diff --git a/cli/command/stack/deploy.go b/cli/command/stack/deploy.go
index 00a7634a0a..4e7e1242b1 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/deploy.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/deploy.go
@@ -359,7 +359,15 @@ func convertVolumeToMount(
 	case 1:
 		target = parts[0]
 	default:
-		return mount.Mount{}, fmt.Errorf("invald volume: %s", volumeSpec)
+		return mount.Mount{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid volume: %s", volumeSpec)
+	}
+
+	if source == "" {
+		// Anonymous volume
+		return mount.Mount{
+			Type:   mount.TypeVolume,
+			Target: target,
+		}, nil
 	}
 
 	// TODO: catch Windows paths here
diff --git a/cli/command/stack/deploy_test.go b/cli/command/stack/deploy_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ba27c8d0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/command/stack/deploy_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package stack
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	composetypes "github.com/aanand/compose-file/types"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/mount"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/testutil/assert"
+)
+
+func TestConvertVolumeToMountAnonymousVolume(t *testing.T) {
+	stackVolumes := map[string]composetypes.VolumeConfig{}
+	namespace := namespace{name:"foo"}
+	expected := mount.Mount{
+		Type:   mount.TypeVolume,
+		Target: "/foo/bar",
+	}
+	mnt, err := convertVolumeToMount("/foo/bar", stackVolumes, namespace)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, mnt, expected)
+}