diff --git a/packages/server/src/services/github-service.test.ts b/packages/server/src/services/github-service.test.ts
index a98732a69..2f8585529 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/services/github-service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/services/github-service.test.ts
@@ -1220,6 +1220,78 @@ describe("GitHubService", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it("selects the requested fork owner when resolving a scoped PR worktree branch", async () => {
+    const runner = createScriptedRunner([
+      { error: noPullRequestError() },
+      JSON.stringify([
+        {
+          number: 77,
+          url: "https://github.com/repoOwner/repo/pull/77",
+          title: "Unrelated fork main branch",
+          state: "OPEN",
+          isDraft: false,
+          baseRefName: "main",
+          headRefName: "main",
+          mergedAt: null,
+          statusCheckRollup: [],
+          reviewDecision: "REVIEW_REQUIRED",
+          headRepositoryOwner: { login: "otherForkOwner" },
+        },
+        {
+          number: 345,
+          url: "https://github.com/repoOwner/repo/pull/345",
+          title: "Requested fork main branch",
+          state: "OPEN",
+          isDraft: false,
+          baseRefName: "main",
+          headRefName: "main",
+          mergedAt: null,
+          statusCheckRollup: [],
+          reviewDecision: "REVIEW_REQUIRED",
+          headRepositoryOwner: { login: "chethanuk" },
+        },
+      ]),
+    ]);
+    const service = createGitHubService({
+      runner: runner.runner,
+      resolveGhPath: async () => "/usr/bin/gh",
+      now: () => 100,
+    });
+
+    const status = await service.getCurrentPullRequestStatus({
+      cwd: "/repo",
+      headRef: "main",
+      headRepositoryOwner: "chethanuk",
+    });
+
+    expect(status).toMatchObject({
+      number: 345,
+      repoOwner: "repoOwner",
+      repoName: "repo",
+      headRefName: "main",
+    });
+    expect(runner.calls.map((call) => call.args)).toEqual([
+      [
+        "pr",
+        "view",
+        "--json",
+        "number,url,title,state,isDraft,baseRefName,headRefName,mergedAt,statusCheckRollup,reviewDecision,headRepositoryOwner",
+      ],
+      [
+        "pr",
+        "list",
+        "--state",
+        "all",
+        "--head",
+        "main",
+        "--json",
+        "number,url,title,state,isDraft,baseRefName,headRefName,mergedAt,statusCheckRollup,reviewDecision,headRepositoryOwner",
+        "--limit",
+        "10",
+      ],
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("finds a fork PR in the parent repo when the direct current branch view is unavailable", async () => {
     const runner = createScriptedRunner([
       { error: noPullRequestError() },
diff --git a/packages/server/src/services/github-service.ts b/packages/server/src/services/github-service.ts
index bc5f993a6..7ab8846eb 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/services/github-service.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/services/github-service.ts
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ export interface GitHubService {
     options: {
       cwd: string;
       headRef: string;
+      headRepositoryOwner?: string;
     } & GitHubReadOptions,
   ): Promise<GitHubCurrentPullRequestStatus | null>;
   getPullRequestTimeline(
@@ -854,12 +855,16 @@ export function createGitHubService(options: CreateGitHubServiceOptions = {}): G
       return cached({
         cwd: options.cwd,
         method: "getCurrentPullRequestStatus",
-        args: { headRef: options.headRef },
+        args: {
+          headRef: options.headRef,
+          headRepositoryOwner: options.headRepositoryOwner,
+        },
         readOptions: options,
         load: async () => {
           return resolveCurrentPullRequestView({
             cwd: options.cwd,
             headRef: options.headRef,
+            headRepositoryOwner: options.headRepositoryOwner,
             run,
           });
         },
@@ -1281,33 +1286,51 @@ function isNoPullRequestFoundError(error: unknown): boolean {
 async function resolveCurrentPullRequestView(options: {
   cwd: string;
   headRef: string;
+  headRepositoryOwner?: string;
   run: (args: string[], options: GitHubCommandRunnerOptions) => Promise<string>;
 }): Promise<GitHubCurrentPullRequestStatus | null> {
   const viewCandidate = await tryCurrentPullRequestView(options);
-  if (viewCandidate && isCandidateForHeadRef(viewCandidate, options.headRef)) {
-    return viewCandidate.status;
+  const viewMatch = viewCandidate
+    ? pickPullRequestCandidate({
+        candidates: [viewCandidate],
+        headRef: options.headRef,
+        headRepositoryOwner: options.headRepositoryOwner,
+      })
+    : null;
+  if (viewMatch) {
+    return viewMatch.status;
   }
 
-  const repo = await getGitHubRepoView(options);
-  const forkOwner = repo?.owner?.login;
-  const parentOwner = repo?.parent?.owner?.login;
-  const parentName = repo?.parent?.name;
-  if (!forkOwner || !parentOwner || !parentName) {
-    return null;
+  let listHeadRef = options.headRef;
+  let listRepo: string | undefined;
+  let headRepositoryOwner = options.headRepositoryOwner;
+
+  if (!headRepositoryOwner) {
+    const repo = await getGitHubRepoView(options);
+    const forkOwner = repo?.owner?.login;
+    const parentOwner = repo?.parent?.owner?.login;
+    const parentName = repo?.parent?.name;
+    if (!forkOwner || !parentOwner || !parentName) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    listHeadRef = `${forkOwner}:${options.headRef}`;
+    listRepo = `${parentOwner}/${parentName}`;
+    headRepositoryOwner = forkOwner;
   }
 
-  const parentCandidates = await listCurrentPullRequestCandidates({
+  const candidates = await listCurrentPullRequestCandidates({
     cwd: options.cwd,
-    headRef: `${forkOwner}:${options.headRef}`,
+    headRef: listHeadRef,
     run: options.run,
-    repo: `${parentOwner}/${parentName}`,
+    repo: listRepo,
   });
-  const parentMatch = pickPullRequestCandidate({
-    candidates: parentCandidates,
+  const match = pickPullRequestCandidate({
+    candidates,
     headRef: options.headRef,
-    headRepositoryOwner: forkOwner,
+    headRepositoryOwner,
   });
-  return parentMatch?.status ?? null;
+  return match?.status ?? null;
 }
 
 async function tryCurrentPullRequestView(options: {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/checkout-git.test.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/checkout-git.test.ts
index 8830602de..7d222fba1 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/checkout-git.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/checkout-git.test.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {
   warmCheckoutShortstatInBackground,
 } from "./checkout-git.js";
 import {
+  GitHubCommandError,
   GitHubCliMissingError,
   type GitHubCurrentPullRequestStatus,
   type GitHubService,
@@ -1428,6 +1429,45 @@ const x = 1;
     });
   });
 
+  it("uses the tracked fork branch for PR worktree status lookup", async () => {
+    execSync("git checkout -b chethanuk/main", { cwd: repoDir });
+    execSync("git remote add origin https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo.git", { cwd: repoDir });
+    execSync("git remote add paseo-pr-345 git@github.com:chethanuk/paseo.git", { cwd: repoDir });
+    execSync("git config branch.chethanuk/main.remote paseo-pr-345", { cwd: repoDir });
+    execSync("git config branch.chethanuk/main.merge refs/heads/main", { cwd: repoDir });
+
+    const requestedTargets: Array<{ headRef: string; headRepositoryOwner?: string }> = [];
+    const github = createGitHubServiceForStatus(
+      createPullRequestStatus({
+        number: 345,
+        url: "https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/345",
+        headRefName: "main",
+      }),
+      {
+        onStatus: () => {},
+      },
+    );
+    github.getCurrentPullRequestStatus = async (options) => {
+      requestedTargets.push({
+        headRef: options.headRef,
+        ...(options.headRepositoryOwner
+          ? { headRepositoryOwner: options.headRepositoryOwner }
+          : {}),
+      });
+      return createPullRequestStatus({
+        number: 345,
+        url: "https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/345",
+        headRefName: options.headRef,
+      });
+    };
+
+    const status = await getPullRequestStatus(repoDir, github);
+
+    expect(requestedTargets).toEqual([{ headRef: "main", headRepositoryOwner: "chethanuk" }]);
+    expect(status.status?.number).toBe(345);
+    expect(status.status?.headRefName).toBe("main");
+  });
+
   it("returns closed-unmerged PR status without marking it as merged", async () => {
     execSync("git checkout -b feature", { cwd: repoDir });
     execSync("git remote add origin https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo.git", { cwd: repoDir });
@@ -1497,6 +1537,75 @@ const x = 1;
     }
   });
 
+  it("keeps stale PR status when a refresh hits a transient GitHub error", async () => {
+    execSync("git checkout -b feature", { cwd: repoDir });
+    execSync("git remote add origin https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo.git", { cwd: repoDir });
+
+    __setPullRequestStatusCacheTtlForTests(50);
+    try {
+      let callCount = 0;
+      const github = createGitHubServiceForStatus(null);
+      github.getCurrentPullRequestStatus = async () => {
+        callCount += 1;
+        if (callCount === 1) {
+          return createPullRequestStatus({
+            url: "https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/123",
+          });
+        }
+        throw new GitHubCommandError({
+          args: ["pr", "view"],
+          cwd: repoDir,
+          exitCode: 1,
+          stderr: "could not resolve host: github.com",
+        });
+      };
+
+      const fresh = await getPullRequestStatus(repoDir, github);
+      await sleep(80);
+      const stale = await getPullRequestStatus(repoDir, github);
+
+      expect(stale).toEqual(fresh);
+      expect(stale.githubFeaturesEnabled).toBe(true);
+      expect(stale.status?.url).toContain("/pull/123");
+      expect(callCount).toBe(2);
+    } finally {
+      __resetPullRequestStatusCacheForTests();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("clears stale PR status after a successful no-PR refresh", async () => {
+    execSync("git checkout -b feature", { cwd: repoDir });
+    execSync("git remote add origin https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo.git", { cwd: repoDir });
+
+    __setPullRequestStatusCacheTtlForTests(50);
+    try {
+      let callCount = 0;
+      const github = createGitHubServiceForStatus(null);
+      github.getCurrentPullRequestStatus = async () => {
+        callCount += 1;
+        if (callCount === 1) {
+          return createPullRequestStatus({
+            url: "https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/123",
+          });
+        }
+        return null;
+      };
+
+      const fresh = await getPullRequestStatus(repoDir, github);
+      await sleep(80);
+      const cleared = await getPullRequestStatus(repoDir, github);
+
+      expect(fresh.status?.url).toContain("/pull/123");
+      expect(cleared).toEqual({
+        githubFeaturesEnabled: true,
+        status: null,
+      });
+      expect(callCount).toBe(2);
+    } finally {
+      __resetPullRequestStatusCacheForTests();
+    }
+  });
+
   it("dedupes concurrent PR status lookups for the same cwd", async () => {
     execSync("git checkout -b feature", { cwd: repoDir });
     execSync("git remote add origin https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo.git", { cwd: repoDir });
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/checkout-git.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/checkout-git.ts
index 3a1743af5..d02134fa3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/checkout-git.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/checkout-git.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import { open as openFile, readFile, stat as statFile } from "fs/promises";
 import { TTLCache } from "@isaacs/ttlcache";
 import type { ParsedDiffFile } from "../server/utils/diff-highlighter.js";
 import { parseAndHighlightDiff } from "../server/utils/diff-highlighter.js";
+import { parseGitHubRepoFromRemote } from "../server/workspace-git-metadata.js";
 import {
   GitHubAuthenticationError,
   GitHubCliMissingError,
+  GitHubCommandError,
   createGitHubService,
   resolveGitHubRepo,
   type GitHubRepoRemoteUrlResolver,
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ const SHORTSTAT_CACHE_MAX = 1_000;
 let pullRequestStatusCacheTtlMs = DEFAULT_PULL_REQUEST_STATUS_CACHE_TTL_MS;
 let pullRequestStatusCache = createPullRequestStatusCache(pullRequestStatusCacheTtlMs);
 const pullRequestStatusInFlight = new Map<string, Promise<PullRequestStatusResult>>();
+const lastSuccessfulPullRequestStatus = new Map<string, PullRequestStatusResult>();
 let shortstatCacheTtlMs = DEFAULT_SHORTSTAT_CACHE_TTL_MS;
 let shortstatCache = createShortstatCache(shortstatCacheTtlMs);
 const shortstatInFlight = new Map<string, Promise<CheckoutShortstat | null>>();
@@ -38,6 +41,11 @@ interface CheckoutReadCacheOptions {
   reason?: string;
 }
 
+interface PullRequestStatusLookupTarget {
+  headRef: string;
+  headRepositoryOwner?: string;
+}
+
 function createPullRequestStatusCache(ttlMs: number) {
   return new TTLCache<string, PullRequestStatusResult>({
     ttl: ttlMs,
@@ -58,6 +66,17 @@ function getPullRequestStatusCacheKey(cwd: string): string {
   return resolve(cwd);
 }
 
+function rememberPullRequestStatus(cacheKey: string, status: PullRequestStatusResult): void {
+  lastSuccessfulPullRequestStatus.set(cacheKey, status);
+  if (lastSuccessfulPullRequestStatus.size <= PULL_REQUEST_STATUS_CACHE_MAX) {
+    return;
+  }
+  const oldest = lastSuccessfulPullRequestStatus.keys().next();
+  if (!oldest.done) {
+    lastSuccessfulPullRequestStatus.delete(oldest.value);
+  }
+}
+
 function getShortstatCacheKey(cwd: string): string {
   return resolve(cwd);
 }
@@ -68,6 +87,7 @@ export function __resetPullRequestStatusCacheForTests(): void {
   pullRequestStatusCacheTtlMs = DEFAULT_PULL_REQUEST_STATUS_CACHE_TTL_MS;
   pullRequestStatusCache = createPullRequestStatusCache(pullRequestStatusCacheTtlMs);
   pullRequestStatusInFlight.clear();
+  lastSuccessfulPullRequestStatus.clear();
 }
 
 export function __setPullRequestStatusCacheTtlForTests(ttlMs: number): void {
@@ -76,6 +96,7 @@ export function __setPullRequestStatusCacheTtlForTests(ttlMs: number): void {
   pullRequestStatusCacheTtlMs = ttlMs;
   pullRequestStatusCache = createPullRequestStatusCache(ttlMs);
   pullRequestStatusInFlight.clear();
+  lastSuccessfulPullRequestStatus.clear();
 }
 
 export function __resetCheckoutShortstatCacheForTests(): void {
@@ -905,6 +926,52 @@ export async function hasOriginRemote(cwd: string): Promise<boolean> {
   return url !== null;
 }
 
+async function getGitConfigValue(cwd: string, key: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  try {
+    const { stdout } = await runGitCommand(["config", "--get", key], {
+      cwd,
+      env: READ_ONLY_GIT_ENV,
+    });
+    const value = stdout.trim();
+    return value.length > 0 ? value : null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function parseBranchMergeHeadRef(mergeRef: string | null): string | null {
+  const prefix = "refs/heads/";
+  if (!mergeRef?.startsWith(prefix)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const headRef = mergeRef.slice(prefix.length).trim();
+  return headRef.length > 0 ? headRef : null;
+}
+
+async function resolvePullRequestStatusLookupTarget(
+  cwd: string,
+  currentBranch: string,
+): Promise<PullRequestStatusLookupTarget> {
+  const remoteName = await getGitConfigValue(cwd, `branch.${currentBranch}.remote`);
+  if (!remoteName?.startsWith("paseo-pr-")) {
+    return { headRef: currentBranch };
+  }
+
+  const mergeRef = await getGitConfigValue(cwd, `branch.${currentBranch}.merge`);
+  const trackedHeadRef = parseBranchMergeHeadRef(mergeRef);
+  if (!trackedHeadRef) {
+    return { headRef: currentBranch };
+  }
+
+  const remoteUrl = await getGitConfigValue(cwd, `remote.${remoteName}.url`);
+  const remoteRepo = remoteUrl ? parseGitHubRepoFromRemote(remoteUrl) : null;
+  const headRepositoryOwner = remoteRepo?.split("/")[0];
+  return {
+    headRef: trackedHeadRef,
+    ...(headRepositoryOwner ? { headRepositoryOwner } : {}),
+  };
+}
+
 export async function resolveAbsoluteGitDir(cwd: string): Promise<string | null> {
   try {
     const { stdout } = await runGitCommand(["rev-parse", "--absolute-git-dir"], {
@@ -2106,8 +2173,18 @@ export async function getPullRequestStatus(
   const lookup = getPullRequestStatusUncached(cwd, github, options)
     .then((status) => {
       pullRequestStatusCache.set(cacheKey, status);
+      rememberPullRequestStatus(cacheKey, status);
       return status;
     })
+    .catch((error) => {
+      if (error instanceof GitHubCommandError) {
+        const stale = lastSuccessfulPullRequestStatus.get(cacheKey);
+        if (stale) {
+          return stale;
+        }
+      }
+      throw error;
+    })
     .finally(() => {
       pullRequestStatusInFlight.delete(cacheKey);
     });
@@ -2130,9 +2207,10 @@ async function getPullRequestStatusUncached(
     };
   }
   try {
+    const lookupTarget = await resolvePullRequestStatusLookupTarget(cwd, head);
     const status = await github.getCurrentPullRequestStatus({
       cwd,
-      headRef: head,
+      ...lookupTarget,
       reason: options?.reason,
     });
     return {