diff --git a/Sources/Container-Compose/Commands/ComposeUp.swift b/Sources/Container-Compose/Commands/ComposeUp.swift
index d274ff9..317381b 100644
--- a/Sources/Container-Compose/Commands/ComposeUp.swift
+++ b/Sources/Container-Compose/Commands/ComposeUp.swift
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ public struct ComposeUp: AsyncParsableCommand, @unchecked Sendable {
              for port in ports {
                  let resolvedPort = resolveVariable(port, with: environmentVariables)
                  runCommandArgs.append("-p")
-                 runCommandArgs.append("0.0.0.0:\(resolvedPort)")
+                 runCommandArgs.append(composePortToRunArg(resolvedPort))
              }
          }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Container-Compose/Helper Functions.swift b/Sources/Container-Compose/Helper Functions.swift
index 9a21a2b..0dfd152 100644
--- a/Sources/Container-Compose/Helper Functions.swift	
+++ b/Sources/Container-Compose/Helper Functions.swift	
@@ -104,6 +104,48 @@ public func deriveProjectName(cwd: String) -> String {
     return projectName
 }
 
+/// Converts Docker Compose port specification into a container run -p format.
+/// Handles various formats: "PORT", "HOST:PORT", "IP:HOST:PORT", and optional protocol.
+/// - Parameter portSpec: The port specification string from docker-compose.yml.
+/// - Returns: A properly formatted port binding for `container run -p`.
+public func composePortToRunArg(_ portSpec: String) -> String {
+    // Check for protocol suffix (e.g., "/tcp" or "/udp")
+    var protocolSuffix = ""
+    var portBody = portSpec
+    if let slashRange = portSpec.range(of: "/", options: [.backwards]) {
+        let afterSlash = portSpec[slashRange.lowerBound...]
+        let protocolPart = String(afterSlash)
+        if protocolPart == "/tcp" || protocolPart == "/udp" {
+            protocolSuffix = protocolPart
+            portBody = String(portSpec[..<slashRange.lowerBound])
+        }
+    }
+
+    let components = portBody.split(separator: ":", maxSplits: 3).map(String.init)
+    switch components.count {
+    case 1:
+        let containerPort = components[0]
+        return "0.0.0.0:\(containerPort):\(containerPort)\(protocolSuffix)"
+    case 2:
+        let hostPart = components[0]
+        let containerPart = components[1]
+        let hasIPv4 = hostPart.contains(".")
+        let hasIPv6 = hostPart.contains(":") && hostPart.hasPrefix("[") && hostPart.hasSuffix("]")
+        if hasIPv4 || hasIPv6 {
+            return "\(hostPart):\(containerPart)\(protocolSuffix)"
+        } else {
+            return "0.0.0.0:\(hostPart):\(containerPart)\(protocolSuffix)"
+        }
+    case 3:
+        let ipPart = components[0]
+        let hostPart = components[1]
+        let containerPart = components[2]
+        return "\(ipPart):\(hostPart):\(containerPart)\(protocolSuffix)"
+    default:
+        return portSpec
+    }
+}
+
 extension String: @retroactive Error {}
 
 /// A structure representing the result of a command-line process execution.
diff --git a/Tests/Container-Compose-DynamicTests/ComposeUpTests.swift b/Tests/Container-Compose-DynamicTests/ComposeUpTests.swift
index 779b789..08b1cb1 100644
--- a/Tests/Container-Compose-DynamicTests/ComposeUpTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/Container-Compose-DynamicTests/ComposeUpTests.swift
@@ -267,6 +267,46 @@ struct ComposeUpTests {
                 #expect(appContainer.configuration.resources.cpus == 1)
                 #expect(appContainer.configuration.resources.memoryInBytes == 512.mib())
         }
+
+    @Test("Test compose up with explicit IP port mapping")
+    func testComposeUpWithExplicitIPPortMapping() async throws {
+        let yaml = """
+            version: "3.8"
+            services:
+                web:
+                    image: nginx:alpine
+                    ports:
+                        - "127.0.0.1:18081:80"
+            """
+
+        let project = try DockerComposeYamlFiles.copyYamlToTemporaryLocation(yaml: yaml)
+
+        var composeUp = try ComposeUp.parse(["-d", "--cwd", project.base.path(percentEncoded: false)])
+        try await composeUp.run()
+
+        var containers = try await ClientContainer.list()
+            .filter({
+                $0.configuration.id.contains(project.name)
+            })
+
+        guard let webContainer = containers.first(where: { $0.configuration.id == "\(project.name)-web" }) else {
+            throw Errors.containerNotFound
+        }
+
+        #expect(webContainer.status == .running)
+        #expect(webContainer.configuration.publishedPorts.map({ "\($0.hostAddress):\($0.hostPort):\($0.containerPort)" }) == ["127.0.0.1:18081:80"])
+
+        var composeDown = try ComposeDown.parse(["--cwd", project.base.path(percentEncoded: false)])
+        try await composeDown.run()
+
+        containers = try await ClientContainer.list()
+            .filter({
+                $0.configuration.id.contains(project.name)
+            })
+
+        #expect(containers.count == 1)
+        #expect(containers.filter({ $0.status == .stopped }).count == 1)
+    }
     
     enum Errors: Error {
         case containerNotFound
diff --git a/Tests/Container-Compose-StaticTests/HelperFunctionsTests.swift b/Tests/Container-Compose-StaticTests/HelperFunctionsTests.swift
index 158c126..c682828 100644
--- a/Tests/Container-Compose-StaticTests/HelperFunctionsTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/Container-Compose-StaticTests/HelperFunctionsTests.swift
@@ -32,4 +32,52 @@ struct HelperFunctionsTests {
         #expect(projectName == "_devcontainers")
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    @Test("Compose port - simple container port")
+    func testPortSimple() throws {
+        let result = composePortToRunArg("3000")
+        #expect(result == "0.0.0.0:3000:3000")
+    }
+
+    @Test("Compose port - host:container same port")
+    func testPortHostContainerSame() throws {
+        let result = composePortToRunArg("3000:3000")
+        #expect(result == "0.0.0.0:3000:3000")
+    }
+
+    @Test("Compose port - host:container different ports")
+    func testPortHostContainerDifferent() throws {
+        let result = composePortToRunArg("8080:3000")
+        #expect(result == "0.0.0.0:8080:3000")
+    }
+
+    @Test("Compose port - explicit IP binding IPv4")
+    func testPortIPv4Binding() throws {
+        let result = composePortToRunArg("127.0.0.1:5432:5432")
+        #expect(result == "127.0.0.1:5432:5432")
+    }
+
+    @Test("Compose port - explicit IP binding IPv6")
+    func testPortIPv6Binding() throws {
+        let result = composePortToRunArg("[::1]:3000:3000")
+        #expect(result == "[::1]:3000:3000")
+    }
+
+    @Test("Compose port - with protocol tcp")
+    func testPortWithProtocolTCP() throws {
+        let result = composePortToRunArg("3000:3000/tcp")
+        #expect(result == "0.0.0.0:3000:3000/tcp")
+    }
+
+    @Test("Compose port - explicit IP with protocol")
+    func testPortIPv4WithProtocol() throws {
+        let result = composePortToRunArg("127.0.0.1:5432:5432/tcp")
+        #expect(result == "127.0.0.1:5432:5432/tcp")
+    }
+
+    @Test("Compose port - explicit IP already with 0.0.0.0")
+    func testPortZeroZeroZeroZero() throws {
+        let result = composePortToRunArg("0.0.0.0:3000:3000")
+        #expect(result == "0.0.0.0:3000:3000")
+    }
+
+}