diff --git a/compose/service.py b/compose/service.py
index acb9feadd..9afd1f62b 100644
--- a/compose/service.py
+++ b/compose/service.py
@@ -461,10 +461,9 @@ class Service(object):
                     container.id,
                     network)
 
-            aliases = netdefs.get('aliases', [])
             self.client.connect_container_to_network(
                 container.id, network,
-                aliases=list(self._get_aliases(container).union(aliases)),
+                aliases=self._get_aliases(netdefs, container),
                 ipv4_address=netdefs.get('ipv4_address', None),
                 ipv6_address=netdefs.get('ipv6_address', None),
                 links=self._get_links(False))
@@ -534,11 +533,32 @@ class Service(object):
         numbers = [c.number for c in containers]
         return 1 if not numbers else max(numbers) + 1
 
-    def _get_aliases(self, container):
-        if container.labels.get(LABEL_ONE_OFF) == "True":
+    def _get_aliases(self, network, container=None):
+        if container and container.labels.get(LABEL_ONE_OFF) == "True":
             return set()
 
-        return {self.name, container.short_id}
+        return list(
+            {self.name} |
+            ({container.short_id} if container else set()) |
+            set(network.get('aliases', ()))
+        )
+
+    def build_default_networking_config(self):
+        if not self.networks:
+            return {}
+
+        network = self.networks[self.network_mode.id]
+        endpoint = {
+            'Aliases': self._get_aliases(network),
+            'IPAMConfig': {},
+        }
+
+        if network.get('ipv4_address'):
+            endpoint['IPAMConfig']['IPv4Address'] = network.get('ipv4_address')
+        if network.get('ipv6_address'):
+            endpoint['IPAMConfig']['IPv6Address'] = network.get('ipv6_address')
+
+        return {"EndpointsConfig": {self.network_mode.id: endpoint}}
 
     def _get_links(self, link_to_self):
         links = {}
@@ -634,6 +654,10 @@ class Service(object):
             override_options,
             one_off=one_off)
 
+        networking_config = self.build_default_networking_config()
+        if networking_config:
+            container_options['networking_config'] = networking_config
+
         container_options['environment'] = format_environment(
             container_options['environment'])
         return container_options