diff --git a/extensions/github/package.json b/extensions/github/package.json
index 815c6452706..78577f2192d 100644
--- a/extensions/github/package.json
+++ b/extensions/github/package.json
@@ -184,18 +184,6 @@
         }
       ],
       "chat/input/editing/sessionApplyActions": [
-        {
-          "command": "github.createPullRequest",
-          "group": "navigation",
-          "order": 1,
-          "when": "isSessionsWindow && agentSessionHasChanges && chatSessionType == copilotcli && !github.hasOpenPullRequest"
-        },
-        {
-          "command": "github.openPullRequest",
-          "group": "navigation",
-          "order": 1,
-          "when": "isSessionsWindow && agentSessionHasChanges && chatSessionType == copilotcli && github.hasOpenPullRequest"
-        }
       ]
     },
     "configuration": [
diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changesView/browser/changesView.ts b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changesView/browser/changesView.ts
index 1bed45ff7c6..1ef5586817f 100644
--- a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changesView/browser/changesView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changesView/browser/changesView.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ import { createFileIconThemableTreeContainerScope } from '../../../../workbench/
 import { IActivityService, NumberBadge } from '../../../../workbench/services/activity/common/activity.js';
 import { IEditorService, MODAL_GROUP, SIDE_GROUP } from '../../../../workbench/services/editor/common/editorService.js';
 import { IExtensionService } from '../../../../workbench/services/extensions/common/extensions.js';
-import { ICommandService } from '../../../../platform/commands/common/commands.js';
 import { IWorkbenchLayoutService } from '../../../../workbench/services/layout/browser/layoutService.js';
 import { ISessionsManagementService } from '../../sessions/browser/sessionsManagementService.js';
 import { GITHUB_REMOTE_FILE_SCHEME } from '../../fileTreeView/browser/githubFileSystemProvider.js';
@@ -254,7 +253,6 @@ export class ChangesViewPane extends ViewPane {
 		@ISessionsManagementService private readonly sessionManagementService: ISessionsManagementService,
 		@ILabelService private readonly labelService: ILabelService,
 		@IStorageService private readonly storageService: IStorageService,
-		@ICommandService private readonly commandService: ICommandService,
 	) {
 		super(options, keybindingService, contextMenuService, configurationService, contextKeyService, viewDescriptorService, instantiationService, openerService, themeService, hoverService);
 
@@ -561,18 +559,23 @@ export class ChangesViewPane extends ViewPane {
 				return files > 0;
 			}));
 
-			// Check if a PR exists when the active session changes
+			// Set context key for PR state from session metadata
+			const hasOpenPullRequestKey = scopedContextKeyService.createKey<boolean>('sessions.hasOpenPullRequest', false);
 			this.renderDisposables.add(autorun(reader => {
 				const sessionResource = activeSessionResource.read(reader);
+				sessionsChangedSignal.read(reader);
 				if (sessionResource) {
 					const metadata = this.agentSessionsService.getSession(sessionResource)?.metadata;
-					this.commandService.executeCommand('github.checkOpenPullRequest', sessionResource, metadata).catch(() => { /* ignore */ });
+					hasOpenPullRequestKey.set(!!metadata?.pullRequestUrl);
+				} else {
+					hasOpenPullRequestKey.set(false);
 				}
 			}));
 
 			this.renderDisposables.add(autorun(reader => {
 				const { isSessionMenu, added, removed } = topLevelStats.read(reader);
 				const sessionResource = activeSessionResource.read(reader);
+				sessionsChangedSignal.read(reader); // Re-evaluate when session metadata changes (e.g. pullRequestUrl)
 				const menuId = isSessionMenu ? MenuId.ChatEditingSessionChangesToolbar : MenuId.ChatEditingWidgetToolbar;
 
 				reader.store.add(scopedInstantiationService.createInstance(
@@ -581,6 +584,7 @@ export class ChangesViewPane extends ViewPane {
 					menuId,
 					{
 						telemetrySource: 'changesView',
+						disableWhileRunning: isSessionMenu,
 						menuOptions: isSessionMenu && sessionResource
 							? { args: [sessionResource, this.agentSessionsService.getSession(sessionResource)?.metadata] }
 							: { shouldForwardArgs: true },
@@ -592,9 +596,6 @@ export class ChangesViewPane extends ViewPane {
 								);
 								return { showIcon: true, showLabel: true, isSecondary: true, customClass: 'working-set-diff-stats', customLabel: diffStatsLabel };
 							}
-							if (action.id === 'github.createPullRequest' || action.id === 'github.openPullRequest') {
-								return { showIcon: true, showLabel: true, isSecondary: true };
-							}
 							if (action.id === 'chatEditing.synchronizeChanges') {
 								return { showIcon: true, showLabel: true, isSecondary: true };
 							}
diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changesView/browser/media/changesView.css b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changesView/browser/media/changesView.css
index 4f6d74f525c..21cddd20fd8 100644
--- a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changesView/browser/media/changesView.css
+++ b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changesView/browser/media/changesView.css
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@
 .changes-view-body .chat-editing-session-actions.outside-card .monaco-button {
 	height: 26px;
 	padding: 4px 14px;
-	border-radius: 4px;
 	font-size: 12px;
 	line-height: 18px;
 }