diff --git a/commands/app/migrate.ts b/commands/app/migrate.ts
index 2dc4d90c7..ab05b4603 100644
--- a/commands/app/migrate.ts
+++ b/commands/app/migrate.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ import { i18n } from '../../lib/lang';
 import { ApiErrorContext, logError } from '../../lib/errorHandlers';
 import { EXIT_CODES } from '../../lib/enums/exitCodes';
 import { migrateApp2025_2, MigrateAppArgs } from '../../lib/app/migrate';
-import { uiBetaTag, uiLink } from '../../lib/ui';
+import { uiBetaTag, uiCommandReference, uiLink } from '../../lib/ui';
 import { migrateApp2023_2 } from '../../lib/app/migrate_legacy';
+import { getIsInProject } from '../../lib/projects';
 
 const { v2023_2, v2025_2, unstable } = PLATFORM_VERSIONS;
 export const validMigrationTargets = [v2023_2, v2025_2, unstable];
@@ -54,6 +55,16 @@ export async function handler(options: ArgumentsCamelCase<MigrateAppArgs>) {
 
   try {
     if (platformVersion === v2025_2 || platformVersion === unstable) {
+      if (getIsInProject()) {
+        logger.error(
+          i18n(
+            `commands.project.subcommands.migrateApp.errors.notAllowedWithinProject`,
+            { command: uiCommandReference('hs project migrate') }
+          )
+        );
+        process.exit(EXIT_CODES.ERROR);
+      }
+
       await migrateApp2025_2(derivedAccountId, options);
     } else {
       await migrateApp2023_2(derivedAccountId, options, accountConfig);
diff --git a/lang/en.lyaml b/lang/en.lyaml
index c1023d34c..3fb387b23 100644
--- a/lang/en.lyaml
+++ b/lang/en.lyaml
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ en:
             projectAlreadyExists: "A project with name {{ projectName }} already exists. Please choose another name."
             invalidApp: "Could not migrate appId {{ appId }}. This app cannot be migrated at this time. Please choose another public app."
             migrationFailed: 'Migration Failed'
+            notAllowedWithinProject: 'This command cannot be run from within a project directory. Run the command again from outside a project directory. If you are trying to migrate a project, run {{ command }}'
         cloneApp:
           describe: "Clone a public app using the projects framework."
           examples:
diff --git a/lang/en.ts b/lang/en.ts
index 24ae5604c..277abf3ec 100644
--- a/lang/en.ts
+++ b/lang/en.ts
@@ -994,6 +994,8 @@ export const commands = {
           `Could not migrate appId ${appId}. This app cannot be migrated at this time. Please choose another public app.`,
         appWithAppIdNotFound: appId =>
           `Could not find an app with the id ${appId} `,
+        notAllowedWithinProject: command =>
+          `This command cannot be run from within a project directory. Run the command again from outside a project directory. If you are trying to migrate a project, run ${command}`,
       },
     },
     cloneApp: {