diff --git a/src/main/github/client.test.ts b/src/main/github/client.test.ts
index 2a418bde0a7..cea82707d7d 100644
--- a/src/main/github/client.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/github/client.test.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ describe('getPRForBranch', () => {
             url: 'https://github.com/acme/widgets/pull/42',
             statusCheckRollup: [],
             updatedAt: '2026-03-28T00:00:00Z',
-            isDraft: false
+            isDraft: false,
+            mergeable: 'MERGEABLE'
           }
         ])
       })
@@ -58,12 +59,13 @@ describe('getPRForBranch', () => {
         '--limit',
         '1',
         '--json',
-        'number,title,state,url,statusCheckRollup,updatedAt,isDraft'
+        'number,title,state,url,statusCheckRollup,updatedAt,isDraft,mergeable'
       ],
       { cwd: '/repo-root', encoding: 'utf-8' }
     )
     expect(pr?.number).toBe(42)
     expect(pr?.state).toBe('open')
+    expect(pr?.mergeable).toBe('MERGEABLE')
   })
 
   it('falls back to gh pr view when the remote cannot be resolved to GitHub', async () => {
@@ -75,7 +77,8 @@ describe('getPRForBranch', () => {
         url: 'https://example.com/pr/7',
         statusCheckRollup: [],
         updatedAt: '2026-03-28T00:00:00Z',
-        isDraft: true
+        isDraft: true,
+        mergeable: 'CONFLICTING'
       })
     })
 
@@ -89,12 +92,13 @@ describe('getPRForBranch', () => {
         'view',
         'feature/test',
         '--json',
-        'number,title,state,url,statusCheckRollup,updatedAt,isDraft'
+        'number,title,state,url,statusCheckRollup,updatedAt,isDraft,mergeable'
       ],
       { cwd: '/non-github-repo', encoding: 'utf-8' }
     )
     expect(pr?.number).toBe(7)
     expect(pr?.state).toBe('draft')
+    expect(pr?.mergeable).toBe('CONFLICTING')
   })
 
   it('returns null for empty branch (e.g. during rebase with detached HEAD)', async () => {
diff --git a/src/main/github/client.ts b/src/main/github/client.ts
index 2daa407b209..24b6420e00b 100644
--- a/src/main/github/client.ts
+++ b/src/main/github/client.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { execFile } from 'child_process'
 import { promisify } from 'util'
-import type { PRInfo, IssueInfo, PRCheckDetail } from '../../shared/types'
+import type { PRInfo, PRMergeableState, IssueInfo, PRCheckDetail } from '../../shared/types'
 import {
   mapCheckRunRESTStatus,
   mapCheckRunRESTConclusion,
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export async function getPRForBranch(repoPath: string, branch: string): Promise<
       statusCheckRollup: unknown[]
       updatedAt: string
       isDraft?: boolean
+      mergeable: string
     } | null = null
 
     if (ownerRepo) {
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ export async function getPRForBranch(repoPath: string, branch: string): Promise<
           '--limit',
           '1',
           '--json',
-          'number,title,state,url,statusCheckRollup,updatedAt,isDraft'
+          'number,title,state,url,statusCheckRollup,updatedAt,isDraft,mergeable'
         ],
         {
           cwd: repoPath,
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ export async function getPRForBranch(repoPath: string, branch: string): Promise<
           'view',
           branchName,
           '--json',
-          'number,title,state,url,statusCheckRollup,updatedAt,isDraft'
+          'number,title,state,url,statusCheckRollup,updatedAt,isDraft,mergeable'
         ],
         {
           cwd: repoPath,
@@ -148,7 +149,8 @@ export async function getPRForBranch(repoPath: string, branch: string): Promise<
       state: mapPRState(data.state, data.isDraft),
       url: data.url,
       checksStatus: deriveCheckStatus(data.statusCheckRollup),
-      updatedAt: data.updatedAt
+      updatedAt: data.updatedAt,
+      mergeable: (data.mergeable as PRMergeableState) ?? 'UNKNOWN'
     }
   } catch {
     return null
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/ChecksPanel.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/ChecksPanel.tsx
index 129056d74fb..4e09ccc04fe 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/ChecksPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/ChecksPanel.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,9 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
-import {
-  CircleCheck,
-  CircleX,
-  LoaderCircle,
-  CircleDashed,
-  ExternalLink,
-  RefreshCw,
-  Check,
-  X,
-  Pencil
-} from 'lucide-react'
+import { LoaderCircle, ExternalLink, RefreshCw, Check, X, Pencil } from 'lucide-react'
 import { useAppStore } from '@/store'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import PRActions from './PRActions'
-import { PullRequestIcon, CHECK_ICON, CHECK_COLOR, prStateColor } from './checks-helpers'
+import { PullRequestIcon, prStateColor, MergeConflictWarning, ChecksList } from './checks-helpers'
 import type { PRInfo, PRCheckDetail } from '../../../../shared/types'
 
 export default function ChecksPanel(): React.JSX.Element {
@@ -246,30 +236,6 @@ export default function ChecksPanel(): React.JSX.Element {
     )
   }
 
-  // ── Sorted checks: failures first, then pending, then success ──
-  const sortedChecks = [...checks].sort((a, b) => {
-    const order = {
-      failure: 0,
-      timed_out: 0,
-      cancelled: 1,
-      pending: 2,
-      neutral: 3,
-      skipped: 4,
-      success: 5
-    }
-    const aOrder = order[a.conclusion ?? 'pending'] ?? 3
-    const bOrder = order[b.conclusion ?? 'pending'] ?? 3
-    return aOrder - bOrder
-  })
-
-  const passingCount = checks.filter((c) => c.conclusion === 'success').length
-  const failingCount = checks.filter(
-    (c) => c.conclusion === 'failure' || c.conclusion === 'timed_out'
-  ).length
-  const pendingCount = checks.filter(
-    (c) => c.conclusion === 'pending' || c.conclusion === null
-  ).length
-
   return (
     <div className="flex-1 overflow-auto scrollbar-sleek">
       {/* PR Header */}
@@ -353,79 +319,17 @@ export default function ChecksPanel(): React.JSX.Element {
           </div>
         )}
 
+        {/* Merge conflict warning — surfaced from GitHub's mergeable state so the
+           user knows they must resolve conflicts before the PR can merge. */}
+        <MergeConflictWarning mergeable={pr.mergeable} />
+
         {/* Merge / Delete Worktree actions */}
         {worktree && repo && (
           <PRActions pr={pr} repo={repo} worktree={worktree} onRefreshPR={handleRefreshPR} />
         )}
       </div>
 
-      {/* Checks Summary */}
-      {checks.length > 0 && (
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 px-3 py-2 border-b border-border text-[10px] text-muted-foreground">
-          {passingCount > 0 && (
-            <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
-              <CircleCheck className="size-3 text-emerald-500" />
-              {passingCount} passing
-            </span>
-          )}
-          {failingCount > 0 && (
-            <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
-              <CircleX className="size-3 text-rose-500" />
-              {failingCount} failing
-            </span>
-          )}
-          {pendingCount > 0 && (
-            <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
-              <LoaderCircle className="size-3 text-amber-500" />
-              {pendingCount} pending
-            </span>
-          )}
-        </div>
-      )}
-
-      {/* Checks List */}
-      {checksLoading && checks.length === 0 ? (
-        <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-8">
-          <LoaderCircle className="size-5 animate-spin text-muted-foreground" />
-        </div>
-      ) : checks.length === 0 ? (
-        <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-8 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">
-          No checks configured
-        </div>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="py-1">
-          {sortedChecks.map((check) => {
-            const conclusion = check.conclusion ?? 'pending'
-            const Icon = CHECK_ICON[conclusion] ?? CircleDashed
-            const color = CHECK_COLOR[conclusion] ?? 'text-muted-foreground'
-
-            return (
-              <div
-                key={check.name}
-                className={cn(
-                  'flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 hover:bg-accent/40 transition-colors',
-                  check.url && 'cursor-pointer'
-                )}
-                onClick={() => {
-                  if (check.url) {
-                    window.api.shell.openUrl(check.url)
-                  }
-                }}
-              >
-                <Icon
-                  className={cn(
-                    'size-3.5 shrink-0',
-                    color,
-                    conclusion === 'pending' && 'animate-spin'
-                  )}
-                />
-                <span className="flex-1 truncate text-[12px] text-foreground">{check.name}</span>
-                {check.url && <ExternalLink className="size-3 text-muted-foreground/40 shrink-0" />}
-              </div>
-            )
-          })}
-        </div>
-      )}
+      <ChecksList checks={checks} checksLoading={checksLoading} />
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-helpers.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-helpers.tsx
index 80a00acb118..30a53e8a1b0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-helpers.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-helpers.tsx
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ import {
   LoaderCircle,
   CircleDashed,
   CircleMinus,
-  GitPullRequest
+  GitPullRequest,
+  AlertTriangle
 } from 'lucide-react'
-import type { PRInfo } from '../../../../shared/types'
+import { ExternalLink } from 'lucide-react'
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
+import type { PRInfo, PRMergeableState, PRCheckDetail } from '../../../../shared/types'
 
 export const PullRequestIcon = GitPullRequest
 
@@ -30,6 +33,133 @@ export const CHECK_COLOR: Record<string, string> = {
   timed_out: 'text-rose-500'
 }
 
+/** Shown when GitHub reports the PR branch has merge conflicts. */
+export function MergeConflictWarning({
+  mergeable
+}: {
+  mergeable: PRMergeableState
+}): React.JSX.Element | null {
+  if (mergeable !== 'CONFLICTING') {
+    return null
+  }
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-start gap-2 rounded-md border border-amber-500/30 bg-amber-500/10 px-3 py-2">
+      <AlertTriangle className="mt-0.5 size-3.5 shrink-0 text-amber-500" />
+      <div>
+        <div className="text-[11px] font-medium text-foreground">
+          This branch has conflicts that must be resolved before merging
+        </div>
+        <div className="mt-0.5 text-[10px] text-muted-foreground">
+          Resolve conflicts on GitHub or locally, then push
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+const CHECK_SORT_ORDER: Record<string, number> = {
+  failure: 0,
+  timed_out: 0,
+  cancelled: 1,
+  pending: 2,
+  neutral: 3,
+  skipped: 4,
+  success: 5
+}
+
+/** Renders the checks summary bar + scrollable check list. */
+export function ChecksList({
+  checks,
+  checksLoading
+}: {
+  checks: PRCheckDetail[]
+  checksLoading: boolean
+}): React.JSX.Element {
+  const sorted = [...checks].sort(
+    (a, b) =>
+      (CHECK_SORT_ORDER[a.conclusion ?? 'pending'] ?? 3) -
+      (CHECK_SORT_ORDER[b.conclusion ?? 'pending'] ?? 3)
+  )
+  const passingCount = checks.filter((c) => c.conclusion === 'success').length
+  const failingCount = checks.filter(
+    (c) => c.conclusion === 'failure' || c.conclusion === 'timed_out'
+  ).length
+  const pendingCount = checks.filter(
+    (c) => c.conclusion === 'pending' || c.conclusion === null
+  ).length
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {/* Checks Summary */}
+      {checks.length > 0 && (
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 px-3 py-2 border-b border-border text-[10px] text-muted-foreground">
+          {passingCount > 0 && (
+            <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
+              <CircleCheck className="size-3 text-emerald-500" />
+              {passingCount} passing
+            </span>
+          )}
+          {failingCount > 0 && (
+            <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
+              <CircleX className="size-3 text-rose-500" />
+              {failingCount} failing
+            </span>
+          )}
+          {pendingCount > 0 && (
+            <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
+              <LoaderCircle className="size-3 text-amber-500" />
+              {pendingCount} pending
+            </span>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Checks List */}
+      {checksLoading && checks.length === 0 ? (
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-8">
+          <LoaderCircle className="size-5 animate-spin text-muted-foreground" />
+        </div>
+      ) : checks.length === 0 ? (
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-8 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">
+          No checks configured
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="py-1">
+          {sorted.map((check) => {
+            const conclusion = check.conclusion ?? 'pending'
+            const Icon = CHECK_ICON[conclusion] ?? CircleDashed
+            const color = CHECK_COLOR[conclusion] ?? 'text-muted-foreground'
+            return (
+              <div
+                key={check.name}
+                className={cn(
+                  'flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 hover:bg-accent/40 transition-colors',
+                  check.url && 'cursor-pointer'
+                )}
+                onClick={() => {
+                  if (check.url) {
+                    window.api.shell.openUrl(check.url)
+                  }
+                }}
+              >
+                <Icon
+                  className={cn(
+                    'size-3.5 shrink-0',
+                    color,
+                    conclusion === 'pending' && 'animate-spin'
+                  )}
+                />
+                <span className="flex-1 truncate text-[12px] text-foreground">{check.name}</span>
+                {check.url && <ExternalLink className="size-3 text-muted-foreground/40 shrink-0" />}
+              </div>
+            )
+          })}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
 export function prStateColor(state: PRInfo['state']): string {
   switch (state) {
     case 'merged':
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/github.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/github.test.ts
index 1d5e1d21c27..35d06f99363 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/github.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/github.test.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ function makePR(overrides: Partial<PRInfo> = {}): PRInfo {
     url: 'https://example.com/pr/12',
     checksStatus: 'pending',
     updatedAt: '2026-03-28T00:00:00Z',
+    mergeable: 'UNKNOWN',
     ...overrides
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/types.ts b/src/shared/types.ts
index c5228d033ec..d786237107f 100644
--- a/src/shared/types.ts
+++ b/src/shared/types.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ export type PRState = 'open' | 'closed' | 'merged' | 'draft'
 export type IssueState = 'open' | 'closed'
 export type CheckStatus = 'pending' | 'success' | 'failure' | 'neutral'
 
+export type PRMergeableState = 'MERGEABLE' | 'CONFLICTING' | 'UNKNOWN'
+
 export type PRInfo = {
   number: number
   title: string
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ export type PRInfo = {
   url: string
   checksStatus: CheckStatus
   updatedAt: string
+  mergeable: PRMergeableState
 }
 
 export type PRCheckDetail = {