diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e1d4d4a8e57..3b91b69d2de 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.62.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	gotest.tools/v3 v3.5.1
+	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface v0.8.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -190,5 +191,4 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 // indirect
-	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface v0.8.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/pkg/compose/create.go b/pkg/compose/create.go
index 46faa87c817..ab0842e6e4d 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/create.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/create.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/errdefs"
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	cdi "tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/pkg/parser"
 )
 
 type createOptions struct {
@@ -645,7 +646,14 @@ func getDeployResources(s types.ServiceConfig) container.Resources {
 		setReservations(s.Deploy.Resources.Reservations, &resources)
 	}
 
+	var cdiDeviceNames []string
 	for _, device := range s.Devices {
+
+		if device.Source == device.Target && cdi.IsQualifiedName(device.Source) {
+			cdiDeviceNames = append(cdiDeviceNames, device.Source)
+			continue
+		}
+
 		resources.Devices = append(resources.Devices, container.DeviceMapping{
 			PathOnHost:        device.Source,
 			PathInContainer:   device.Target,
@@ -653,6 +661,13 @@ func getDeployResources(s types.ServiceConfig) container.Resources {
 		})
 	}
 
+	if len(cdiDeviceNames) > 0 {
+		resources.DeviceRequests = append(resources.DeviceRequests, container.DeviceRequest{
+			Driver:    "cdi",
+			DeviceIDs: cdiDeviceNames,
+		})
+	}
+
 	ulimits := toUlimits(s.Ulimits)
 	resources.Ulimits = ulimits
 	return resources