@@ -106,11 +106,23 @@ func Secrets(namespace Namespace, secrets map[string]composetypes.SecretConfig)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		obj, err := fileObjectConfig(namespace, name, composetypes.FileObjectConfig(secret))
+		var obj swarmFileObject
+		var err error
+		if secret.Driver != "" {
+			obj, err = driverObjectConfig(namespace, name, composetypes.FileObjectConfig(secret))
+		} else {
+			obj, err = fileObjectConfig(namespace, name, composetypes.FileObjectConfig(secret))
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		spec := swarm.SecretSpec{Annotations: obj.Annotations, Data: obj.Data}
+		if secret.Driver != "" {
+			spec.Driver = &swarm.Driver{
+				Name:    secret.Driver,
+				Options: secret.DriverOpts,
+			}
+		}
 		if secret.TemplateDriver != "" {
 			spec.Templating = &swarm.Driver{
 				Name: secret.TemplateDriver,
@@ -149,6 +161,22 @@ type swarmFileObject struct {
 	Data        []byte
 }
 
+func driverObjectConfig(namespace Namespace, name string, obj composetypes.FileObjectConfig) (swarmFileObject, error) {
+	if obj.Name != "" {
+		name = obj.Name
+	} else {
+		name = namespace.Scope(name)
+	}
+
+	return swarmFileObject{
+		Annotations: swarm.Annotations{
+			Name:   name,
+			Labels: AddStackLabel(namespace, obj.Labels),
+		},
+		Data: []byte{},
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func fileObjectConfig(namespace Namespace, name string, obj composetypes.FileObjectConfig) (swarmFileObject, error) {
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(obj.File)
 	if err != nil {
 
@@ -634,7 +634,8 @@ func LoadConfigObjs(source map[string]interface{}, details types.ConfigDetails)
 
 func loadFileObjectConfig(name string, objType string, obj types.FileObjectConfig, details types.ConfigDetails) (types.FileObjectConfig, error) {
 	// if "external: true"
-	if obj.External.External {
+	switch {
+	case obj.External.External:
 		// handle deprecated external.name
 		if obj.External.Name != "" {
 			if obj.Name != "" {
@@ -651,7 +652,11 @@ func loadFileObjectConfig(name string, objType string, obj types.FileObjectConfi
 			}
 		}
 		// if not "external: true"
-	} else {
+	case obj.Driver != "":
+		if obj.File != "" {
+			return obj, errors.Errorf("%[1]s %[2]s: %[1]s.driver and %[1]s.file conflict; only use %[1]s.driver", objType, name)
+		}
+	default:
 		obj.File = absPath(details.WorkingDir, obj.File)
 	}
 
 
@@ -1586,3 +1586,67 @@ secrets:
 	}
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, config, expected, cmpopts.EquateEmpty())
 }
+
+func TestLoadSecretDriver(t *testing.T) {
+	config, err := loadYAML(`
+version: '3.8'
+services:
+  hello-world:
+    image: redis:alpine
+    secrets:
+      - secret
+    configs:
+      - config
+
+configs:
+  config:
+    name: config
+    external: true
+
+secrets:
+  secret:
+    name: secret
+    driver: secret-bucket
+    driver_opts:
+      OptionA: value for driver option A
+      OptionB: value for driver option B
+`)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	expected := &types.Config{
+		Filename: "filename.yml",
+		Version:  "3.8",
+		Services: types.Services{
+			{
+				Name:  "hello-world",
+				Image: "redis:alpine",
+				Configs: []types.ServiceConfigObjConfig{
+					{
+						Source: "config",
+					},
+				},
+				Secrets: []types.ServiceSecretConfig{
+					{
+						Source: "secret",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		Configs: map[string]types.ConfigObjConfig{
+			"config": {
+				Name:     "config",
+				External: types.External{External: true},
+			},
+		},
+		Secrets: map[string]types.SecretConfig{
+			"secret": {
+				Name:   "secret",
+				Driver: "secret-bucket",
+				DriverOpts: map[string]string{
+					"OptionA": "value for driver option A",
+					"OptionB": "value for driver option B",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, config, expected, cmpopts.EquateEmpty())
+}
@@ -538,6 +538,13 @@
           }
         },
         "labels": {"$ref": "#/definitions/list_or_dict"},
+        "driver": {"type": "string"},
+        "driver_opts": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "patternProperties": {
+            "^.+$": {"type": ["string", "number"]}
+          }
+        },
         "template_driver": {"type": "string"}
       },
       "patternProperties": {"^x-": {}},
 
@@ -513,6 +513,8 @@ type FileObjectConfig struct {
 	External       External               `yaml:",omitempty" json:"external,omitempty"`
 	Labels         Labels                 `yaml:",omitempty" json:"labels,omitempty"`
 	Extras         map[string]interface{} `yaml:",inline" json:"-"`
+	Driver         string                 `yaml:",omitempty" json:"driver,omitempty"`
+	DriverOpts     map[string]string      `mapstructure:"driver_opts" yaml:"driver_opts,omitempty" json:"driver_opts,omitempty"`
 	TemplateDriver string                 `mapstructure:"template_driver" yaml:"template_driver,omitempty" json:"template_driver,omitempty"`
 }
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -513,6 +513,8 @@ type FileObjectConfig struct {`
`513`	`513`	External External `yaml:",omitempty" json:"external,omitempty"`
`514`	`514`	Labels Labels `yaml:",omitempty" json:"labels,omitempty"`
`515`	`515`	Extras map[string]interface{} `yaml:",inline" json:"-"`
	`516`	+ Driver string `yaml:",omitempty" json:"driver,omitempty"`
	`517`	+ DriverOpts map[string]string `mapstructure:"driver_opts" yaml:"driver_opts,omitempty" json:"driver_opts,omitempty"`
`516`	`518`	TemplateDriver string `mapstructure:"template_driver" yaml:"template_driver,omitempty" json:"template_driver,omitempty"`
`517`	`519`	`}`
`518`	`520`