diff --git a/aci/backend.go b/aci/backend.go
index 02b578bfe..2df3be63a 100644
--- a/aci/backend.go
+++ b/aci/backend.go
@@ -134,32 +134,14 @@ type aciContainerService struct {
 }
 
 func (cs *aciContainerService) List(ctx context.Context, all bool) ([]containers.Container, error) {
-	groupsClient, err := login.NewContainerGroupsClient(cs.ctx.SubscriptionID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	var containerGroups []containerinstance.ContainerGroup
-	result, err := groupsClient.ListByResourceGroup(ctx, cs.ctx.ResourceGroup)
+	containerGroups, err := getContainerGroups(ctx, cs.ctx.SubscriptionID, cs.ctx.ResourceGroup)
 	if err != nil {
 		return []containers.Container{}, err
 	}
-
-	for result.NotDone() {
-		containerGroups = append(containerGroups, result.Values()...)
-		if err := result.NextWithContext(ctx); err != nil {
-			return []containers.Container{}, err
-		}
-	}
-
 	var res []containers.Container
-	for _, containerGroup := range containerGroups {
-		group, err := groupsClient.Get(ctx, cs.ctx.ResourceGroup, *containerGroup.Name)
-		if err != nil {
-			return []containers.Container{}, err
-		}
-
+	for _, group := range containerGroups {
 		if group.Containers == nil || len(*group.Containers) < 1 {
-			return []containers.Container{}, fmt.Errorf("no containers found in ACI container group %s", *containerGroup.Name)
+			return []containers.Container{}, fmt.Errorf("no containers found in ACI container group %s", *group.Name)
 		}
 
 		for _, container := range *group.Containers {
@@ -173,6 +155,26 @@ func (cs *aciContainerService) List(ctx context.Context, all bool) ([]containers
 	return res, nil
 }
 
+func getContainerGroups(ctx context.Context, subscriptionID string, resourceGroup string) ([]containerinstance.ContainerGroup, error) {
+	groupsClient, err := login.NewContainerGroupsClient(subscriptionID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	var containerGroups []containerinstance.ContainerGroup
+	result, err := groupsClient.ListByResourceGroup(ctx, resourceGroup)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []containerinstance.ContainerGroup{}, err
+	}
+
+	for result.NotDone() {
+		containerGroups = append(containerGroups, result.Values()...)
+		if err := result.NextWithContext(ctx); err != nil {
+			return []containerinstance.ContainerGroup{}, err
+		}
+	}
+	return containerGroups, nil
+}
+
 func getContainerID(group containerinstance.ContainerGroup, container containerinstance.Container) string {
 	containerID := *group.Name + composeContainerSeparator + *container.Name
 	if _, ok := group.Tags[singleContainerTag]; ok {
@@ -446,8 +448,33 @@ func (cs *aciComposeService) Ps(ctx context.Context, project string) ([]compose.
 	}
 	return res, nil
 }
+
 func (cs *aciComposeService) List(ctx context.Context, project string) ([]compose.Stack, error) {
-	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
+	containerGroups, err := getContainerGroups(ctx, cs.ctx.SubscriptionID, cs.ctx.ResourceGroup)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []compose.Stack{}, err
+	}
+
+	stacks := []compose.Stack{}
+	for _, group := range containerGroups {
+		if _, found := group.Tags[composeContainerTag]; !found {
+			continue
+		}
+		state := compose.RUNNING
+		for _, container := range *group.ContainerGroupProperties.Containers {
+			containerState := convert.GetStatus(container, group)
+			if containerState != compose.RUNNING {
+				state = containerState
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		stacks = append(stacks, compose.Stack{
+			ID:     *group.ID,
+			Name:   *group.Name,
+			Status: state,
+		})
+	}
+	return stacks, nil
 }
 
 func (cs *aciComposeService) Logs(ctx context.Context, project string, w io.Writer) error {
diff --git a/aci/convert/convert.go b/aci/convert/convert.go
index 3df1ee055..f8da647f2 100644
--- a/aci/convert/convert.go
+++ b/aci/convert/convert.go
@@ -451,7 +451,16 @@ func ContainerGroupToContainer(containerID string, cg containerinstance.Containe
 
 // GetStatus returns status for the specified container
 func GetStatus(container containerinstance.Container, group containerinstance.ContainerGroup) string {
-	status := "Unknown"
+	status := compose.UNKNOWN
+	if group.ContainerGroupProperties != nil && group.ContainerGroupProperties.ProvisioningState != nil {
+		status = *group.ContainerGroupProperties.ProvisioningState
+		switch status {
+		case "Succeeded":
+			status = compose.RUNNING
+		case "Failed":
+			status = compose.FAILED
+		}
+	}
 	if group.InstanceView != nil && group.InstanceView.State != nil {
 		status = "Node " + *group.InstanceView.State
 	}
diff --git a/api/compose/api.go b/api/compose/api.go
index 666290e71..98ed050e0 100644
--- a/api/compose/api.go
+++ b/api/compose/api.go
@@ -57,23 +57,24 @@ type ServiceStatus struct {
 	Publishers []PortPublisher
 }
 
-// State of a compose stack
-type State string
-
 const (
 	// STARTING indicates that stack is being deployed
-	STARTING State = "starting"
+	STARTING string = "Starting"
 	// RUNNING indicates that stack is deployed and services are running
-	RUNNING State = "running"
+	RUNNING string = "Running"
 	// UPDATING indicates that some stack resources are being recreated
-	UPDATING State = "updating"
+	UPDATING string = "Updating"
 	// REMOVING indicates that stack is being deleted
-	REMOVING State = "removing"
+	REMOVING string = "Removing"
+	// UNKNOWN indicates unknown stack state
+	UNKNOWN string = "Unknown"
+	// FAILED indicates that stack deployment failed
+	FAILED string = "Failed"
 )
 
 // Stack holds the name and state of a compose application/stack
 type Stack struct {
 	ID     string
 	Name   string
-	Status State
+	Status string
 }
diff --git a/ecs/sdk.go b/ecs/sdk.go
index 426081c52..0833f97f5 100644
--- a/ecs/sdk.go
+++ b/ecs/sdk.go
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func (s sdk) ListStacks(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]compose.Stack, erro
 					Name:   aws.StringValue(stack.StackName),
 					Status: status,
 				})
-				continue
+				break
 			}
 		}
 	}