diff --git a/bin/compose-core b/bin/compose-core
index 1cc1440..2feb638 100755
--- a/bin/compose-core
+++ b/bin/compose-core
@@ -3604,8 +3604,9 @@ display_help() {
     echo "  --dry-compose-run           If docker-compose will be run, only print out what"
     echo "                              command line will be used."
     echo "  --no-relations              Do not run any relation script"
-    echo "  --no-hooks                  Do not run any init script"
+    echo "  --no-hooks                  Do not run any hook script"
     echo "  --no-init                   Do not run any init script"
+    echo "  --no-post-deploy            Do not run any post-deploy script"
     echo "  --without-relation RELATION "
     echo "                              Do not run given relation"
     echo "  -R, --rebuild-relations-to-service SERVICE"
@@ -3897,6 +3898,9 @@ while read-0 arg; do
                 --no-init)
                     export no_init=true
                     ;;
+                --no-post-deploy)
+                    export no_post_deploy=true
+                    ;;
                 --rebuild-relations-to-service|-R)
                     read-0 value
                     rebuild_relations_to_service+=("$value")
@@ -4230,7 +4234,7 @@ case "$action" in
 esac || exit 1
 
 
-if [ "$post_hook" -a "${#services_args[@]}" != 0 ]; then
+if [ "$post_hook" -a "${#services_args[@]}" != 0 -a -z "$no_hooks" -a -z "$no_post_deploy" ]; then
     run_service_hook post_deploy "${services_args[@]}" || exit 1
 fi