diff --git a/pkg/loader/compose/v3.go b/pkg/loader/compose/v3.go
index 922d7c1b..35036c0c 100755
--- a/pkg/loader/compose/v3.go
+++ b/pkg/loader/compose/v3.go
@@ -555,6 +555,14 @@ func mergeComposeObject(oldCompose *types.Config, newCompose *types.Config) (*ty
 		if service.Deploy.Mode != "" {
 			tmpOldService.Deploy = service.Deploy
 		}
+		if service.Deploy.Resources.Limits != nil {
+			tmpOldService.Deploy.Resources.Limits = service.Deploy.Resources.Limits
+		}
+
+		if service.Deploy.Resources.Reservations != nil {
+			tmpOldService.Deploy.Resources.Reservations = service.Deploy.Resources.Reservations
+		}
+
 		if len(service.Devices) != 0 {
 			tmpOldService.Devices = service.Devices
 		}
diff --git a/script/test/fixtures/merge-multiple-compose/dev.yml b/script/test/fixtures/merge-multiple-compose/dev.yml
index fe1f7e7e..765ff774 100644
--- a/script/test/fixtures/merge-multiple-compose/dev.yml
+++ b/script/test/fixtures/merge-multiple-compose/dev.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ version: '3'
 
 services:
   web:
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          cpus: "1"  # as opposed to 0.1 (default)
+        reservations:
+          cpus: "1"
     environment:
       - ERRORS=1
       - HIDE_NGINX_HEADERS=0
diff --git a/script/test/fixtures/merge-multiple-compose/output-base-template.json b/script/test/fixtures/merge-multiple-compose/output-base-template.json
index eadd8831..0ac8a2ec 100644
--- a/script/test/fixtures/merge-multiple-compose/output-base-template.json
+++ b/script/test/fixtures/merge-multiple-compose/output-base-template.json
@@ -68,7 +68,14 @@
                 "image": "richarvey/nginx-php-fpm",
                 "imagePullPolicy": "",
                 "name": "web",
-                "resources": {}
+                "resources": {
+                  "limits": {
+                    "cpu": "1"
+                  },
+                  "requests": {
+                    "cpu": "1"
+                  }
+                }
               }
             ],
             "restartPolicy": "Always",