diff --git a/cmd/compose/exec.go b/cmd/compose/exec.go
index 23169156398..a978b65ff3f 100644
--- a/cmd/compose/exec.go
+++ b/cmd/compose/exec.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/compose/v2/pkg/compose"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
 
 type execOpts struct {
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ func execCommand(p *ProjectOptions, dockerCli command.Cli, backend api.Service)
 	runCmd.Flags().IntVar(&opts.index, "index", 0, "Index of the container if service has multiple replicas")
 	runCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.privileged, "privileged", "", false, "Give extended privileges to the process")
 	runCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.user, "user", "u", "", "Run the command as this user")
-	runCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.noTty, "no-TTY", "T", !dockerCli.Out().IsTerminal(), "Disable pseudo-TTY allocation. By default `docker compose exec` allocates a TTY.")
+	runCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.noTty, "no-tty", "T", !dockerCli.Out().IsTerminal(), "Disable pseudo-TTY allocation. By default `docker compose exec` allocates a TTY.")
 	runCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.workingDir, "workdir", "w", "", "Path to workdir directory for this command")
 
 	runCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.interactive, "interactive", "i", true, "Keep STDIN open even if not attached")
@@ -90,6 +91,12 @@ func execCommand(p *ProjectOptions, dockerCli command.Cli, backend api.Service)
 	runCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("tty") //nolint:errcheck
 
 	runCmd.Flags().SetInterspersed(false)
+	runCmd.Flags().SetNormalizeFunc(func(f *pflag.FlagSet, name string) pflag.NormalizedName {
+		if name == "no-TTY" { // legacy
+			name = "no-tty"
+		}
+		return pflag.NormalizedName(name)
+	})
 	return runCmd
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/compose_exec.md b/docs/reference/compose_exec.md
index 8b54def472e..ab3bbbe3526 100644
--- a/docs/reference/compose_exec.md
+++ b/docs/reference/compose_exec.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ This is the equivalent of `docker exec` targeting a Compose service.
 With this subcommand, you can run arbitrary commands in your services. Commands allocate a TTY by default, so
 you can use a command such as `docker compose exec web sh` to get an interactive prompt.
 
+By default, Compose will enter container in interactive mode and allocate a TTY, while the equivalent `docker exec`
+command requires passing `--interactive --tty` flags to get the same behavior. Compose also support those two flags
+to offer a smooth migration between commands, whenever they are no-op by default. Still, `interactive` can be used to
+force disabling interactive mode (`--interactive=false`), typically when `docker compose exec` command is used inside
+a script.
+
 ### Options
 
 | Name              | Type          | Default | Description                                                                      |
@@ -14,7 +20,7 @@ you can use a command such as `docker compose exec web sh` to get an interactive
 | `--dry-run`       | `bool`        |         | Execute command in dry run mode                                                  |
 | `-e`, `--env`     | `stringArray` |         | Set environment variables                                                        |
 | `--index`         | `int`         | `0`     | Index of the container if service has multiple replicas                          |
-| `-T`, `--no-TTY`  | `bool`        | `true`  | Disable pseudo-TTY allocation. By default `docker compose exec` allocates a TTY. |
+| `-T`, `--no-tty`  | `bool`        | `true`  | Disable pseudo-TTY allocation. By default `docker compose exec` allocates a TTY. |
 | `--privileged`    | `bool`        |         | Give extended privileges to the process                                          |
 | `-u`, `--user`    | `string`      |         | Run the command as this user                                                     |
 | `-w`, `--workdir` | `string`      |         | Path to workdir directory for this command                                       |
@@ -28,3 +34,9 @@ This is the equivalent of `docker exec` targeting a Compose service.
 
 With this subcommand, you can run arbitrary commands in your services. Commands allocate a TTY by default, so
 you can use a command such as `docker compose exec web sh` to get an interactive prompt.
+
+By default, Compose will enter container in interactive mode and allocate a TTY, while the equivalent `docker exec` 
+command requires passing `--interactive --tty` flags to get the same behavior. Compose also support those two flags
+to offer a smooth migration between commands, whenever they are no-op by default. Still, `interactive` can be used to 
+force disabling interactive mode (`--interactive=false`), typically when `docker compose exec` command is used inside 
+a script.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/reference/docker_compose_exec.yaml b/docs/reference/docker_compose_exec.yaml
index b2a1cf20685..749682c96fb 100644
--- a/docs/reference/docker_compose_exec.yaml
+++ b/docs/reference/docker_compose_exec.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ long: |-
 
     With this subcommand, you can run arbitrary commands in your services. Commands allocate a TTY by default, so
     you can use a command such as `docker compose exec web sh` to get an interactive prompt.
+
+    By default, Compose will enter container in interactive mode and allocate a TTY, while the equivalent `docker exec`
+    command requires passing `--interactive --tty` flags to get the same behavior. Compose also support those two flags
+    to offer a smooth migration between commands, whenever they are no-op by default. Still, `interactive` can be used to
+    force disabling interactive mode (`--interactive=false`), typically when `docker compose exec` command is used inside
+    a script.
 usage: docker compose exec [OPTIONS] SERVICE COMMAND [ARGS...]
 pname: docker compose
 plink: docker_compose.yaml
@@ -52,7 +58,7 @@ options:
       experimentalcli: false
       kubernetes: false
       swarm: false
-    - option: no-TTY
+    - option: no-tty
       shorthand: T
       value_type: bool
       default_value: "true"