diff --git a/sdk/auth/auth.go b/sdk/auth/auth.go
index a731e5e30c..eda0aaf996 100644
--- a/sdk/auth/auth.go
+++ b/sdk/auth/auth.go
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ func NewAuthorizerFromCredentials(ctx context.Context, c Credentials, api enviro
 			TenantId:           c.TenantID,
 			AuxTenantIds:       c.AuxiliaryTenantIDs,
 			SubscriptionIdHint: c.AzureCliSubscriptionIDHint,
+			ForceAuthAtTenant:  c.ForceAuthAtTenant,
 		}
 		a, err := NewAzureCliAuthorizer(ctx, opts)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/sdk/auth/azure_cli_authorizer.go b/sdk/auth/azure_cli_authorizer.go
index b73dbc1057..0abeb5060b 100644
--- a/sdk/auth/azure_cli_authorizer.go
+++ b/sdk/auth/azure_cli_authorizer.go
@@ -31,11 +31,16 @@ type AzureCliAuthorizerOptions struct {
 	// SubscriptionIdHint is the subscription to target when selecting an account with which to obtain an access token
 	// Used to hint to Azure CLI which of its signed-in accounts it should select, based on apparent access to the subscription.
 	SubscriptionIdHint string
+
+	// ForceAuthAtTenant skips the use of --subscription when authorising. This allows the CLI authorizer to obtain a tenant level token.
+	// Use with caution. It is recommended to limit the token scope to a Subscription unless multiple subscriptions in the same tenant
+	// need to be accessed.
+	ForceAuthAtTenant bool
 }
 
 // NewAzureCliAuthorizer returns an Authorizer which authenticates using the Azure CLI.
 func NewAzureCliAuthorizer(ctx context.Context, options AzureCliAuthorizerOptions) (Authorizer, error) {
-	conf, err := newAzureCliConfig(options.Api, options.TenantId, options.AuxTenantIds, options.SubscriptionIdHint)
+	conf, err := newAzureCliConfig(options)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ func (a *AzureCliAuthorizer) Token(_ context.Context, _ *http.Request) (*oauth2.
 
 	// Prefer to specify subscription ID if provided, this hints to Azure CLI which account to use in the event
 	// that multiple accounts are signed in, and each account has access to a subset of all subscriptions.
-	if a.SubscriptionIDHint != "" {
+	if a.SubscriptionIDHint != "" && !a.conf.ForceTenantAuth {
 		azArgs = append(azArgs, "--subscription", a.conf.SubscriptionIDHint)
 
 		// Cannot specify both `--subscription` and `--tenant`
@@ -175,6 +180,9 @@ type azureCliConfig struct {
 	// TenantID is the required tenant ID for the primary token
 	TenantID string
 
+	// ForceTenantAuth enforces token acquisition at the Tenant, rather than the specified subscription.
+	ForceTenantAuth bool
+
 	// AuxiliaryTenantIDs is an optional list of tenant IDs for which to obtain additional tokens
 	AuxiliaryTenantIDs []string
 
@@ -186,12 +194,13 @@ type azureCliConfig struct {
 }
 
 // newAzureCliConfig validates the supplied tenant ID and returns a new azureCliConfig.
-func newAzureCliConfig(api environments.Api, tenantId string, auxiliaryTenantIds []string, subscriptionIdHint string) (*azureCliConfig, error) {
+func newAzureCliConfig(options AzureCliAuthorizerOptions) (*azureCliConfig, error) {
 	// check az-cli version, ensure that MSAL is supported
 	if err := azurecli.CheckAzVersion(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	var tenantId = options.TenantId
 	// obtain default tenant ID if no tenant ID was provided
 	if strings.TrimSpace(tenantId) == "" {
 		if defaultTenantId, err := azurecli.GetDefaultTenantID(); err != nil {
@@ -219,8 +228,8 @@ func newAzureCliConfig(api environments.Api, tenantId string, auxiliaryTenantIds
 	}
 
 	// validate subscriptionIdHint, if applicable (currently only for Resource Manager)
-	if environments.ApiIsKnownPublished(api, "AzureResourceManager") {
-		if subscriptionIdHint != "" {
+	if environments.ApiIsKnownPublished(options.Api, "AzureResourceManager") && !options.ForceAuthAtTenant {
+		if options.SubscriptionIdHint != "" {
 			if availableSubscriptionIds, err := azurecli.ListAvailableSubscriptionIDs(); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			} else if availableSubscriptionIds == nil {
@@ -228,29 +237,30 @@ func newAzureCliConfig(api environments.Api, tenantId string, auxiliaryTenantIds
 			} else {
 				found := false
 				for _, subId := range *availableSubscriptionIds {
-					if strings.EqualFold(subId, subscriptionIdHint) {
+					if strings.EqualFold(subId, options.SubscriptionIdHint) {
 						found = true
 						break
 					}
 				}
 				if !found {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("the provided subscription ID %q is not known by Azure CLI", subscriptionIdHint)
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("the provided subscription ID %q is not known by Azure CLI", options.SubscriptionIdHint)
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	return &azureCliConfig{
-		Api:                   api,
+		Api:                   options.Api,
 		TenantID:              tenantId,
-		AuxiliaryTenantIDs:    auxiliaryTenantIds,
+		AuxiliaryTenantIDs:    options.AuxTenantIds,
 		DefaultSubscriptionID: subscriptionId,
-		SubscriptionIDHint:    strings.ToLower(subscriptionIdHint),
+		SubscriptionIDHint:    strings.ToLower(options.SubscriptionIdHint),
+		ForceTenantAuth:       options.ForceAuthAtTenant,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 // TokenSource provides a source for obtaining access tokens using AzureCliAuthorizer.
-func (c *azureCliConfig) TokenSource(ctx context.Context) (Authorizer, error) {
+func (c *azureCliConfig) TokenSource(_ context.Context) (Authorizer, error) {
 	// Cache access tokens internally to avoid unnecessary `az` invocations
 	return NewCachedAuthorizer(&AzureCliAuthorizer{
 		TenantID:              c.TenantID,
diff --git a/sdk/auth/azure_cli_authorizer_test.go b/sdk/auth/azure_cli_authorizer_test.go
index da87a7e774..14a71ea5f7 100644
--- a/sdk/auth/azure_cli_authorizer_test.go
+++ b/sdk/auth/azure_cli_authorizer_test.go
@@ -114,6 +114,42 @@ func TestAccAzureCliAuthorizerWithTenant(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAccAzureCliAuthorizerForceTenant(t *testing.T) {
+	test.AccTest(t)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	env, err := environments.FromName(test.Environment)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	opts := auth.AzureCliAuthorizerOptions{
+		Api:                env.MicrosoftGraph,
+		TenantId:           test.TenantId,
+		SubscriptionIdHint: test.SubscriptionId,
+		ForceAuthAtTenant:  true,
+	}
+
+	authorizer, err := auth.NewAzureCliAuthorizer(ctx, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewAzureCliAuthorizer(): %v", err)
+	}
+
+	cliAuth, err := testCheckAzureCliAuthorizer(authorizer)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if cliAuth.TenantID != test.TenantId {
+		t.Fatalf("cliAuth.TenantID has unexpected value %q", cliAuth.TenantID)
+	}
+
+	if _, err = testObtainAccessToken(ctx, authorizer); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
 func testCheckAzureCliAuthorizer(authorizer auth.Authorizer) (*auth.AzureCliAuthorizer, error) {
 	if authorizer == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("authorizer is nil, expected Authorizer")
diff --git a/sdk/auth/config.go b/sdk/auth/config.go
index 1b7b71e4d6..ae60b90d10 100644
--- a/sdk/auth/config.go
+++ b/sdk/auth/config.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ type Credentials struct {
 	ClientID string
 	// TenantID specifies the Azure Active Directory Tenant to connect to, which must be a valid UUID.
 	TenantID string
+	// ForceAuthAtTenant forces the Authoriser to obtain tokens at the Tenant scope rather than limiting to Subscription - Currently only meaningful for CLI based authentication
+	ForceAuthAtTenant bool
 
 	// EnableAuthenticatingUsingAzureCLI specifies whether Azure CLI authentication should be checked.
 	EnableAuthenticatingUsingAzureCLI bool