Diensten",
 		ContainersTitle:           "Containers",
 		StandaloneContainersTitle: "Alleenstaande Containers",
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 4d9aa1d2..46f0c543 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func englishSet() TranslationSet {
 
 		GlobalTitle:               "Global",
 		MainTitle:                 "Main",
-		ProjectTitle:              "Project",
+		ProjectTitle:              "Projects",
 		ServicesTitle:             "Services",
 		ContainersTitle:           "Containers",
 		StandaloneContainersTitle: "Standalone Containers",