diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 9cea591..86c792b 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ declare module "docker-compose" {
     config?: string | string[];
     log?: boolean;
     composeOptions?: string[] | Array<string | string[]>;
+    commandOptions?: string[] | Array<string | string[]>;
   }
 
   interface IDockerComposeLogOptions extends IDockerComposeOptions {
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 6856b2b..2cc4122 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -47,13 +47,16 @@ const composeOptionsToArgs = function (composeOptions) {
  * @param {boolean} [options.log]
  * @param {?(string|string[])} [options.config]
  * @param {?object} [options.env]
+ * @param {?(string[]|Array<string|string[]>)} [options.commandOptions]
  * @param {?(string[]|Array<string|string[]>)} [options.composeOptions]
  */
 const execCompose = (command, args, options) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
   const composeOptions = options.composeOptions || [];
-  let composeArgs = configToArgs(options.config).concat([ command ], args);
+  const commandOptions = options.commandOptions || [];
+  let composeArgs = composeOptionsToArgs(composeOptions);
+
+  composeArgs = composeArgs.concat(configToArgs(options.config).concat([ command ].concat(composeOptionsToArgs(commandOptions), args)));
 
-  composeArgs = composeArgs.concat(composeOptionsToArgs(composeOptions));
   const cwd = options.cwd;
   const env = options.env || null;
 
@@ -186,6 +189,7 @@ const rm = function (options) {
  * @return {object} std.out / std.err
  */
 const exec = function (container, command, options) {
+
   const args = command.split(/\s+/);
 
   return execCompose('exec', [ '-T', container ].concat(args), options);
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 2b13e3e..71297a8 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ compose.exec('node', 'npm install', { cwd: path.join(__dirname) })
 * `cwd {string}`: mandatory folder path to the `docker-compose.yml`
 * `config {(string|string[])}`: custom and/or multiple yml files can be specified (relative to `cwd`)
 * `[log] {boolean}`:  optional setting to enable console logging (output of `docker-compose` `stdout`/`stderr` output)
-* `[commandOptions] string[]|Array<string|string[]`: pass optional command options like `"--build"` or `[["--build"], ["--timeout", "5"]]` or `["--build", ["--timeout", "5"]]` for the `up` command.
+* `[composeOptions] string[]|Array<string|string[]`: pass optional compose options like `"--verbose"` or `[["--verbose"], ["--log-level", "DEBUG"]]` or `["--verbose", ["--loglevel", "DEBUG"]]` for *all* commands.
+* `[commandOptions] string[]|Array<string|string[]`: pass optional command options like `"--build"` or `[["--build"], ["--timeout", "5"]]` or `["--build", ["--timeout", "5"]]` for the `up` command. Viable `commandOptions` depend on the command (`up`, `down` etc.) itself
 
 ## Running the tests
 
diff --git a/test/docker-compose-42.yml b/test/docker-compose-42.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff084f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/docker-compose-42.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+version: '3'
+
+services:
+  some-service:
+    image: alpine
+    volumes:
+      - ./volume:/mountedvolume
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index d5258eb..3594ad3 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ test('ensure container gets started', async assert => {
 
 test('ensure container gets started with --build option', async assert => {
   await compose.down({ cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true, config: 'docker-compose-build.yml' });
-  await compose.upAll({ cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true, config: 'docker-compose-build.yml', composeOptions: [ '--build' ]});
+  await compose.upAll({ cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true, config: 'docker-compose-build.yml', commandOptions: [ '--build' ]});
 
   assert.true(await isContainerRunning('/compose_test_mongodb'));
   await compose.down({ cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true, config: 'docker-compose-build.yml' });
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ test('ensure container gets started with --build option', async assert => {
 
 test('ensure container gets started with --build and --timeout option', async assert => {
   await compose.down({ cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true, config: 'docker-compose-build.yml' });
-  await compose.upAll({ cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true, config: 'docker-compose-build.yml', composeOptions: [[ '--build' ], [ '--timeout', '5' ]]});
+  await compose.upAll({ cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true, config: 'docker-compose-build.yml', commandOptions: [[ '--build' ], [ '--timeout', '5' ]]});
 
   assert.true(await isContainerRunning('/compose_test_mongodb'));
   await compose.down({ cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true, config: 'docker-compose-build.yml' });
@@ -73,13 +73,30 @@ test('ensure container gets started with --build and --timeout option', async as
 
 test('ensure container gets started with --build and --timeout option', async assert => {
   await compose.down({ cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true, config: 'docker-compose-build.yml' });
-  await compose.upAll({ cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true, config: 'docker-compose-build.yml', composeOptions: [ '--build', [ '--timeout', '5' ]]});
+  await compose.upAll({ cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true, config: 'docker-compose-build.yml', commandOptions: [ '--build', [ '--timeout', '5' ]]});
 
   assert.true(await isContainerRunning('/compose_test_mongodb'));
   await compose.down({ cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true, config: 'docker-compose-build.yml' });
   assert.end();
 });
 
+test('ensure container command executed with --workdir command option', async assert => {
+  await compose.down({ cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true, config: 'docker-compose-42.yml' });
+
+  assert.doesNotThrow(async () => {
+    await compose.run('some-service', 'cat hello.txt', {
+      cwd: path.join(__dirname),
+      log: true,
+      config: 'docker-compose-42.yml',
+      composeOptions: [ '--verbose' ],
+      commandOptions: [ '--workdir', '/mountedvolume/nested/dir' ]
+    });
+  });
+
+  await compose.down({ cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true, config: 'docker-compose-42.yml' });
+  assert.end();
+});
+
 test('ensure only single container gets started', async assert => {
   await compose.down({ cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true });
   await compose.upOne('alpine', { cwd: path.join(__dirname), log: true });
diff --git a/test/volume/nested/dir/hello.txt b/test/volume/nested/dir/hello.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5490b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/volume/nested/dir/hello.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+HI!