diff --git a/api/compose/api.go b/api/compose/api.go
index dfd919333..5efc209ee 100644
--- a/api/compose/api.go
+++ b/api/compose/api.go
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ type CreateOptions struct {
 	RecreateDependencies string
 	// Inherit reuse anonymous volumes from previous container
 	Inherit bool
+	// Timeout set delay to wait for container to gracelfuly stop before sending SIGKILL
+	Timeout *time.Duration
 }
 
 // StartOptions group options of the Start API
diff --git a/cli/cmd/compose/up.go b/cli/cmd/compose/up.go
index 8d397d46f..a97e0d09c 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/compose/up.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/compose/up.go
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ package compose
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/client"
-	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/compose"
-	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/context/store"
-	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/progress"
-	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/cmd"
-	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/formatter"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -37,6 +31,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
+
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/client"
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/compose"
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/context/store"
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/progress"
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/cmd"
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/formatter"
 )
 
 // composeOptions hold options common to `up` and `run` to run compose project
@@ -68,26 +69,34 @@ type upOptions struct {
 	noInherit     bool
 }
 
-func (o upOptions) recreateStrategy() string {
-	if o.noRecreate {
+func (opts upOptions) recreateStrategy() string {
+	if opts.noRecreate {
 		return compose.RecreateNever
 	}
-	if o.forceRecreate {
+	if opts.forceRecreate {
 		return compose.RecreateForce
 	}
 	return compose.RecreateDiverged
 }
 
-func (o upOptions) dependenciesRecreateStrategy() string {
-	if o.noRecreate {
+func (opts upOptions) dependenciesRecreateStrategy() string {
+	if opts.noRecreate {
 		return compose.RecreateNever
 	}
-	if o.recreateDeps {
+	if opts.recreateDeps {
 		return compose.RecreateForce
 	}
 	return compose.RecreateDiverged
 }
 
+func (opts upOptions) GetTimeout() *time.Duration {
+	if opts.timeChanged {
+		t := time.Duration(opts.timeout) * time.Second
+		return &t
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (opts upOptions) apply(project *types.Project, services []string) error {
 	if opts.noDeps {
 		enabled, err := project.GetServices(services...)
@@ -109,14 +118,6 @@ func (opts upOptions) apply(project *types.Project, services []string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if opts.timeChanged {
-		timeoutValue := types.Duration(time.Duration(opts.timeout) * time.Second)
-		for i, s := range project.Services {
-			s.StopGracePeriod = &timeoutValue
-			project.Services[i] = s
-		}
-	}
-
 	for _, scale := range opts.scale {
 		split := strings.Split(scale, "=")
 		if len(split) != 2 {
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ func runCreateStart(ctx context.Context, opts upOptions, services []string) erro
 			Recreate:             opts.recreateStrategy(),
 			RecreateDependencies: opts.dependenciesRecreateStrategy(),
 			Inherit:              !opts.noInherit,
+			Timeout:              opts.GetTimeout(),
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
diff --git a/local/compose/convergence.go b/local/compose/convergence.go
index aaf8bc0a2..fe0571a56 100644
--- a/local/compose/convergence.go
+++ b/local/compose/convergence.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const (
 		"Remove the custom name to scale the service.\n"
 )
 
-func (s *composeService) ensureScale(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, service types.ServiceConfig) (*errgroup.Group, []moby.Container, error) {
+func (s *composeService) ensureScale(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, service types.ServiceConfig, timeout *time.Duration) (*errgroup.Group, []moby.Container, error) {
 	cState, err := GetContextContainerState(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (s *composeService) ensureScale(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project
 		for i := scale; i < len(actual); i++ {
 			container := actual[i]
 			eg.Go(func() error {
-				err := s.apiClient.ContainerStop(ctx, container.ID, nil)
+				err := s.apiClient.ContainerStop(ctx, container.ID, timeout)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ func (s *composeService) ensureScale(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project
 	return eg, actual, nil
 }
 
-func (s *composeService) ensureService(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, service types.ServiceConfig, recreate string, inherit bool) error {
-	eg, actual, err := s.ensureScale(ctx, project, service)
+func (s *composeService) ensureService(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, service types.ServiceConfig, recreate string, inherit bool, timeout *time.Duration) error {
+	eg, actual, err := s.ensureScale(ctx, project, service, timeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (s *composeService) ensureService(ctx context.Context, project *types.Proje
 		diverged := container.Labels[configHashLabel] != expected
 		if diverged || recreate == compose.RecreateForce || service.Extensions[extLifecycle] == forceRecreate {
 			eg.Go(func() error {
-				return s.recreateContainer(ctx, project, service, container, inherit)
+				return s.recreateContainer(ctx, project, service, container, inherit, timeout)
 			})
 			continue
 		}
@@ -209,10 +209,10 @@ func (s *composeService) createContainer(ctx context.Context, project *types.Pro
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *composeService) recreateContainer(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, service types.ServiceConfig, container moby.Container, inherit bool) error {
+func (s *composeService) recreateContainer(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, service types.ServiceConfig, container moby.Container, inherit bool, timeout *time.Duration) error {
 	w := progress.ContextWriter(ctx)
 	w.Event(progress.NewEvent(getContainerProgressName(container), progress.Working, "Recreate"))
-	err := s.apiClient.ContainerStop(ctx, container.ID, nil)
+	err := s.apiClient.ContainerStop(ctx, container.ID, timeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/local/compose/create.go b/local/compose/create.go
index 123502030..f35557d9f 100644
--- a/local/compose/create.go
+++ b/local/compose/create.go
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ func (s *composeService) Create(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, opt
 
 	return InDependencyOrder(ctx, project, func(c context.Context, service types.ServiceConfig) error {
 		if contains(opts.Services, service.Name) {
-			return s.ensureService(c, project, service, opts.Recreate, opts.Inherit)
+			return s.ensureService(c, project, service, opts.Recreate, opts.Inherit, opts.Timeout)
 		}
-		return s.ensureService(c, project, service, opts.RecreateDependencies, opts.Inherit)
+		return s.ensureService(c, project, service, opts.RecreateDependencies, opts.Inherit, opts.Timeout)
 	})
 }