diff --git a/roles/docker_compose/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/docker_compose/defaults/main.yaml
index 621ee7b..3a4efbc 100644
--- a/roles/docker_compose/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/docker_compose/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 docker_compose__build: always
 docker_compose__configuration_files: [ ]
 docker_compose__pull: always
+# location of directory to sync to target
+docker_compose__files: ""
diff --git a/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml
index a706ab2..04c2baa 100644
--- a/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@
   loop: "{{ docker_compose__configuration_files }}"
   notify: docker compose restart
 
+- name: Sync files
+  ansible.posix.synchronize:
+    src: "{{ docker_compose__files }}/"
+    dest: "/ansible_docker_compose/files"
+    delete: true
+  become: true
+  when: docker_compose__files != ""
+
 - name: Flush handlers to make "docker compose down" and "docker compose restart" handlers run now
   ansible.builtin.meta: flush_handlers