diff --git a/cmd/milestones/finish.go b/cmd/milestones/finish.go
index cd8338d..2ade0ed 100644
--- a/cmd/milestones/finish.go
+++ b/cmd/milestones/finish.go
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var (
+	finishMilestoneProjectFlag string
+)
+
 func FinishCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "finish",
 		Short: "Finish the active milestone",
-		Long:  `Finish the currently active milestone for the current project. This marks the milestone as completed and stops auto-tagging new time entries with it.`,
+		Long:  `Finish the currently active milestone for the current project, or the one specified. This marks the milestone as completed and stops auto-tagging new time entries with it.`,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			ui.NewlineAbove()
 
@@ -25,7 +29,7 @@ func FinishCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			defer db.Close()
 
-			projectName, err := project.DetectConfiguredProject()
+			projectName, err := project.DetectConfiguredProjectWithOverride(finishMilestoneProjectFlag)
 			if err != nil {
 				ui.PrintError(ui.EmojiError, fmt.Sprintf("detecting project: %v", err))
 				os.Exit(1)
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ func FinishCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 
 			if activeMilestone == nil {
-				ui.PrintError(ui.EmojiError, "No active milestone found")
+				ui.PrintError(ui.EmojiError, fmt.Sprintf("No active milestone found for %s", projectName))
 				ui.PrintMuted(0, "Use 'tmpo milestone start' to start a new milestone.")
 				ui.NewlineBelow()
 				os.Exit(1)
@@ -73,5 +77,7 @@ func FinishCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&finishMilestoneProjectFlag, "project", "p", "", "Finish a milestone for a specific global project")
+
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/cmd/milestones/start.go b/cmd/milestones/start.go
index 6af6e16..92fea4a 100644
--- a/cmd/milestones/start.go
+++ b/cmd/milestones/start.go
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var (
+	startMilestoneProjectFlag string
+)
+
 func StartCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "start [name]",
 		Short: "Start a new milestone",
-		Long:  `Start a new milestone for the current project. Time entries created after starting a milestone will be automatically tagged with it.`,
+		Long:  `Start a new milestone for the current project, or the one specified. Time entries created after starting a milestone will be automatically tagged with it.`,
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			ui.NewlineAbove()
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ func StartCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			defer db.Close()
 
-			projectName, err := project.DetectConfiguredProject()
+			projectName, err := project.DetectConfiguredProjectWithOverride(startMilestoneProjectFlag)
 			if err != nil {
 				ui.PrintError(ui.EmojiError, fmt.Sprintf("detecting project: %v", err))
 				os.Exit(1)
@@ -79,5 +83,7 @@ func StartCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&startMilestoneProjectFlag, "project", "p", "", "Start a milestone for a specific global project")
+
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/cmd/milestones/status.go b/cmd/milestones/status.go
index c8ffdcb..ce075e6 100644
--- a/cmd/milestones/status.go
+++ b/cmd/milestones/status.go
@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var (
+	statusMilestoneProjectFlag string
+)
+
 func StatusCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "status",
 		Short: "Show active milestone status",
-		Long:  `Display information about the currently active milestone for the current project.`,
+		Long:  `Display information about the currently active milestone for the current project, or the one specified.`,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			ui.NewlineAbove()
 
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ func StatusCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			defer db.Close()
 
-			projectName, err := project.DetectConfiguredProject()
+			projectName, err := project.DetectConfiguredProjectWithOverride(statusMilestoneProjectFlag)
 			if err != nil {
 				ui.PrintError(ui.EmojiError, fmt.Sprintf("detecting project: %v", err))
 				os.Exit(1)
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ func StatusCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 
 			if activeMilestone == nil {
-				ui.PrintWarning(ui.EmojiWarning, "No active milestone")
+				ui.PrintError(ui.EmojiError, fmt.Sprintf("No active milestone found for %s", projectName))
 				ui.PrintMuted(0, "Use 'tmpo milestone start' to start a new milestone.")
 				ui.NewlineBelow()
 				return
@@ -72,5 +76,7 @@ func StatusCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&statusMilestoneProjectFlag, "project", "p", "", "Get the milestone status for a specific global project")
+
 	return cmd
 }