diff --git a/loader/loader_test.go b/loader/loader_test.go
index 7b9e1677..141f3998 100644
--- a/loader/loader_test.go
+++ b/loader/loader_test.go
@@ -2123,7 +2123,7 @@ services:
 }
 
 func TestServiceDeviceRequestCountStringType(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := loadYAML(`
+	project, err := loadYAML(`
 name: service-device-request-count
 services:
   hello-world:
@@ -2137,6 +2137,7 @@ services:
               count: all
 `)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, project.Services["hello-world"].Deploy.Resources.Reservations.Devices[0].Count, types.DeviceCount(-1), err)
 }
 
 func TestServiceDeviceRequestCountIntegerAsStringType(t *testing.T) {
@@ -2155,6 +2156,22 @@ services:
 `)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 }
+func TestServiceDeviceRequestWithoutCountAndDeviceIdsType(t *testing.T) {
+	project, err := loadYAML(`
+name: service-device-request-count-type
+services:
+  hello-world:
+    image: redis:alpine
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        reservations:
+          devices:
+            - driver: nvidia
+              capabilities: [gpu]
+`)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, project.Services["hello-world"].Deploy.Resources.Reservations.Devices[0].Count, types.DeviceCount(-1), err)
+}
 
 func TestServiceDeviceRequestCountInvalidStringType(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := loadYAML(`
@@ -2173,6 +2190,40 @@ services:
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, `invalid value "some_string", the only value allowed is 'all' or a number`)
 }
 
+func TestServiceDeviceRequestCountAndDeviceIdsExclusive(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := loadYAML(`
+name: service-device-request-count-type
+services:
+  hello-world:
+    image: redis:alpine
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        reservations:
+          devices:
+            - driver: nvidia
+              capabilities: [gpu]
+              count: 2
+              device_ids: ["my-device-id"]
+`)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, `invalid "count" and "device_ids" are attributes are exclusive`)
+}
+
+func TestServiceDeviceRequestCapabilitiesMandatory(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := loadYAML(`
+name: service-device-request-count-type
+services:
+  hello-world:
+    image: redis:alpine
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        reservations:
+          devices:
+            - driver: nvidia
+              count: 2
+`)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, `"capabilities" attribute is mandatory for device request definition`)
+}
+
 func TestServicePullPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	actual, err := loadYAML(`
 name: service-pull-policy
diff --git a/types/device.go b/types/device.go
index 240e8778..0d8d7e7a 100644
--- a/types/device.go
+++ b/types/device.go
@@ -50,3 +50,48 @@ func (c *DeviceCount) DecodeMapstructure(value interface{}) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (d *DeviceRequest) DecodeMapstructure(value interface{}) error {
+	v, ok := value.(map[string]any)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid device request type %T", value)
+	}
+	if _, okCaps := v["capabilities"]; !okCaps {
+		return fmt.Errorf(`"capabilities" attribute is mandatory for device request definition`)
+	}
+	if _, okCount := v["count"]; okCount {
+		if _, okDeviceIds := v["device_ids"]; okDeviceIds {
+			return fmt.Errorf(`invalid "count" and "device_ids" are attributes are exclusive`)
+		}
+	}
+	d.Count = DeviceCount(-1)
+
+	capabilities := v["capabilities"]
+	caps := StringList{}
+	if err := caps.DecodeMapstructure(capabilities); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	d.Capabilities = caps
+	if driver, ok := v["driver"]; ok {
+		if val, ok := driver.(string); ok {
+			d.Driver = val
+		} else {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid type for driver value: %T", driver)
+		}
+	}
+	if count, ok := v["count"]; ok {
+		if err := d.Count.DecodeMapstructure(count); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if deviceIDs, ok := v["device_ids"]; ok {
+		ids := StringList{}
+		if err := ids.DecodeMapstructure(deviceIDs); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		d.IDs = ids
+		d.Count = DeviceCount(len(ids))
+	}
+	return nil
+
+}