diff --git a/cli/compose/convert/compose.go b/cli/compose/convert/compose.go
index 0d19ae1fdf..983e7b52ea 100644
--- a/cli/compose/convert/compose.go
+++ b/cli/compose/convert/compose.go
@@ -106,11 +106,23 @@ func Secrets(namespace Namespace, secrets map[string]composetypes.SecretConfig)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		obj, err := fileObjectConfig(namespace, name, composetypes.FileObjectConfig(secret))
+		var obj swarmFileObject
+		var err error
+		if secret.Driver != "" {
+			obj, err = driverObjectConfig(namespace, name, composetypes.FileObjectConfig(secret))
+		} else {
+			obj, err = fileObjectConfig(namespace, name, composetypes.FileObjectConfig(secret))
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		spec := swarm.SecretSpec{Annotations: obj.Annotations, Data: obj.Data}
+		if secret.Driver != "" {
+			spec.Driver = &swarm.Driver{
+				Name:    secret.Driver,
+				Options: secret.DriverOpts,
+			}
+		}
 		if secret.TemplateDriver != "" {
 			spec.Templating = &swarm.Driver{
 				Name: secret.TemplateDriver,
@@ -149,6 +161,22 @@ type swarmFileObject struct {
 	Data        []byte
 }
 
+func driverObjectConfig(namespace Namespace, name string, obj composetypes.FileObjectConfig) (swarmFileObject, error) {
+	if obj.Name != "" {
+		name = obj.Name
+	} else {
+		name = namespace.Scope(name)
+	}
+
+	return swarmFileObject{
+		Annotations: swarm.Annotations{
+			Name:   name,
+			Labels: AddStackLabel(namespace, obj.Labels),
+		},
+		Data: []byte{},
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func fileObjectConfig(namespace Namespace, name string, obj composetypes.FileObjectConfig) (swarmFileObject, error) {
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(obj.File)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cli/compose/loader/loader.go b/cli/compose/loader/loader.go
index a3df518b31..f5787126c9 100644
--- a/cli/compose/loader/loader.go
+++ b/cli/compose/loader/loader.go
@@ -634,7 +634,8 @@ func LoadConfigObjs(source map[string]interface{}, details types.ConfigDetails)
 
 func loadFileObjectConfig(name string, objType string, obj types.FileObjectConfig, details types.ConfigDetails) (types.FileObjectConfig, error) {
 	// if "external: true"
-	if obj.External.External {
+	switch {
+	case obj.External.External:
 		// handle deprecated external.name
 		if obj.External.Name != "" {
 			if obj.Name != "" {
@@ -651,7 +652,11 @@ func loadFileObjectConfig(name string, objType string, obj types.FileObjectConfi
 			}
 		}
 		// if not "external: true"
-	} else {
+	case obj.Driver != "":
+		if obj.File != "" {
+			return obj, errors.Errorf("%[1]s %[2]s: %[1]s.driver and %[1]s.file conflict; only use %[1]s.driver", objType, name)
+		}
+	default:
 		obj.File = absPath(details.WorkingDir, obj.File)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cli/compose/types/types.go b/cli/compose/types/types.go
index 8185f836c8..0895a4d04d 100644
--- a/cli/compose/types/types.go
+++ b/cli/compose/types/types.go
@@ -513,6 +513,8 @@ type FileObjectConfig struct {
 	External       External               `yaml:",omitempty" json:"external,omitempty"`
 	Labels         Labels                 `yaml:",omitempty" json:"labels,omitempty"`
 	Extras         map[string]interface{} `yaml:",inline" json:"-"`
+	Driver         string                 `yaml:",omitempty" json:"driver,omitempty"`
+	DriverOpts     map[string]string      `mapstructure:"driver_opts" yaml:"driver_opts,omitempty" json:"driver_opts,omitempty"`
 	TemplateDriver string                 `mapstructure:"template_driver" yaml:"template_driver,omitempty" json:"template_driver,omitempty"`
 }