diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/profile/__init__.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/profile/__init__.py
index 8b0e3020529..a86af29f29c 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/profile/__init__.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/profile/__init__.py
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ def load_arguments(self, command):
                        help='User password or service principal secret. Will prompt if not given.')
             c.argument('tenant', options_list=['--tenant', '-t'], validator=validate_tenant,
                        help='The Microsoft Entra tenant, must be provided when using a service principal.')
+            c.argument('subscription',
+                       help='The subscription ID that will be used as the default. '
+                            'Specifying this argument will bypass the interactive subscription selector.')
             c.argument('scopes', options_list=['--scope'], nargs='+',
                        help='Used in the /authorize request. It can cover only one static resource.')
             c.argument('allow_no_subscriptions', action='store_true',
diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/profile/custom.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/profile/custom.py
index d804bb1f3d3..b278d83dae9 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/profile/custom.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/profile/custom.py
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ def account_clear(cmd):
 
 
 # pylint: disable=too-many-branches, too-many-locals
-def login(cmd, username=None, password=None, tenant=None, scopes=None, allow_no_subscriptions=False,
+def login(cmd, username=None, password=None,
+          tenant=None, subscription=None,
+          scopes=None, allow_no_subscriptions=False,
           claims_challenge=None,
           # Device code flow
           use_device_code=False,
@@ -187,7 +189,8 @@ def login(cmd, username=None, password=None, tenant=None, scopes=None, allow_no_
     from azure.cli.core.telemetry import set_login_experience_v2
     set_login_experience_v2(login_experience_v2)
 
-    select_subscription = interactive and sys.stdin.isatty() and sys.stdout.isatty() and login_experience_v2
+    select_subscription = (not subscription and
+                           interactive and sys.stdin.isatty() and sys.stdout.isatty() and login_experience_v2)
 
     subscriptions = profile.login(
         interactive,
@@ -215,6 +218,9 @@ def login(cmd, username=None, password=None, tenant=None, scopes=None, allow_no_
         logger.warning(LOGIN_OUTPUT_WARNING)
         return
 
+    if subscription:
+        profile.set_active_subscription(subscription)
+
     all_subscriptions = list(subscriptions)
     for sub in all_subscriptions:
         sub['cloudName'] = sub.pop('environmentName', None)
diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/profile/tests/latest/test_profile_custom.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/profile/tests/latest/test_profile_custom.py
index 74547381ccf..b45eb8a3991 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/profile/tests/latest/test_profile_custom.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/profile/tests/latest/test_profile_custom.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 from azure.cli.core.mock import DummyCli
 from knack.util import CLIError
-
+from azure.cli.testsdk.scenario_tests.const import MOCKED_TENANT_ID, MOCKED_SUBSCRIPTION_ID
 
 class ProfileCommandTest(unittest.TestCase):
     @mock.patch('azure.cli.core.api.load_subscriptions', autospec=True)
@@ -107,6 +107,27 @@ def login_with_managed_identity_mock(*args, **kwargs):
         # assert
         self.assertTrue(invoked)
 
+    @mock.patch('sys.stdin.isatty', return_value=True)
+    @mock.patch('sys.stdout.isatty', return_value=True)
+    @mock.patch('azure.cli.command_modules.profile._subscription_selector.SubscriptionSelector')
+    @mock.patch('azure.cli.core._profile.Profile.set_active_subscription')
+    @mock.patch('azure.cli.core._profile.Profile.login')
+    def test_login_with_subscription(self, login_mock, set_active_subscription_mock, subscription_selector_mock, *_):
+        cmd = mock.MagicMock()
+        login_mock.return_value = [{
+            'environmentName': 'AzureCloud',
+            'homeTenantId': MOCKED_TENANT_ID,
+            'id': MOCKED_SUBSCRIPTION_ID,
+            'isDefault': False,
+            'managedByTenants': [],
+            'name': 'test subscription name',
+            'state': 'Enabled',
+            'tenantId': MOCKED_TENANT_ID,
+            'user': {'name': 'test@microsoft.com', 'type': 'user'}}]
+        login(cmd, subscription=MOCKED_SUBSCRIPTION_ID)
+        subscription_selector_mock.assert_not_called()
+        set_active_subscription_mock.assert_called_with(MOCKED_SUBSCRIPTION_ID)
+
     def test_login_validate_tenant(self):
         from azure.cli.command_modules.profile._validators import validate_tenant