diff --git a/pkg/e2e/checks.go b/pkg/e2e/checks.go
index 55ceb2c504..60e82e2072 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/checks.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/checks.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
 	"slices"
@@ -553,6 +554,59 @@ func ContainerEnv(service, name, value string) Check {
 	}
 }
 
+// BindMountSource expects the service's bind mount at target to resolve to
+// exactly wantSource (which must be absolute — this check pins down which
+// working directory a relative volume path was resolved against, e.g. an
+// explicit --project-directory, so a relative wantSource here would silently
+// compare against the wrong base: the test process's own cwd, not any
+// project directory).
+func BindMountSource(service, target, wantSource string) Check {
+	return Check{
+		name: fmt.Sprintf("service %q mount %q resolves to %s", service, target, wantSource),
+		fn: func(ctx *CheckContext) error {
+			if !filepath.IsAbs(wantSource) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("BindMountSource: wantSource must be absolute, got %q", wantSource)
+			}
+			containers := ctx.curr.service(service)
+			if len(containers) == 0 {
+				return errors.New("service has no container")
+			}
+			for _, c := range containers {
+				res := icmd.RunCmd(ctx.scenario.cli.NewDockerCmd(ctx.scenario.t, "inspect", "--format", "{{json .Mounts}}", c.ID))
+				if res.ExitCode != 0 {
+					return fmt.Errorf("inspect failed: %s", res.Combined())
+				}
+				var mounts []struct {
+					Type        string
+					Destination string
+					Source      string
+				}
+				if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(strings.TrimSpace(res.Stdout())), &mounts); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				found := false
+				for _, m := range mounts {
+					if m.Type != "bind" {
+						continue
+					}
+					if m.Destination != target {
+						continue
+					}
+					found = true
+					if m.Source != wantSource {
+						return fmt.Errorf("container %s mount %s resolves to %s, want %s", c.Name, target, m.Source, wantSource)
+					}
+					break
+				}
+				if !found {
+					return fmt.Errorf("container %s has no mount at %s", c.Name, target)
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 // LabelSet expects every container of the service to carry a non-empty label.
 func LabelSet(service, key string) Check {
 	return Check{
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/remote_oci_test.go b/pkg/e2e/remote_oci_test.go
index f06c3a2763..fed5117bf2 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/remote_oci_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/remote_oci_test.go
@@ -91,3 +91,31 @@ func TestOciRemoteTagSelection(t *testing.T) {
 		ServiceState("app", "running"),
 		ContainerEnv("app", "FLAVOR", "v1"))
 }
+
+// TestOciRemoteProjectDirectory is the docker/compose#14224 repro: an
+// explicit --project-directory must resolve a relative volume path against
+// itself, not against the local copy compose downloaded the oci:// artifact
+// into (its self-contained-artifact default, otherwise correct for extends
+// and bundled env files, but not meant to override an explicit request).
+func TestOciRemoteProjectDirectory(t *testing.T) {
+	s := NewScenario(t, "--project-directory must resolve a relative volume path for an oci:// project, not the artifact's own download directory")
+	registry := startLocalRegistry(t, s)
+	ref := registry + "/remote-project-directory:v1"
+	s.Env("XDG_CACHE_HOME=" + t.TempDir())
+	s.Step("publish pushes the project to the registry",
+		ComposeCmd("publish", "--yes", "--insecure-registry", ref))
+
+	// distinct from both the anchored testdata copy and the artifact's own
+	// download cache, so a bind source under it can only come from
+	// --project-directory being honored
+	projectDir := t.TempDir()
+	if err := os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(projectDir, "data"), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	s.FromRemote("oci://"+ref, "--insecure-registry", registry, "--project-directory", projectDir)
+	s.Step("up resolves the relative volume against --project-directory",
+		ComposeCmd("up", "-d", "--wait", "--yes").Within(60*time.Second),
+		ServiceState("app", "running"),
+		BindMountSource("app", "/data", filepath.Join(projectDir, "data")))
+}
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/testdata/TestOciRemoteProjectDirectory/compose.yaml b/pkg/e2e/testdata/TestOciRemoteProjectDirectory/compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19167b292a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/e2e/testdata/TestOciRemoteProjectDirectory/compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+services:
+  app:
+    image: alpine
+    init: true
+    command: sleep infinity
+    volumes:
+      - ./data:/data