diff --git a/compose/cli/main.py b/compose/cli/main.py
index da622bc17..468e10c4e 100644
--- a/compose/cli/main.py
+++ b/compose/cli/main.py
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ class TopLevelCommand(object):
 
         with up_shutdown_context(self.project, service_names, timeout, detached):
             # start the event stream first so we don't lose any events
-            event_stream = project.events()
+            event_stream = project.events(service_names=service_names)
 
             to_attach = project.up(
                 service_names=service_names,
diff --git a/compose/project.py b/compose/project.py
index 9a2b46e1b..4e25e498c 100644
--- a/compose/project.py
+++ b/compose/project.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class Project(object):
                 detached=True,
                 start=False)
 
-    def events(self):
+    def events(self, service_names=None):
         def build_container_event(event, container):
             time = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(event['time'])
             time = time.replace(
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ class Project(object):
                 'container': container,
             }
 
-        service_names = set(self.service_names)
+        service_names = set(service_names or self.service_names)
         for event in self.client.events(
             filters={'label': self.labels()},
             decode=True