diff --git a/pkg/cmd/issue/lock/lock.go b/pkg/cmd/issue/lock/lock.go
index e8329974d..2cfe3880d 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/issue/lock/lock.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/issue/lock/lock.go
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ func reason(reason string) string {
 // is parameterized on a bunch of options.
 //
 // Example output: "Locked as RESOLVED: Issue #31 (Title of issue)"
-func status(state string, lockable *api.Issue, opts *LockOptions) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%sed%s: %s #%d (%s)",
-		state, reason(opts.Reason), alias[opts.ParentCmd].FullName, lockable.Number, lockable.Title)
+func status(state string, lockable *api.Issue, baseRepo ghrepo.Interface, opts *LockOptions) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%sed%s: %s %s#%d (%s)",
+		state, reason(opts.Reason), alias[opts.ParentCmd].FullName, ghrepo.FullName(baseRepo), lockable.Number, lockable.Title)
 }
 
 // lockRun will lock or unlock a conversation.
@@ -224,10 +224,10 @@ func lockRun(state string, opts *LockOptions) error {
 		currentType := alias[parent.Typename]
 		correctType := alias[issuePr.Typename]
 
-		return fmt.Errorf("%s %s #%d not found, but found %s #%d.  Use `gh %s %s %d` instead",
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s %s %s#%d not found, but found %s %s#%d.  Use `gh %s %s %d` instead",
 			cs.FailureIconWithColor(cs.Red),
-			currentType.FullName, issuePr.Number,
-			strings.ToLower(correctType.FullName), issuePr.Number,
+			currentType.FullName, ghrepo.FullName(baseRepo), issuePr.Number,
+			strings.ToLower(correctType.FullName), ghrepo.FullName(baseRepo), issuePr.Number,
 			correctType.Name, strings.ToLower(state), issuePr.Number)
 	}
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func lockRun(state string, opts *LockOptions) error {
 	}
 
 	successMsg := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s\n",
-		cs.SuccessIconWithColor(cs.Green), status(state, issuePr, opts))
+		cs.SuccessIconWithColor(cs.Green), status(state, issuePr, baseRepo, opts))
 
 	switch state {
 	case Lock:
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ func lockRun(state string, opts *LockOptions) error {
 			relocked, err = relockLockable(httpClient, baseRepo, issuePr, opts)
 
 			if !relocked {
-				successMsg = fmt.Sprintf("%s #%d already locked%s.  Nothing changed.\n",
-					parent.FullName, issuePr.Number, reason(issuePr.ActiveLockReason))
+				successMsg = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s#%d already locked%s.  Nothing changed.\n",
+					parent.FullName, ghrepo.FullName(baseRepo), issuePr.Number, reason(issuePr.ActiveLockReason))
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ func lockRun(state string, opts *LockOptions) error {
 		if issuePr.Locked {
 			err = unlockLockable(httpClient, baseRepo, issuePr, opts)
 		} else {
-			successMsg = fmt.Sprintf("%s #%d already unlocked.  Nothing changed.\n",
-				parent.FullName, issuePr.Number)
+			successMsg = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s#%d already unlocked.  Nothing changed.\n",
+				parent.FullName, ghrepo.FullName(baseRepo), issuePr.Number)
 		}
 	default:
 		panic("bad state")
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@ func relockLockable(httpClient *http.Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, lockable *ap
 		return false, errors.New("already locked")
 	}
 
-	prompt := fmt.Sprintf("%s #%d already locked%s. Unlock and lock again%s?",
-		alias[opts.ParentCmd].FullName, lockable.Number, reason(lockable.ActiveLockReason), reason(opts.Reason))
+	prompt := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s#%d already locked%s. Unlock and lock again%s?",
+		alias[opts.ParentCmd].FullName, ghrepo.FullName(repo), lockable.Number, reason(lockable.ActiveLockReason), reason(opts.Reason))
 
 	relocked, err := opts.Prompter.Confirm(prompt, true)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/issue/lock/lock_test.go b/pkg/cmd/issue/lock/lock_test.go
index c6eb902ef..f6dcb746d 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/issue/lock/lock_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/issue/lock/lock_test.go
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func Test_runLock(t *testing.T) {
 					return -1, prompter.NoSuchPromptErr(p)
 				}
 			},
-			wantOut: "✓ Locked as TOO_HEATED: Issue #451 (traverse the library)\n",
+			wantOut: "✓ Locked as TOO_HEATED: Issue OWNER/REPO#451 (traverse the library)\n",
 		},
 		{
 			name:  "lock issue with explicit reason tty",
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func Test_runLock(t *testing.T) {
 						      "lockedRecord": {
 						        "locked": true }}}}`))
 			},
-			wantOut: "✓ Locked as OFF_TOPIC: Issue #451 (traverse the library)\n",
+			wantOut: "✓ Locked as OFF_TOPIC: Issue OWNER/REPO#451 (traverse the library)\n",
 		},
 		{
 			name:  "unlock issue tty",
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func Test_runLock(t *testing.T) {
 						      "unlockedRecord": {
 						        "locked": false }}}}`))
 			},
-			wantOut: "✓ Unlocked: Issue #451 (traverse the library)\n",
+			wantOut: "✓ Unlocked: Issue OWNER/REPO#451 (traverse the library)\n",
 		},
 		{
 			name:  "unlock issue nontty",
@@ -375,14 +375,14 @@ func Test_runLock(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			promptStubs: func(t *testing.T, pm *prompter.PrompterMock) {
 				pm.ConfirmFunc = func(p string, d bool) (bool, error) {
-					if p == "Issue #451 already locked. Unlock and lock again as OFF_TOPIC?" {
+					if p == "Issue OWNER/REPO#451 already locked. Unlock and lock again as OFF_TOPIC?" {
 						return true, nil
 					}
 
 					return false, prompter.NoSuchPromptErr(p)
 				}
 			},
-			wantOut: "✓ Locked as OFF_TOPIC: Issue #451 (traverse the library)\n",
+			wantOut: "✓ Locked as OFF_TOPIC: Issue OWNER/REPO#451 (traverse the library)\n",
 		},
 		{
 			name:  "relock issue nontty",
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ func Test_runLock(t *testing.T) {
 					return -1, prompter.NoSuchPromptErr(p)
 				}
 			},
-			wantOut: "✓ Locked as TOO_HEATED: Pull request #451 (traverse the library)\n",
+			wantOut: "✓ Locked as TOO_HEATED: Pull request OWNER/REPO#451 (traverse the library)\n",
 		},
 		{
 			name:  "lock pr with explicit reason tty",
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ func Test_runLock(t *testing.T) {
 						      "lockedRecord": {
 						        "locked": true }}}}`))
 			},
-			wantOut: "✓ Locked as OFF_TOPIC: Pull request #451 (traverse the library)\n",
+			wantOut: "✓ Locked as OFF_TOPIC: Pull request OWNER/REPO#451 (traverse the library)\n",
 		},
 		{
 			name:  "lock pr with explicit nontty",
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ func Test_runLock(t *testing.T) {
 						      "unlockedRecord": {
 						        "locked": false }}}}`))
 			},
-			wantOut: "✓ Unlocked: Pull request #451 (traverse the library)\n",
+			wantOut: "✓ Unlocked: Pull request OWNER/REPO#451 (traverse the library)\n",
 		},
 		{
 			name:  "relock pr tty",
@@ -603,14 +603,14 @@ func Test_runLock(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			promptStubs: func(t *testing.T, pm *prompter.PrompterMock) {
 				pm.ConfirmFunc = func(p string, d bool) (bool, error) {
-					if p == "Pull request #451 already locked. Unlock and lock again as OFF_TOPIC?" {
+					if p == "Pull request OWNER/REPO#451 already locked. Unlock and lock again as OFF_TOPIC?" {
 						return true, nil
 					}
 
 					return false, prompter.NoSuchPromptErr(p)
 				}
 			},
-			wantOut: "✓ Locked as OFF_TOPIC: Pull request #451 (traverse the library)\n",
+			wantOut: "✓ Locked as OFF_TOPIC: Pull request OWNER/REPO#451 (traverse the library)\n",
 		},
 		{
 			name:  "relock pr nontty",
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/issue/transfer/transfer.go b/pkg/cmd/issue/transfer/transfer.go
index 46b7a6c38..8844e861f 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/issue/transfer/transfer.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/issue/transfer/transfer.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func transferRun(opts *TransferOptions) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	if issue.IsPullRequest() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("issue #%d is a pull request and cannot be transferred", issue.Number)
+		return fmt.Errorf("issue %s#%d is a pull request and cannot be transferred", ghrepo.FullName(baseRepo), issue.Number)
 	}
 
 	destRepo, err := ghrepo.FromFullNameWithHost(opts.DestRepoSelector, baseRepo.RepoHost())
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/merge/merge.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/merge/merge.go
index 115e096d9..a2f16e4da 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/merge/merge.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/merge/merge.go
@@ -207,14 +207,14 @@ func (m *mergeContext) disableAutoMerge() error {
 	if err := disableAutoMerge(m.httpClient, m.baseRepo, m.pr.ID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return m.infof("%s Auto-merge disabled for pull request #%d\n", m.cs.SuccessIconWithColor(m.cs.Green), m.pr.Number)
+	return m.infof("%s Auto-merge disabled for pull request %s#%d\n", m.cs.SuccessIconWithColor(m.cs.Green), ghrepo.FullName(m.baseRepo), m.pr.Number)
 }
 
 // Check if this pull request is in a merge queue
 func (m *mergeContext) inMergeQueue() error {
 	// if the pull request is in a merge queue no further action is possible
 	if m.pr.IsInMergeQueue {
-		_ = m.warnf("%s Pull request #%d is already queued to merge\n", m.cs.WarningIcon(), m.pr.Number)
+		_ = m.warnf("%s Pull request %s#%d is already queued to merge\n", m.cs.WarningIcon(), ghrepo.FullName(m.baseRepo), m.pr.Number)
 		return ErrAlreadyInMergeQueue
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func (m *mergeContext) canMerge() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	_ = m.warnf("%s Pull request #%d is not mergeable: %s.\n", m.cs.FailureIcon(), m.pr.Number, reason)
+	_ = m.warnf("%s Pull request %s#%d is not mergeable: %s.\n", m.cs.FailureIcon(), ghrepo.FullName(m.baseRepo), m.pr.Number, reason)
 	_ = m.warnf("To have the pull request merged after all the requirements have been met, add the `--auto` flag.\n")
 	if remote := remoteForMergeConflictResolution(m.baseRepo, m.pr, m.opts); remote != nil {
 		mergeOrRebase := "merge"
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func (m *mergeContext) merge() error {
 	}
 
 	if m.shouldAddToMergeQueue() {
-		_ = m.infof("%s Pull request #%d will be added to the merge queue for %s when ready\n", m.cs.SuccessIconWithColor(m.cs.Green), m.pr.Number, m.pr.BaseRefName)
+		_ = m.infof("%s Pull request %s#%d will be added to the merge queue for %s when ready\n", m.cs.SuccessIconWithColor(m.cs.Green), ghrepo.FullName(m.baseRepo), m.pr.Number, m.pr.BaseRefName)
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ func (m *mergeContext) merge() error {
 		case PullRequestMergeMethodSquash:
 			method = " via squash"
 		}
-		return m.infof("%s Pull request #%d will be automatically merged%s when all requirements are met\n", m.cs.SuccessIconWithColor(m.cs.Green), m.pr.Number, method)
+		return m.infof("%s Pull request %s#%d will be automatically merged%s when all requirements are met\n", m.cs.SuccessIconWithColor(m.cs.Green), ghrepo.FullName(m.baseRepo), m.pr.Number, method)
 	}
 
 	action := "Merged"
@@ -377,13 +377,13 @@ func (m *mergeContext) deleteLocalBranch() error {
 
 	if m.merged {
 		if m.opts.IO.CanPrompt() && !m.opts.IsDeleteBranchIndicated {
-			confirmed, err := m.opts.Prompter.Confirm(fmt.Sprintf("Pull request #%d was already merged. Delete the branch locally?", m.pr.Number), false)
+			confirmed, err := m.opts.Prompter.Confirm(fmt.Sprintf("Pull request %s#%d was already merged. Delete the branch locally?", ghrepo.FullName(m.baseRepo), m.pr.Number), false)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("could not prompt: %w", err)
 			}
 			m.deleteBranch = confirmed
 		} else {
-			_ = m.warnf(fmt.Sprintf("%s Pull request #%d was already merged\n", m.cs.WarningIcon(), m.pr.Number))
+			_ = m.warnf(fmt.Sprintf("%s Pull request %s#%d was already merged\n", m.cs.WarningIcon(), ghrepo.FullName(m.baseRepo), m.pr.Number))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/merge/merge_test.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/merge/merge_test.go
index 1ef33aa58..21df882b4 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/merge/merge_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/merge/merge_test.go
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ func TestPrMerge_blocked(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "", output.String())
 	assert.Equal(t, heredoc.Docf(`
-		X Pull request #1 is not mergeable: the base branch policy prohibits the merge.
+		X Pull request OWNER/REPO#1 is not mergeable: the base branch policy prohibits the merge.
 		To have the pull request merged after all the requirements have been met, add the %[1]s--auto%[1]s flag.
 		To use administrator privileges to immediately merge the pull request, add the %[1]s--admin%[1]s flag.
 		`, "`"), output.Stderr())
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ func TestPrMerge_dirty(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "", output.String())
 	assert.Equal(t, heredoc.Docf(`
-		X Pull request #123 is not mergeable: the merge commit cannot be cleanly created.
+		X Pull request OWNER/REPO#123 is not mergeable: the merge commit cannot be cleanly created.
 		To have the pull request merged after all the requirements have been met, add the %[1]s--auto%[1]s flag.
 		Run the following to resolve the merge conflicts locally:
 		  gh pr checkout 123 && git fetch origin trunk && git merge origin/trunk
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ func TestPrMerge_alreadyMerged(t *testing.T) {
 
 	pm := &prompter.PrompterMock{
 		ConfirmFunc: func(p string, d bool) (bool, error) {
-			if p == "Pull request #4 was already merged. Delete the branch locally?" {
+			if p == "Pull request OWNER/REPO#4 was already merged. Delete the branch locally?" {
 				return true, nil
 			} else {
 				return false, prompter.NoSuchPromptErr(p)
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ func TestPrMerge_alreadyMerged_withMergeStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "", output.String())
-	assert.Equal(t, "! Pull request #4 was already merged\n", output.Stderr())
+	assert.Equal(t, "! Pull request OWNER/REPO#4 was already merged\n", output.Stderr())
 }
 
 func TestPrMerge_alreadyMerged_withMergeStrategy_TTY(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ func TestPrMerge_alreadyMerged_withMergeStrategy_TTY(t *testing.T) {
 
 	pm := &prompter.PrompterMock{
 		ConfirmFunc: func(p string, d bool) (bool, error) {
-			if p == "Pull request #4 was already merged. Delete the branch locally?" {
+			if p == "Pull request OWNER/REPO#4 was already merged. Delete the branch locally?" {
 				return true, nil
 			} else {
 				return false, prompter.NoSuchPromptErr(p)
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ func TestPrMerge_alreadyMerged_withMergeStrategy_crossRepo(t *testing.T) {
 
 	pm := &prompter.PrompterMock{
 		ConfirmFunc: func(p string, d bool) (bool, error) {
-			if p == "Pull request #4 was already merged. Delete the branch locally?" {
+			if p == "Pull request OWNER/REPO#4 was already merged. Delete the branch locally?" {
 				return d, nil
 			} else {
 				return false, prompter.NoSuchPromptErr(p)
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ func TestMergeRun_autoMerge(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "", stdout.String())
-	assert.Equal(t, "✓ Pull request #123 will be automatically merged via squash when all requirements are met\n", stderr.String())
+	assert.Equal(t, "✓ Pull request OWNER/REPO#123 will be automatically merged via squash when all requirements are met\n", stderr.String())
 }
 
 func TestMergeRun_autoMerge_directMerge(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1649,7 +1649,7 @@ func TestMergeRun_disableAutoMerge(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "", stdout.String())
-	assert.Equal(t, "✓ Auto-merge disabled for pull request #123\n", stderr.String())
+	assert.Equal(t, "✓ Auto-merge disabled for pull request OWNER/REPO#123\n", stderr.String())
 }
 
 func TestPrInMergeQueue(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ func TestPrInMergeQueue(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "", output.String())
-	assert.Equal(t, "! Pull request #1 is already queued to merge\n", output.Stderr())
+	assert.Equal(t, "! Pull request OWNER/REPO#1 is already queued to merge\n", output.Stderr())
 }
 
 func TestPrAddToMergeQueueWithMergeMethod(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ func TestPrAddToMergeQueueWithMergeMethod(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("error running command `pr merge`: %v", err)
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, "", output.String())
-	assert.Equal(t, "! The merge strategy for main is set by the merge queue\n✓ Pull request #1 will be added to the merge queue for main when ready\n", output.Stderr())
+	assert.Equal(t, "! The merge strategy for main is set by the merge queue\n✓ Pull request OWNER/REPO#1 will be added to the merge queue for main when ready\n", output.Stderr())
 }
 
 func TestPrAddToMergeQueueClean(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ func TestPrAddToMergeQueueClean(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "", output.String())
-	assert.Equal(t, "✓ Pull request #1 will be added to the merge queue for main when ready\n", output.Stderr())
+	assert.Equal(t, "✓ Pull request OWNER/REPO#1 will be added to the merge queue for main when ready\n", output.Stderr())
 }
 
 func TestPrAddToMergeQueueBlocked(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1798,7 +1798,7 @@ func TestPrAddToMergeQueueBlocked(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "", output.String())
-	assert.Equal(t, "✓ Pull request #1 will be added to the merge queue for main when ready\n", output.Stderr())
+	assert.Equal(t, "✓ Pull request OWNER/REPO#1 will be added to the merge queue for main when ready\n", output.Stderr())
 }
 
 func TestPrAddToMergeQueueAdmin(t *testing.T) {