diff --git a/docs/features/docker_compose.md b/docs/features/docker_compose.md
index bfb4f90b16..8a2d068792 100644
--- a/docs/features/docker_compose.md
+++ b/docs/features/docker_compose.md
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ Use the advanced `NewDockerComposeWith(...)` constructor allowing you to customi
 
 #### Compose Up options
 
-- `RemoveOrphans`: remove orphaned containers after the stack is stopped.
+- `Recreate`: recreate the containers. If any other value than `api.RecreateNever`, `api.RecreateForce` or `api.RecreateDiverged` is provided, the default value `api.RecreateForce` will be used.
+- `RecreateDependencies`: recreate dependent containers. If any other value than `api.RecreateNever`, `api.RecreateForce` or `api.RecreateDiverged` is provided, the default value `api.RecreateForce` will be used.
+- `RemoveOrphans`: remove orphaned containers when the stack is upped.
 - `Wait`: will wait until the containers reached the running|healthy state.
 
 #### Compose Down options
@@ -80,6 +82,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/docker/compose/v2/pkg/api"
 	tc "github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/compose"
 )
 
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ func TestSomethingElse(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	t.Cleanup(cancel)
 
-	require.NoError(t, compose.Up(ctx, tc.Wait(true)), "compose.Up()")
+	require.NoError(t, compose.Up(ctx, tc.WithRecreate(api.RecreateNever), tc.Wait(true)), "compose.Up()")
 
 	// do some testing here
 }
diff --git a/modules/compose/compose.go b/modules/compose/compose.go
index 90f3fd804d..cc4a6f9b8a 100644
--- a/modules/compose/compose.go
+++ b/modules/compose/compose.go
@@ -93,6 +93,20 @@ type waitService struct {
 	publishedPort int
 }
 
+// WithRecreate defines the strategy to apply on existing containers. If any other value than
+// api.RecreateNever, api.RecreateForce or api.RecreateDiverged is provided, the default value
+// api.RecreateForce will be used.
+func WithRecreate(recreate string) StackUpOption {
+	return Recreate(recreate)
+}
+
+// WithRecreateDependencies defines the strategy to apply on container dependencies. If any other value than
+// api.RecreateNever, api.RecreateForce or api.RecreateDiverged is provided, the default value
+// api.RecreateForce will be used.
+func WithRecreateDependencies(recreate string) StackUpOption {
+	return RecreateDependencies(recreate)
+}
+
 func WithStackFiles(filePaths ...string) ComposeStackOption {
 	return ComposeStackFiles(filePaths)
 }
diff --git a/modules/compose/compose_api.go b/modules/compose/compose_api.go
index 8f8ea5320b..d80d8e9fa7 100644
--- a/modules/compose/compose_api.go
+++ b/modules/compose/compose_api.go
@@ -59,6 +59,29 @@ func (io IgnoreOrphans) applyToStackUp(co *api.CreateOptions, _ *api.StartOption
 	co.IgnoreOrphans = bool(io)
 }
 
+// Recreate will recreate the containers that are already running
+type Recreate string
+
+func (r Recreate) applyToStackUp(o *stackUpOptions) {
+	o.Recreate = validateRecreate(string(r))
+}
+
+// RecreateDependencies will recreate the dependencies of the services that are already running
+type RecreateDependencies string
+
+func (r RecreateDependencies) applyToStackUp(o *stackUpOptions) {
+	o.RecreateDependencies = validateRecreate(string(r))
+}
+
+func validateRecreate(r string) string {
+	switch r {
+	case api.RecreateDiverged, api.RecreateForce, api.RecreateNever:
+		return r
+	default:
+		return api.RecreateForce
+	}
+}
+
 // RemoveOrphans will clean up containers that are not declared on the compose model but own the same labels
 type RemoveOrphans bool
 
diff --git a/modules/compose/compose_api_test.go b/modules/compose/compose_api_test.go
index d703934669..1a203347ec 100644
--- a/modules/compose/compose_api_test.go
+++ b/modules/compose/compose_api_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/docker/compose/v2/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/volume"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -563,6 +564,22 @@ func TestDockerComposeAPIWithVolume(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "compose.Up()")
 }
 
+func TestDockerComposeAPIWithRecreate(t *testing.T) {
+	path, _ := RenderComposeComplex(t)
+	compose, err := NewDockerCompose(path)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "NewDockerCompose()")
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		require.NoError(t, compose.Down(context.Background(), RemoveOrphans(true), RemoveImagesLocal), "compose.Down()")
+	})
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	t.Cleanup(cancel)
+
+	err = compose.Up(ctx, WithRecreate(api.RecreateNever), WithRecreateDependencies(api.RecreateNever), Wait(true))
+	require.NoError(t, err, "compose.Up()")
+}
+
 func TestDockerComposeAPIVolumesDeletedOnDown(t *testing.T) {
 	path := RenderComposeWithVolume(t)
 	identifier := uuid.New().String()