diff --git a/commands/local_server_start.go b/commands/local_server_start.go
index 7cfd022d..9fc86d1b 100644
--- a/commands/local_server_start.go
+++ b/commands/local_server_start.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -309,6 +310,13 @@ var localServerStartCmd = &console.Command{
 
 		if fileConfig != nil {
 			reexec.NotifyForeground("workers")
+
+			_, isDockerComposeWorkerConfigured := fileConfig.Workers[project.DockerComposeWorkerKey]
+			var dockerWg sync.WaitGroup
+			if isDockerComposeWorkerConfigured {
+				dockerWg.Add(1)
+			}
+
 			for name, worker := range fileConfig.Workers {
 				pidFile := pid.New(projectDir, worker.Cmd)
 				if pidFile.IsRunning() {
@@ -335,10 +343,43 @@ var localServerStartCmd = &console.Command{
 
 					runner.BuildCmdHook = func(cmd *exec.Cmd) error {
 						cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, envs.AsSlice(env)...)
-
 						return nil
 					}
 
+					if name == project.DockerComposeWorkerKey {
+						originalBuildCmdHook := runner.BuildCmdHook
+
+						runner.BuildCmdHook = func(cmd *exec.Cmd) error {
+							cmd.Args = append(cmd.Args, "--detach")
+
+							return originalBuildCmdHook(cmd)
+						}
+
+						runner.SuccessHook = func(runner *local.Runner, cmd *exec.Cmd) {
+							terminal.Eprintln("<info>INFO</> Docker Compose is now up, switching to non detached mode")
+
+							// set up the worker for an immediate restart so
+							// that it starts monitoring the containers as soon
+							// as possible after the initial startup
+							runner.AlwaysRestartOnExit = true
+							// but next time this process is successful we don't
+							// have to do anything specific
+							runner.SuccessHook = nil
+							// and we move back AlwaysRestartOnExit to false
+
+							runner.BuildCmdHook = func(cmd *exec.Cmd) error {
+								runner.AlwaysRestartOnExit = false
+
+								return originalBuildCmdHook(cmd)
+							}
+
+							dockerWg.Done()
+						}
+					} else if isDockerComposeWorkerConfigured {
+						terminal.Eprintfln("<info>INFO</> Worker \"%s\" waiting for Docker Compose to be up", name)
+						dockerWg.Wait()
+					}
+
 					ui.Success(fmt.Sprintf("Started worker \"%s\"", name))
 					if err := runner.Run(); err != nil {
 						terminal.Eprintfln("<warning>WARNING</> Worker \"%s\" exited with an error: %s", name, err)
diff --git a/local/project/config.go b/local/project/config.go
index c5d3767b..6a003e56 100644
--- a/local/project/config.go
+++ b/local/project/config.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
+const DockerComposeWorkerKey = "docker_compose"
+
 // Config is the struct taken by New (should not be used for anything else)
 type Config struct {
 	HomeDir       string
@@ -143,6 +145,17 @@ func (c *FileConfig) parseWorkers() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := c.Workers[DockerComposeWorkerKey]; ok && v == nil {
+		c.Workers[DockerComposeWorkerKey] = &Worker{
+			Cmd: []string{"docker", "compose", "up"},
+			Watch: []string{
+				"compose.yaml", "compose.override.yaml",
+				"compose.yml", "compose.override.yml",
+				"docker-compose.yml", "docker-compose.override.yml",
+				"docker-compose.yaml", "docker-compose.override.yaml",
+			},
+		}
+	}
 	if v, ok := c.Workers["yarn_encore_watch"]; ok && v == nil {
 		c.Workers["yarn_encore_watch"] = &Worker{
 			Cmd: []string{"yarn", "encore", "dev", "--watch"},
diff --git a/local/runner.go b/local/runner.go
index f829ccee..f895f450 100644
--- a/local/runner.go
+++ b/local/runner.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ type Runner struct {
 	pidFile *pid.PidFile
 
 	BuildCmdHook        func(*exec.Cmd) error
+	SuccessHook         func(*Runner, *exec.Cmd)
 	AlwaysRestartOnExit bool
 }
 
@@ -226,6 +227,10 @@ func (r *Runner) Run() error {
 		case err := <-cmdExitChan:
 			err = errors.Wrapf(err, `command "%s" failed`, r.pidFile)
 
+			if err == nil && r.SuccessHook != nil {
+				r.SuccessHook(r, cmd)
+			}
+
 			// Command is NOT set up to loop, stop here and remove the pidFile
 			// if the command is successful
 			if !looping {