microsoft · Copilot · Jun 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026 · Jun 19, 2026
diff --git a/common/views.ts b/common/views.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ export interface CreatePullRequestNew {
 	milestone?: IMilestone;
 }
 
+export interface CancelCreatePullRequestNew extends CreatePullRequestNew {
+	hasUnsavedChanges: boolean;
+}
+
 // #region new create view
 
 export interface CreateParamsNew {

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@
 					"deprecationMessage": "Use the setting 'githubPullRequests.defaultCreateOption' instead.",
 					"description": "%githubPullRequests.createDraft%"
 				},
+				"githubPullRequests.showPullRequestCancelConfirmation": {
+					"type": "boolean",
+					"default": true,
+					"description": "%githubPullRequests.showPullRequestCancelConfirmation%"
+				},
 				"githubPullRequests.logLevel": {
 					"type": "string",
 					"enum": [

diff --git a/package.nls.json b/package.nls.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 	"githubPullRequests.defaultCreateOption.createDraft": "The pull request will be created as a draft.",
 	"githubPullRequests.defaultCreateOption.createAutoMerge": "The pull request will be created with auto-merge enabled. The merge method selected will be the default for the repo or the value of `githubPullRequests.defaultMergeMethod` if set.",
 	"githubPullRequests.createDraft": "Whether the \"Draft\" checkbox will be checked by default when creating a pull request.",
+	"githubPullRequests.showPullRequestCancelConfirmation": "Show a confirmation dialog when canceling pull request creation if there are unsaved changes (a manually edited title or description, or any selected labels, assignees, reviewers, projects, or milestone).",
 	"githubPullRequests.logLevel.description": "Logging for GitHub Pull Request extension. The log is emitted to the output channel named GitHub Pull Request.",
 	"githubPullRequests.logLevel.markdownDeprecationMessage": {
 		"message": "Log level is now controlled by the [Developer: Set Log Level...](command:workbench.action.setLogLevel) command. You can set the log level for the current session and also the default log level from there.",

diff --git a/src/common/settingKeys.ts b/src/common/settingKeys.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export const QUERIES = 'queries';
 export const PULL_REQUEST_LABELS = 'labelCreated';
 export const FOCUSED_MODE = 'focusedMode';
 export const CREATE_DRAFT = 'createDraft';
+export const SHOW_PULL_REQUEST_CANCEL_CONFIRMATION = 'showPullRequestCancelConfirmation';
 export const QUICK_DIFF = 'quickDiff';
 export const SET_AUTO_MERGE = 'setAutoMerge';
 export const SHOW_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER_IN_TREE = 'showPullRequestNumberInTree';

diff --git a/src/github/createPRViewProvider.ts b/src/github/createPRViewProvider.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { branchPicks, cachedBranchPicks, getAssigneesQuickPickItems, getLabelOpt
 import { ISSUE_EXPRESSION, parseIssueExpressionOutput, variableSubstitution } from './utils';
 import { ChangeTemplateReply, DisplayLabel, PreReviewState } from './views';
 import { RemoteInfo } from '../../common/types';
-import { ChooseBaseRemoteAndBranchResult, ChooseCompareRemoteAndBranchResult, ChooseRemoteAndBranchArgs, CreateParamsNew, CreatePullRequestNew, TitleAndDescriptionArgs } from '../../common/views';
+import { CancelCreatePullRequestNew, ChooseBaseRemoteAndBranchResult, ChooseCompareRemoteAndBranchResult, ChooseRemoteAndBranchArgs, CreateParamsNew, CreatePullRequestNew, TitleAndDescriptionArgs } from '../../common/views';
 import type { Branch } from '../api/api';
 import { debounce } from '../common/async';
 import { GitHubServerType } from '../common/authentication';
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ import {
 	PR_SETTINGS_NAMESPACE,
 	PULL_REQUEST_DESCRIPTION,
 	PULL_REQUEST_LABELS,
-	PUSH_BRANCH
+	PUSH_BRANCH,
+	SHOW_PULL_REQUEST_CANCEL_CONFIRMATION
 } from '../common/settingKeys';
 import { ITelemetry } from '../common/telemetry';
 import { asPromise, compareIgnoreCase, formatError, promiseWithTimeout } from '../common/utils';
@@ -560,11 +561,28 @@ export abstract class BaseCreatePullRequestViewProvider<T extends BasePullReques
 			this.setProjects(createdPR, message.args.projects)]);
 	}
 
-	private async cancel(message: IRequestMessage<CreatePullRequestNew>) {
+	private async cancel(message: IRequestMessage<CancelCreatePullRequestNew>) {
+		if (message.args.hasUnsavedChanges
+			&& vscode.workspace.getConfiguration(PR_SETTINGS_NAMESPACE).get<boolean>(SHOW_PULL_REQUEST_CANCEL_CONFIRMATION, true)) {
+			const discard = vscode.l10n.t('Discard');
+			const dontAskAgain = vscode.l10n.t('Don\'t Ask Again');
+			const result = await vscode.window.showWarningMessage(
+				vscode.l10n.t('Are you sure you want to cancel creating this pull request?'),
+				{ modal: true, detail: vscode.l10n.t('Your unsaved changes to this pull request will be lost.') },
+				discard,
+				dontAskAgain
+			);
+			if (result !== discard && result !== dontAskAgain) {
+				return this._replyMessage(message, { cancelled: false });
+			}
+			if (result === dontAskAgain) {
+				await vscode.workspace.getConfiguration(PR_SETTINGS_NAMESPACE).update(SHOW_PULL_REQUEST_CANCEL_CONFIRMATION, false, vscode.ConfigurationTarget.Global);
+			}
+		}
 		this._onDone.fire(undefined);
 		// Re-fetch the automerge info so that it's updated for next time.
 		await this.getMergeConfiguration(message.args.owner, message.args.repo, true);
-		return this._replyMessage(message, undefined);
+		return this._replyMessage(message, { cancelled: true });
 	}
 
 	private async openDescriptionSettings(): Promise<void> {

diff --git a/webviews/common/createContextNew.ts b/webviews/common/createContextNew.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import { createContext } from 'react';
 import { getMessageHandler, MessageHandler, vscode } from './message';
 import { RemoteInfo } from '../../common/types';
-import { ChooseBaseRemoteAndBranchResult, ChooseCompareRemoteAndBranchResult, ChooseRemoteAndBranchArgs, CreateParamsNew, CreatePullRequestNew, ScrollPosition, TitleAndDescriptionArgs, TitleAndDescriptionResult } from '../../common/views';
+import { CancelCreatePullRequestNew, ChooseBaseRemoteAndBranchResult, ChooseCompareRemoteAndBranchResult, ChooseRemoteAndBranchArgs, CreateParamsNew, CreatePullRequestNew, ScrollPosition, TitleAndDescriptionArgs, TitleAndDescriptionResult } from '../../common/views';
 import { compareIgnoreCase } from '../../src/common/utils';
 import { PreReviewState } from '../../src/github/views';
 
@@ -92,12 +92,33 @@ export class CreatePRContextNew {
 		}
 	};
 
-	public cancelCreate = (): Promise<void> => {
-		const args = this.copyParams();
-		vscode.setState(defaultCreateParams);
-		return this.postMessage({ command: 'pr.cancelCreate', args });
+	public cancelCreate = async (): Promise<void> => {
+		const args: CancelCreatePullRequestNew = {
+			...this.copyParams(),
+			hasUnsavedChanges: this.hasUnsavedChanges()
+		};
+		const result = await this.postMessage({ command: 'pr.cancelCreate', args }) as { cancelled?: boolean } | undefined;
+		// Only clear persisted state if the extension explicitly confirmed the
+		// cancellation. Otherwise (e.g. the user declined the confirmation
+		// dialog, or the message did not get a response) preserve the user's
+		// in-progress title/description.
+		if (result?.cancelled === true) {
+			vscode.setState(defaultCreateParams);
+		}
 	};
 
+	private hasUnsavedChanges(): boolean {
+		const params = this.createParams;
+		const titleEdited = !!params.pendingTitle && params.pendingTitle !== params.defaultTitle;
+		const descriptionEdited = !!params.pendingDescription && params.pendingDescription !== params.defaultDescription;
+		const hasLabels = (params.labels?.length ?? 0) > 0;
+		const hasAssignees = (params.assignees?.length ?? 0) > 0;
+		const hasReviewers = (params.reviewers?.length ?? 0) > 0;
+		const hasProjects = (params.projects?.length ?? 0) > 0;
+		const hasMilestone = !!params.milestone;
+		return titleEdited || descriptionEdited || hasLabels || hasAssignees || hasReviewers || hasProjects || hasMilestone;
+	}
+
 	public updateState = (params: Partial<CreateParamsNew>, reset: boolean = false): void => {
 		this.createParams = reset ? { ...defaultCreateParams, ...params } : { ...this.createParams, ...params };
 		vscode.setState(this.createParams);