diff --git a/bake/bake.go b/bake/bake.go
index 37d9ec4b..44c961f0 100644
--- a/bake/bake.go
+++ b/bake/bake.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package bake
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/csv"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ type File struct {
 	Data []byte
 }
 
+type Override struct {
+	Key   string
+	Value string
+}
+
 func defaultFilenames() []string {
 	return []string{
 		"docker-compose.yml",  // support app
@@ -240,8 +246,8 @@ func (c Config) expandTargets(pattern string) ([]string, error) {
 	return names, nil
 }
 
-func (c Config) newOverrides(v []string) (map[string]*Target, error) {
-	m := map[string]*Target{}
+func (c Config) newOverrides(v []string) (map[string][]Override, error) {
+	m := map[string][]Override{}
 	for _, v := range v {
 
 		parts := strings.SplitN(v, "=", 2)
@@ -260,72 +266,34 @@ func (c Config) newOverrides(v []string) (map[string]*Target, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
+		kk := strings.SplitN(parts[0], ".", 2)
+
 		for _, name := range names {
-			t, ok := m[name]
-			if !ok {
-				t = &Target{}
+			t := m[name]
+
+			o := Override{
+				Key: kk[1],
+			}
+			if len(parts) == 2 {
+				o.Value = parts[1]
 			}
 
 			switch keys[1] {
-			case "context":
-				t.Context = &parts[1]
-			case "dockerfile":
-				t.Dockerfile = &parts[1]
 			case "args":
 				if len(keys) != 3 {
 					return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid key %s, args requires name", parts[0])
 				}
-				if t.Args == nil {
-					t.Args = map[string]string{}
-				}
 				if len(parts) < 2 {
 					v, ok := os.LookupEnv(keys[2])
-					if ok {
-						t.Args[keys[2]] = v
+					if !ok {
+						continue
 					}
-				} else {
-					t.Args[keys[2]] = parts[1]
-				}
-			case "labels":
-				if len(keys) != 3 {
-					return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid key %s, lanels requires name", parts[0])
-				}
-				if t.Labels == nil {
-					t.Labels = map[string]string{}
-				}
-				t.Labels[keys[2]] = parts[1]
-			case "tags":
-				t.Tags = append(t.Tags, parts[1])
-			case "cache-from":
-				t.CacheFrom = append(t.CacheFrom, parts[1])
-			case "cache-to":
-				t.CacheTo = append(t.CacheTo, parts[1])
-			case "target":
-				s := parts[1]
-				t.Target = &s
-			case "secrets":
-				t.Secrets = append(t.Secrets, parts[1])
-			case "ssh":
-				t.SSH = append(t.SSH, parts[1])
-			case "platform":
-				t.Platforms = append(t.Platforms, parts[1])
-			case "output":
-				t.Outputs = append(t.Outputs, parts[1])
-			case "no-cache":
-				noCache, err := strconv.ParseBool(parts[1])
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid value %s for boolean key no-cache", parts[1])
-				}
-				t.NoCache = &noCache
-			case "pull":
-				pull, err := strconv.ParseBool(parts[1])
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid value %s for boolean key pull", parts[1])
+					o.Value = v
 				}
-				t.Pull = &pull
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown key: %s", keys[1])
 			}
+
+			t = append(t, o)
+
 			m[name] = t
 		}
 	}
@@ -358,7 +326,7 @@ func (c Config) group(name string, visited map[string]struct{}) []string {
 	return targets
 }
 
-func (c Config) ResolveTarget(name string, overrides map[string]*Target) (*Target, error) {
+func (c Config) ResolveTarget(name string, overrides map[string][]Override) (*Target, error) {
 	t, err := c.target(name, map[string]struct{}{}, overrides)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -374,7 +342,7 @@ func (c Config) ResolveTarget(name string, overrides map[string]*Target) (*Targe
 	return t, nil
 }
 
-func (c Config) target(name string, visited map[string]struct{}, overrides map[string]*Target) (*Target, error) {
+func (c Config) target(name string, visited map[string]struct{}, overrides map[string][]Override) (*Target, error) {
 	if _, ok := visited[name]; ok {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
@@ -404,9 +372,10 @@ func (c Config) target(name string, visited map[string]struct{}, overrides map[s
 	m.Merge(tt)
 	m.Merge(t)
 	tt = m
-	if override, ok := overrides[name]; ok {
-		tt.Merge(override)
+	if err := tt.AddOverrides(overrides[name]); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	tt.normalize()
 	return tt, nil
 }
@@ -507,6 +476,81 @@ func (t *Target) Merge(t2 *Target) {
 	t.Inherits = append(t.Inherits, t2.Inherits...)
 }
 
+func (t *Target) AddOverrides(overrides []Override) error {
+	for _, o := range overrides {
+		value := o.Value
+		keys := strings.SplitN(o.Key, ".", 2)
+		switch keys[0] {
+		case "context":
+			t.Context = &value
+		case "dockerfile":
+			t.Dockerfile = &value
+		case "args":
+			if len(keys) != 2 {
+				return errors.Errorf("args require name")
+			}
+			if t.Args == nil {
+				t.Args = map[string]string{}
+			}
+			t.Args[keys[1]] = value
+
+		case "labels":
+			if len(keys) != 2 {
+				return errors.Errorf("labels require name")
+			}
+			if t.Labels == nil {
+				t.Labels = map[string]string{}
+			}
+			t.Labels[keys[1]] = value
+		case "tags":
+			t.Tags = append(t.Tags, value)
+		case "cache-from":
+			t.CacheFrom = append(t.CacheFrom, value)
+		case "cache-to":
+			t.CacheTo = append(t.CacheTo, value)
+		case "target":
+			t.Target = &value
+		case "secrets":
+			t.Secrets = append(t.Secrets, value)
+		case "ssh":
+			t.SSH = append(t.SSH, value)
+		case "platform":
+			t.Platforms = append(t.Platforms, value)
+		case "output":
+			t.Outputs = append(t.Outputs, value)
+		case "no-cache":
+			noCache, err := strconv.ParseBool(value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Errorf("invalid value %s for boolean key no-cache", value)
+			}
+			t.NoCache = &noCache
+		case "pull":
+			pull, err := strconv.ParseBool(value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Errorf("invalid value %s for boolean key pull", value)
+			}
+			t.Pull = &pull
+		case "push":
+			_, err := strconv.ParseBool(value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Errorf("invalid value %s for boolean key push", value)
+			}
+			if len(t.Outputs) == 0 {
+				t.Outputs = append(t.Outputs, "type=image,push=true")
+			} else {
+				for i, output := range t.Outputs {
+					if typ := parseOutputType(output); typ == "image" || typ == "registry" {
+						t.Outputs[i] = t.Outputs[i] + ",push=" + value
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		default:
+			return errors.Errorf("unknown key: %s", keys[0])
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func TargetsToBuildOpt(m map[string]*Target, inp *Input) (map[string]build.Options, error) {
 	m2 := make(map[string]build.Options, len(m))
 	for k, v := range m {
@@ -666,3 +710,20 @@ func removeDupes(s []string) []string {
 func isRemoteResource(str string) bool {
 	return urlutil.IsGitURL(str) || urlutil.IsURL(str)
 }
+
+func parseOutputType(str string) string {
+	csvReader := csv.NewReader(strings.NewReader(str))
+	fields, err := csvReader.Read()
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	for _, field := range fields {
+		parts := strings.SplitN(field, "=", 2)
+		if len(parts) == 2 {
+			if parts[0] == "type" {
+				return parts[1]
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/bake/bake_test.go b/bake/bake_test.go
index 9542eecd..ebce5dd2 100644
--- a/bake/bake_test.go
+++ b/bake/bake_test.go
@@ -179,6 +179,51 @@ target "webapp" {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestPushOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	fp := File{
+		Name: "docker-bake.hc",
+		Data: []byte(
+			`target "app" {
+				output = ["type=image,compression=zstd"]
+			}`),
+	}
+	ctx := context.TODO()
+	m, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"app"}, []string{"*.push=true"}, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, 1, len(m["app"].Outputs))
+	require.Equal(t, "type=image,compression=zstd,push=true", m["app"].Outputs[0])
+
+	fp = File{
+		Name: "docker-bake.hc",
+		Data: []byte(
+			`target "app" {
+				output = ["type=image,compression=zstd"]
+			}`),
+	}
+	ctx = context.TODO()
+	m, _, err = ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"app"}, []string{"*.push=false"}, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, 1, len(m["app"].Outputs))
+	require.Equal(t, "type=image,compression=zstd,push=false", m["app"].Outputs[0])
+
+	fp = File{
+		Name: "docker-bake.hc",
+		Data: []byte(
+			`target "app" {
+			}`),
+	}
+	ctx = context.TODO()
+	m, _, err = ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"app"}, []string{"*.push=true"}, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, 1, len(m["app"].Outputs))
+	require.Equal(t, "type=image,push=true", m["app"].Outputs[0])
+}
+
 func TestReadTargetsCompose(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
@@ -228,7 +273,6 @@ services:
 }
 
 func TestHCLCwdPrefix(t *testing.T) {
-
 	fp := File{
 		Name: "docker-bake.hc",
 		Data: []byte(
diff --git a/commands/bake.go b/commands/bake.go
index 48e9684b..0ab0f7c4 100644
--- a/commands/bake.go
+++ b/commands/bake.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func runBake(dockerCli command.Cli, targets []string, in bakeOptions) (err error
 		if in.exportLoad {
 			return errors.Errorf("push and load may not be set together at the moment")
 		}
-		overrides = append(overrides, "*.output=type=registry")
+		overrides = append(overrides, "*.push=true")
 	} else if in.exportLoad {
 		overrides = append(overrides, "*.output=type=docker")
 	}
diff --git a/util/buildflags/output.go b/util/buildflags/output.go
index b55be289..0382d8f1 100644
--- a/util/buildflags/output.go
+++ b/util/buildflags/output.go
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ func ParseOutputs(inp []string) ([]client.ExportEntry, error) {
 			delete(out.Attrs, "dest")
 		case "registry":
 			out.Type = client.ExporterImage
-			out.Attrs["push"] = "true"
+			if _, ok := out.Attrs["push"]; !ok {
+				out.Attrs["push"] = "true"
+			}
 		}
 
 		outs = append(outs, out)