From d925ab69baa77ce952d4fc4f8cbd6a35b0048546 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Ross <38270282+alexr00@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:42:46 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] CCR feedback from PR view disappearing

---
 src/test/view/reviewManager.test.ts | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/view/reviewManager.ts           |  5 +++++
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/test/view/reviewManager.test.ts b/src/test/view/reviewManager.test.ts
index 0818a90ffa..f2c017feeb 100644
--- a/src/test/view/reviewManager.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/view/reviewManager.test.ts
@@ -239,6 +239,39 @@ describe('ReviewManager polling', function () {
 		assert.strictEqual(checkGitHubForPrBranch.called, false);
 	});
 
+	it('keeps an explicit pull request selected when validation overlaps its checkout', async function () {
+		await repository.createBranch('feature', true, 'head-sha');
+		let resolveUpdateRepositories!: (updated: boolean) => void;
+		sinon.stub(manager, 'updateRepositories').returns(new Promise<boolean>(resolve => {
+			resolveUpdateRepositories = resolve;
+		}));
+		const localMetadata = sinon.stub(manager, 'getMatchingPullRequestMetadataForBranch');
+		const requestedPullRequest = {
+			number: 7231,
+			remote: {
+				owner: 'owner',
+				repositoryName: 'repo',
+			},
+		} as PullRequestModel;
+		const internal = reviewManager as unknown as {
+			_switchedToPullRequest?: PullRequestModel;
+			_switchedToPullRequestBranch?: string;
+			validateState(silent: boolean, updateLayout: boolean): Promise<void>;
+		};
+
+		const validation = internal.validateState(true, false);
+		await flushMicrotasks();
+		reviewManager.switchingToReviewMode = true;
+		internal._switchedToPullRequest = requestedPullRequest;
+		internal._switchedToPullRequestBranch = undefined;
+		resolveUpdateRepositories(true);
+		await validation;
+
+		assert.strictEqual(internal._switchedToPullRequest, requestedPullRequest);
+		assert.strictEqual(internal._switchedToPullRequestBranch, undefined);
+		assert.strictEqual(localMetadata.called, false);
+	});
+
 	it('rechecks GitHub when active pull request metadata was not persisted', async function () {
 		await repository.createBranch('feature', true, 'head-sha');
 		sinon.stub(manager, 'updateRepositories').resolves(true);
diff --git a/src/view/reviewManager.ts b/src/view/reviewManager.ts
index b1460767b3..396e5d0ba7 100644
--- a/src/view/reviewManager.ts
+++ b/src/view/reviewManager.ts
@@ -643,6 +643,11 @@ export class ReviewManager extends Disposable {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		// An explicit PR checkout is still in progress, so its destination branch is not known yet.
+		if (this._switchedToPullRequest && !this._switchedToPullRequestBranch && this.switchingToReviewMode) {
+			this._lastCommitSha = oldLastCommitSha;
+			return;
+		}
 		let switchedToPullRequest: PullRequestModel | undefined;
 		if (this._switchedToPullRequest && this._switchedToPullRequestBranch && this._switchedToPullRequestBranch === branch.name) {
 			switchedToPullRequest = this._switchedToPullRequest;