diff --git a/command/issue.go b/command/issue.go
index 9e3ce43de..39c34feca 100644
--- a/command/issue.go
+++ b/command/issue.go
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ func issueList(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	fmt.Fprintf(colorableErr(cmd), "\nIssues for %s/%s\n\n", baseRepo.RepoOwner(), baseRepo.RepoName())
+
 	issues, err := api.IssueList(apiClient, baseRepo, state, labels, assignee, limit)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -242,6 +244,8 @@ func issueCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	fmt.Fprintf(colorableErr(cmd), "\nCreating issue in %s/%s\n\n", baseRepo.RepoOwner(), baseRepo.RepoName())
+
 	var templateFiles []string
 	if rootDir, err := git.ToplevelDir(); err == nil {
 		// TODO: figure out how to stub this in tests
diff --git a/command/issue_test.go b/command/issue_test.go
index 47924e865..78189e4c7 100644
--- a/command/issue_test.go
+++ b/command/issue_test.go
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ func TestIssueList_withFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	eq(t, output.String(), "")
-	eq(t, output.Stderr(), "No issues match your search\n")
+	eq(t, output.Stderr(), `
+Issues for OWNER/REPO
+
+No issues match your search
+`)
 
 	bodyBytes, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(http.Requests[0].Body)
 	reqBody := struct {
diff --git a/command/pr.go b/command/pr.go
index 4d0c8d2ee..d63f3379a 100644
--- a/command/pr.go
+++ b/command/pr.go
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ func prList(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	fmt.Fprintf(colorableErr(cmd), "\nPull requests for %s/%s\n\n", baseRepo.RepoOwner(), baseRepo.RepoName())
+
 	limit, err := cmd.Flags().GetInt("limit")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/command/pr_create.go b/command/pr_create.go
index 7ce86ece7..6cacaa451 100644
--- a/command/pr_create.go
+++ b/command/pr_create.go
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ func prCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	target, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("base")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if target == "" {
+		target = "master"
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(colorableErr(cmd), "\nCreating pull request for %s into %s in %s/%s\n\n", utils.Cyan(head), utils.Cyan(target), repo.RepoOwner(), repo.RepoName())
+
 	if err = git.Push(remote, fmt.Sprintf("HEAD:%s", head)); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/command/pr_create_test.go b/command/pr_create_test.go
index badfe7204..96ac2eb25 100644
--- a/command/pr_create_test.go
+++ b/command/pr_create_test.go
@@ -116,7 +116,11 @@ func TestPRCreate_web(t *testing.T) {
 	eq(t, err, nil)
 
 	eq(t, output.String(), "")
-	eq(t, output.Stderr(), "Opening https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/feature in your browser.\n")
+	eq(t, output.Stderr(), `
+Creating pull request for feature into master in OWNER/REPO
+
+Opening https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/feature in your browser.
+`)
 
 	eq(t, len(ranCommands), 3)
 	eq(t, strings.Join(ranCommands[1], " "), "git push --set-upstream origin HEAD:feature")
@@ -155,5 +159,9 @@ func TestPRCreate_ReportsUncommittedChanges(t *testing.T) {
 	eq(t, err, nil)
 
 	eq(t, output.String(), "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12\n")
-	eq(t, output.Stderr(), "Warning: 1 uncommitted change\n")
+	eq(t, output.Stderr(), `Warning: 1 uncommitted change
+
+Creating pull request for feature into master in OWNER/REPO
+
+`)
 }
diff --git a/command/pr_test.go b/command/pr_test.go
index 91ec11a13..360b6d852 100644
--- a/command/pr_test.go
+++ b/command/pr_test.go
@@ -183,7 +183,11 @@ func TestPRList_filtering(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	eq(t, output.String(), "")
-	eq(t, output.Stderr(), "No pull requests match your search\n")
+	eq(t, output.Stderr(), `
+Pull requests for OWNER/REPO
+
+No pull requests match your search
+`)
 
 	bodyBytes, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(http.Requests[0].Body)
 	reqBody := struct {