diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 6e334a201..17ead6f3b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+repos:
 - repo: https://github.com/gruntwork-io/pre-commit
   rev: v0.1.10
   hooks:
diff --git a/modules/docker/docker_compose.go b/modules/docker/docker_compose.go
index d90ccff36..330309d1c 100644
--- a/modules/docker/docker_compose.go
+++ b/modules/docker/docker_compose.go
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ type Options struct {
 	EnableBuildKit bool
 
 	// Set a logger that should be used. See the logger package for more info.
-	Logger *logger.Logger
+	Logger      *logger.Logger
+	ProjectName string
 }
 
 // RunDockerCompose runs docker compose with the given arguments and options and return stdout/stderr.
@@ -47,8 +48,12 @@ func RunDockerComposeE(t testing.TestingT, options *Options, args ...string) (st
 func runDockerComposeE(t testing.TestingT, stdout bool, options *Options, args ...string) (string, error) {
 	var cmd shell.Command
 
-	dockerComposeVersionCmd := icmd.Command("docker", "compose", "version")
+	projectName := options.ProjectName
+	if len(projectName) <= 0 {
+		projectName = strings.ToLower(t.Name())
+	}
 
+	dockerComposeVersionCmd := icmd.Command("docker", "compose", "version")
 	result := icmd.RunCmd(dockerComposeVersionCmd)
 
 	if options.EnableBuildKit {
@@ -63,7 +68,7 @@ func runDockerComposeE(t testing.TestingT, stdout bool, options *Options, args .
 	if result.ExitCode == 0 {
 		cmd = shell.Command{
 			Command:    "docker",
-			Args:       append([]string{"compose", "--project-name", generateValidDockerComposeProjectName(t.Name())}, args...),
+			Args:       append([]string{"compose", "--project-name", generateValidDockerComposeProjectName(projectName)}, args...),
 			WorkingDir: options.WorkingDir,
 			Env:        options.EnvVars,
 			Logger:     options.Logger,
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ func runDockerComposeE(t testing.TestingT, stdout bool, options *Options, args .
 			Command: "docker-compose",
 			// We append --project-name to ensure containers from multiple different tests using Docker Compose don't end
 			// up in the same project and end up conflicting with each other.
-			Args:       append([]string{"--project-name", generateValidDockerComposeProjectName(t.Name())}, args...),
+			Args:       append([]string{"--project-name", generateValidDockerComposeProjectName(projectName)}, args...),
 			WorkingDir: options.WorkingDir,
 			Env:        options.EnvVars,
 			Logger:     options.Logger,
@@ -83,6 +88,7 @@ func runDockerComposeE(t testing.TestingT, stdout bool, options *Options, args .
 	if stdout {
 		return shell.RunCommandAndGetStdOut(t, cmd), nil
 	}
+
 	return shell.RunCommandAndGetOutputE(t, cmd)
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/docker/docker_compose_test.go b/modules/docker/docker_compose_test.go
index b9799a356..13b5c4702 100644
--- a/modules/docker/docker_compose_test.go
+++ b/modules/docker/docker_compose_test.go
@@ -25,3 +25,40 @@ func TestDockerComposeWithBuildKit(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Contains(t, out, testToken)
 }
+
+func TestDockerComposeWithCustomProjectName(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		options  *Options
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Testing ",
+			options: &Options{
+				WorkingDir: "../../test/fixtures/docker-compose-with-custom-project-name",
+			},
+			expected: "testdockercomposewithcustomprojectname",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Testing",
+			options: &Options{
+				WorkingDir:  "../../test/fixtures/docker-compose-with-custom-project-name",
+				ProjectName: "testingProjectName",
+			},
+			expected: "testingprojectname",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Log(test.name)
+
+			output := RunDockerCompose(t, test.options, "up", "-d")
+			defer RunDockerCompose(t, test.options, "down", "--remove-orphans", "--timeout", "2")
+
+			require.Contains(t, output, test.expected)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/docker-compose-with-custom-project-name/docker-compose.yml b/test/fixtures/docker-compose-with-custom-project-name/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b8314856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/docker-compose-with-custom-project-name/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+services:
+  test-docker-image:
+    image: busybox