diff --git a/src/base-commands/twilio-api-command.js b/src/base-commands/twilio-api-command.js
index 1dc26c090..62056b0a9 100644
--- a/src/base-commands/twilio-api-command.js
+++ b/src/base-commands/twilio-api-command.js
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ TwilioApiCommand.setUpNewCommandClass = (NewCommandClass) => {
 
   // 'remove' commands have no response body and thus do not need display properties.
   if (NewCommandClass.actionDefinition.commandName !== 'remove') {
-    const defaultProperties = (resource && resource.defaultOutputProperties) || [];
+    const defaultProperties =
+      (action && action.defaultOutputProperties) || (resource && resource.defaultOutputProperties) || [];
 
     cmdFlags.properties = flags.string({
       // Camel-cased, CSV of the provided property list. Or just the SID.
diff --git a/test/base-commands/twilio-api-command.test.js b/test/base-commands/twilio-api-command.test.js
index 4f4bd5305..0f9b813b8 100644
--- a/test/base-commands/twilio-api-command.test.js
+++ b/test/base-commands/twilio-api-command.test.js
@@ -58,6 +58,37 @@ describe('base-commands', () => {
         },
       };
 
+      // where default output is property is defined at operation level.
+      const createNewFactorActionDefinition = {
+        domainName: 'verify',
+        commandName: 'post',
+        path: '/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Entities/{Identity}/Factors',
+        resource: fakeResource,
+        actionName: 'post',
+        action: {
+          parameters: [
+            { name: 'Identity', in: 'path', schema: { type: 'string' } },
+            { name: 'ServiceSid', in: 'path', schema: { type: 'string' } },
+          ],
+          defaultOutputProperties: ['sid', 'binding'],
+        },
+      };
+
+      const getFactorListActionDefinition = {
+        domainName: 'verify',
+        commandName: 'list',
+        path: '/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Entities/{Identity}/Factors',
+        resource: fakeResource,
+        actionName: 'get',
+        action: {
+          parameters: [
+            { name: 'Identity', in: 'path', schema: { type: 'string' } },
+            { name: 'ServiceSid', in: 'path', schema: { type: 'string' } },
+            { name: 'PageSize', in: 'query', schema: { type: 'integer' } },
+          ],
+        },
+      };
+
       const syncMapItemUpdateActionDefinition = {
         domainName: 'sync',
         commandName: 'update',
@@ -157,6 +188,15 @@ describe('base-commands', () => {
         expect(NewCommandClass.flags.properties).to.be.undefined;
       });
 
+      test.it('check default output property propagation at operation level', () => {
+        const NewCommandClass = getCommandClass(createNewFactorActionDefinition);
+        expect(NewCommandClass.flags.properties.default).to.equal('sid,binding');
+      });
+      test.it('fallback to default output property at path level if not specified at operation level', () => {
+        const NewCommandClass = getCommandClass(getFactorListActionDefinition);
+        expect(NewCommandClass.flags.properties.default).to.equal('sid,friendly_name,status');
+      });
+
       test
         .twilioFakeProfile(ConfigData)
         .twilioCliEnv(Config)