diff --git a/pkg/libstack/compose/internal/composeplugin/composeplugin.go b/pkg/libstack/compose/internal/composeplugin/composeplugin.go
index 706889173..35d02c22b 100644
--- a/pkg/libstack/compose/internal/composeplugin/composeplugin.go
+++ b/pkg/libstack/compose/internal/composeplugin/composeplugin.go
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ func (wrapper *PluginWrapper) Validate(ctx context.Context, filePaths []string,
 	return err
 }
 
+func (wrapper *PluginWrapper) Config(ctx context.Context, filePaths []string, options libstack.Options) ([]byte, error) {
+	configArgs := append([]string{"config"}, options.ConfigOptions...)
+	return wrapper.command(newCommand(configArgs, filePaths), options)
+}
+
 // Command execute a docker-compose command
 func (wrapper *PluginWrapper) command(command composeCommand, options libstack.Options) ([]byte, error) {
 	program := utils.ProgramPath(wrapper.binaryPath, "docker-compose")
diff --git a/pkg/libstack/compose/internal/composeplugin/composeplugin_test.go b/pkg/libstack/compose/internal/composeplugin/composeplugin_test.go
index 329a1ae97..960d33aa6 100644
--- a/pkg/libstack/compose/internal/composeplugin/composeplugin_test.go
+++ b/pkg/libstack/compose/internal/composeplugin/composeplugin_test.go
@@ -143,3 +143,230 @@ func containerExists(containerName string) bool {
 
 	return strings.Contains(string(out), containerName)
 }
+
+func Test_Config(t *testing.T) {
+	checkPrerequisites(t)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	projectName := "configtest"
+
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name               string
+		composeFileContent string
+		expectFileContent  string
+		envFileContent     string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "compose file with relative path",
+			composeFileContent: `services:
+  app:
+    image: 'nginx:latest'
+    ports:
+      - '80:80'
+    volumes:
+      - ./nginx-data:/data`,
+			expectFileContent: `name: configtest
+services:
+  app:
+    image: nginx:latest
+    networks:
+      default: null
+    ports:
+      - mode: ingress
+        target: 80
+        published: "80"
+        protocol: tcp
+    volumes:
+      - type: bind
+        source: ./nginx-data
+        target: /data
+        bind:
+          create_host_path: true
+networks:
+  default:
+    name: configtest_default
+`,
+			envFileContent: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "compose file with absolute path",
+			composeFileContent: `services:
+  app:
+    image: 'nginx:latest'
+    ports:
+      - '80:80'
+    volumes:
+      - /nginx-data:/data`,
+			expectFileContent: `name: configtest
+services:
+  app:
+    image: nginx:latest
+    networks:
+      default: null
+    ports:
+      - mode: ingress
+        target: 80
+        published: "80"
+        protocol: tcp
+    volumes:
+      - type: bind
+        source: /nginx-data
+        target: /data
+        bind:
+          create_host_path: true
+networks:
+  default:
+    name: configtest_default
+`,
+			envFileContent: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "compose file with declared volume",
+			composeFileContent: `services:
+  app:
+    image: 'nginx:latest'
+    ports:
+      - '80:80'
+    volumes:
+      - nginx-data:/data
+volumes:
+  nginx-data:
+    driver: local`,
+			expectFileContent: `name: configtest
+services:
+  app:
+    image: nginx:latest
+    networks:
+      default: null
+    ports:
+      - mode: ingress
+        target: 80
+        published: "80"
+        protocol: tcp
+    volumes:
+      - type: volume
+        source: nginx-data
+        target: /data
+        volume: {}
+networks:
+  default:
+    name: configtest_default
+volumes:
+  nginx-data:
+    name: configtest_nginx-data
+    driver: local
+`,
+			envFileContent: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "compose file with relative path environment variable placeholder",
+			composeFileContent: `services:
+  nginx:
+    image: nginx:latest
+    ports:
+      - 8019:80
+    volumes:
+      - ${WEB_HOME}:/usr/share/nginx/html/
+    env_file:
+      - stack.env
+`,
+			expectFileContent: `name: configtest
+services:
+  nginx:
+    environment:
+      WEB_HOME: ./html
+    image: nginx:latest
+    networks:
+      default: null
+    ports:
+      - mode: ingress
+        target: 80
+        published: "8019"
+        protocol: tcp
+    volumes:
+      - type: bind
+        source: ./html
+        target: /usr/share/nginx/html
+        bind:
+          create_host_path: true
+networks:
+  default:
+    name: configtest_default
+`,
+			envFileContent: `WEB_HOME=./html`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "compose file with absolute path environment variable placeholder",
+			composeFileContent: `services:
+  nginx:
+    image: nginx:latest
+    ports:
+      - 8019:80
+    volumes:
+      - ${WEB_HOME}:/usr/share/nginx/html/
+    env_file:
+      - stack.env
+`,
+
+			expectFileContent: `name: configtest
+services:
+  nginx:
+    environment:
+      WEB_HOME: /usr/share/nginx/html
+    image: nginx:latest
+    networks:
+      default: null
+    ports:
+      - mode: ingress
+        target: 80
+        published: "8019"
+        protocol: tcp
+    volumes:
+      - type: bind
+        source: /usr/share/nginx/html
+        target: /usr/share/nginx/html
+        bind:
+          create_host_path: true
+networks:
+  default:
+    name: configtest_default
+`,
+			envFileContent: `WEB_HOME=/usr/share/nginx/html`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			composeFilePath, err := createFile(dir, "docker-compose.yml", tc.composeFileContent)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			envFilePath := ""
+			if tc.envFileContent != "" {
+				envFilePath, err = createFile(dir, "stack.env", tc.envFileContent)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			}
+
+			w := setup(t)
+			actual, err := w.Config(ctx, []string{composeFilePath}, libstack.Options{
+				WorkingDir:    dir,
+				ProjectName:   projectName,
+				EnvFilePath:   envFilePath,
+				ConfigOptions: []string{"--no-path-resolution"},
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to get config: %s. Error: %s", string(actual), err)
+			}
+
+			if string(actual) != tc.expectFileContent {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected config output: %s(len=%d), expect: %s(len=%d)", actual, len(actual), tc.expectFileContent, len(tc.expectFileContent))
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/libstack/libstack.go b/pkg/libstack/libstack.go
index 6d323cc87..e417e26d9 100644
--- a/pkg/libstack/libstack.go
+++ b/pkg/libstack/libstack.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type Deployer interface {
 	Pull(ctx context.Context, filePaths []string, options Options) error
 	Validate(ctx context.Context, filePaths []string, options Options) error
 	WaitForStatus(ctx context.Context, name string, status Status) <-chan WaitResult
+	Config(ctx context.Context, filePaths []string, options Options) ([]byte, error)
 }
 
 type Status string
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ type Options struct {
 	// By default, it is an empty string, which means it corresponds to the path of the compose file itself.
 	// This is particularly helpful when mounting a relative path.
 	ProjectDir string
+	// ConfigOptions is a list of options to pass to the docker-compose config command
+	ConfigOptions []string
 }
 
 type DeployOptions struct {