diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/github.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/github.test.ts
index 0607e88f7bf..6a4140676e2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/github.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/github.test.ts
@@ -2225,6 +2225,71 @@ describe('createGitHubSlice.fetchPRForBranch', () => {
     expect(store.getState().prCache[`${repoId}::${branch}`]).toBeUndefined()
   })
 
+  it('unlinks a stale open PR and re-resolves the current branch with one follow-up lookup', async () => {
+    const store = createTestStore()
+    const repoPath = '/repo'
+    const repoId = 'repo-1'
+    const branch = 'feature/current'
+    const worktreeId = 'wt-stale-open-pr'
+    const stalePR = makePR({
+      number: 12,
+      title: 'Stale linked PR',
+      headSha: 'old-head',
+      headRefName: 'feature/old'
+    })
+    const currentPR = makePR({
+      number: 13,
+      title: 'Current branch PR',
+      headSha: 'current-head',
+      headRefName: branch
+    })
+    const updateWorktreeMeta = installLinkedPRClearStub(store, {
+      repoId,
+      repoPath,
+      branch,
+      worktree: makePRRefreshWorktree({
+        id: worktreeId,
+        repoId,
+        branch,
+        head: 'current-head',
+        linkedPR: 12
+      })
+    })
+    mockApi.gh.refreshPRNow
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ kind: 'found', pr: stalePR, fetchedAt: 2 })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ kind: 'found', pr: currentPR, fetchedAt: 3 })
+
+    await expect(
+      store.getState().fetchPRForBranch(repoPath, branch, {
+        force: true,
+        repoId,
+        worktreeId,
+        linkedPRNumber: 12
+      })
+    ).resolves.toEqual(stalePR)
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(mockApi.gh.refreshPRNow).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+      expect(store.getState().prCache[`${repoId}::${branch}`]?.data).toEqual(currentPR)
+    })
+    expect(updateWorktreeMeta).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      worktreeId,
+      { linkedPR: null },
+      {
+        suppressHostedReviewRefresh: true,
+        shouldApply: expect.any(Function)
+      }
+    )
+    expect(mockApi.gh.refreshPRNow.mock.calls[1]?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+      candidate: expect.objectContaining({
+        branch,
+        linkedPRNumber: null,
+        worktreeId
+      })
+    })
+    expect(store.getState().worktreesByRepo[repoId]?.[0]?.linkedPR).toBeNull()
+  })
+
   it('clears a linked merged PR on a fresh cache hit that already carries a head-scoped divergence signal', async () => {
     const store = createTestStore()
     const repoPath = '/repo'
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/github.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/github.ts
index 953444934b8..46fcde9db73 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/github.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/github.ts
@@ -3281,6 +3281,9 @@ export const createGitHubSlice: StateCreator<AppState, [], [], GitHubSlice> = (s
               options.worktreeId,
               { linkedPR: null },
               {
+                // Why: the branch-scoped PR refetch below updates both GitHub
+                // caches; the generic metadata refresh would duplicate provider work.
+                suppressHostedReviewRefresh: true,
                 shouldApply: () =>
                   shouldApplyBranchMismatchedLinkedPRClear({
                     worktree:
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktree-helpers.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktree-helpers.ts
index 16b25ae9655..3b4e3ac974b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktree-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktree-helpers.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ export type WorktreeMetaUpdateGuard = (worktree: Worktree | DetectedWorktree | u
 
 export type WorktreeMetaUpdateOptions = {
   shouldApply?: WorktreeMetaUpdateGuard
+  /** Skip the automatic review refetch when the caller owns an equivalent refresh. */
+  suppressHostedReviewRefresh?: boolean
 }
 
 export type WorktreeRenameRequest = {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktrees.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktrees.test.ts
index d22c15877c8..dc965de03ba 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktrees.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktrees.test.ts
@@ -4474,6 +4474,40 @@ describe('worktree remote runtime mutations', () => {
     expect(store.getState().worktreesByRepo.repo1[0]?.pushTarget).toBeUndefined()
   })
 
+  it('skips duplicate hosted-review work when the unlinking caller owns the refresh', async () => {
+    const store = createTestStore()
+    const fetchHostedReviewForBranch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(null)
+    const wt = makeWorktree({
+      id: 'repo1::/path/wt1',
+      repoId: 'repo1',
+      path: '/path/wt1',
+      branch: 'refs/heads/review-branch',
+      linkedPR: 2548,
+      pushTarget: { remoteName: 'fork', branchName: 'owner/old-pr' }
+    })
+    store.setState({
+      repos: [
+        { id: 'repo1', path: '/repo1', displayName: 'Repo 1', badgeColor: '#000', addedAt: 0 }
+      ],
+      worktreesByRepo: { repo1: [wt] },
+      fetchHostedReviewForBranch
+    } as Partial<AppState>)
+
+    await store
+      .getState()
+      .updateWorktreeMeta(wt.id, { linkedPR: null }, { suppressHostedReviewRefresh: true })
+
+    expect(fetchHostedReviewForBranch).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(mockApi.worktrees.updateMeta).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      worktreeId: wt.id,
+      updates: { linkedPR: null, pushTarget: undefined }
+    })
+    expect(store.getState().worktreesByRepo.repo1[0]).toMatchObject({
+      linkedPR: null,
+      pushTarget: undefined
+    })
+  })
+
   it('clears an older GitHub link and target when replacing it with a GitLab MR', async () => {
     const store = createTestStore()
     const oldPushTarget = { remoteName: 'fork', branchName: 'owner/old-pr' }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktrees.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktrees.ts
index d9cb0d09afe..3a02135f6b4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktrees.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktrees.ts
@@ -3967,7 +3967,12 @@ export const createWorktreeSlice: StateCreator<AppState, [], [], WorktreeSlice>
 
     try {
       await persistWorktreeMeta(settingsForWorktreeOwner(get(), worktreeId), worktreeId, enriched)
-      if (reviewRepo && reviewBranch && typeof get().fetchHostedReviewForBranch === 'function') {
+      if (
+        !options?.suppressHostedReviewRefresh &&
+        reviewRepo &&
+        reviewBranch &&
+        typeof get().fetchHostedReviewForBranch === 'function'
+      ) {
         // Why: the old cache entry may have been populated by the previous
         // provider link. Refetch against the post-update links so stale lookups
         // cannot keep showing the removed review.