diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230919-140514.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230919-140514.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7990e1fabf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230919-140514.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Support global flags passed in after subcommands
+time: 2023-09-19T14:05:14.600303+01:00
+custom:
+  Author: aranke
+  Issue: "6497"
diff --git a/core/dbt/cli/main.py b/core/dbt/cli/main.py
index 9b6e8459cb0..ab501e015f4 100644
--- a/core/dbt/cli/main.py
+++ b/core/dbt/cli/main.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import functools
 from copy import copy
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Callable, List, Optional, Union
@@ -118,6 +119,44 @@ def invoke(self, args: List[str], **kwargs) -> dbtRunnerResult:
             )
 
 
+# approach from https://github.com/pallets/click/issues/108#issuecomment-280489786
+def global_flags(func):
+    @p.cache_selected_only
+    @p.debug
+    @p.deprecated_print
+    @p.enable_legacy_logger
+    @p.fail_fast
+    @p.log_cache_events
+    @p.log_file_max_bytes
+    @p.log_format_file
+    @p.log_level
+    @p.log_level_file
+    @p.log_path
+    @p.macro_debugging
+    @p.partial_parse
+    @p.partial_parse_file_path
+    @p.partial_parse_file_diff
+    @p.populate_cache
+    @p.print
+    @p.printer_width
+    @p.quiet
+    @p.record_timing_info
+    @p.send_anonymous_usage_stats
+    @p.single_threaded
+    @p.static_parser
+    @p.use_colors
+    @p.use_colors_file
+    @p.use_experimental_parser
+    @p.version
+    @p.version_check
+    @p.write_json
+    @functools.wraps(func)
+    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+        return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    return wrapper
+
+
 # dbt
 @click.group(
     context_settings={"help_option_names": ["-h", "--help"]},
@@ -126,38 +165,10 @@ def invoke(self, args: List[str], **kwargs) -> dbtRunnerResult:
     epilog="Specify one of these sub-commands and you can find more help from there.",
 )
 @click.pass_context
-@p.cache_selected_only
-@p.debug
-@p.deprecated_print
-@p.enable_legacy_logger
-@p.fail_fast
-@p.log_cache_events
-@p.log_file_max_bytes
-@p.log_format
-@p.log_format_file
-@p.log_level
-@p.log_level_file
-@p.log_path
-@p.macro_debugging
-@p.partial_parse
-@p.partial_parse_file_path
-@p.partial_parse_file_diff
-@p.populate_cache
-@p.print
-@p.printer_width
-@p.quiet
-@p.record_timing_info
-@p.send_anonymous_usage_stats
-@p.single_threaded
-@p.static_parser
-@p.use_colors
-@p.use_colors_file
-@p.use_experimental_parser
-@p.version
-@p.version_check
+@global_flags
 @p.warn_error
 @p.warn_error_options
-@p.write_json
+@p.log_format
 def cli(ctx, **kwargs):
     """An ELT tool for managing your SQL transformations and data models.
     For more documentation on these commands, visit: docs.getdbt.com
@@ -167,10 +178,10 @@ def cli(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt build
 @cli.command("build")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @p.defer
 @p.deprecated_defer
 @p.exclude
-@p.fail_fast
 @p.favor_state
 @p.deprecated_favor_state
 @p.full_refresh
@@ -190,7 +201,6 @@ def cli(ctx, **kwargs):
 @p.target_path
 @p.threads
 @p.vars
-@p.version_check
 @requires.postflight
 @requires.preflight
 @requires.profile
@@ -213,6 +223,7 @@ def build(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt clean
 @cli.command("clean")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @p.profile
 @p.profiles_dir
 @p.project_dir
@@ -235,6 +246,7 @@ def clean(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt docs
 @cli.group()
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 def docs(ctx, **kwargs):
     """Generate or serve the documentation website for your project"""
 
@@ -242,6 +254,7 @@ def docs(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt docs generate
 @docs.command("generate")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @p.compile_docs
 @p.defer
 @p.deprecated_defer
@@ -261,7 +274,6 @@ def docs(ctx, **kwargs):
 @p.target_path
 @p.threads
 @p.vars
-@p.version_check
 @requires.postflight
 @requires.preflight
 @requires.profile
@@ -284,6 +296,7 @@ def docs_generate(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt docs serve
 @docs.command("serve")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @p.browser
 @p.port
 @p.profile
@@ -312,6 +325,7 @@ def docs_serve(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt compile
 @cli.command("compile")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @p.defer
 @p.deprecated_defer
 @p.exclude
@@ -335,7 +349,6 @@ def docs_serve(ctx, **kwargs):
 @p.target_path
 @p.threads
 @p.vars
-@p.version_check
 @requires.postflight
 @requires.preflight
 @requires.profile
@@ -359,6 +372,7 @@ def compile(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt show
 @cli.command("show")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @p.defer
 @p.deprecated_defer
 @p.exclude
@@ -382,7 +396,6 @@ def compile(ctx, **kwargs):
 @p.target_path
 @p.threads
 @p.vars
-@p.version_check
 @requires.postflight
 @requires.preflight
 @requires.profile
@@ -406,6 +419,7 @@ def show(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt debug
 @cli.command("debug")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @p.debug_connection
 @p.config_dir
 @p.profile
@@ -413,7 +427,6 @@ def show(ctx, **kwargs):
 @p.project_dir
 @p.target
 @p.vars
-@p.version_check
 @requires.postflight
 @requires.preflight
 def debug(ctx, **kwargs):
@@ -432,6 +445,7 @@ def debug(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt deps
 @cli.command("deps")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @p.profile
 @p.profiles_dir_exists_false
 @p.project_dir
@@ -452,6 +466,7 @@ def deps(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt init
 @cli.command("init")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 # for backwards compatibility, accept 'project_name' as an optional positional argument
 @click.argument("project_name", required=False)
 @p.profile
@@ -474,6 +489,7 @@ def init(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt list
 @cli.command("list")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @p.exclude
 @p.indirect_selection
 @p.models
@@ -519,6 +535,7 @@ def list(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt parse
 @cli.command("parse")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @p.profile
 @p.profiles_dir
 @p.project_dir
@@ -526,7 +543,6 @@ def list(ctx, **kwargs):
 @p.target_path
 @p.threads
 @p.vars
-@p.version_check
 @requires.postflight
 @requires.preflight
 @requires.profile
@@ -543,12 +559,12 @@ def parse(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt run
 @cli.command("run")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @p.defer
 @p.deprecated_defer
 @p.favor_state
 @p.deprecated_favor_state
 @p.exclude
-@p.fail_fast
 @p.full_refresh
 @p.profile
 @p.profiles_dir
@@ -562,7 +578,6 @@ def parse(ctx, **kwargs):
 @p.target_path
 @p.threads
 @p.vars
-@p.version_check
 @requires.postflight
 @requires.preflight
 @requires.profile
@@ -585,6 +600,7 @@ def run(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt retry
 @cli.command("retry")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @p.project_dir
 @p.profiles_dir
 @p.vars
@@ -592,7 +608,6 @@ def run(ctx, **kwargs):
 @p.target
 @p.state
 @p.threads
-@p.fail_fast
 @requires.postflight
 @requires.preflight
 @requires.profile
@@ -615,6 +630,7 @@ def retry(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt clone
 @cli.command("clone")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @p.defer_state
 @p.exclude
 @p.full_refresh
@@ -629,7 +645,6 @@ def retry(ctx, **kwargs):
 @p.target_path
 @p.threads
 @p.vars
-@p.version_check
 @requires.preflight
 @requires.profile
 @requires.project
@@ -652,6 +667,7 @@ def clone(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt run operation
 @cli.command("run-operation")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @click.argument("macro")
 @p.args
 @p.profile
@@ -683,6 +699,7 @@ def run_operation(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt seed
 @cli.command("seed")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @p.exclude
 @p.full_refresh
 @p.profile
@@ -698,7 +715,6 @@ def run_operation(ctx, **kwargs):
 @p.target_path
 @p.threads
 @p.vars
-@p.version_check
 @requires.postflight
 @requires.preflight
 @requires.profile
@@ -720,6 +736,7 @@ def seed(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt snapshot
 @cli.command("snapshot")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @p.defer
 @p.deprecated_defer
 @p.exclude
@@ -759,6 +776,7 @@ def snapshot(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt source
 @cli.group()
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 def source(ctx, **kwargs):
     """Manage your project's sources"""
 
@@ -766,6 +784,7 @@ def source(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt source freshness
 @source.command("freshness")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @p.exclude
 @p.output_path  # TODO: Is this ok to re-use?  We have three different output params, how much can we consolidate?
 @p.profile
@@ -808,10 +827,10 @@ def freshness(ctx, **kwargs):
 # dbt test
 @cli.command("test")
 @click.pass_context
+@global_flags
 @p.defer
 @p.deprecated_defer
 @p.exclude
-@p.fail_fast
 @p.favor_state
 @p.deprecated_favor_state
 @p.indirect_selection
@@ -828,7 +847,6 @@ def freshness(ctx, **kwargs):
 @p.target_path
 @p.threads
 @p.vars
-@p.version_check
 @requires.postflight
 @requires.preflight
 @requires.profile
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_cli_flags.py b/tests/unit/test_cli_flags.py
index 5c2bcc8e99b..83c0e251deb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_cli_flags.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_cli_flags.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import pytest
-
-import click
 from multiprocessing import get_context
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, Optional
 
+import click
+import pytest
+
 from dbt.cli.exceptions import DbtUsageException
 from dbt.cli.flags import Flags
 from dbt.cli.main import cli
@@ -356,6 +356,19 @@ def test_duplicate_flags_raises_error(self):
         with pytest.raises(DbtUsageException):
             Flags(context)
 
+    def test_global_flag_at_child_context(self):
+        parent_context_a = self.make_dbt_context("parent_context_a", ["--no-use-colors"])
+        child_context_a = self.make_dbt_context("child_context_a", ["run"], parent_context_a)
+        flags_a = Flags(child_context_a)
+
+        parent_context_b = self.make_dbt_context("parent_context_b", ["run"])
+        child_context_b = self.make_dbt_context(
+            "child_context_b", ["--no-use-colors"], parent_context_b
+        )
+        flags_b = Flags(child_context_b)
+
+        assert flags_a.USE_COLORS == flags_b.USE_COLORS
+
     def _create_flags_from_dict(self, cmd, d):
         write_file("", "profiles.yml")
         result = Flags.from_dict(cmd, d)