diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 5de9ecd..59a77d7 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -697,6 +697,74 @@
         const yamlStatus = document.getElementById('yamlStatus');
         let currentYaml = '';
 
+        // Docker Compose structure validation
+        function validateDockerCompose(config) {
+            const errors = [];
+
+            // Check for required top-level keys
+            if (!config.services) {
+                errors.push('Missing "services" section');
+                return errors;
+            }
+
+            // Check services
+            const serviceNames = Object.keys(config.services);
+            if (serviceNames.length === 0) {
+                errors.push('No services defined');
+            }
+
+            // Validate each service
+            serviceNames.forEach(serviceName => {
+                const service = config.services[serviceName];
+
+                // Check for required service fields
+                if (!service.image && !service.build) {
+                    errors.push(`Service "${serviceName}": Missing "image" or "build"`);
+                }
+
+                // Check volume references match defined volumes
+                if (service.volumes && Array.isArray(service.volumes)) {
+                    service.volumes.forEach(volume => {
+                        // Extract volume name from volume string (format: "volume_name:/path" or "/host:/path")
+                        if (typeof volume === 'string') {
+                            const parts = volume.split(':');
+                            const volumeName = parts[0];
+                            
+                            // Check if it's a named volume (not a bind mount starting with / or ./)
+                            if (volumeName && !volumeName.startsWith('/') && !volumeName.startsWith('./') && volumeName !== '~') {
+                                // Check if volume is defined
+                                if (config.volumes && !config.volumes.hasOwnProperty(volumeName)) {
+                                    errors.push(`Service "${serviceName}": Volume "${volumeName}" is referenced but not defined in "volumes" section`);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+
+                // Validate port format
+                if (service.ports && Array.isArray(service.ports)) {
+                    service.ports.forEach(port => {
+                        if (typeof port === 'string') {
+                            // Basic port format check: "host:container" or just number
+                            const parts = port.split(':');
+                            if (parts.length === 2 && (!parts[0].match(/^\d+$/) || !parts[1].match(/^\d+\/?\w*$/))) {
+                                errors.push(`Service "${serviceName}": Invalid port format "${port}" (expected "host:container")`);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+
+                // Check environment variables format
+                if (service.environment) {
+                    if (typeof service.environment !== 'object') {
+                        errors.push(`Service "${serviceName}": "environment" must be an object or array`);
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+            return errors;
+        }
+
         // YAML validation function
         function validateYAML(yamlText) {
             yamlError.classList.remove('show');
@@ -706,27 +774,56 @@
             yamlStatus.classList.remove('valid', 'invalid');
 
             if (!yamlText || yamlText.trim() === '') {
+                yamlStatus.textContent = 'YAML is empty';
+                yamlStatus.classList.add('invalid');
                 return { valid: false, error: 'YAML is empty' };
             }
 
+            let parsedConfig;
+            let yamlError = null;
+
+            // First, check YAML syntax
             try {
-                jsyaml.load(yamlText);
-                yamlEditor.classList.add('valid');
-                yamlError.classList.remove('show');
-                yamlSuccess.classList.add('show');
-                yamlStatus.textContent = '✓ Valid YAML';
-                yamlStatus.classList.add('valid');
-                return { valid: true };
+                parsedConfig = jsyaml.load(yamlText);
             } catch (error) {
                 yamlEditor.classList.add('error');
                 yamlEditor.classList.remove('valid');
-                yamlError.textContent = `YAML Error: ${error.message}`;
-                yamlError.classList.add('show');
-                yamlSuccess.classList.remove('show');
-                yamlStatus.textContent = '✗ Invalid YAML';
-                yamlStatus.classList.add('invalid');
-                return { valid: false, error: error.message };
+                yamlError = error;
             }
+
+            if (yamlError) {
+                // YAML syntax error
+                document.getElementById('yamlError').textContent = `YAML Syntax Error: ${yamlError.message}`;
+                document.getElementById('yamlError').classList.add('show');
+                yamlSuccess.classList.remove('show');
+                yamlStatus.textContent = '✗ Invalid YAML Syntax';
+                yamlStatus.classList.add('invalid');
+                return { valid: false, error: yamlError.message };
+            }
+
+            // YAML is syntactically valid, now check Docker Compose structure
+            const composeErrors = validateDockerCompose(parsedConfig);
+
+            if (composeErrors.length > 0) {
+                // Docker Compose structure errors
+                yamlEditor.classList.add('error');
+                yamlEditor.classList.remove('valid');
+                document.getElementById('yamlError').textContent = `Docker Compose Errors:\n• ${composeErrors.join('\n• ')}`;
+                document.getElementById('yamlError').classList.add('show');
+                yamlSuccess.classList.remove('show');
+                yamlStatus.textContent = '✗ Docker Compose Validation Failed';
+                yamlStatus.classList.add('invalid');
+                return { valid: false, error: composeErrors.join('; ') };
+            }
+
+            // All valid!
+            yamlEditor.classList.add('valid');
+            yamlEditor.classList.remove('error');
+            document.getElementById('yamlError').classList.remove('show');
+            yamlSuccess.classList.add('show');
+            yamlStatus.textContent = '✓ Valid Docker Compose YAML';
+            yamlStatus.classList.add('valid');
+            return { valid: true };
         }
 
         // Real-time YAML linting with debounce