diff --git a/auth/set_org.go b/auth/set_org.go
index 0d929ff..090f461 100644
--- a/auth/set_org.go
+++ b/auth/set_org.go
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ package auth
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/ninech/nctl/api"
 	"github.com/ninech/nctl/api/config"
+	"github.com/ninech/nctl/internal/format"
 )
 
 type SetOrgCmd struct {
@@ -20,5 +23,19 @@ func (s *SetOrgCmd) Run(ctx context.Context, client *api.Client) error {
 		return whoamicmd.Run(ctx, client)
 	}
 
-	return config.SetContextOrganization(client.KubeconfigPath, client.KubeconfigContext, s.Organization)
+	userInfo, err := api.GetUserInfoFromToken(client.Token(ctx))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := config.SetContextOrganization(client.KubeconfigPath, client.KubeconfigContext, s.Organization); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if !slices.Contains(userInfo.Orgs, s.Organization) {
+		format.PrintWarningf("%s is not in list of available Organizations, you might not have access to all resources.\n", s.Organization)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(format.SuccessMessagef("📝", "set active Organization to %s", s.Organization))
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/auth/set_project.go b/auth/set_project.go
index 83b39f4..978d594 100644
--- a/auth/set_project.go
+++ b/auth/set_project.go
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@ package auth
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 
+	management "github.com/ninech/apis/management/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/ninech/nctl/api"
 	"github.com/ninech/nctl/api/config"
+	"github.com/ninech/nctl/internal/format"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 )
 
 type SetProjectCmd struct {
@@ -12,5 +17,29 @@ type SetProjectCmd struct {
 }
 
 func (s *SetProjectCmd) Run(ctx context.Context, client *api.Client) error {
-	return config.SetContextProject(client.KubeconfigPath, client.KubeconfigContext, s.Name)
+	org, err := client.Organization()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// we get the project without using the result to be sure it exists and the
+	// user has access.
+	if err := client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: s.Name, Namespace: org}, &management.Project{}); err != nil {
+		if !errors.IsNotFound(err) && !errors.IsForbidden(err) {
+			return err
+		}
+		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			format.PrintWarningf("did not find Project %s in your Organization %s.\n", s.Name, org)
+		}
+		if errors.IsForbidden(err) {
+			format.PrintWarningf("you are not allowed to get the Project %s, you might not have access to all resources.\n", s.Name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := config.SetContextProject(client.KubeconfigPath, client.KubeconfigContext, s.Name); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(format.SuccessMessagef("📝", "set active Project to %s", s.Name))
+	return nil
 }