diff --git a/cli/command/stack/deploy.go b/cli/command/stack/deploy.go
index d2d16b4140..bd4ab32db9 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/deploy.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/deploy.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func newDeployCommand(dockerCli command.Cli, common *commonOptions) *cobra.Comma
 	flags.StringVar(&opts.Bundlefile, "bundle-file", "", "Path to a Distributed Application Bundle file")
 	flags.SetAnnotation("bundle-file", "experimental", nil)
 	flags.SetAnnotation("bundle-file", "swarm", nil)
-	flags.StringSliceVarP(&opts.Composefiles, "compose-file", "c", []string{}, "Path to a Compose file")
+	flags.StringSliceVarP(&opts.Composefiles, "compose-file", "c", []string{}, `Path to a Compose file, or "-" to read from stdin`)
 	flags.SetAnnotation("compose-file", "version", []string{"1.25"})
 	flags.BoolVar(&opts.SendRegistryAuth, "with-registry-auth", false, "Send registry authentication details to Swarm agents")
 	flags.SetAnnotation("with-registry-auth", "swarm", nil)
diff --git a/contrib/completion/zsh/_docker b/contrib/completion/zsh/_docker
index f962c8ea87..06519e9427 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/zsh/_docker
+++ b/contrib/completion/zsh/_docker
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@ __docker_stack_subcommand() {
             _arguments $(__docker_arguments) \
                 $opts_help \
                 "($help)--bundle-file=[Path to a Distributed Application Bundle file]:dab:_files -g \"*.dab\"" \
-                "($help -c --compose-file)"{-c=,--compose-file=}"[Path to a Compose file]:compose file:_files -g \"*.(yml|yaml)\"" \
+                "($help -c --compose-file)"{-c=,--compose-file=}"[Path to a Compose file, or '-' to read from stdin]:compose file:_files -g \"*.(yml|yaml)\"" \
                 "($help)--with-registry-auth[Send registry authentication details to Swarm agents]" \
                 "($help -):stack:__docker_complete_stacks" && ret=0
             ;;
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/deploy.md b/docs/reference/commandline/deploy.md
index af08bfe52c..e31a3858c6 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/deploy.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/deploy.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Aliases:
 
 Options:
       --bundle-file string    Path to a Distributed Application Bundle file
-      --compose-file string   Path to a Compose file
+      --compose-file string   Path to a Compose file, or "-" to read from stdin
       --help                  Print usage
       --prune                 Prune services that are no longer referenced
       --with-registry-auth    Send registry authentication details to Swarm agents
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/stack_deploy.md b/docs/reference/commandline/stack_deploy.md
index 8f7687bce8..9542973aeb 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/stack_deploy.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/stack_deploy.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Aliases:
 
 Options:
       --bundle-file string    Path to a Distributed Application Bundle file
-  -c, --compose-file strings  Path to a Compose file
+  -c, --compose-file strings  Path to a Compose file, or "-" to read from stdin
       --help                  Print usage
       --kubeconfig string     Kubernetes config file
       --namespace string      Kubernetes namespace to use