diff --git a/filter_plugins/get_docker_paths.py b/filter_plugins/get_docker_paths.py
index 3e9e48bc..87467d1c 100644
--- a/filter_plugins/get_docker_paths.py
+++ b/filter_plugins/get_docker_paths.py
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ def get_docker_paths(application_id: str, path_docker_compose_instances: str) ->
             'config':   f"{base}config/",
         },
         'files': {
-            'env':            f"{base}.env/env",
-            'docker_compose': f"{base}docker-compose.yml",
-            'dockerfile':     f"{base}Dockerfile",
+            'env':                      f"{base}.env/env",
+            'docker_compose':           f"{base}docker-compose.yml",
+            'docker_compose_override':  f"{base}docker-compose.override.yml",
+            'dockerfile':               f"{base}Dockerfile",
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/roles/docker-compose/tasks/04_files.yml b/roles/docker-compose/tasks/04_files.yml
index a0393232..b4c425ae 100644
--- a/roles/docker-compose/tasks/04_files.yml
+++ b/roles/docker-compose/tasks/04_files.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,21 @@
     - env_template is failed
     - "'Could not find or access' not in env_template.msg"
 
+- name:           "Create (optional) '{{ docker_compose.files.docker_compose_override }}'"
+  template:
+    src:          "{{ item }}"
+    dest:         "{{ docker_compose.files.docker_compose_override }}"
+    mode:         '770'
+    force:        yes
+  notify:         docker compose up
+  register:       docker_compose_override_template
+  loop:
+    - "{{ application_id | abs_role_path_by_application_id }}/templates/docker-compose.override.yml.j2"
+    - "{{ application_id | abs_role_path_by_application_id }}/files/docker-compose.override.yml"
+  failed_when:
+    - docker_compose_override_template is failed
+    - "'Could not find or access' not in docker_compose_override_template.msg"
+
 - name:           "Create (obligatoric) '{{ docker_compose.files.docker_compose }}'"
   template:
     src:          "docker-compose.yml.j2"