diff --git a/pkg/e2e/compose_environment_test.go b/pkg/e2e/compose_environment_test.go
index 3314617c787..38673928cc3 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/compose_environment_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/compose_environment_test.go
@@ -78,6 +78,19 @@ func TestEnvPriority(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, strings.TrimSpace(res.Stdout()), "shell-run")
 	})
 
+	//  No Compose file & no env variable but override env file
+	// 1. Compose file
+	// 2. Shell environment variables
+	// 3. Environment file <-- Result expected
+	// 4. Dockerfile
+	// 5. Variable is not defined
+	t.Run("override env file from compose", func(t *testing.T) {
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/environment/env-priority/compose-with-env-file.yaml",
+			"--project-directory", projectDir,
+			"run", "--rm", "-e", "WHEREAMI", "env-compose-priority")
+		assert.Equal(t, strings.TrimSpace(res.Stdout()), "override")
+	})
+
 	//  No Compose file & no env variable but override env file
 	// 1. Compose file
 	// 2. Shell environment variables
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/fixtures/environment/env-priority/compose-with-env-file.yaml b/pkg/e2e/fixtures/environment/env-priority/compose-with-env-file.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4659830f2e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/e2e/fixtures/environment/env-priority/compose-with-env-file.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+services:
+  env-compose-priority:
+    image: env-compose-priority
+    build:
+      context: .
+    env_file:
+      - .env.override