diff --git a/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deploy.html b/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deploy.html
index 26bd22e5e..135a5be00 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deploy.html
+++ b/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deploy.html
@@ -45,7 +45,13 @@
                   <div class="col-sm-12 form-section-title">
                     Deployment type
                   </div>
-                  <box-selector radio-name="deploy" ng-model="ctrl.state.DeployType" options="ctrl.deployOptions" data-cy="k8sAppDeploy-deploymentSelector"></box-selector>
+                  <box-selector
+                    radio-name="deploy"
+                    ng-model="ctrl.state.DeployType"
+                    on-change="(ctrl.onDeployTypeChange)"
+                    options="ctrl.deployOptions"
+                    data-cy="k8sAppDeploy-deploymentSelector"
+                  ></box-selector>
                 </div>
 
                 <!-- repository -->
@@ -58,6 +64,7 @@
                   show-auth-explanation="true"
                   path-text-title="Manifest path"
                   path-placeholder="deployment.yml"
+                  deploy-method="{{ ctrl.DeployMethod }}"
                 ></git-form>
                 <!-- !repository -->
 
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deployController.js b/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deployController.js
index d5d1855a3..b7d41c87b 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deployController.js
+++ b/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deployController.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class KubernetesDeployController {
     this.StackService = StackService;
     this.WebhookHelper = WebhookHelper;
     this.CustomTemplateService = CustomTemplateService;
+    this.DeployMethod = 'manifest';
 
     this.deployOptions = [
       buildOption('method_kubernetes', 'fa fa-cubes', 'Kubernetes', 'Kubernetes manifest format', KubernetesDeployManifestTypes.KUBERNETES),
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ class KubernetesDeployController {
     this.getNamespacesAsync = this.getNamespacesAsync.bind(this);
     this.onChangeFormValues = this.onChangeFormValues.bind(this);
     this.buildAnalyticsProperties = this.buildAnalyticsProperties.bind(this);
+    this.onDeployTypeChange = this.onDeployTypeChange.bind(this);
   }
 
   buildAnalyticsProperties() {
@@ -280,6 +282,14 @@ class KubernetesDeployController {
     return this.$async(this.getNamespacesAsync);
   }
 
+  onDeployTypeChange(value) {
+    if (value == this.ManifestDeployTypes.COMPOSE) {
+      this.DeployMethod = 'compose';
+    } else {
+      this.DeployMethod = 'manifest';
+    }
+  }
+
   async uiCanExit() {
     if (this.formValues.EditorContent && this.state.isEditorDirty) {
       return this.ModalService.confirmWebEditorDiscard();