From 50b5e0e86dbe1fe5c0b9ac9d10763be7653e66f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maria-rcks <254055478+maria-rcks@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2026 23:25:12 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(web): keep checkout stable while pr actions load

---
 .../src/components/pullRequest/PullRequestDetailPanel.tsx   | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/PullRequestDetailPanel.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/PullRequestDetailPanel.tsx
index 53dc7642d9be..45ce5d33ef7b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/PullRequestDetailPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/PullRequestDetailPanel.tsx
@@ -1601,10 +1601,10 @@ export function PullRequestDetailPanel({
         actions={
           handoffSummary ? (
             <TooltipProvider delay={150} closeDelay={150} timeout={400}>
-              {checkoutControl}
               {handoffSummary.state === "open" && handoffSummary.mergeability === "conflicting"
                 ? resolveConflictsControl
                 : null}
+              {checkoutControl}
             </TooltipProvider>
           ) : undefined
         }
@@ -1817,7 +1817,6 @@ export function PullRequestDetailPanel({
                   threadRef={null}
                 />
               ) : null}
-              {checkoutControl}
               {/* Said where the Merge button is, because it is the answer to why nobody has
                   pressed it: the merge is already asked for, and the host is holding it. */}
               {autoMergeArmed && primaryAction !== "auto-merge-armed" ? (
@@ -1950,6 +1949,9 @@ export function PullRequestDetailPanel({
                   </span>
                 </Badge>
               ) : null}
+              {/* Keep checkout beside the menu so host actions arriving on its left cannot
+                  move a different action under the reader's pointer. */}
+              {checkoutControl}
               <Menu>
                 <Tooltip>
                   <TooltipTrigger