diff --git a/connector/docker.go b/connector/docker.go
index db28638..59aeccb 100644
--- a/connector/docker.go
+++ b/connector/docker.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func NewDocker() (Connector, error) {
 	cm := &Docker{
 		client:       client,
 		containers:   make(map[string]*container.Container),
-		noneStack:    container.NewStack(""),
+		noneStack:    container.NewStack("", "none"),
 		stacks:       make(map[string]*container.Stack),
 		needsRefresh: make(chan string, 60),
 		statuses:     make(chan StatusUpdate, 60),
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (cm *Docker) initContainerStack(c *container.Container, labels map[string]s
 			c.Stack = stack
 		} else {
 			// create and remember the new stack
-			c.Stack = container.NewStack(stackName)
+			c.Stack = container.NewStack(stackName, "compose")
 			c.Stack.WorkDir = labels["com.docker.compose.project.working_dir"]
 			c.Stack.Config = labels["com.docker.compose.project.config_files"]
 			cm.stacks[stackName] = c.Stack
diff --git a/connector/mock.go b/connector/mock.go
index 7625f1d..3d97e84 100644
--- a/connector/mock.go
+++ b/connector/mock.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type Mock struct {
 
 func NewMock() (Connector, error) {
 	cs := &Mock{
-		noneStack: container.NewStack(""),
+		noneStack: container.NewStack("", "none"),
 	}
 	go cs.Init()
 	go cs.Loop()
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ func NewMock() (Connector, error) {
 // Create Mock containers
 func (cs *Mock) Init() {
 	rand.Seed(int64(time.Now().Nanosecond()))
-	stack1 := container.NewStack("stack1")
-	stack2 := container.NewStack("stack2")
+	stack1 := container.NewStack("stack1", "compose")
+	stack2 := container.NewStack("stack2", "compose")
 
 	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
 		cs.makeContainer(3, true, cs.noneStack)
diff --git a/connector/runc.go b/connector/runc.go
index 670c4d1..e43e3d0 100644
--- a/connector/runc.go
+++ b/connector/runc.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func NewRunc() (Connector, error) {
 		opts:          opts,
 		factory:       factory,
 		containers:    make(map[string]*container.Container),
-		noneStack:     container.NewStack(""),
+		noneStack:     container.NewStack("", "none"),
 		libContainers: make(map[string]libcontainer.Container),
 		closed:        make(chan struct{}),
 		lock:          sync.RWMutex{},
diff --git a/container/main.go b/container/main.go
index 2bf47bd..04cf4f7 100644
--- a/container/main.go
+++ b/container/main.go
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ func New(id string, collector collector.Collector, manager manager.Manager) *Con
 	}
 }
 
-func NewStack(name string) *Stack {
+func NewStack(name string, stackType string) *Stack {
 	p := &Stack{Name: name}
 	// create a compact row for the stack
 	widgets := compact.NewCompactRow()
-	meta := models.NewMeta("name", name)
+	meta := models.NewMeta("name", name, "stackType", stackType)
 	widgets.SetMeta(meta)
 	p.Widgets = widgets
 	return p
diff --git a/cwidgets/compact/status.go b/cwidgets/compact/status.go
index 6a5707a..e91b978 100644
--- a/cwidgets/compact/status.go
+++ b/cwidgets/compact/status.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const (
 // Status indicator
 type Status struct {
 	*ui.Block
+	stack  []ui.Cell
 	status []ui.Cell
 	health []ui.Cell
 }
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ type Status struct {
 func NewStatus() CompactCol {
 	s := &Status{
 		Block:  ui.NewBlock(),
+		stack:  []ui.Cell{{Ch: ' '}},
 		health: []ui.Cell{{Ch: ' '}},
 	}
 	s.Height = 1
@@ -33,6 +35,10 @@ func NewStatus() CompactCol {
 func (s *Status) Buffer() ui.Buffer {
 	buf := s.Block.Buffer()
 	x := 0
+	for _, c := range s.stack {
+		buf.Set(s.InnerX()+x, s.InnerY(), c)
+		x += c.Width()
+	}
 	for _, c := range s.health {
 		buf.Set(s.InnerX()+x, s.InnerY(), c)
 		x += c.Width()
@@ -46,6 +52,7 @@ func (s *Status) Buffer() ui.Buffer {
 }
 
 func (s *Status) SetMeta(m models.Meta) {
+	s.setStackType(m.Get("stackType"))
 	s.setState(m.Get("state"))
 	s.setHealth(m.Get("health"))
 }
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ func (s *Status) SetMetrics(models.Metrics) {}
 func (s *Status) Highlight()                {}
 func (s *Status) UnHighlight()              {}
 func (s *Status) Header() string            { return "" }
-func (s *Status) FixedWidth() int           { return 3 }
+func (s *Status) FixedWidth() int           { return 4 }
 
 func (s *Status) setState(val string) {
 	// defaults
@@ -65,7 +72,7 @@ func (s *Status) setState(val string) {
 
 	switch val {
 	case "":
-		text = "▼"
+		text = " "
 	case "running":
 		color = ui.ThemeAttr("status.ok")
 	case "exited":
@@ -96,3 +103,15 @@ func (s *Status) setHealth(val string) {
 
 	s.health = ui.TextCells(mark, color, ui.ColorDefault)
 }
+
+func (s *Status) setStackType(stackType string) {
+	var text string
+	// stackType may be compose or none
+	if stackType != "" {
+		text = "▾"
+	} else {
+		text = " "
+	}
+	color := ui.ColorDefault
+	s.stack = ui.TextCells(text, color, ui.ColorDefault)
+}