diff --git a/podman_compose.py b/podman_compose.py
index 46725ffd..3826953d 100755
--- a/podman_compose.py
+++ b/podman_compose.py
@@ -62,9 +62,13 @@ def filteri(a: list[str]) -> list[str]:
 
 
 @overload
-def try_int(i: int | str, fallback: int) -> int: ...
+def try_int(i: int | str, fallback: int) -> int:
+    ...
+
+
 @overload
-def try_int(i: int | str, fallback: None) -> int | None: ...
+def try_int(i: int | str, fallback: None) -> int | None:
+    ...
 
 
 def try_int(i: int | str, fallback: int | None = None) -> int | None:
@@ -271,11 +275,18 @@ def fix_mount_dict(
 
 
 @overload
-def rec_subs(value: dict, subs_dict: dict[str, Any]) -> dict: ...
+def rec_subs(value: dict, subs_dict: dict[str, Any]) -> dict:
+    ...
+
+
 @overload
-def rec_subs(value: str, subs_dict: dict[str, Any]) -> str: ...
+def rec_subs(value: str, subs_dict: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    ...
+
+
 @overload
-def rec_subs(value: Iterable, subs_dict: dict[str, Any]) -> Iterable: ...
+def rec_subs(value: Iterable, subs_dict: dict[str, Any]) -> Iterable:
+    ...
 
 
 def rec_subs(value: dict | str | Iterable, subs_dict: dict[str, Any]) -> dict | str | Iterable:
@@ -2376,7 +2387,18 @@ def _parse_compose_file(self) -> None:
             # If `include` is used, append included files to files
             include = compose.get("include")
             if include:
-                files.extend([os.path.join(os.path.dirname(filename), i) for i in include])
+                # Check if 'include' block is dict or list of strings
+                for i in include:
+                    if isinstance(i, str):
+                        files.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(filename), i))
+                    elif isinstance(i, dict):
+                        path = i.get("path")
+                        if path:
+                            # Extend files list with values from path key
+                            files.extend([os.path.join(os.path.dirname(filename), p) for p in path])
+                        elif not path:
+                            # Raise error if path is missing
+                            raise RuntimeError("Please use 'path' as key in include block")
                 # As compose obj is updated and tested with every loop, not deleting `include`
                 # from it, results in it being tested again and again, original values for
                 # `include` be appended to `files`, and, included files be processed for ever.
@@ -2569,7 +2591,11 @@ def _parse_args(self, argv: list[str] | None = None) -> argparse.Namespace:
         subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(title="command", dest="command")
         _ = subparsers.add_parser("help", help="show help")
         for cmd_name, cmd in self.commands.items():
-            subparser = subparsers.add_parser(cmd_name, help=cmd.help, description=cmd.desc)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            subparser = subparsers.add_parser(
+                cmd_name,
+                help=cmd.help,
+                description=cmd.desc
+            )  # pylint: disable=protected-access
             for cmd_parser in cmd._parse_args:  # pylint: disable=protected-access
                 cmd_parser(subparser)
         self.global_args = parser.parse_args(argv)