diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 94390ae..2178ddb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ You can control whether the package is installed, uninstalled, or at the latest
 
 Variables to control the state of the `docker` service, and whether it should start on boot. If you're installing Docker inside a Docker container without systemd or sysvinit, you should set `docker_service_manage` to `false`.
 
+    docker_install_compose_plugin: false
+    docker_compose_package: docker-compose-plugin
+    docker_compose_package_state: present
+
+Docker Compose Plugin installation options. These differ from the below in that docker-compose is installed as a docker plugin (and used with `docker compose`) instead of a standalone binary.
+
     docker_install_compose: true
     docker_compose_version: "1.26.0"
     docker_compose_arch: x86_64
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 4c4b9a2..21fd4a9 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ docker_service_state: started
 docker_service_enabled: true
 docker_restart_handler_state: restarted
 
+# Docker Compose Plugin options.
+docker_install_compose_plugin: false
+docker_compose_package: docker-compose-plugin
+docker_compose_package_state: present
+
 # Docker Compose options.
 docker_install_compose: true
 docker_compose_version: "v2.4.1"
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index cc2de4a..842e0e2 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,23 @@
   ignore_errors: "{{ ansible_check_mode }}"
   when: "ansible_version.full is version_compare('2.12', '>=') and ansible_os_family in ['RedHat', 'Debian']"
 
+- name: Install docker-compose plugin.
+  package:
+    name: "{{ docker_compose_package }}"
+    state: "{{ docker_compose_package_state }}"
+  notify: restart docker
+  ignore_errors: "{{ ansible_check_mode }}"
+  when: "docker_install_compose_plugin | bool == true and (ansible_version.full is version_compare('2.12', '<') or ansible_os_family not in ['RedHat', 'Debian'])"
+
+- name: Install docker-compose-plugin (with downgrade option).
+  package:
+    name: "{{ docker_compose_package }}"
+    state: "{{ docker_compose_package_state }}"
+    allow_downgrade: true
+  notify: restart docker
+  ignore_errors: "{{ ansible_check_mode }}"
+  when: "docker_install_compose_plugin | bool == true and ansible_version.full is version_compare('2.12', '>=') and ansible_os_family in ['RedHat', 'Debian']"
+
 - name: Ensure /etc/docker/ directory exists.
   file:
     path: /etc/docker