diff --git a/compose/testcontainers/compose/__init__.py b/compose/testcontainers/compose/__init__.py
index d50047ff..ac7d5fe3 100644
--- a/compose/testcontainers/compose/__init__.py
+++ b/compose/testcontainers/compose/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import requests
 import subprocess
 from typing import Iterable, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
-from testcontainers.core.waiting_utils import wait_container_is_ready
+import requests
+
 from testcontainers.core.exceptions import NoSuchPortExposed
+from testcontainers.core.waiting_utils import wait_container_is_ready
 
 
 class DockerCompose:
@@ -38,19 +39,23 @@ class DockerCompose:
               hello-world:
                 image: "hello-world"
     """
+
     def __init__(
             self,
             filepath: str,
             compose_file_name: Union[str, Iterable] = "docker-compose.yml",
             pull: bool = False,
             build: bool = False,
-            env_file: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
+            env_file: Optional[str] = None,
+            services: Optional[List[str]] = None
+    ) -> None:
         self.filepath = filepath
         self.compose_file_names = [compose_file_name] if isinstance(compose_file_name, str) else \
             list(compose_file_name)
         self.pull = pull
         self.build = build
         self.env_file = env_file
+        self.services = services
 
     def __enter__(self) -> "DockerCompose":
         self.start()
@@ -84,6 +89,8 @@ def start(self) -> None:
         up_cmd = self.docker_compose_command() + ['up', '-d']
         if self.build:
             up_cmd.append('--build')
+        if self.services:
+            up_cmd.extend(self.services)
 
         self._call_command(cmd=up_cmd)
 
diff --git a/compose/tests/test_docker_compose.py b/compose/tests/test_docker_compose.py
index 00f231e6..619870b5 100644
--- a/compose/tests/test_docker_compose.py
+++ b/compose/tests/test_docker_compose.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 from testcontainers.core.exceptions import NoSuchPortExposed
 from testcontainers.core.waiting_utils import wait_for_logs
 
-
 ROOT = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 
 
@@ -40,6 +39,19 @@ def test_can_build_images_before_spawning_service_via_compose():
     assert "--build" in docker_compose_cmd
 
 
+def test_can_run_specific_services():
+    with patch.object(DockerCompose, "_call_command") as call_mock:
+        with DockerCompose(ROOT, services=["hub", "firefox"]) as compose:
+            ...
+
+    assert compose.services
+    docker_compose_cmd = call_mock.call_args_list[0][1]["cmd"]
+    services_at_the_end = docker_compose_cmd[-2:]
+    assert "firefox" in services_at_the_end
+    assert "hub" in services_at_the_end
+    assert "chrome" not in docker_compose_cmd
+
+
 def test_can_throw_exception_if_no_port_exposed():
     with DockerCompose(ROOT) as compose:
         with pytest.raises(NoSuchPortExposed):