diff --git a/cli/args/flags.rs b/cli/args/flags.rs
index 5a6436dc7ea2bc..ef7b9dbba458e3 100644
--- a/cli/args/flags.rs
+++ b/cli/args/flags.rs
@@ -10315,7 +10315,7 @@ mod tests {
           task: Some("build".to_string()),
           is_run: false,
           recursive: false,
-          filter: None
+          filter: None,
           eval: false,
         }),
         argv: svec!["hello", "world"],
@@ -10332,7 +10332,7 @@ mod tests {
           task: Some("build".to_string()),
           is_run: false,
           recursive: false,
-          filter: None
+          filter: None,
           eval: false,
         }),
         ..Flags::default()
@@ -10443,7 +10443,7 @@ mod tests {
           task: Some("build".to_string()),
           is_run: false,
           recursive: false,
-          filter: None
+          filter: None,
           eval: false,
         }),
         argv: svec!["--", "hello", "world"],
@@ -10463,7 +10463,7 @@ mod tests {
           task: Some("build".to_string()),
           is_run: false,
           recursive: false,
-          filter: None
+          filter: None,
           eval: false,
         }),
         argv: svec!["--", "hello", "world"],
@@ -10484,7 +10484,7 @@ mod tests {
           task: Some("build".to_string()),
           is_run: false,
           recursive: false,
-          filter: None
+          filter: None,
           eval: false,
         }),
         argv: svec!["--"],
@@ -10504,7 +10504,7 @@ mod tests {
           task: Some("build".to_string()),
           is_run: false,
           recursive: false,
-          filter: None
+          filter: None,
           eval: false,
         }),
         argv: svec!["-1", "--test"],
@@ -10524,7 +10524,7 @@ mod tests {
           task: Some("build".to_string()),
           is_run: false,
           recursive: false,
-          filter: None
+          filter: None,
           eval: false,
         }),
         argv: svec!["--test"],
@@ -10565,7 +10565,7 @@ mod tests {
           task: None,
           is_run: false,
           recursive: false,
-          filter: None
+          filter: None,
           eval: false,
         }),
         ..Flags::default()
@@ -10584,7 +10584,7 @@ mod tests {
           task: None,
           is_run: false,
           recursive: false,
-          filter: None
+          filter: None,
           eval: false,
         }),
         config_flag: ConfigFlag::Path("deno.jsonc".to_string()),
@@ -10604,7 +10604,7 @@ mod tests {
           task: None,
           is_run: false,
           recursive: false,
-          filter: None
+          filter: None,
           eval: false,
         }),
         config_flag: ConfigFlag::Path("deno.jsonc".to_string()),
diff --git a/cli/main.rs b/cli/main.rs
index 4bf5a2ab4216fe..82c0c2b072cebf 100644
--- a/cli/main.rs
+++ b/cli/main.rs
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ async fn run_subcommand(flags: Arc<Flags>) -> Result<i32, AnyError> {
                   task: Some(run_flags.script.clone()),
                   is_run: true,
                   recursive: false,
-                  filter: None
+                  filter: None,
                   eval: false,
                 };
                 new_flags.subcommand = DenoSubcommand::Task(task_flags.clone());
diff --git a/cli/tools/task.rs b/cli/tools/task.rs
index c9ccdfc49edc6c..cb7b9d9888f40f 100644
--- a/cli/tools/task.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/task.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ enum TaskKind {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 struct TaskInfo {
   kind: TaskKind,
+  folder_url: Url,
   command: String,
   description: Option<String>,
   dependencies: Vec<String>,
@@ -262,7 +263,10 @@ pub async fn execute_script(
       .run_deno_task(
         &Url::from_directory_path(cli_options.initial_cwd()).unwrap(),
         &"".to_string(),
-        &TaskDefinition {
+        &TaskInfo {
+          kind: TaskKind::Deno,
+          folder_url: Url::from_directory_path(cli_options.initial_cwd())
+            .unwrap(),
           command: task_flags.task.as_ref().unwrap().to_string(),
           dependencies: vec![],
           description: None,
@@ -299,6 +303,7 @@ fn extract_tasks(
         name.to_string(),
         TaskInfo {
           kind: TaskKind::Deno,
+          folder_url: deno_json.folder_url.clone(),
           command: task.command.to_string(),
           dependencies: task.dependencies.clone(),
           description: task.description.clone(),
@@ -320,6 +325,7 @@ fn extract_tasks(
         name.to_string(),
         TaskInfo {
           kind: TaskKind::Npm,
+          folder_url: pkg_json.folder_url.clone(),
           command: task.to_string(),
           dependencies: vec![],
           description: None,
@@ -691,8 +697,8 @@ fn print_available_tasks(
   tasks_config: &PackageTaskInfo,
 ) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
   writeln!(writer, "{}", colors::green("Available tasks:"))?;
-  // let is_cwd_root_dir = tasks_config.root.is_none();
-  let is_cwd_root_dir = false;
+  let is_cwd_root_dir =
+    tasks_config.url.as_ref() == workspace_dir.workspace.root_dir().as_ref();
 
   if tasks_config.tasks.is_empty() {
     writeln!(
@@ -712,8 +718,8 @@ fn print_available_tasks(
   let mut task_descriptions = Vec::with_capacity(tasks_config.tasks.len());
 
   for (name, task) in &tasks_config.tasks {
-    let is_root = *tasks_config.url.as_ref()
-      == *workspace_dir.workspace.root_dir().as_ref();
+    let is_root = !is_cwd_root_dir
+      && task.folder_url == *workspace_dir.workspace.root_dir().as_ref();
 
     task_descriptions.push(AvailableTaskDescription {
       is_root,
@@ -727,6 +733,8 @@ fn print_available_tasks(
     });
   }
 
+  task_descriptions.sort_by_cached_key(|d| d.name.to_string());
+
   for desc in task_descriptions {
     writeln!(
       writer,