diff --git a/local/compose.go b/local/compose.go
index de6fe593d..f95cd829a 100644
--- a/local/compose.go
+++ b/local/compose.go
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ func (s *local) Up(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, detach bool) err
 		}
 	}
 
-	err := inDependencyOrder(ctx, project, func(service types.ServiceConfig) error {
-		return s.ensureService(ctx, project, service)
+	err := inDependencyOrder(ctx, project, func(c context.Context, service types.ServiceConfig) error {
+		return s.ensureService(c, project, service)
 	})
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/local/convergence.go b/local/convergence.go
index 86984a40b..b9b356028 100644
--- a/local/convergence.go
+++ b/local/convergence.go
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/progress"
 )
 
+const (
+	extLifecycle  = "x-lifecycle"
+	forceRecreate = "force_recreate"
+)
+
 func (s *local) ensureService(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, service types.ServiceConfig) error {
 	actual, err := s.containerService.apiClient.ContainerList(ctx, moby.ContainerListOptions{
 		Filters: filters.NewArgs(
@@ -80,10 +85,11 @@ func (s *local) ensureService(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, servi
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	for _, container := range actual {
 		container := container
 		diverged := container.Labels[configHashLabel] != expected
-		if diverged {
+		if diverged || service.Extensions[extLifecycle] == forceRecreate {
 			eg.Go(func() error {
 				return s.recreateContainer(ctx, project, service, container)
 			})
@@ -184,9 +190,20 @@ func (s *local) recreateContainer(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, s
 		StatusText: "Recreated",
 		Done:       true,
 	})
+	setDependentLifecycle(project, service.Name, forceRecreate)
 	return nil
 }
 
+// setDependentLifecycle define the Lifecycle strategy for all services to depend on specified service
+func setDependentLifecycle(project *types.Project, service string, strategy string) {
+	for i, s := range project.Services {
+		if contains(s.GetDependencies(), service) {
+			s.Extensions[extLifecycle] = strategy
+			project.Services[i] = s
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *local) restartContainer(ctx context.Context, service types.ServiceConfig, container moby.Container) error {
 	w := progress.ContextWriter(ctx)
 	w.Event(progress.Event{
diff --git a/local/dependencies.go b/local/dependencies.go
index 50d7a4c47..26444f33c 100644
--- a/local/dependencies.go
+++ b/local/dependencies.go
@@ -25,15 +25,18 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
-func inDependencyOrder(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, fn func(types.ServiceConfig) error) error {
-	eg, _ := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+func inDependencyOrder(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, fn func(context.Context, types.ServiceConfig) error) error {
 	var (
 		scheduled []string
 		ready     []string
 	)
+	services := sortByDependency(project.Services)
+
 	results := make(chan string)
-	for len(ready) < len(project.Services) {
-		for _, service := range project.Services {
+	errors := make(chan error)
+	eg, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+	for len(ready) < len(services) {
+		for _, service := range services {
 			if contains(scheduled, service.Name) {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -41,9 +44,9 @@ func inDependencyOrder(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, fn func(type
 				service := service
 				scheduled = append(scheduled, service.Name)
 				eg.Go(func() error {
-					err := fn(service)
+					err := fn(ctx, service)
 					if err != nil {
-						close(results)
+						errors <- err
 						return err
 					}
 					results <- service.Name
@@ -51,11 +54,30 @@ func inDependencyOrder(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project, fn func(type
 				})
 			}
 		}
-		result, ok := <-results
-		if !ok {
-			break
+		select {
+		case result := <-results:
+			ready = append(ready, result)
+		case err := <-errors:
+			return err
 		}
-		ready = append(ready, result)
 	}
 	return eg.Wait()
 }
+
+// sortByDependency sort a Service slice so it can be processed in respect to dependency ordering
+func sortByDependency(services types.Services) types.Services {
+	var sorted types.Services
+	var done []string
+	for len(sorted) < len(services) {
+		for _, s := range services {
+			if contains(done, s.Name) {
+				continue
+			}
+			if containsAll(done, s.GetDependencies()) {
+				sorted = append(sorted, s)
+				done = append(done, s.Name)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return sorted
+}
diff --git a/local/dependencies_test.go b/local/dependencies_test.go
index b0b6cfe37..3dc62f693 100644
--- a/local/dependencies_test.go
+++ b/local/dependencies_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestInDependencyOrder(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	//nolint:errcheck, unparam
-	go inDependencyOrder(context.TODO(), &project, func(config types.ServiceConfig) error {
+	go inDependencyOrder(context.TODO(), &project, func(ctx context.Context, config types.ServiceConfig) error {
 		order <- config.Name
 		return nil
 	})