diff --git a/internal/pkg/profile/loader.go b/internal/pkg/profile/loader.go
index 881e6573..de44b897 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/profile/loader.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/profile/loader.go
@@ -175,6 +175,16 @@ func (l *Loader) LoadProfile(name string) (*Profile, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("profile path name does not match name in file. %q versus %q. Please rename file or name within the profile file to reconcile", name, c.Name)
 	}
 
+	// Honor environment variables around org and project over whatever
+	// we load from the profile file.
+	if orgID, ok := os.LookupEnv(envVarHCPOrganizationID); ok && orgID != "" {
+		c.OrganizationID = orgID
+	}
+
+	if projID, ok := os.LookupEnv(envVarHCPProjectID); ok && projID != "" {
+		c.ProjectID = projID
+	}
+
 	c.dir = l.profilesDir
 	return &c, nil
 }
@@ -218,8 +228,29 @@ func (l *Loader) DeleteProfile(name string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// DefaultProfile returns the minimal default profile.
+// These are pulled over from hcp-sdk-go. We honor the same env vars
+// it does, but do it directly here.
+
+const (
+	envVarHCPOrganizationID = "HCP_ORGANIZATION_ID"
+	envVarHCPProjectID      = "HCP_PROJECT_ID"
+)
+
+// DefaultProfile returns the minimal default profile. If environment
+// variables related to organization and project are set, they are honored here.
 func (l *Loader) DefaultProfile() *Profile {
+	hcpOrganizationID, hcpOrganizationIDOK := os.LookupEnv(envVarHCPOrganizationID)
+	hcpProjectID, hcpProjectIDOK := os.LookupEnv(envVarHCPProjectID)
+
+	if hcpOrganizationIDOK && hcpProjectIDOK {
+		return &Profile{
+			Name:           "default",
+			OrganizationID: hcpOrganizationID,
+			ProjectID:      hcpProjectID,
+			dir:            l.profilesDir,
+		}
+	}
+
 	return &Profile{
 		Name: "default",
 		dir:  l.profilesDir,
diff --git a/internal/pkg/profile/loader_test.go b/internal/pkg/profile/loader_test.go
index 269ae044..21b7e061 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/profile/loader_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/profile/loader_test.go
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ func TestLoader_GetActiveProfile(t *testing.T) {
 		r.NoError(err)
 		r.Equal(t.Name(), p.Name)
 	})
+
 }
 
 func TestLoader_ListProfiles(t *testing.T) {
@@ -208,6 +209,62 @@ project_id = "456"`,
 	})
 }
 
+//nolint:paralleltest
+func TestLoader_LoadProfileEnv(t *testing.T) {
+
+	// These tests aren't parallel because they manipulate the environment
+	// and can't run concurrently.
+
+	//nolint:paralleltest
+	t.Run("default profile, env set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer os.Unsetenv(envVarHCPOrganizationID)
+		defer os.Unsetenv(envVarHCPProjectID)
+
+		os.Setenv(envVarHCPOrganizationID, "xyz")
+		os.Setenv(envVarHCPProjectID, "abc")
+
+		r := require.New(t)
+		l, err := newLoader(t.TempDir())
+		r.NoError(err)
+		prof := l.DefaultProfile()
+
+		r.Equal("xyz", prof.OrganizationID)
+		r.Equal("abc", prof.ProjectID)
+	})
+
+	//nolint:paralleltest
+	t.Run("valid active profile, env set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := require.New(t)
+		l := TestLoader(t)
+
+		defer os.Unsetenv(envVarHCPOrganizationID)
+		defer os.Unsetenv(envVarHCPProjectID)
+
+		p, err := l.NewProfile("test")
+		r.NoError(err)
+		p.OrganizationID = "123"
+		p.ProjectID = "456"
+		r.NoError(p.Write())
+
+		os.Setenv(envVarHCPOrganizationID, "xyz")
+
+		out, err := l.LoadProfile(p.Name)
+		r.NoError(err)
+		r.NotNil(out)
+		r.Equal("xyz", out.OrganizationID)
+		r.Equal(p.ProjectID, out.ProjectID)
+
+		os.Setenv(envVarHCPProjectID, "abc")
+
+		out, err = l.LoadProfile(p.Name)
+		r.NoError(err)
+		r.NotNil(out)
+		r.Equal("xyz", out.OrganizationID)
+		r.Equal("abc", out.ProjectID)
+
+	})
+}
+
 func TestLoader_LoadProfiles(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()