diff --git a/modules/dockerized-services/impl/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/modules/docker/impl/DockerMountParser.java b/modules/dockerized-services/impl/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/modules/docker/impl/DockerMountParser.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd04beb77a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/dockerized-services/impl/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/modules/docker/impl/DockerMountParser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019-present CloudNetService team & contributors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     [http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License
+ */
+
+package eu.cloudnetservice.modules.docker.impl;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import lombok.NonNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+public final class DockerMountParser {
+
+  private DockerMountParser() {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Parses a docker volume definition from short syntax
+   */
+  public static @NonNull ParsedVolume parseVolume(@NonNull String definition) {
+    var raw = requireText(definition, "volume definition");
+    var parts = splitDockerShortSyntax(raw, false);
+
+    return switch (parts.length) {
+      case 1 -> new ParsedVolume(null, normalizeContainerPath(parts[0]), false);
+      case 2 -> new ParsedVolume(emptyToNull(parts[0]), normalizeContainerPath(parts[1]), false);
+      case 3 -> new ParsedVolume(
+        emptyToNull(parts[0]),
+        normalizeContainerPath(parts[1]),
+        isReadOnly(parts[2])
+      );
+      default -> throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid volume definition: " + definition);
+    };
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Parses a docker bind mount definition from short syntax
+   */
+  public static @NonNull ParsedBindMount parseBindMount(@NonNull String definition) {
+    var raw = requireText(definition, "bind definition");
+    var parts = splitDockerShortSyntax(raw, true);
+
+    return switch (parts.length) {
+      case 1 -> new ParsedBindMount(normalizeHostPath(parts[0]), normalizeHostPath(parts[0]), false);
+      case 2 -> new ParsedBindMount(normalizeHostPath(parts[0]), normalizeContainerPath(parts[1]), false);
+      case 3 -> new ParsedBindMount(
+        normalizeHostPath(parts[0]),
+        normalizeContainerPath(parts[1]),
+        isReadOnly(parts[2])
+      );
+      default -> throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid bind definition: " + definition);
+    };
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Splits a docker short syntax string into source, target and options
+   */
+  private static @NonNull String[] splitDockerShortSyntax(@NonNull String input, boolean handleWindowsSource) {
+    var firstSeparator = findSeparator(input, 0, handleWindowsSource);
+    if (firstSeparator == -1) {
+      return new String[]{input};
+    }
+
+    var secondSeparator = findSeparator(input, firstSeparator + 1, false);
+    if (secondSeparator == -1) {
+      return new String[]{
+        input.substring(0, firstSeparator),
+        input.substring(firstSeparator + 1)
+      };
+    }
+
+    return new String[]{
+      input.substring(0, firstSeparator),
+      input.substring(firstSeparator + 1, secondSeparator),
+      input.substring(secondSeparator + 1)
+    };
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Finds the next valid colon separator in the definition
+   */
+  private static int findSeparator(@NonNull String input, int start, boolean handleWindowsSource) {
+    for (var index = start; index < input.length(); index++) {
+      if (input.charAt(index) == ':' && (!handleWindowsSource || !hasWindowsDriveSeparator(input, index))) {
+        return index;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Checks whether the colon belongs to a Windows drive path like C:\ or C:/
+   */
+  private static boolean hasWindowsDriveSeparator(@NonNull String input, int index) {
+    if (index != 1 || input.length() < 3) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    var driveLetter = input.charAt(0);
+    var next = input.charAt(2);
+    return Character.isLetter(driveLetter) && (next == '\\' || next == '/');
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Checks if the mount options mark the mount as read only
+   */
+  private static boolean isReadOnly(@NonNull String options) {
+    return Arrays.stream(options.split(","))
+      .map(String::trim)
+      .anyMatch(opt -> opt.equalsIgnoreCase("ro"));
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Validates and normalizes the container target path
+   */
+  private static @NonNull String normalizeContainerPath(@NonNull String path) {
+    var trimmed = requireText(path, "container target");
+    if (isRelativePath(trimmed)) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Container target path must be absolute: " + path);
+    }
+
+    return trimmed;
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Validates and normalizes the host source path
+   */
+  private static @NonNull String normalizeHostPath(@NonNull String path) {
+    var trimmed = requireText(path, "bind source");
+    if (isRelativePath(trimmed)) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Bind source path must be absolute: " + path);
+    }
+
+    return trimmed;
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Checks if a path is relative for Unix or Windows
+   */
+  private static boolean isRelativePath(@NonNull String value) {
+    if (value.startsWith("/")) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return value.length() < 3
+      || !Character.isLetter(value.charAt(0))
+      || value.charAt(1) != ':'
+      || (value.charAt(2) != '\\' && value.charAt(2) != '/');
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Ensures a string is not null empty or blank
+   */
+  private static @NonNull String requireText(@Nullable String value, @NonNull String name) {
+    Objects.requireNonNull(name, "name");
+    if (value == null || value.isBlank()) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException(name + " must not be empty");
+    }
+
+    return value.trim();
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Returns null for blank strings, otherwise returns the trimmed value
+   */
+  private static @Nullable String emptyToNull(@NonNull String value) {
+    return value.isBlank() ? null : value.trim();
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Parsed named or anonymous volume definition
+   */
+  public record ParsedVolume(
+    @Nullable String source,
+    @NonNull String target,
+    boolean readOnly
+  ) {
+
+    /*
+     * Returns true when the volume has a source path or name
+     */
+    public boolean hasSource() {
+      return this.source != null && !this.source.isBlank();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Parsed bind mount definition
+   */
+  public record ParsedBindMount(
+    @NonNull String source,
+    @NonNull String target,
+    boolean readOnly
+  ) {
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/dockerized-services/impl/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/modules/docker/impl/DockerizedService.java b/modules/dockerized-services/impl/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/modules/docker/impl/DockerizedService.java
index d4ada22d14..9a4352922d 100644
--- a/modules/dockerized-services/impl/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/modules/docker/impl/DockerizedService.java
+++ b/modules/dockerized-services/impl/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/modules/docker/impl/DockerizedService.java
@@ -340,15 +340,33 @@ public void doDelete() {
     binds.add(this.bindFromPath(wrapperFilePath.toAbsolutePath().toString(), AccessMode.ro));
     binds.add(this.bindFromPath(this.serviceDirectory.toAbsolutePath().toString(), AccessMode.rw));
 
-    // get the task specific volumes and concat them with the default volumes
+    // get the task specific binds and concat them with the default binds
     var taskBinds = Objects.requireNonNullElse(
       this.readFromTaskConfig(config, TaskDockerConfig::binds),
       Set.<String>of());
     binds.addAll(Stream.concat(taskBinds.stream(), this.configuration.binds().stream())
-      .map(path -> this.serviceDirectory.resolve(path).toAbsolutePath().toString())
-      .map(path -> this.bindFromPath(path, AccessMode.rw))
+      .map(DockerMountParser::parseBindMount)
+      .map(parsedBindMount -> new Bind(
+        parsedBindMount.source(),
+        new Volume(parsedBindMount.target()),
+        parsedBindMount.readOnly() ? AccessMode.ro : AccessMode.rw
+      ))
       .toList());
 
+    // get the task specific named volumes and concat them with the default named volumes
+    var taskVolumes = Objects.requireNonNullElse(
+      this.readFromTaskConfig(config, TaskDockerConfig::volumes),
+      Set.<String>of());
+    Stream.concat(taskVolumes.stream(), this.configuration.volumes().stream())
+      .map(DockerMountParser::parseVolume)
+      .filter(DockerMountParser.ParsedVolume::hasSource)
+      .map(parsed -> new Bind(
+        parsed.source(),
+        new Volume(parsed.target()),
+        parsed.readOnly() ? AccessMode.ro : AccessMode.rw
+      ))
+      .forEach(binds::add);
+
     // uses array instead of list to ensure that there are no duplicate binds
     return binds.toArray(Bind[]::new);
   }
@@ -358,8 +376,13 @@ public void doDelete() {
       this.readFromTaskConfig(config, TaskDockerConfig::volumes),
       Set.<String>of());
     return Stream.concat(this.configuration.volumes().stream(), taskVolumes.stream())
-      .map(Volume::new)
+      .map(DockerMountParser::parseVolume)
+      // only add volumes which do not have a source as those are the only ones which need to be declared as anonymous volumes.
+      // the rest is handled via bind mounts and does not need to be declared as a volume here.
+      .filter(parsed -> !parsed.hasSource())
+      .map(DockerMountParser.ParsedVolume::target)
       .distinct()
+      .map(Volume::new)
       .toArray(Volume[]::new);
   }