diff --git a/command/status.go b/command/status.go
index c9774f447..6553c721e 100644
--- a/command/status.go
+++ b/command/status.go
@@ -103,14 +103,18 @@ func (c *StatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	var match contexts.Context
 	matchCount := 0
 	for ctx, vers := range res.Matches {
-		if len(vers) == 1 {
+		if l := len(vers); l == 1 {
 			match = ctx
 			matchCount++
+		} else if l > 0 && vers[0] == id {
+			// Exact match
+			match = ctx
+			break
 		}
 
 		// Only a single result should return, as this is a match against a full id
 		if matchCount > 1 || len(vers) > 1 {
-			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Multiple matches found for id %q", id))
+			c.outputMultipleMatches(id, res.Matches)
 			return 1
 		}
 	}
@@ -134,3 +138,15 @@ func (c *StatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	return cmd.Run(argsCopy)
 }
+
+func (c *StatusCommand) outputMultipleMatches(id string, matches map[contexts.Context][]string) {
+	c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Multiple matches found for id %q", id))
+	for ctx, vers := range matches {
+		if len(vers) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("\n%s:", strings.Title(string(ctx))))
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%s", strings.Join(vers, ", ")))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/status_test.go b/command/status_test.go
index a25f6abb4..4b7f1c38f 100644
--- a/command/status_test.go
+++ b/command/status_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,35 @@ func TestStatusCommand_Run_JobStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	ui.OutputWriter.Reset()
 }
 
+func TestStatusCommand_Run_JobStatus_MultiMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	srv, _, url := testServer(t, true, nil)
+	defer srv.Shutdown()
+
+	ui := new(cli.MockUi)
+	cmd := &StatusCommand{Meta: Meta{Ui: ui, flagAddress: url}}
+
+	// Create two fake jobs sharing a prefix
+	state := srv.Agent.Server().State()
+	j := mock.Job()
+	j2 := mock.Job()
+	j2.ID = fmt.Sprintf("%s-more", j.ID)
+	assert.Nil(state.UpsertJob(1000, j))
+	assert.Nil(state.UpsertJob(1001, j2))
+
+	// Query to check the job status
+	if code := cmd.Run([]string{"-address=" + url, j.ID}); code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exit 0, got: %d", code)
+	}
+
+	out := ui.OutputWriter.String()
+	assert.Contains(out, j.ID)
+
+	ui.OutputWriter.Reset()
+}
+
 func TestStatusCommand_Run_EvalStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 	t.Parallel()