diff --git a/cmd/compose/up.go b/cmd/compose/up.go
index 0015855aa..70460d64a 100644
--- a/cmd/compose/up.go
+++ b/cmd/compose/up.go
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ func runUp(ctx context.Context, backend api.Service, createOptions createOptions
 	}
 
 	create := api.CreateOptions{
+		Services:             services,
 		RemoveOrphans:        createOptions.removeOrphans,
 		Recreate:             createOptions.recreateStrategy(),
 		RecreateDependencies: createOptions.dependenciesRecreateStrategy(),
diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index 3e3df639e..00f3a3116 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ type ImagesOptions struct {
 
 // KillOptions group options of the Kill API
 type KillOptions struct {
+	// Services passed in the command line to be killed
+	Services []string
 	// Signal to send to containers
 	Signal string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/compose/kill.go b/pkg/compose/kill.go
index 308f60f1d..fb8199993 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/kill.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/kill.go
@@ -36,8 +36,13 @@ func (s *composeService) Kill(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, optio
 func (s *composeService) kill(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, options api.KillOptions) error {
 	w := progress.ContextWriter(ctx)
 
+	services := options.Services
+	if len(services) == 0 {
+		services = project.ServiceNames()
+	}
+
 	var containers Containers
-	containers, err := s.getContainers(ctx, project.Name, oneOffInclude, true)
+	containers, err := s.getContainers(ctx, project.Name, oneOffInclude, true, services...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/compose/kill_test.go b/pkg/compose/kill_test.go
index 311421239..6a85c31c2 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/kill_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/kill_test.go
@@ -56,18 +56,24 @@ func TestKillAll(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestKillSignal(t *testing.T) {
+	const serviceName = "service1"
 	mockCtrl := gomock.NewController(t)
 	defer mockCtrl.Finish()
 	api := mocks.NewMockAPIClient(mockCtrl)
 	tested.apiClient = api
 
-	project := types.Project{Name: strings.ToLower(testProject), Services: []types.ServiceConfig{testService("service1")}}
+	project := types.Project{Name: strings.ToLower(testProject), Services: []types.ServiceConfig{testService(serviceName)}}
+	listOptions := moby.ContainerListOptions{
+		Filters: filters.NewArgs(projectFilter(strings.ToLower(testProject)),
+			serviceFilter(serviceName)),
+		All: true,
+	}
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	api.EXPECT().ContainerList(ctx, projectFilterListOpt()).Return([]moby.Container{testContainer("service1", "123", false)}, nil)
+	api.EXPECT().ContainerList(ctx, listOptions).Return([]moby.Container{testContainer(serviceName, "123", false)}, nil)
 	api.EXPECT().ContainerKill(anyCancellableContext(), "123", "SIGTERM").Return(nil)
 
-	err := tested.kill(ctx, &project, compose.KillOptions{Signal: "SIGTERM"})
+	err := tested.kill(ctx, &project, compose.KillOptions{Services: []string{serviceName}, Signal: "SIGTERM"})
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/compose/up.go b/pkg/compose/up.go
index 64b100f57..47256b7b5 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/up.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/up.go
@@ -60,10 +60,14 @@ func (s *composeService) Up(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, options
 		return progress.Run(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
 			go func() {
 				<-signalChan
-				s.Kill(ctx, project, api.KillOptions{}) // nolint:errcheck
+				s.Kill(ctx, project, api.KillOptions{ // nolint:errcheck
+					Services: options.Create.Services,
+				})
 			}()
 
-			return s.Stop(ctx, project, api.StopOptions{})
+			return s.Stop(ctx, project, api.StopOptions{
+				Services: options.Create.Services,
+			})
 		})
 	}
 	go func() {