diff --git a/cli/app/app.go b/cli/app/app.go
index e76ab48d9..c74b2c39a 100644
--- a/cli/app/app.go
+++ b/cli/app/app.go
@@ -45,10 +45,28 @@ const (
 
 var inputFormat = "compose"
 
+// Hook for erroring and exit out on warning
+type errorOnWarningHook struct{}
+
+func (errorOnWarningHook) Levels() []logrus.Level {
+	return []logrus.Level{logrus.WarnLevel}
+}
+
+func (errorOnWarningHook) Fire(entry *logrus.Entry) error {
+	logrus.Fatalln(entry.Message)
+	return nil
+}
+
 // BeforeApp is an action that is executed before any cli command.
 func BeforeApp(c *cli.Context) error {
+
 	if c.GlobalBool("verbose") {
 		logrus.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
+	} else if c.GlobalBool("suppress-warnings") {
+		logrus.SetLevel(logrus.ErrorLevel)
+	} else if c.GlobalBool("error-on-warning") {
+		hook := errorOnWarningHook{}
+		logrus.AddHook(hook)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cli/command/command.go b/cli/command/command.go
index e5d3f1edc..784c76731 100644
--- a/cli/command/command.go
+++ b/cli/command/command.go
@@ -124,5 +124,20 @@ func CommonFlags() []cli.Flag {
 			Value:  app.DefaultComposeFile,
 			EnvVar: "COMPOSE_FILE",
 		},
+		// creating a flag to suppress warnings
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "suppress-warnings",
+			Usage: "Suppress all warnings",
+		},
+		// creating a flag to show all kinds of warnings
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "verbose",
+			Usage: "Show all type of logs",
+		},
+		// flag to treat any warning as error
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "error-on-warning",
+			Usage: "Treat any warning as error",
+		},
 	}
 }