diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index be1e3dd7..9c05b7c8 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ var (
 
 	configFlag    = false
 	debuggingFlag = false
+	composeFiles  []string
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	flaggy.Bool(&configFlag, "c", "config", "Print the current default config")
 	flaggy.Bool(&debuggingFlag, "d", "debug", "a boolean")
+	flaggy.StringSlice(&composeFiles, "f", "file", "Specify alternate compose files")
 	flaggy.SetVersion(fmt.Sprintf("commit=%s, build date=%s, build source=%s, version=%s, os=%s, arch=%s\n", commit, date, buildSource, version, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH))
 
 	flaggy.Parse()
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
-	appConfig, err := config.NewAppConfig("lazydocker", version, commit, date, buildSource, debuggingFlag)
+	appConfig, err := config.NewAppConfig("lazydocker", version, commit, date, buildSource, debuggingFlag, composeFiles)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/config/app_config.go b/pkg/config/app_config.go
index cfaa7194..18243b9a 100644
--- a/pkg/config/app_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/app_config.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	yaml "github.com/jesseduffield/yaml"
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ type AppConfig struct {
 }
 
 // NewAppConfig makes a new app config
-func NewAppConfig(name, version, commit, date string, buildSource string, debuggingFlag bool) (*AppConfig, error) {
+func NewAppConfig(name, version, commit, date string, buildSource string, debuggingFlag bool, composeFiles []string) (*AppConfig, error) {
 	configDir, err := findOrCreateConfigDir(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -375,6 +376,11 @@ func NewAppConfig(name, version, commit, date string, buildSource string, debugg
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Pass compose files as individual -f flags to docker-compose
+	if len(composeFiles) > 0 {
+		userConfig.CommandTemplates.DockerCompose += " -f " + strings.Join(composeFiles, " -f ")
+	}
+
 	appConfig := &AppConfig{
 		Name:        name,
 		Version:     version,
diff --git a/pkg/config/app_config_test.go b/pkg/config/app_config_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bae43e3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/config/app_config_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestDockerComposeCommandNoFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	composeFiles := []string{}
+	conf, err := NewAppConfig("name", "version", "commit", "date", "buildSource", false, composeFiles)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	actual := conf.UserConfig.CommandTemplates.DockerCompose
+	expected := "docker-compose"
+	if actual != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %s but got %s", expected, actual)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDockerComposeCommandSingleFile(t *testing.T) {
+	composeFiles := []string{"one.yml"}
+	conf, err := NewAppConfig("name", "version", "commit", "date", "buildSource", false, composeFiles)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	actual := conf.UserConfig.CommandTemplates.DockerCompose
+	expected := "docker-compose -f one.yml"
+	if actual != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %s but got %s", expected, actual)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDockerComposeCommandMultipleFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	composeFiles := []string{"one.yml", "two.yml", "three.yml"}
+	conf, err := NewAppConfig("name", "version", "commit", "date", "buildSource", false, composeFiles)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	actual := conf.UserConfig.CommandTemplates.DockerCompose
+	expected := "docker-compose -f one.yml -f two.yml -f three.yml"
+	if actual != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %s but got %s", expected, actual)
+	}
+}