@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export function PullRequestMergeControls(props: {
     hasStack: stack.stack !== null,
     isFresh: stack.isFresh,
   });
+  const checkingStack = stack.supportsStackActions && !stack.isFresh && !stack.error;
   const reason =
     mergeUnavailableReason(pr, permissions.canWrite) ??
     (stack.stack
@@ -167,12 +168,12 @@ export function PullRequestMergeControls(props: {
           accessibilityLabel={
             scope ? `${label}, ${scope.layers.length} stack layers through #${pr.number}` : label
           }
-          accessibilityState={{ disabled: !canMerge }}
+          accessibilityState={{ disabled: !canMerge, busy: busy || checkingStack }}
           disabled={!canMerge}
           onPress={() => confirm("merge")}
           className="min-h-11 min-w-0 flex-1 flex-row items-center justify-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 active:opacity-70"
         >
-          {busy ? (
+          {busy || checkingStack ? (
             <ActivityIndicator size="small" colorClassName="accent-icon-muted" />
           ) : (
             <SymbolView
@@ -229,7 +230,10 @@ export function PullRequestMergeControls(props: {
           </ControlPillMenu>
         ) : null}
       </View>
-      {reason && reason !== MERGE_CONFLICT_REASON ? (
+      {reason &&
+      reason !== MERGE_CONFLICT_REASON &&
+      reason !== "Checking stack membership…" &&
+      !(checkingStack && reason === "Refresh the stack before merging.") ? (
         <Text className="px-1 text-xs text-foreground-muted">{reason}</Text>
       ) : null}
       {pr.autoMergeEnabled ? (
 
@@ -2,12 +2,19 @@ import type { PullRequestListEntry } from "@t3tools/contracts";
 import { View } from "react-native";
 import { AppText as Text } from "../../components/AppText";
 import { PullRequestCardGroup, PullRequestCardRow } from "./PullRequestControls";
+import { PullRequestStackCard } from "./PullRequestStackCard";
+import type { PullRequestParams } from "./usePullRequestDiff";
+import type { PullRequestStackState } from "./usePullRequestStack";
 import { pullRequestListReviewStatus } from "./pullRequestList";
 
 export function PullRequestOverviewLoading({
   summary,
+  params,
+  stack,
 }: {
   readonly summary: PullRequestListEntry;
+  readonly params: PullRequestParams;
+  readonly stack: PullRequestStackState;
 }) {
   const review = pullRequestListReviewStatus(summary);
   const conflicting = summary.mergeability === "conflicting";
@@ -18,6 +25,7 @@ export function PullRequestOverviewLoading({
       accessibilityLabel="Loading pull request details"
       accessibilityState={{ busy: true }}
     >
+      <PullRequestStackCard params={params} state={stack} />
       <PullRequestCardGroup>
         <PullRequestCardRow
           compact
 
@@ -504,7 +504,11 @@ export function PullRequestRouteScreen({ route }: StaticScreenProps<PullRequestP
                             }}
                           />
                         ) : summary ? (
-                          <PullRequestOverviewLoading summary={summary} />
+                          <PullRequestOverviewLoading
+                            summary={summary}
+                            params={params}
+                            stack={stack}
+                          />
                         ) : null}
                         <View
                           className="mt-8 border-t border-border-subtle pt-3"
 
@@ -14,15 +14,31 @@ export function PullRequestStackCard(props: {
   const navigation = useNavigation();
   const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false);
   const stack = props.state.stack;
-  if (!stack) return null;
+  if (!stack) {
+    const summary =
+      props.params.initialSummary?.number === props.params.number
+        ? props.params.initialSummary.stack
+        : undefined;
+    if (!summary) return null;
+    return (
+      <PullRequestCardGroup>
+        <PullRequestCardRow
+          title="Stack"
+          icon="square.3.layers.3d"
+          value={`${summary.position} of ${summary.size}`}
+          last
+        />
+      </PullRequestCardGroup>
+    );
+  }
   const position = stack.layers.findIndex((layer) => layer.number === props.params.number) + 1;
   return (
     <PullRequestCardGroup>
       <PullRequestCardRow
         title="Stack"
         icon="square.3.layers.3d"
         value={`${position} of ${stack.layers.length}`}
-        detail={!props.state.isFresh ? "Showing saved stack · refresh to merge" : undefined}
+        accessibilityLabel={`Stack, ${position} of ${stack.layers.length}${props.state.isFresh ? "" : ", showing saved stack"}`}
         expanded={expanded}
         onPress={() => setExpanded(!expanded)}
         last={!expanded}