@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ func convertVolumeToMount(volumeSpec string, stackVolumes volumes, namespace Nam

 	var volumeOptions *mount.VolumeOptions

 	if stackVolume.External.Name != "" {

+		volumeOptions = &mount.VolumeOptions{

+			NoCopy: isNoCopy(mode),

+		}

 		source = stackVolume.External.Name

 	} else {

 		volumeOptions = &mount.VolumeOptions{

@@ -105,12 +105,38 @@ func TestConvertVolumeToMountNamedVolumeExternal(t *testing.T) {

 		Type:   mount.TypeVolume,

 		Source: "special",

 		Target: "/foo",

+		VolumeOptions: &mount.VolumeOptions{

+			NoCopy: false,

+		},

 	}

 	mount, err := convertVolumeToMount("outside:/foo", stackVolumes, namespace)

 	assert.NilError(t, err)

 	assert.DeepEqual(t, mount, expected)

 }

+func TestConvertVolumeToMountNamedVolumeExternalNoCopy(t *testing.T) {

+	stackVolumes := volumes{

+		"outside": composetypes.VolumeConfig{

+			External: composetypes.External{

+				External: true,

+				Name:     "special",

+			},

+		},

+	}

+	namespace := NewNamespace("foo")

+	expected := mount.Mount{

+		Type:   mount.TypeVolume,

+		Source: "special",

+		Target: "/foo",

+		VolumeOptions: &mount.VolumeOptions{

+			NoCopy: true,

+		},

+	}

+	mount, err := convertVolumeToMount("outside:/foo:nocopy", stackVolumes, namespace)

+	assert.NilError(t, err)

+	assert.DeepEqual(t, mount, expected)

+}

+

 func TestConvertVolumeToMountBind(t *testing.T) {

 	stackVolumes := volumes{}

 	namespace := NewNamespace("foo")