diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7fa64cc..d52df5f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ dockerCompose.isRequiredBy(test) // hooks 'dependsOn composeUp' and 'finalizedBy
 
 dockerCompose {
     // useComposeFiles = ['docker-compose.yml', 'docker-compose.prod.yml'] // like 'docker-compose -f <file>'
+    // captureContainersOutput = true // prinnts output of all containers to Gradle output - very useful for debugging
     // stopContainers = false                                              // useful for debugging
     // removeContainers = false
     // removeImages = "None" // Other accepted values are: "All" and "Local"
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/avast/gradle/dockercompose/ComposeExtension.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/avast/gradle/dockercompose/ComposeExtension.groovy
index e1c7891..65f0797 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/avast/gradle/dockercompose/ComposeExtension.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/avast/gradle/dockercompose/ComposeExtension.groovy
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class ComposeExtension {
 
     boolean buildBeforeUp = true
     boolean waitForTcpPorts = true
+    boolean captureContainersOutput = false
     Duration waitAfterTcpProbeFailure = Duration.ofSeconds(1)
     Duration waitForTcpPortsTimeout = Duration.ofMinutes(15)
     Duration waitForTcpPortsDisconnectionProbeTimeout = Duration.ofMillis(1000)
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/avast/gradle/dockercompose/tasks/ComposeUp.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/avast/gradle/dockercompose/tasks/ComposeUp.groovy
index 7f2bab5..d6fbb44 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/avast/gradle/dockercompose/tasks/ComposeUp.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/avast/gradle/dockercompose/tasks/ComposeUp.groovy
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.gradle.process.ExecSpec
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml
 
 import java.time.Instant
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors
 
 class ComposeUp extends DefaultTask {
 
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ class ComposeUp extends DefaultTask {
             e.commandLine extension.composeCommand('up', '-d')
         }
         try {
+            if (extension.captureContainersOutput) {
+                captureContainersOutput()
+            }
             servicesInfos = loadServicesInfo().collectEntries { [(it.name): (it)] }
             waitForHealthyContainers(servicesInfos.values())
             if (extension.waitForTcpPorts) {
@@ -52,6 +56,34 @@ class ComposeUp extends DefaultTask {
         }
     }
 
+    protected void captureContainersOutput() {
+        def t = Executors.defaultThreadFactory().newThread(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            void run() {
+                project.exec { ExecSpec e ->
+                    e.commandLine extension.composeCommand('logs', '-f', '--no-color')
+                    e.standardOutput = new OutputStream() {
+                        def buffer = new ArrayList<Byte>()
+                        @Override
+                        void write(int b) throws IOException {
+                            if (b == 10 || b == 13) {
+                                if (buffer.size() > 0) {
+                                    def toPrint = buffer.collect { it as byte }.toArray() as byte[]
+                                    logger.lifecycle(new String(toPrint))
+                                    buffer.clear()
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                buffer.add(b as Byte)
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        t.daemon = true
+        t.start()
+    }
+
     protected Iterable<ServiceInfo> loadServicesInfo() {
         getServiceNames().collect { createServiceInfo(it) }
     }