diff --git a/cli/command/stack/cmd.go b/cli/command/stack/cmd.go
index 1570080d1e..b1ad21dafd 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/cmd.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/cmd.go
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ type commonOptions struct {
 	orchestrator command.Orchestrator
 }
 
+func (o *commonOptions) Orchestrator() command.Orchestrator {
+	if o == nil {
+		return command.OrchestratorSwarm
+	}
+	return o.orchestrator
+}
+
 // NewStackCommand returns a cobra command for `stack` subcommands
 func NewStackCommand(dockerCli command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
 	var opts commonOptions
diff --git a/cli/command/stack/common.go b/cli/command/stack/common.go
index 6de410da84..2a89cfad2e 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/common.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/common.go
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
+
+	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command"
+	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command/stack/kubernetes"
+	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
 
 // validateStackName checks if the provided string is a valid stack name (namespace).
@@ -29,3 +33,18 @@ func validateStackNames(namespaces []string) error {
 func quotesOrWhitespace(r rune) bool {
 	return unicode.IsSpace(r) || r == '"' || r == '\''
 }
+
+func runOrchestratedCommand(dockerCli command.Cli, flags *pflag.FlagSet, commonOrchestrator command.Orchestrator, swarmCmd func() error, kubernetesCmd func(*kubernetes.KubeCli) error) error {
+	switch {
+	case commonOrchestrator.HasAll():
+		return errUnsupportedAllOrchestrator
+	case commonOrchestrator.HasKubernetes():
+		kli, err := kubernetes.WrapCli(dockerCli, kubernetes.NewOptions(flags, commonOrchestrator))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return kubernetesCmd(kli)
+	default:
+		return swarmCmd()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cli/command/stack/deploy.go b/cli/command/stack/deploy.go
index bd4ab32db9..8007572747 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/deploy.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/deploy.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func newDeployCommand(dockerCli command.Cli, common *commonOptions) *cobra.Comma
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			return RunDeploy(dockerCli, cmd.Flags(), config, commonOrchestrator, opts)
+			return RunDeploy(dockerCli, cmd.Flags(), config, common.Orchestrator(), opts)
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -75,16 +75,7 @@ func newDeployCommand(dockerCli command.Cli, common *commonOptions) *cobra.Comma
 
 // RunDeploy performs a stack deploy against the specified orchestrator
 func RunDeploy(dockerCli command.Cli, flags *pflag.FlagSet, config *composetypes.Config, commonOrchestrator command.Orchestrator, opts options.Deploy) error {
-	switch {
-	case commonOrchestrator.HasAll():
-		return errUnsupportedAllOrchestrator
-	case commonOrchestrator.HasKubernetes():
-		kli, err := kubernetes.WrapCli(dockerCli, kubernetes.NewOptions(flags, commonOrchestrator))
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to deploy to Kubernetes")
-		}
-		return kubernetes.RunDeploy(kli, opts, config)
-	default:
-		return swarm.RunDeploy(dockerCli, opts, config)
-	}
+	return runOrchestratedCommand(dockerCli, flags, commonOrchestrator,
+		func() error { return swarm.RunDeploy(dockerCli, opts, config) },
+		func(kli *kubernetes.KubeCli) error { return kubernetes.RunDeploy(kli, opts, config) })
 }
diff --git a/cli/command/stack/list.go b/cli/command/stack/list.go
index bc06926e73..697cbcce1d 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/list.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/list.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func newListCommand(dockerCli command.Cli, common *commonOptions) *cobra.Command
 		Short:   "List stacks",
 		Args:    cli.NoArgs,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			return runList(cmd, dockerCli, opts, common.orchestrator)
+			return RunList(cmd, dockerCli, opts, common.orchestrator)
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ func newListCommand(dockerCli command.Cli, common *commonOptions) *cobra.Command
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func runList(cmd *cobra.Command, dockerCli command.Cli, opts options.List, orchestrator command.Orchestrator) error {
+// RunList performs a stack list against the specified orchestrator
+func RunList(cmd *cobra.Command, dockerCli command.Cli, opts options.List, orchestrator command.Orchestrator) error {
 	stacks := []*formatter.Stack{}
 	if orchestrator.HasSwarm() {
 		ss, err := swarm.GetStacks(dockerCli)
diff --git a/cli/command/stack/ps.go b/cli/command/stack/ps.go
index 4d6215351b..ae692d4e13 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/ps.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/ps.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command/stack/swarm"
 	cliopts "github.com/docker/cli/opts"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
 
 func newPsCommand(dockerCli command.Cli, common *commonOptions) *cobra.Command {
@@ -22,19 +23,7 @@ func newPsCommand(dockerCli command.Cli, common *commonOptions) *cobra.Command {
 			if err := validateStackName(opts.Namespace); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-
-			switch {
-			case common.orchestrator.HasAll():
-				return errUnsupportedAllOrchestrator
-			case common.orchestrator.HasKubernetes():
-				kli, err := kubernetes.WrapCli(dockerCli, kubernetes.NewOptions(cmd.Flags(), common.orchestrator))
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				return kubernetes.RunPS(kli, opts)
-			default:
-				return swarm.RunPS(dockerCli, opts)
-			}
+			return RunPs(dockerCli, cmd.Flags(), common.Orchestrator(), opts)
 		},
 	}
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
@@ -46,3 +35,10 @@ func newPsCommand(dockerCli command.Cli, common *commonOptions) *cobra.Command {
 	kubernetes.AddNamespaceFlag(flags)
 	return cmd
 }
+
+// RunPs performs a stack ps against the specified orchestrator
+func RunPs(dockerCli command.Cli, flags *pflag.FlagSet, commonOrchestrator command.Orchestrator, opts options.PS) error {
+	return runOrchestratedCommand(dockerCli, flags, commonOrchestrator,
+		func() error { return swarm.RunPS(dockerCli, opts) },
+		func(kli *kubernetes.KubeCli) error { return kubernetes.RunPS(kli, opts) })
+}
diff --git a/cli/command/stack/remove.go b/cli/command/stack/remove.go
index 737713e48a..a8dceff2bb 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/remove.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/remove.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command/stack/options"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command/stack/swarm"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
 
 func newRemoveCommand(dockerCli command.Cli, common *commonOptions) *cobra.Command {
@@ -22,22 +23,17 @@ func newRemoveCommand(dockerCli command.Cli, common *commonOptions) *cobra.Comma
 			if err := validateStackNames(opts.Namespaces); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-
-			switch {
-			case common.orchestrator.HasAll():
-				return errUnsupportedAllOrchestrator
-			case common.orchestrator.HasKubernetes():
-				kli, err := kubernetes.WrapCli(dockerCli, kubernetes.NewOptions(cmd.Flags(), common.orchestrator))
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				return kubernetes.RunRemove(kli, opts)
-			default:
-				return swarm.RunRemove(dockerCli, opts)
-			}
+			return RunRemove(dockerCli, cmd.Flags(), common.Orchestrator(), opts)
 		},
 	}
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
 	kubernetes.AddNamespaceFlag(flags)
 	return cmd
 }
+
+// RunRemove performs a stack remove against the specified orchestrator
+func RunRemove(dockerCli command.Cli, flags *pflag.FlagSet, commonOrchestrator command.Orchestrator, opts options.Remove) error {
+	return runOrchestratedCommand(dockerCli, flags, commonOrchestrator,
+		func() error { return swarm.RunRemove(dockerCli, opts) },
+		func(kli *kubernetes.KubeCli) error { return kubernetes.RunRemove(kli, opts) })
+}
diff --git a/cli/command/stack/services.go b/cli/command/stack/services.go
index ca6d42c231..d875fa73a2 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/services.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/services.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command/stack/swarm"
 	cliopts "github.com/docker/cli/opts"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
 
 func newServicesCommand(dockerCli command.Cli, common *commonOptions) *cobra.Command {
@@ -22,19 +23,7 @@ func newServicesCommand(dockerCli command.Cli, common *commonOptions) *cobra.Com
 			if err := validateStackName(opts.Namespace); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-
-			switch {
-			case common.orchestrator.HasAll():
-				return errUnsupportedAllOrchestrator
-			case common.orchestrator.HasKubernetes():
-				kli, err := kubernetes.WrapCli(dockerCli, kubernetes.NewOptions(cmd.Flags(), common.orchestrator))
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				return kubernetes.RunServices(kli, opts)
-			default:
-				return swarm.RunServices(dockerCli, opts)
-			}
+			return RunServices(dockerCli, cmd.Flags(), common.Orchestrator(), opts)
 		},
 	}
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
@@ -44,3 +33,10 @@ func newServicesCommand(dockerCli command.Cli, common *commonOptions) *cobra.Com
 	kubernetes.AddNamespaceFlag(flags)
 	return cmd
 }
+
+// RunServices performs a stack services against the specified orchestrator
+func RunServices(dockerCli command.Cli, flags *pflag.FlagSet, commonOrchestrator command.Orchestrator, opts options.Services) error {
+	return runOrchestratedCommand(dockerCli, flags, commonOrchestrator,
+		func() error { return swarm.RunServices(dockerCli, opts) },
+		func(kli *kubernetes.KubeCli) error { return kubernetes.RunServices(kli, opts) })
+}