diff --git a/tmt/base.py b/tmt/base.py
index 52cfe54875..5761c82aad 100644
--- a/tmt/base.py
+++ b/tmt/base.py
@@ -3734,13 +3734,11 @@ def print_header(self) -> None:
     def show(self) -> None:
         """ Display the current status """
         # Prepare absolute workdir path if --id was used
-        # FIXME: cast() - typeless "dispatcher" method
-        id_ = cast(str, self.opt('id'))
         root_path = Path(self.opt('workdir-root'))
         self.print_header()
         assert self._cli_context_object is not None  # narrow type
         assert self._cli_context_object.tree is not None  # narrow type
-        for abs_path in tmt.utils.generate_runs(root_path, id_):
+        for abs_path in tmt.utils.generate_runs(root_path, self.opt('id')):
             run = Run(
                 logger=self._logger,
                 id_=abs_path,
@@ -3840,8 +3838,6 @@ def guests(self) -> bool:
         """ Clean guests of runs """
         self.info('guests', color='blue')
         root_path = Path(self.opt('workdir-root'))
-        # FIXME: cast() - typeless "dispatcher" method
-        id_ = cast(str, self.opt('id_'))
         if self.opt('last'):
             # Pass the context containing --last to Run to choose
             # the correct one.
@@ -3849,7 +3845,7 @@ def guests(self) -> bool:
                 Run(logger=self._logger, cli_invocation=self.cli_invocation))
         successful = True
         assert self._cli_context_object is not None  # narrow type
-        for abs_path in tmt.utils.generate_runs(root_path, id_):
+        for abs_path in tmt.utils.generate_runs(root_path, self.opt('id_')):
             run = Run(
                 logger=self._logger,
                 id_=abs_path,
@@ -3876,8 +3872,6 @@ def runs(self) -> bool:
         """ Clean workdirs of runs """
         self.info('runs', color='blue')
         root_path = Path(self.opt('workdir-root'))
-        # FIXME: cast() - typeless "dispatcher" method
-        id_ = cast(str, self.opt('id_'))
         if self.opt('last'):
             # Pass the context containing --last to Run to choose
             # the correct one.
@@ -3885,7 +3879,7 @@ def runs(self) -> bool:
             last_run._workdir_load(last_run._workdir_path)
             assert last_run.workdir is not None  # narrow type
             return self._clean_workdir(last_run.workdir)
-        all_workdirs = list(tmt.utils.generate_runs(root_path, id_))
+        all_workdirs = list(tmt.utils.generate_runs(root_path, self.opt('id_')))
         keep = self.opt('keep')
         if keep is not None:
             # Sort by modify time of the workdirs and keep the newest workdirs
diff --git a/tmt/cli.py b/tmt/cli.py
index 148d547011..78ff5881c8 100644
--- a/tmt/cli.py
+++ b/tmt/cli.py
@@ -1718,8 +1718,8 @@ def try_command(context: Context, image_and_how: str, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
 @pass_context
 @workdir_root_options
 @option(
-    '-i', '--id', metavar="ID",
-    help='Run id (name or directory path) to show status of.')
+    '-i', '--id', metavar="ID", multiple=True,
+    help='Run id(name or directory path) to show status of. Can be specified multiple times.')
 @option(
     '--abandoned', is_flag=True, default=False,
     help='List runs which have provision step completed but finish step not yet done.')
@@ -1855,8 +1855,8 @@ def perform_clean(
 @option(
     '-l', '--last', is_flag=True, help='Clean the workdir of the last run.')
 @option(
-    '-i', '--id', 'id_', metavar="ID",
-    help='Run id (name or directory path) to clean workdir of.')
+    '-i', '--id', 'id_', metavar="ID", multiple=True,
+    help='Run id(name or directory path) to clean workdir of. Can be specified multiple times.')
 @option(
     '-k', '--keep', type=int, default=None,
     help='The number of latest workdirs to keep, clean the rest.')
@@ -1866,7 +1866,7 @@ def clean_runs(
         context: Context,
         workdir_root: str,
         last: bool,
-        id_: Optional[str],
+        id_: tuple[str, ...],
         keep: Optional[int],
         **kwargs: Any) -> None:
     """
@@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@ def clean_runs(
 
     Remove all runs in '/var/tmp/tmt' by default.
     """
-    defined = [last is True, id_ is not None, keep is not None]
+    defined = [last is True, bool(id_), keep is not None]
     if defined.count(True) > 1:
         raise tmt.utils.GeneralError(
             "Options --last, --id and --keep cannot be used together.")
@@ -1900,8 +1900,8 @@ def clean_runs(
 @option(
     '-l', '--last', is_flag=True, help='Stop the guest of the last run.')
 @option(
-    '-i', '--id', 'id_', metavar="ID", default=None,
-    help='Run id (name or directory path) to stop the guest of.')
+    '-i', '--id', 'id_', metavar="ID", default=None, multiple=True,
+    help='Run id(name or directory path) to stop the guest of. Can be specified multiple times.')
 @option(
     '-h', '--how', metavar='METHOD',
     help='Stop guests of the specified provision method.')
@@ -1911,14 +1911,14 @@ def clean_guests(
         context: Context,
         workdir_root: str,
         last: bool,
-        id_: Optional[int],
+        id_: tuple[str, ...],
         **kwargs: Any) -> None:
     """
     Stop running guests of runs.
 
     Stop guests of all runs in '/var/tmp/tmt' by default.
     """
-    if last and id_ is not None:
+    if last and bool(id_):
         raise tmt.utils.GeneralError(
             "Options --last and --id cannot be used together.")
     if not Path(workdir_root).exists():
diff --git a/tmt/utils/__init__.py b/tmt/utils/__init__.py
index 916f2ea71b..85ab9dc608 100644
--- a/tmt/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/tmt/utils/__init__.py
@@ -4656,17 +4656,21 @@ def validate_git_status(test: 'tmt.base.Test') -> tuple[bool, str]:
 
 def generate_runs(
         path: Path,
-        id_: Optional[str] = None) -> Iterator[Path]:
+        id_: tuple[str, ...]) -> Iterator[Path]:
     """ Generate absolute paths to runs from path """
     # Prepare absolute workdir path if --id was used
-    if id_:
-        run_path = Path(id_)
-        if '/' not in id_:
-            run_path = path / run_path
-        if run_path.is_absolute():
-            if run_path.exists():
+    run_path = None
+    for id_name in id_:
+        if id_name:
+            run_path = Path(id_name)
+            if '/' not in id_name:
+                run_path = path / run_path
+            if run_path.is_absolute() and run_path.exists():
                 yield run_path
-            return
+        else:
+            raise tmt.utils.GeneralError("Value of '--id' option cannot be an empty string.")
+    if run_path:
+        return
     if not path.exists():
         return
     for childpath in path.iterdir():
@@ -4675,7 +4679,7 @@ def generate_runs(
         # is being applied). If it is defined, it has been transformed
         # to absolute path and must be equal to abs_path for the run
         # in abs_path to be generated.
-        invalid_id = id_ and str(abs_child_path) != id_
+        invalid_id = id_ and str(abs_child_path) not in id_
         invalid_run = not abs_child_path.joinpath('run.yaml').exists()
         if not abs_child_path.is_dir() or invalid_id or invalid_run:
             continue