diff --git a/aliases/available/docker-compose.aliases.bash b/aliases/available/docker-compose.aliases.bash
index 01eb62fb..f23c2689 100644
--- a/aliases/available/docker-compose.aliases.bash
+++ b/aliases/available/docker-compose.aliases.bash
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ about-alias 'docker-compose abbreviations'
 alias dco="docker-compose"
 alias dcofresh="docker-compose-fresh"
 alias dcol="docker-compose logs -f --tail 100"
+alias dcou="docker-compose up"
diff --git a/aliases/available/docker.aliases.bash b/aliases/available/docker.aliases.bash
index e3601d6f..ee7a037f 100644
--- a/aliases/available/docker.aliases.bash
+++ b/aliases/available/docker.aliases.bash
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ alias dkrmi='docker-remove-images'  # Delete images for supplied IDs or all if n
 alias dkideps='docker-image-dependencies'  # Output a graph of image dependencies using Graphiz
 alias dkre='docker-runtime-environment'  # List environmental variables of the supplied image ID
 alias dkelc='docker exec -it `dklcid` bash' # Enter last container (works with Docker 1.3 and above)
+alias dkex='docker exec -it ' # Useful to run any commands into container without leaving host