diff --git a/newsfragments/io-podman-compose-service-label.feature b/newsfragments/io-podman-compose-service-label.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fc66f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/io-podman-compose-service-label.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added `io.podman.compose.service` label to created containers. It contains the same value as com.docker.compose.service.
diff --git a/podman_compose.py b/podman_compose.py
index d523924..5cbc289 100755
--- a/podman_compose.py
+++ b/podman_compose.py
@@ -2315,7 +2315,8 @@ class PodmanCompose:
                 labels.extend(podman_compose_labels)
                 labels.extend([
                     f"com.docker.compose.container-number={num}",
-                    "com.docker.compose.service=" + service_name,
+                    f"io.podman.compose.service={service_name}",
+                    f"com.docker.compose.service={service_name}",
                 ])
                 cnt["labels"] = labels
                 cnt["_service"] = service_name