diff --git a/compose/config/config.py b/compose/config/config.py
index 003b2e2f4..72d2e8e43 100644
--- a/compose/config/config.py
+++ b/compose/config/config.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ DOCKER_CONFIG_KEYS = [
     'devices',
     'dns',
     'dns_search',
+    'dns_opt',
     'domainname',
     'entrypoint',
     'env_file',
diff --git a/compose/config/config_schema_v2.0.json b/compose/config/config_schema_v2.0.json
index 59c7b30c9..d20a0d89a 100644
--- a/compose/config/config_schema_v2.0.json
+++ b/compose/config/config_schema_v2.0.json
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@
         "depends_on": {"$ref": "#/definitions/list_of_strings"},
         "devices": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "uniqueItems": true},
         "dns": {"$ref": "#/definitions/string_or_list"},
+        "dns_opt": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "uniqueItems": true
+        },
         "dns_search": {"$ref": "#/definitions/string_or_list"},
         "domainname": {"type": "string"},
         "entrypoint": {
diff --git a/compose/config/config_schema_v2.1.json b/compose/config/config_schema_v2.1.json
index d1ffff89a..3b01ddf69 100644
--- a/compose/config/config_schema_v2.1.json
+++ b/compose/config/config_schema_v2.1.json
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@
           ]
         },
         "devices": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "uniqueItems": true},
+        "dns_opt": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "uniqueItems": true
+        },
         "dns": {"$ref": "#/definitions/string_or_list"},
         "dns_search": {"$ref": "#/definitions/string_or_list"},
         "domainname": {"type": "string"},
diff --git a/compose/service.py b/compose/service.py
index b42094e68..353c96af4 100644
--- a/compose/service.py
+++ b/compose/service.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ DOCKER_START_KEYS = [
     'devices',
     'dns',
     'dns_search',
+    'dns_opt',
     'env_file',
     'extra_hosts',
     'group_add',
@@ -755,6 +756,7 @@ class Service(object):
             network_mode=self.network_mode.mode,
             devices=options.get('devices'),
             dns=options.get('dns'),
+            dns_opt=options.get('dns_opt'),
             dns_search=options.get('dns_search'),
             restart_policy=options.get('restart'),
             cap_add=options.get('cap_add'),
diff --git a/tests/integration/service_test.py b/tests/integration/service_test.py
index 734da5dfa..910f2c69c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/service_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/service_test.py
@@ -887,8 +887,16 @@ class ServiceTest(DockerClientTestCase):
         container = create_and_start_container(service)
 
         host_container_groupadd = container.get('HostConfig.GroupAdd')
-        self.assertTrue("root" in host_container_groupadd)
-        self.assertTrue("1" in host_container_groupadd)
+        assert "root" in host_container_groupadd
+        assert "1" in host_container_groupadd
+
+    def test_dns_opt_value(self):
+        service = self.create_service('web', dns_opt=["use-vc", "no-tld-query"])
+        container = create_and_start_container(service)
+
+        dns_opt = container.get('HostConfig.DnsOptions')
+        assert 'use-vc' in dns_opt
+        assert 'no-tld-query' in dns_opt
 
     def test_restart_on_failure_value(self):
         service = self.create_service('web', restart={
diff --git a/tests/unit/config/config_test.py b/tests/unit/config/config_test.py
index aaa7fbf8d..728206d57 100644
--- a/tests/unit/config/config_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/config/config_test.py
@@ -1411,7 +1411,6 @@ class ConfigTest(unittest.TestCase):
         ]
 
     def test_group_add_option(self):
-
         actual = config.load(build_config_details({
             'version': '2',
             'services': {
@@ -1430,6 +1429,25 @@ class ConfigTest(unittest.TestCase):
             }
         ]
 
+    def test_dns_opt_option(self):
+        actual = config.load(build_config_details({
+            'version': '2',
+            'services': {
+                'web': {
+                    'image': 'alpine',
+                    'dns_opt': ["use-vc", "no-tld-query"]
+                }
+            }
+        }))
+
+        assert actual.services == [
+            {
+                'name': 'web',
+                'image': 'alpine',
+                'dns_opt': ["use-vc", "no-tld-query"]
+            }
+        ]
+
     def test_isolation_option(self):
         actual = config.load(build_config_details({
             'version': V2_1,