diff --git a/profiler-cli/guide.txt b/profiler-cli/guide.txt
index 242c44b168..ec5c41e7c5 100644
--- a/profiler-cli/guide.txt
+++ b/profiler-cli/guide.txt
@@ -461,6 +461,9 @@ SCRIPTING
     profiler-cli profile info --session my-analysis
     profiler-cli thread select t-0 --session my-analysis
 
+  The --session option can also appear before the command:
+    profiler-cli --session my-analysis profile info
+
   Always use --json for reliable output parsing. Plain text output is for human
   reading and may change; the JSON schema is stable.
 
diff --git a/profiler-cli/src/commands/shared.ts b/profiler-cli/src/commands/shared.ts
index 0119fd817f..60e0b6390e 100644
--- a/profiler-cli/src/commands/shared.ts
+++ b/profiler-cli/src/commands/shared.ts
@@ -133,16 +133,21 @@ export function wasExplicit(parent: string, subcommand: string): boolean {
   return idx !== -1 && args[idx + 1] === subcommand;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Add the --session option to a command.
+ */
+export function addSessionOption(cmd: Command): Command {
+  return cmd.option(
+    '--session <id>',
+    'Use a specific session (default: current session)'
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * Add --session and --json options to a command.
  */
 export function addGlobalOptions(cmd: Command): Command {
-  return cmd
-    .option(
-      '--session <id>',
-      'Use a specific session (default: current session)'
-    )
-    .option('--json', 'Output results as JSON');
+  return addSessionOption(cmd).option('--json', 'Output results as JSON');
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/profiler-cli/src/index.ts b/profiler-cli/src/index.ts
index ce6c0a2564..b3c6eea93f 100644
--- a/profiler-cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/profiler-cli/src/index.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ import { startDaemon } from './daemon';
 import { startNewDaemon, stopDaemon, sendCommand } from './client';
 import { listSessions } from './session';
 import { formatOutput } from './output';
-import { addGlobalOptions, runCommand } from './commands/shared';
+import {
+  addGlobalOptions,
+  addSessionOption,
+  runCommand,
+} from './commands/shared';
 import { VERSION } from './constants';
 import { registerProfileCommand } from './commands/profile';
 import { registerThreadCommand } from './commands/thread';
@@ -79,7 +83,12 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
     return;
   }
 
-  const program = new Command();
+  const program = addSessionOption(new Command());
+  program.hook('preAction', (rootCommand, actionCommand) => {
+    if (actionCommand.opts().session === undefined) {
+      actionCommand.setOptionValue('session', rootCommand.opts().session);
+    }
+  });
   program
     .name('profiler-cli')
     .description('Profiler CLI — query Firefox profiles from the terminal')
diff --git a/profiler-cli/src/test/integration/sessions.test.ts b/profiler-cli/src/test/integration/sessions.test.ts
index 258d8028ef..e776a967bf 100644
--- a/profiler-cli/src/test/integration/sessions.test.ts
+++ b/profiler-cli/src/test/integration/sessions.test.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,60 @@ describe('profiler-cli multiple concurrent sessions', () => {
     await cli(ctx, ['stop', '--session', session2]);
   });
 
+  it('accepts --session before, between, and after subcommands', async () => {
+    const loaded = await cli(ctx, [
+      '--session',
+      'target-session',
+      'load',
+      'src/test/fixtures/upgrades/processed-1.json',
+    ]);
+    expect(loaded.stdout).toContain('Session started: target-session');
+
+    await cli(ctx, [
+      'load',
+      'src/test/fixtures/upgrades/processed-2.json',
+      '--session',
+      'current-session',
+    ]);
+
+    const expected = await cli(ctx, [
+      'profile',
+      'info',
+      '--session',
+      'target-session',
+      '--json',
+    ]);
+    for (const args of [
+      ['--session', 'target-session', 'profile', 'info'],
+      ['profile', '--session', 'target-session', 'info'],
+      ['--session=target-session', 'profile', 'info'],
+      [
+        '--session',
+        'missing-session',
+        'profile',
+        'info',
+        '--session',
+        'target-session',
+      ],
+    ]) {
+      const result = await cli(ctx, [...args, '--json']);
+      expect(JSON.parse(result.stdout)).toEqual(JSON.parse(expected.stdout));
+    }
+
+    const missing = await cliFail(ctx, [
+      '--session',
+      'missing-session',
+      'profile',
+      'info',
+    ]);
+    expect(missing.stderr).toContain('missing-session');
+
+    await cli(ctx, ['--session', 'target-session', 'stop']);
+    const sessions = await cli(ctx, ['session', 'list']);
+    expect(sessions.stdout).not.toContain('target-session');
+    expect(sessions.stdout).toContain('current-session');
+  });
+
   it('session list shows running sessions and marks the current one', async () => {
     // Start two sessions
     await cli(ctx, [