diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d3a2742a..9afc3ed5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,7 +13,16 @@ All user visible changes to `cucumber` crate will be documented in this file. Th
 
 ### BC Breaks
 
-- Bump up [MSRV] to 1.61 for more clever support of [Cargo feature]s and simplified codegen.
+- Bump up [MSRV] to 1.61 for more clever support of [Cargo feature]s and simplified codegen. ([fbd08ec2], [cf055ac0])
+
+### Changed
+
+- Provided default CLI options are now global (allowed to be specified after custom subcommands). ([#216], [#215])
+
+[#215]: /../../issues/215
+[#216]: /../../pull/216
+[cf055ac0]: /../../commit/cf055ac06c7b72f572882ce15d6a60da92ad60a0
+[fbd08ec2]: /../../commit/fbd08ec24dbd036c89f5f0af4d936b616790a166
 
 
 
diff --git a/book/src/cli.md b/book/src/cli.md
index 61707ee3..63f48b91 100644
--- a/book/src/cli.md
+++ b/book/src/cli.md
@@ -152,6 +152,123 @@ async fn main() {
 
 
 
+## Aliasing
+
+[Cargo alias] is a neat way to define shortcuts for regularly used customized tests running commands.
+
+```rust
+# use std::{convert::Infallible, time::Duration};
+#
+# use async_trait::async_trait;
+# use cucumber::{cli, given, then, when, World, WorldInit};
+# use futures::FutureExt as _;
+# use tokio::time::sleep;
+#
+# #[derive(Debug, Default)]
+# struct Animal {
+#     pub hungry: bool,
+# }
+#
+# impl Animal {
+#     fn feed(&mut self) {
+#         self.hungry = false;
+#     }
+# }
+#
+# #[derive(Debug, WorldInit)]
+# pub struct AnimalWorld {
+#     cat: Animal,
+# }
+#
+# #[async_trait(?Send)]
+# impl World for AnimalWorld {
+#     type Error = Infallible;
+#
+#     async fn new() -> Result<Self, Infallible> {
+#         Ok(Self {
+#             cat: Animal::default(),
+#         })
+#     }
+# }
+#
+# #[given(regex = r"^a (hungry|satiated) cat$")]
+# async fn hungry_cat(world: &mut AnimalWorld, state: String) {
+#     match state.as_str() {
+#         "hungry" => world.cat.hungry = true,
+#         "satiated" => world.cat.hungry = false,
+#         _ => unreachable!(),
+#     }
+# }
+#
+# #[when("I feed the cat")]
+# async fn feed_cat(world: &mut AnimalWorld) {
+#     world.cat.feed();
+# }
+#
+# #[then("the cat is not hungry")]
+# async fn cat_is_fed(world: &mut AnimalWorld) {
+#     assert!(!world.cat.hungry);
+# }
+#
+#[derive(clap::Args)]
+struct CustomOpts {
+    #[clap(subcommand)]
+    command: Option<SubCommand>,
+}
+
+#[derive(clap::Subcommand)]
+enum SubCommand {
+    Smoke(Smoke),
+}
+
+#[derive(clap::Args)]
+struct Smoke {
+    /// Additional time to wait in before hook.
+    #[clap(
+        long,
+        parse(try_from_str = humantime::parse_duration)
+    )]
+    pre_pause: Option<Duration>,
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() {
+    let opts = cli::Opts::<_, _, _, CustomOpts>::parsed();
+    
+    let pre_pause = if let Some(SubCommand::Smoke(Smoke { pre_pause })) =
+        opts.custom.command
+    {
+        pre_pause
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+    .unwrap_or_default();
+
+    AnimalWorld::cucumber()
+        .before(move |_, _, _, _| sleep(pre_pause).boxed_local())
+        .with_cli(opts)
+        .run_and_exit("tests/features/book/cli.feature")
+        .await;
+}
+```
+
+The alias should be specified in `.cargo/config.toml` file of the project:
+```yaml
+[alias]
+smoke = "test -p cucumber --test cli -- smoke --pre-pause=5s -vv --fail-fast"
+```
+
+Now it can be used as:
+```bash
+cargo smoke
+cargo smoke --tags=@hungry
+```
+
+> __NOTE__: The default CLI options may be specified after a custom subcommand, because they are defined as [global][1] ones. This may be applied to custom CLI options too, if necessary.
+
+
+
+
 [`cli::Compose`]: https://docs.rs/cucumber/*/cucumber/cli/struct.Compose.html
 [`cli::Empty`]: https://docs.rs/cucumber/*/cucumber/cli/struct.Empty.html
 [`cucumber`]: https://docs.rs/cucumber
@@ -162,3 +279,7 @@ async fn main() {
 [`Runner::Cli`]: https://docs.rs/cucumber/*/cucumber/trait.Runner.html#associatedtype.Cli
 [`Writer`]: architecture/writer.md
 [`Writer::Cli`]: https://docs.rs/cucumber/*/cucumber/trait.Writer.html#associatedtype.Cli
+
+[Cargo alias]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html#alias
+
+[1]: https://docs.rs/clap/latest/clap/struct.Arg.html#method.global
diff --git a/codegen/CHANGELOG.md b/codegen/CHANGELOG.md
index fcd9f56b..1dc5ee28 100644
--- a/codegen/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/codegen/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ All user visible changes to `cucumber-codegen` crate will be documented in this
 
 ### BC Breaks
 
-- Bump up [MSRV] to 1.61 for more clever support of [Cargo feature]s and simplified codegen.
+- Bump up [MSRV] to 1.61 for more clever support of [Cargo feature]s and simplified codegen. ([fbd08ec2], [cf055ac0])
+
+[cf055ac0]: /../../commit/cf055ac06c7b72f572882ce15d6a60da92ad60a0
+[fbd08ec2]: /../../commit/fbd08ec24dbd036c89f5f0af4d936b616790a166
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index cb24eca7..0b4fa80e 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ where
         short = 'n',
         long = "name",
         name = "regex",
-        visible_alias = "scenario-name"
+        visible_alias = "scenario-name",
+        global = true
     )]
     pub re_filter: Option<Regex>,
 
@@ -118,7 +119,8 @@ where
         short = 't',
         long = "tags",
         name = "tagexpr",
-        conflicts_with = "regex"
+        conflicts_with = "regex",
+        global = true
     )]
     pub tags_filter: Option<TagOperation>,
 
diff --git a/src/parser/basic.rs b/src/parser/basic.rs
index 14887c41..39446e6f 100644
--- a/src/parser/basic.rs
+++ b/src/parser/basic.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use super::{Error as ParseError, Parser};
 pub struct Cli {
     /// Glob pattern to look for feature files with. By default, looks for
     /// `*.feature`s in the path configured tests runner.
-    #[clap(long = "input", short = 'i', name = "glob")]
+    #[clap(long = "input", short = 'i', name = "glob", global = true)]
     pub features: Option<Walker>,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runner/basic.rs b/src/runner/basic.rs
index 38ff2acd..01cd71a2 100644
--- a/src/runner/basic.rs
+++ b/src/runner/basic.rs
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ use crate::{
 pub struct Cli {
     /// Number of scenarios to run concurrently. If not specified, uses the
     /// value configured in tests runner, or 64 by default.
-    #[clap(long, short, name = "int")]
+    #[clap(long, short, name = "int", global = true)]
     pub concurrency: Option<usize>,
 
     /// Run tests until the first failure.
-    #[clap(long)]
+    #[clap(long, global = true)]
     pub fail_fast: bool,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/writer/basic.rs b/src/writer/basic.rs
index f3632a2c..eccb3ab0 100644
--- a/src/writer/basic.rs
+++ b/src/writer/basic.rs
@@ -42,11 +42,16 @@ pub struct Cli {
     ///
     /// `-v` is default verbosity, `-vv` additionally outputs world on failed
     /// steps, `-vvv` additionally outputs step's doc string (if present).
-    #[clap(short, parse(from_occurrences))]
+    #[clap(short, parse(from_occurrences), global = true)]
     pub verbose: u8,
 
     /// Coloring policy for a console output.
-    #[clap(long, name = "auto|always|never", default_value = "auto")]
+    #[clap(
+        long,
+        name = "auto|always|never",
+        default_value = "auto",
+        global = true
+    )]
     pub color: Coloring,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/writer/junit.rs b/src/writer/junit.rs
index 3f64228e..a334c811 100644
--- a/src/writer/junit.rs
+++ b/src/writer/junit.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub struct Cli {
     ///
     /// `0` is default verbosity, `1` additionally outputs world on failed
     /// steps.
-    #[clap(long = "junit-v", name = "0|1")]
+    #[clap(long = "junit-v", name = "0|1", global = true)]
     pub verbose: Option<u8>,
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/cli.rs b/tests/cli.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c12c6d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cli.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+use std::{convert::Infallible, panic::AssertUnwindSafe};
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use clap::Parser;
+use cucumber::{cli, given, WorldInit};
+use futures::FutureExt as _;
+
+#[derive(cli::Args)]
+struct CustomCli {
+    #[clap(subcommand)]
+    command: Option<SubCommand>,
+}
+
+#[derive(clap::Subcommand)]
+enum SubCommand {
+    Smoke(Smoke),
+}
+
+#[derive(cli::Args)]
+struct Smoke {
+    #[clap(long)]
+    report_name: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, WorldInit)]
+struct World;
+
+#[async_trait(?Send)]
+impl cucumber::World for World {
+    type Error = Infallible;
+
+    async fn new() -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(World)
+    }
+}
+
+#[given("an invalid step")]
+fn invalid_step(_world: &mut World) {
+    assert!(false);
+}
+
+// This test uses a subcommand with the global option `--tags` to filter on two
+// failing tests and verifies that the error output contains 2 failing steps.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn tags_option_filters_all_scenarios_with_subcommand() {
+    let cli = cli::Opts::<_, _, _, CustomCli>::try_parse_from(&[
+        "test",
+        "smoke",
+        r#"--report-name="smoke.report""#,
+        "--tags=@all",
+    ])
+    .expect("Invalid command line");
+
+    let res = World::cucumber()
+        .with_cli(cli)
+        .run_and_exit("tests/features/cli");
+
+    let err = AssertUnwindSafe(res)
+        .catch_unwind()
+        .await
+        .expect_err("should err");
+    let err = err.downcast_ref::<String>().unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(err, "2 steps failed");
+}
+
+// This test uses a subcommand with the global option `--tags` to filter on one
+// failing test and verifies that the error output contains 1 failing step.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn tags_option_filters_scenario1_with_subcommand() {
+    let cli = cli::Opts::<_, _, _, CustomCli>::try_parse_from(&[
+        "test",
+        "smoke",
+        r#"--report-name="smoke.report""#,
+        "--tags=@scenario-1",
+    ])
+    .expect("Invalid command line");
+
+    let res = World::cucumber()
+        .with_cli(cli)
+        .run_and_exit("tests/features/cli");
+
+    let err = AssertUnwindSafe(res)
+        .catch_unwind()
+        .await
+        .expect_err("should err");
+    let err = err.downcast_ref::<String>().unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(err, "1 step failed");
+}
+
+// This test verifies that the global option `--tags` is still available without
+// subcommands and that the error output contains 1 failing step.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn tags_option_filters_scenario1_no_subcommand() {
+    let cli = cli::Opts::<_, _, _, CustomCli>::try_parse_from(&[
+        "test",
+        "--tags=@scenario-1",
+    ])
+    .expect("Invalid command line");
+
+    let res = World::cucumber()
+        .with_cli(cli)
+        .run_and_exit("tests/features/cli");
+
+    let err = AssertUnwindSafe(res)
+        .catch_unwind()
+        .await
+        .expect_err("should err");
+    let err = err.downcast_ref::<String>().unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(err, "1 step failed");
+}
diff --git a/tests/features/cli/subcomand_global_option.feature b/tests/features/cli/subcomand_global_option.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b82e92d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/features/cli/subcomand_global_option.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Feature: Global option `--tags` with subcommands
+
+  @scenario-1 @all
+  Scenario: Two invalid steps
+    Given an invalid step
+    And an invalid step
+
+  @scenario-2 @all
+  Scenario: One invalid step
+    Given an invalid step