diff --git a/src/buildstream/_frontend/cli.py b/src/buildstream/_frontend/cli.py
index 964a03e04..081a7d46b 100644
--- a/src/buildstream/_frontend/cli.py
+++ b/src/buildstream/_frontend/cli.py
@@ -1302,12 +1302,29 @@ def artifact():
     ),
     help="The dependencies we also want to show",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--artifact-remote",
+    "artifact_remotes",
+    type=RemoteSpecType(RemoteSpecPurpose.PULL),
+    multiple=True,
+    help="A remote for downloading artifacts (Since: 2.7)",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--ignore-project-artifact-remotes",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="Ignore remote artifact cache servers recommended by projects (Since: 2.7)",
+)
 @click.argument("artifacts", type=click.Path(), nargs=-1)
 @click.pass_obj
-def artifact_show(app, deps, artifacts):
-    """show the cached state of artifacts"""
+def artifact_show(app, deps, artifact_remotes, ignore_project_artifact_remotes, artifacts):
+    """Show the cached state of artifacts"""
     with app.initialized():
-        targets = app.stream.artifact_show(artifacts, selection=deps)
+        targets = app.stream.artifact_show(
+            artifacts,
+            selection=deps,
+            artifact_remotes=artifact_remotes,
+            ignore_project_artifact_remotes=ignore_project_artifact_remotes,
+        )
         click.echo(app.logger.show_state_of_artifacts(targets))
         sys.exit(0)
 
diff --git a/src/buildstream/_stream.py b/src/buildstream/_stream.py
index c7ec4c660..c6edf4a90 100644
--- a/src/buildstream/_stream.py
+++ b/src/buildstream/_stream.py
@@ -788,11 +788,25 @@ def _export_artifact(self, tar, location, compression, target, hardlinks, virdir
     #
     # Args:
     #    targets (str): Targets to show the cached state of
+    #    artifact_remotes: Artifact cache remotes specified on the commmand line
+    #    ignore_project_artifact_remotes: Whether to ignore artifact remotes specified by projects
     #
-    def artifact_show(self, targets, *, selection=_PipelineSelection.NONE):
+    def artifact_show(
+        self,
+        targets,
+        *,
+        selection=_PipelineSelection.NONE,
+        artifact_remotes: Iterable[RemoteSpec] = (),
+        ignore_project_artifact_remotes: bool = False,
+    ):
         # Obtain list of Element and/or ArtifactElement objects
         target_objects = self.load_selection(
-            targets, selection=selection, connect_artifact_cache=True, load_artifacts=True
+            targets,
+            selection=selection,
+            connect_artifact_cache=True,
+            load_artifacts=True,
+            artifact_remotes=artifact_remotes,
+            ignore_project_artifact_remotes=ignore_project_artifact_remotes,
         )
 
         self.query_cache(target_objects)
diff --git a/tests/frontend/artifact-show/elements/compose-all.bst b/tests/frontend/artifact-show/elements/compose-all.bst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba47081b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/frontend/artifact-show/elements/compose-all.bst
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+kind: compose
+
+depends:
+- filename: import-bin.bst
+  type: build
+- filename: import-dev.bst
+  type: build
+
+config:
+  # Dont try running the sandbox, we dont have a
+  # runtime to run anything in this context.
+  integrate: False
diff --git a/tests/frontend/artifact-show/elements/import-bin.bst b/tests/frontend/artifact-show/elements/import-bin.bst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a847c0c23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/frontend/artifact-show/elements/import-bin.bst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+kind: import
+sources:
+- kind: local
+  path: files/bin-files
diff --git a/tests/frontend/artifact-show/elements/import-dev.bst b/tests/frontend/artifact-show/elements/import-dev.bst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..152a54667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/frontend/artifact-show/elements/import-dev.bst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+kind: import
+sources:
+- kind: local
+  path: files/dev-files
diff --git a/tests/frontend/artifact-show/elements/manual.bst b/tests/frontend/artifact-show/elements/manual.bst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..142409a08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/frontend/artifact-show/elements/manual.bst
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+kind: manual
+
+config:
+  build-commands:
+    - echo "hello"
+
+sources:
+  - kind: local
+    path: elements/manual.bst
diff --git a/tests/frontend/artifact-show/elements/target.bst b/tests/frontend/artifact-show/elements/target.bst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9432fafa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/frontend/artifact-show/elements/target.bst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+kind: stack
+description: |
+
+  Main stack target for the bst build test
+
+depends:
+- import-bin.bst
+- compose-all.bst
diff --git a/tests/frontend/artifact-show/files/bin-files/usr/bin/hello b/tests/frontend/artifact-show/files/bin-files/usr/bin/hello
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f534a4083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/frontend/artifact-show/files/bin-files/usr/bin/hello
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Hello !"
diff --git a/tests/frontend/artifact-show/files/dev-files/usr/include/pony.h b/tests/frontend/artifact-show/files/dev-files/usr/include/pony.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40bd0c2e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/frontend/artifact-show/files/dev-files/usr/include/pony.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef __PONY_H__
+#define __PONY_H__
+
+#define PONY_BEGIN "Once upon a time, there was a pony."
+#define PONY_END "And they lived happily ever after, the end."
+
+#define MAKE_PONY(story)  \
+  PONY_BEGIN \
+  story \
+  PONY_END
+
+#endif /* __PONY_H__ */
diff --git a/tests/frontend/artifact-show/project.conf b/tests/frontend/artifact-show/project.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e690f56f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/frontend/artifact-show/project.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Project config for frontend build test
+name: test
+min-version: 2.0
+element-path: elements
+
+plugins:
+- origin: pip
+  package-name: sample-plugins
+  sources:
+  - git
diff --git a/tests/frontend/artifact_show.py b/tests/frontend/artifact_show.py
index 32e6542c1..1fd67144c 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/artifact_show.py
+++ b/tests/frontend/artifact_show.py
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@
 from buildstream.exceptions import ErrorDomain
 from buildstream._testing import cli  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 from tests.testutils import create_artifact_share
+from . import configure_project
 
 
 # Project directory
 DATA_DIR = os.path.join(
     os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),
-    "project",
+    "artifact-show",
 )
 SIMPLE_DIR = os.path.join(
     os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),
@@ -155,18 +156,96 @@ def test_artifact_show_glob(cli, tmpdir, datafiles, pattern, expected_prefixes):
 
 # Test artifact show artifact in remote
 @pytest.mark.datafiles(DATA_DIR)
-def test_artifact_show_element_available_remotely(cli, tmpdir, datafiles):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("config", ["config-project", "config-user", "config-cli"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("by_element_name", [True, False], ids=["by-element-name", "by-artifact-name"])
+def test_artifact_show_available_remotely(cli, tmpdir, datafiles, config, by_element_name):
     project = str(datafiles)
     element = "target.bst"
 
+    #
+    # Skip this configuration, BuildStream intentionally ignores the local project.conf
+    # if an artifact name is specified.
+    #
+    if config == "config-project" and not by_element_name:
+        pytest.skip("No project.conf in context")
+
     # Set up remote and local shares
     local_cache = os.path.join(str(tmpdir), "artifacts")
+    cli.configure(
+        {
+            "cachedir": local_cache,
+        }
+    )
+
     with create_artifact_share(os.path.join(str(tmpdir), "remote")) as remote:
-        cli.configure(
+        extra_cli_args = []
+        if config == "config-project":
+            configure_project(
+                project,
+                {
+                    "artifacts": [
+                        {
+                            "url": remote.repo,
+                            "push": True,
+                        }
+                    ]
+                },
+            )
+        elif config == "config-user":
+            cli.configure(
+                {
+                    "artifacts": {"servers": [{"url": remote.repo, "push": True}]},
+                }
+            )
+        else:
+            extra_cli_args = ["--artifact-remote", remote.repo]
+
+        # Build the element
+        result = cli.run(project=project, args=["build"] + extra_cli_args + [element])
+        result.assert_success()
+
+        artifact_name = cli.get_artifact_name(project, "test", element)
+
+        # Make sure it's in the share
+        assert remote.get_artifact(artifact_name)
+
+        # Delete the artifact from the local cache
+        result = cli.run(project=project, args=["artifact", "delete", element])
+        result.assert_success()
+        assert cli.get_element_state(project, element) != "cached"
+
+        # Do the artifact show and assert
+        element_or_artifact = element if by_element_name else artifact_name
+        result = cli.run(project=project, args=["artifact", "show"] + extra_cli_args + [element_or_artifact])
+        result.assert_success()
+        assert "available {}".format(element_or_artifact) in result.output
+
+
+# Test out --ignore-project-artifact-remotes
+@pytest.mark.datafiles(DATA_DIR)
+def test_artifact_show_ignore_project_remotes(cli, tmpdir, datafiles):
+    project = str(datafiles)
+    element = "target.bst"
+
+    # Set up remote and local shares
+    local_cache = os.path.join(str(tmpdir), "artifacts")
+    cli.configure(
+        {
+            "cachedir": local_cache,
+        }
+    )
+
+    with create_artifact_share(os.path.join(str(tmpdir), "remote")) as remote:
+        configure_project(
+            project,
             {
-                "artifacts": {"servers": [{"url": remote.repo, "push": True}]},
-                "cachedir": local_cache,
-            }
+                "artifacts": [
+                    {
+                        "url": remote.repo,
+                        "push": True,
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
         )
 
         # Build the element
@@ -181,6 +260,12 @@ def test_artifact_show_element_available_remotely(cli, tmpdir, datafiles):
         result.assert_success()
         assert cli.get_element_state(project, element) != "cached"
 
+        # It is available remotely with the project configured remote
         result = cli.run(project=project, args=["artifact", "show", element])
         result.assert_success()
         assert "available {}".format(element) in result.output
+
+        # Ignoring project remotes, it is not found in any remote
+        result = cli.run(project=project, args=["artifact", "show", "--ignore-project-artifact-remotes", element])
+        result.assert_success()
+        assert "not cached {}".format(element) in result.output