diff --git a/command/issue.go b/command/issue.go
index 2b85efc75..069b78e5b 100644
--- a/command/issue.go
+++ b/command/issue.go
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ func issueList(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	baseRepo, err := determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx)
+	repo, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("repo")
+	baseRepo, err := determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx, repo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -165,7 +166,8 @@ func issueStatus(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	baseRepo, err := determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx)
+	repo, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("repo")
+	baseRepo, err := determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx, repo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -222,7 +224,8 @@ func issueView(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	baseRepo, err := determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx)
+	repo, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("repo")
+	baseRepo, err := determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx, repo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -294,8 +297,9 @@ func issueFromArg(apiClient *api.Client, baseRepo ghrepo.Interface, arg string)
 func issueCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	ctx := contextForCommand(cmd)
 
+	repoOverride, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("repo")
 	// NB no auto forking like over in pr create
-	baseRepo, err := determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx)
+	baseRepo, err := determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx, repoOverride)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/command/pr.go b/command/pr.go
index e1c8e796b..2cef559e6 100644
--- a/command/pr.go
+++ b/command/pr.go
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ func prStatus(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	baseRepo, err := determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx)
+	repo, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("repo")
+	baseRepo, err := determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx, repo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -132,7 +133,8 @@ func prList(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	baseRepo, err := determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx)
+	repo, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("repo")
+	baseRepo, err := determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx, repo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -257,7 +259,8 @@ func prView(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	baseRepo, err := determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx)
+	repo, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("repo")
+	baseRepo, err := determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx, repo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/command/repo.go b/command/repo.go
index 1dc9b13a5..4b95fd511 100644
--- a/command/repo.go
+++ b/command/repo.go
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ func repoFork(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	var toFork ghrepo.Interface
 	inParent := false // whether or not we're forking the repo we're currently "in"
 	if len(args) == 0 {
-		baseRepo, err := determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx)
+		repo, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("repo")
+		baseRepo, err := determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx, repo)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to determine base repository: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -389,7 +390,8 @@ func repoView(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	var toView ghrepo.Interface
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		var err error
-		toView, err = determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx)
+		repo, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("repo")
+		toView, err = determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx, repo)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/command/root.go b/command/root.go
index cae4bab4e..8a1a37335 100644
--- a/command/root.go
+++ b/command/root.go
@@ -173,7 +173,11 @@ func changelogURL(version string) string {
 	return url
 }
 
-func determineBaseRepo(cmd *cobra.Command, ctx context.Context) (ghrepo.Interface, error) {
+func determineBaseRepo(cmd *cobra.Command, ctx context.Context, repo string) (ghrepo.Interface, error) {
+	if repo != "" {
+		return ghrepo.FromFullName(repo), nil
+	}
+
 	apiClient, err := apiClientForContext(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err