diff --git a/api/context/context.go b/api/context/context.go
index b1138c31..6d03e159 100644
--- a/api/context/context.go
+++ b/api/context/context.go
@@ -20,9 +20,14 @@ import (
 	gocontext "context"
 
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+
+	configfile "github.com/docker/cli/cli/config/configfile"
+	cliflags "github.com/docker/cli/cli/flags"
 )
 
 type currentContextKey struct{}
+type cliOptionsKey struct{}
+type configKey struct{}
 
 // WithCurrentContext sets the name of the current docker context
 func WithCurrentContext(ctx gocontext.Context, contextName string) context.Context {
@@ -34,3 +39,25 @@ func CurrentContext(ctx context.Context) string {
 	cc, _ := ctx.Value(currentContextKey{}).(string)
 	return cc
 }
+
+// WithCliOptions sets CLI options
+func WithCliOptions(ctx gocontext.Context, options cliflags.CommonOptions) context.Context {
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, cliOptionsKey{}, options)
+}
+
+// CliOptions returns the current context name
+func CliOptions(ctx context.Context) cliflags.CommonOptions {
+	cc, _ := ctx.Value(cliOptionsKey{}).(cliflags.CommonOptions)
+	return cc
+}
+
+// WithConfig sets docker config
+func WithConfig(ctx gocontext.Context, config configfile.ConfigFile) context.Context {
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, configKey{}, config)
+}
+
+// Config returns the docker config
+func Config(ctx context.Context) configfile.ConfigFile {
+	cc, _ := ctx.Value(cliOptionsKey{}).(configfile.ConfigFile)
+	return cc
+}
diff --git a/cli/main.go b/cli/main.go
index eb59c005..f4c52b2d 100644
--- a/cli/main.go
+++ b/cli/main.go
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/mobycli"
 	cliopts "github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/options"
 
+	cliconfig "github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
+	cliflags "github.com/docker/cli/cli/flags"
+
 	// Backend registrations
 	_ "github.com/docker/compose-cli/aci"
 	_ "github.com/docker/compose-cli/ecs"
@@ -151,10 +154,7 @@ func main() {
 	})
 
 	flags := root.Flags()
-	flags.StringVarP(&opts.LogLevel, "log-level", "l", "info", "Set the logging level (\"debug\"|\"info\"|\"warn\"|\"error\"|\"fatal\")")
-	flags.BoolVarP(&opts.Debug, "debug", "D", false, "Enable debug output in the logs")
-	flags.StringVarP(&opts.Host, "host", "H", "", "Daemon socket(s) to connect to")
-	opts.AddContextFlags(flags)
+	opts.InstallFlags(flags)
 	opts.AddConfigFlags(flags)
 	flags.BoolVarP(&opts.Version, "version", "v", false, "Print version information and quit")
 
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ func main() {
 	ctx, cancel := newSigContext()
 	defer cancel()
 
-	// --host and --version should immediately be forwarded to the original cli
-	if opts.Host != "" || opts.Version {
+	// --version should immediately be forwarded to the original cli
+	if opts.Version {
 		mobycli.Exec(root)
 	}
 
@@ -214,7 +214,29 @@ func main() {
 		volume.Command(ctype),
 	)
 
+	configFile, err := cliconfig.Load(opts.Config)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Unable to load docker config: %s\n", opts.Config)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	ctx = apicontext.WithConfig(ctx, *configFile)
 	ctx = apicontext.WithCurrentContext(ctx, currentContext)
+
+	cnxOptions := cliflags.CommonOptions{
+		Context:   opts.Context,
+		Debug:     opts.Debug,
+		Hosts:     opts.Hosts,
+		LogLevel:  opts.LogLevel,
+		TLS:       opts.TLS,
+		TLSVerify: opts.TLSVerify,
+	}
+	if len(opts.Hosts) == 0 {
+		cnxOptions.Context = currentContext
+	}
+	if opts.TLSVerify {
+		cnxOptions.TLSOptions = opts.TLSOptions
+	}
+	ctx = apicontext.WithCliOptions(ctx, cnxOptions)
 	ctx = store.WithContextStore(ctx, s)
 
 	if err = root.ExecuteContext(ctx); err != nil {
diff --git a/cli/options/options.go b/cli/options/options.go
index 764c9cb5..c65e62ae 100644
--- a/cli/options/options.go
+++ b/cli/options/options.go
@@ -17,16 +17,14 @@
 package options
 
 import (
-	apicontext "github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/context"
 	cliconfig "github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/config"
+
+	cliflags "github.com/docker/cli/cli/flags"
 )
 
 // GlobalOpts contains the global CLI options
 type GlobalOpts struct {
-	apicontext.ContextFlags
 	cliconfig.ConfigFlags
-	Debug    bool
-	LogLevel string
-	Version  bool
-	Host     string
+	cliflags.CommonOptions
+	Version bool
 }
diff --git a/local/backend.go b/local/backend.go
index 0e5ea277..5e2f042f 100644
--- a/local/backend.go
+++ b/local/backend.go
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ package local
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
-
+	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/backend"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/cloud"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/compose"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/containers"
+	apicontext "github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/context"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/resources"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/secrets"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/volumes"
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func service(ctx context.Context) (backend.Service, error) {
-	apiClient, err := client.NewClientWithOpts(client.FromEnv, client.WithAPIVersionNegotiation())
+	options := apicontext.CliOptions(ctx)
+	config := apicontext.Config(ctx)
+
+	apiClient, err := command.NewAPIClientFromFlags(&options, &config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/local/containers.go b/local/containers.go
index e3e72d25..f2b28738 100644
--- a/local/containers.go
+++ b/local/containers.go
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 type containerService struct {
-	apiClient *client.Client
+	apiClient client.APIClient
 }
 
 func (cs *containerService) Inspect(ctx context.Context, id string) (containers.Container, error) {
+
 	c, err := cs.apiClient.ContainerInspect(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return containers.Container{}, err
diff --git a/local/volumes.go b/local/volumes.go
index 2fbf08b7..9b49aaf4 100644
--- a/local/volumes.go
+++ b/local/volumes.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type volumeService struct {
-	apiClient *client.Client
+	apiClient client.APIClient
 }
 
 func (vs *volumeService) List(ctx context.Context) ([]volumes.Volume, error) {