diff --git a/cli/cmd/compose/up.go b/cli/cmd/compose/up.go
index bafaf06b..a16c0bac 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/compose/up.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/compose/up.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func upCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	upCmd.Flags().StringVar(&opts.WorkDir, "workdir", ".", "Work dir")
 	upCmd.Flags().StringArrayVarP(&opts.ConfigPaths, "file", "f", []string{}, "Compose configuration files")
 	upCmd.Flags().StringArrayVarP(&opts.Environment, "environment", "e", []string{}, "Environment variables")
+	upCmd.Flags().BoolP("detach", "d", true, " Detached mode: Run containers in the background")
 
 	return upCmd
 }
diff --git a/cli/cmd/run/run.go b/cli/cmd/run/run.go
index 90182838..4431b9bb 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/run/run.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/run/run.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func Command() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&opts.Name, "name", "", "Assign a name to the container")
 	cmd.Flags().StringArrayVarP(&opts.Labels, "label", "l", []string{}, "Set meta data on a container")
 	cmd.Flags().StringArrayVarP(&opts.Volumes, "volume", "v", []string{}, "Volume. Ex: user:key@my_share:/absolute/path/to/target")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolP("detach", "d", true, "Run container in background and print container ID")
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/cli/cmd/run/testdata/run-help.golden b/cli/cmd/run/testdata/run-help.golden
index 7bdf7de8..2a5a55f5 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/run/testdata/run-help.golden
+++ b/cli/cmd/run/testdata/run-help.golden
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Usage:
   run [flags]
 
 Flags:
+  -d, --detach                Run container in background and print container ID (default true)
   -l, --label stringArray     Set meta data on a container
       --name string           Assign a name to the container
   -p, --publish stringArray   Publish a container's port(s). [HOST_PORT:]CONTAINER_PORT