diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a3adb45724..c89730f69c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@
                     "command": "vscode-docker.compose.down",
                     "when": "isWorkspaceTrusted"
                 },
+                {
+                    "command": "vscode-docker.compose.down.subset",
+                    "when": "isWorkspaceTrusted"
+                },
                 {
                     "command": "vscode-docker.compose.restart",
                     "when": "isWorkspaceTrusted"
@@ -154,6 +158,11 @@
                     "command": "vscode-docker.compose.down",
                     "group": "docker"
                 },
+                {
+                    "when": "isWorkspaceTrusted && editorLangId == dockercompose",
+                    "command": "vscode-docker.compose.down.subset",
+                    "group": "docker"
+                },
                 {
                     "when": "isWorkspaceTrusted && editorLangId == dockercompose",
                     "command": "vscode-docker.compose.restart",
@@ -169,6 +178,11 @@
                     "command": "vscode-docker.compose.up.subset",
                     "group": "docker"
                 },
+                {
+                    "when": "isWorkspaceTrusted && editorLangId == dockercompose",
+                    "command": "vscode-docker.compose.down.subset",
+                    "group": "docker"
+                },
                 {
                     "when": "isWorkspaceTrusted && editorLangId == dockerfile",
                     "command": "vscode-docker.images.build",
@@ -186,6 +200,11 @@
                     "command": "vscode-docker.compose.down",
                     "group": "docker"
                 },
+                {
+                    "when": "isWorkspaceTrusted && resourceLangId == dockercompose",
+                    "command": "vscode-docker.compose.down.subset",
+                    "group": "docker"
+                },
                 {
                     "when": "isWorkspaceTrusted && resourceLangId == dockercompose",
                     "command": "vscode-docker.compose.restart",
@@ -1826,6 +1845,43 @@
                     ],
                     "description": "%vscode-docker.config.template.composeDown.description%"
                 },
+                "docker.commands.composeDownSubset": {
+                    "oneOf": [
+                        {
+                            "type": "array",
+                            "items": {
+                                "properties": {
+                                    "template": {
+                                        "type": "string",
+                                        "description": "%vscode-docker.config.template.composeDownSubset.template%"
+                                    },
+                                    "label": {
+                                        "type": "string",
+                                        "description": "%vscode-docker.config.template.composeDownSubset.label%"
+                                    },
+                                    "match": {
+                                        "type": "string",
+                                        "description": "%vscode-docker.config.template.composeDownSubset.match%"
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                "required": [
+                                    "label",
+                                    "template"
+                                ]
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "type": "string"
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "default": [
+                        {
+                            "label": "Compose Down",
+                            "template": "${composeCommand} ${profileList} ${configurationFile} down"
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "description": "%vscode-docker.config.template.composeDownSubset.description%"
+                },
                 "docker.containers.groupBy": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "default": "Compose Project Name",
@@ -2290,6 +2346,11 @@
                 "title": "%vscode-docker.commands.compose.down%",
                 "category": "%vscode-docker.commands.category.docker%"
             },
+            {
+                "command": "vscode-docker.compose.down.subset",
+                "title": "%vscode-docker.commands.compose.down.subset%",
+                "category": "%vscode-docker.commands.category.docker%"
+            },
             {
                 "command": "vscode-docker.compose.restart",
                 "title": "%vscode-docker.commands.compose.restart%",
diff --git a/package.nls.json b/package.nls.json
index c5e6f86adb..e4145e1440 100644
--- a/package.nls.json
+++ b/package.nls.json
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
     "vscode-docker.config.template.composeUpSubset.label": "The label displayed to the user.",
     "vscode-docker.config.template.composeUpSubset.match": "The regular expression for choosing the right template. Checked against docker-compose YAML files, folder name, etc.",
     "vscode-docker.config.template.composeUpSubset.description": "Command templates for `docker-compose up <subset>` commands.",
+    "vscode-docker.config.template.composeDownSubset.description": "Command templates for `docker-compose <subset> down` commands.",
     "vscode-docker.config.template.composeDown.template": "The command template.",
     "vscode-docker.config.template.composeDown.label": "The label displayed to the user.",
     "vscode-docker.config.template.composeDown.match": "The regular expression for choosing the right template. Checked against docker-compose YAML files, folder name, etc.",
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@
     "vscode-docker.config.docker.enableDockerComposeLanguageService": "Whether or not to enable the preview Docker Compose Language Service. Changing requires restart to take effect.",
     "vscode-docker.config.deprecated": "This setting has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release.",
     "vscode-docker.commands.compose.down": "Compose Down",
+    "vscode-docker.commands.compose.down.subset": "Compose Down - Select Services",
     "vscode-docker.commands.compose.restart": "Compose Restart",
     "vscode-docker.commands.compose.up": "Compose Up",
     "vscode-docker.commands.compose.up.subset": "Compose Up - Select Services",
diff --git a/src/commands/compose/compose.ts b/src/commands/compose/compose.ts
index 72453c2c69..88b06ab323 100644
--- a/src/commands/compose/compose.ts
+++ b/src/commands/compose/compose.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { quickPickWorkspaceFolder } from '../../utils/quickPickWorkspaceFolder';
 import { selectComposeCommand } from '../selectCommandTemplate';
 import { getComposeProfileList, getComposeProfilesOrServices, getComposeServiceList } from './getComposeSubsetList';
 
-async function compose(context: IActionContext, commands: ('up' | 'down' | 'upSubset')[], message: string, dockerComposeFileUri?: vscode.Uri | string, selectedComposeFileUris?: vscode.Uri[], preselectedServices?: string[], preselectedProfiles?: string[]): Promise<void> {
+async function compose(context: IActionContext, commands: ('up' | 'down' | 'upSubset' | 'downSubset')[], message: string, dockerComposeFileUri?: vscode.Uri | string, selectedComposeFileUris?: vscode.Uri[], preselectedServices?: string[], preselectedProfiles?: string[]): Promise<void> {
     if (!vscode.workspace.isTrusted) {
         throw new UserCancelledError('enforceTrust');
     }
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ export async function composeDown(context: IActionContext, dockerComposeFileUri?
     return await compose(context, ['down'], vscode.l10n.t('Choose Docker Compose file to take down'), dockerComposeFileUri, selectedComposeFileUris);
 }
 
+export async function composeDownSubset(context: IActionContext, dockerComposeFileUri?: vscode.Uri, selectedComposeFileUris?: vscode.Uri[], preselectedServices?: string[], preselectedProfiles?: string[]): Promise<void> {
+     return await compose(context, ['downSubset'], vscode.l10n.t('Choose Docker Compose file to take down'), dockerComposeFileUri, selectedComposeFileUris, preselectedServices, preselectedProfiles);
+}
+
 export async function composeRestart(context: IActionContext, dockerComposeFileUri?: vscode.Uri, selectedComposeFileUris?: vscode.Uri[]): Promise<void> {
     return await compose(context, ['down', 'up'], vscode.l10n.t('Choose Docker Compose file to restart'), dockerComposeFileUri, selectedComposeFileUris);
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/registerCommands.ts b/src/commands/registerCommands.ts
index 4cda226c99..a94a5f6cd1 100644
--- a/src/commands/registerCommands.ts
+++ b/src/commands/registerCommands.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { ext } from "../extensionVariables";
 import { scaffold } from "../scaffolding/scaffold";
 import { scaffoldCompose } from "../scaffolding/scaffoldCompose";
 import { scaffoldDebugConfig } from "../scaffolding/scaffoldDebugConfig";
-import { composeDown, composeRestart, composeUp, composeUpSubset } from "./compose/compose";
+import { composeDown, composeDownSubset, composeRestart, composeUp, composeUpSubset } from "./compose/compose";
 import { attachShellContainer } from "./containers/attachShellContainer";
 import { browseContainer } from "./containers/browseContainer";
 import { composeGroupDown, composeGroupLogs, composeGroupRestart, composeGroupStart, composeGroupStop } from "./containers/composeGroup";
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ export function registerCommands(): void {
     registerWorkspaceCommand('vscode-docker.debugging.initializeForDebugging', scaffoldDebugConfig);
 
     registerWorkspaceCommand('vscode-docker.compose.down', composeDown);
+    registerWorkspaceCommand('vscode-docker.compose.down.subset', composeDownSubset);
     registerWorkspaceCommand('vscode-docker.compose.restart', composeRestart);
     registerWorkspaceCommand('vscode-docker.compose.up', composeUp);
     registerWorkspaceCommand('vscode-docker.compose.up.subset', composeUpSubset);
diff --git a/src/commands/selectCommandTemplate.ts b/src/commands/selectCommandTemplate.ts
index 66f4a061ad..7162723187 100644
--- a/src/commands/selectCommandTemplate.ts
+++ b/src/commands/selectCommandTemplate.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { ext } from '../extensionVariables';
 import { isDockerComposeClient } from '../runtimes/OrchestratorRuntimeManager';
 import { resolveVariables } from '../utils/resolveVariables';
 
-type TemplateCommand = 'build' | 'run' | 'runInteractive' | 'attach' | 'logs' | 'composeUp' | 'composeDown' | 'composeUpSubset';
+type TemplateCommand = 'build' | 'run' | 'runInteractive' | 'attach' | 'logs' | 'composeUp' | 'composeDown' | 'composeUpSubset' | 'composeDownSubset';
 
 type TemplatePicker = (items: IAzureQuickPickItem<CommandTemplate>[], options: IAzureQuickPickOptions) => Promise<IAzureQuickPickItem<CommandTemplate>>;
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export async function selectLogsCommand(context: IActionContext, containerName:
     );
 }
 
-export async function selectComposeCommand(context: IActionContext, folder: vscode.WorkspaceFolder, composeCommand: 'up' | 'down' | 'upSubset', configurationFile?: string, detached?: boolean, build?: boolean): Promise<VoidCommandResponse> {
+export async function selectComposeCommand(context: IActionContext, folder: vscode.WorkspaceFolder, composeCommand: 'up' | 'down' | 'upSubset' | 'downSubset', configurationFile?: string, detached?: boolean, build?: boolean): Promise<VoidCommandResponse> {
     let template: TemplateCommand;
 
     switch (composeCommand) {
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ export async function selectComposeCommand(context: IActionContext, folder: vsco
         case 'down':
             template = 'composeDown';
             break;
+        case 'downSubset':
+            template = 'composeDownSubset';
+            break;
         case 'upSubset':
         default:
             template = 'composeUpSubset';