diff --git a/gitlab/v4/cli.py b/gitlab/v4/cli.py
index 128bd5bd0..4bfa5ea93 100644
--- a/gitlab/v4/cli.py
+++ b/gitlab/v4/cli.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.mgr_cls._path = self.mgr_cls._path.format(**self.parent_args)
         self.mgr = self.mgr_cls(gl)
-
+        self.mgr._from_parent_attrs = self.parent_args
         if self.mgr_cls._types:
             for attr_name, type_cls in self.mgr_cls._types.items():
                 if attr_name in self.args.keys():
diff --git a/gitlab/v4/objects/users.py b/gitlab/v4/objects/users.py
index e2f10574e..fe93e4a68 100644
--- a/gitlab/v4/objects/users.py
+++ b/gitlab/v4/objects/users.py
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ def list(self, **kwargs: Any) -> Union[RESTObjectList, List[RESTObject]]:
         if self._parent:
             path = f"/users/{self._parent.id}/projects"
         else:
-            path = f"/users/{kwargs['user_id']}/projects"
+            path = f"/users/{self._from_parent_attrs['user_id']}/projects"
         return ListMixin.list(self, path=path, **kwargs)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/cli/test_cli_users.py b/tests/functional/cli/test_cli_users.py
index 740201336..8bf2fbcd4 100644
--- a/tests/functional/cli/test_cli_users.py
+++ b/tests/functional/cli/test_cli_users.py
@@ -12,3 +12,10 @@ def test_create_user_impersonation_token_with_scopes(gitlab_cli, user):
     ret = gitlab_cli(cmd)
 
     assert ret.success
+
+
+def test_list_user_projects(gitlab_cli, user):
+    cmd = ["user-project", "list", "--user-id", user.id]
+    ret = gitlab_cli(cmd)
+
+    assert ret.success