diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
index 40963c37ad..96cc354323 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
@@ -1935,7 +1935,6 @@ impl ChatWidget {
         pull_request: Option<GithubPullRequest>,
     ) {
         if self.status_line_github_pr_cwd.as_ref() != Some(&cwd) {
-            self.status_line_github_pr_pending = false;
             return;
         }
         self.status_line_github_pr = pull_request;
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/status_and_layout.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/status_and_layout.rs
index d9c001178d..3ef267917f 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/status_and_layout.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/status_and_layout.rs
@@ -948,6 +948,17 @@ async fn github_pr_state_resets_when_no_surface_uses_it() {
     assert!(!chat.status_line_github_pr_lookup_complete);
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn stale_github_pr_update_preserves_current_pending_lookup() {
+    let (mut chat, _rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(/*model_override*/ None).await;
+    chat.status_line_github_pr_cwd = Some(PathBuf::from("/repo/current"));
+    chat.status_line_github_pr_pending = true;
+
+    chat.set_status_line_github_pr(PathBuf::from("/repo/old"), None);
+
+    assert!(chat.status_line_github_pr_pending);
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn status_line_branch_refreshes_after_turn_complete() {
     let (mut chat, _rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(/*model_override*/ None).await;