diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 737116c7d711..1215ebd9c3c4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 ## 1.1.1 (Unreleased)
 
+IMPROVEMENTS:
+* cli: Cross-namespace `nomad job` commands will now select exact matches if the selection is unambiguous. [[GH-10648](https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/issues/10648)]
+
 BUG FIXES:
 * api: Fixed event stream connection initialization when there are no events to send [[GH-10637](https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/issues/10637)]
 * cli: Fixed a bug where `quota status` and `namespace status` commands may panic if the CLI targets a pre-1.1.0 cluster
 
+
 ## 1.1.0 (May 18, 2021)
 
 FEATURES:
diff --git a/command/job_deployments.go b/command/job_deployments.go
index 053e44d81c03..0ec82efb84c6 100644
--- a/command/job_deployments.go
+++ b/command/job_deployments.go
@@ -122,10 +122,17 @@ func (c *JobDeploymentsCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("No job(s) with prefix or id %q found", jobID))
 		return 1
 	}
-	if len(jobs) > 1 && (c.allNamespaces() || strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID) {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
-		return 1
+	if len(jobs) > 1 {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
+			return 1
+		}
+		if c.allNamespaces() && jobs[0].ID == jobs[1].ID {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
+			return 1
+		}
 	}
+
 	jobID = jobs[0].ID
 	q := &api.QueryOptions{Namespace: jobs[0].JobSummary.Namespace}
 
diff --git a/command/job_history.go b/command/job_history.go
index f926d182282b..2f922636e080 100644
--- a/command/job_history.go
+++ b/command/job_history.go
@@ -133,9 +133,15 @@ func (c *JobHistoryCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("No job(s) with prefix or id %q found", jobID))
 		return 1
 	}
-	if len(jobs) > 1 && (c.allNamespaces() || strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID) {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
-		return 1
+	if len(jobs) > 1 {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
+			return 1
+		}
+		if c.allNamespaces() && jobs[0].ID == jobs[1].ID {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
+			return 1
+		}
 	}
 
 	q := &api.QueryOptions{Namespace: jobs[0].JobSummary.Namespace}
diff --git a/command/job_inspect.go b/command/job_inspect.go
index 6966f04e8856..ee4214a56188 100644
--- a/command/job_inspect.go
+++ b/command/job_inspect.go
@@ -129,9 +129,15 @@ func (c *JobInspectCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("No job(s) with prefix or id %q found", jobID))
 		return 1
 	}
-	if len(jobs) > 1 && (c.allNamespaces() || strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID) {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
-		return 1
+	if len(jobs) > 1 {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
+			return 1
+		}
+		if c.allNamespaces() && jobs[0].ID == jobs[1].ID {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
+			return 1
+		}
 	}
 
 	var version *uint64
diff --git a/command/job_promote.go b/command/job_promote.go
index 35ce1bd5555b..0d6d5fcd8b6c 100644
--- a/command/job_promote.go
+++ b/command/job_promote.go
@@ -127,9 +127,15 @@ func (c *JobPromoteCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("No job(s) with prefix or id %q found", jobID))
 		return 1
 	}
-	if len(jobs) > 1 && (c.allNamespaces() || strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID) {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
-		return 1
+	if len(jobs) > 1 {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
+			return 1
+		}
+		if c.allNamespaces() && jobs[0].ID == jobs[1].ID {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
+			return 1
+		}
 	}
 	jobID = jobs[0].ID
 	q := &api.QueryOptions{Namespace: jobs[0].JobSummary.Namespace}
diff --git a/command/job_revert.go b/command/job_revert.go
index fecdd22ddd87..e2214e70860a 100644
--- a/command/job_revert.go
+++ b/command/job_revert.go
@@ -147,9 +147,15 @@ func (c *JobRevertCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("No job(s) with prefix or id %q found", jobID))
 		return 1
 	}
-	if len(jobs) > 1 && (c.allNamespaces() || strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID) {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
-		return 1
+	if len(jobs) > 1 {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
+			return 1
+		}
+		if c.allNamespaces() && jobs[0].ID == jobs[1].ID {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
+			return 1
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Prefix lookup matched a single job
diff --git a/command/job_status.go b/command/job_status.go
index fbaf21cae33c..c838ec43a263 100644
--- a/command/job_status.go
+++ b/command/job_status.go
@@ -157,10 +157,17 @@ func (c *JobStatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("No job(s) with prefix or id %q found", jobID))
 		return 1
 	}
-	if len(jobs) > 1 && (allNamespaces || strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID) {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, allNamespaces)))
-		return 1
+	if len(jobs) > 1 {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, allNamespaces)))
+			return 1
+		}
+		if allNamespaces && jobs[0].ID == jobs[1].ID {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, allNamespaces)))
+			return 1
+		}
 	}
+
 	// Prefix lookup matched a single job
 	q := &api.QueryOptions{Namespace: jobs[0].JobSummary.Namespace}
 	job, _, err := client.Jobs().Info(jobs[0].ID, q)
diff --git a/command/job_stop.go b/command/job_stop.go
index bea83e884b19..dd20e707d0c4 100644
--- a/command/job_stop.go
+++ b/command/job_stop.go
@@ -135,10 +135,17 @@ func (c *JobStopCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("No job(s) with prefix or id %q found", jobID))
 		return 1
 	}
-	if len(jobs) > 1 && (c.allNamespaces() || strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID) {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
-		return 1
+	if len(jobs) > 1 {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
+			return 1
+		}
+		if c.allNamespaces() && jobs[0].ID == jobs[1].ID {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs, c.allNamespaces())))
+			return 1
+		}
 	}
+
 	// Prefix lookup matched a single job
 	q := &api.QueryOptions{Namespace: jobs[0].JobSummary.Namespace}
 	job, _, err := client.Jobs().Info(jobs[0].ID, q)