diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index 759c09b4619..af3210f3cb9 100644
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -11954,9 +11954,22 @@ class HermesCLI:
                     pass
 
             print("Resume this session with:")
-            print(f"  hermes --resume {self.session_id}")
+            # Session IDs are profile-constrained, so the resume hint must
+            # include `-p <profile>` for non-default profiles. Without this,
+            # copying the hint from a non-default profile fails to find the
+            # session on the next invocation. The "default" and "custom"
+            # profile names use the standard HERMES_HOME, so no -p needed.
+            try:
+                from hermes_cli.profiles import get_active_profile_name
+                _active_profile = get_active_profile_name()
+            except Exception:
+                _active_profile = "default"
+            profile_flag = (
+                "" if _active_profile in ("default", "custom") else f" -p {_active_profile}"
+            )
+            print(f"  hermes --resume {self.session_id}{profile_flag}")
             if session_title:
-                print(f"  hermes -c \"{session_title}\"")
+                print(f"  hermes -c \"{session_title}\"{profile_flag}")
             print()
             print(f"Session:        {self.session_id}")
             if session_title: