diff --git a/compose/compose-file/compose-file-v2.md b/compose/compose-file/compose-file-v2.md
index f6c356dab2..7f39f2d956 100644
--- a/compose/compose-file/compose-file-v2.md
+++ b/compose/compose-file/compose-file-v2.md
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ or a list:
       args:
         - buildno=1
         - gitcommithash=cdc3b19
+        
+> **Note**: if you specify `ARG` in your Dockerfile befor the `FROM` instruction 
+> then the `ARG` will not be available in the buld instructions under `FROM`
+> if you need a argument in both places simply place it again under the `FROM` instruction
 
 You can omit the value when specifying a build argument, in which case its value
 at build time is the value in the environment where Compose is running.