diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-flow-provider.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-flow-provider.tsx
index d78dd73b18402..5852206095a8f 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-flow-provider.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-flow-provider.tsx
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ import {
   resolveNewTaskBranchWorktreePath,
   resolveNewTaskLocalWorkspaceSelection,
 } from "./new-task-context-presentation";
-import { resolveEnvironmentProjectMatch } from "./new-task-project-selection";
+import { isSameRepository, resolveEnvironmentProjectMatch } from "./new-task-project-selection";
 import { useNewTaskProjectDefaults } from "./use-new-task-project-defaults";
 import { resolveNewThreadRuntimeMode } from "./thread-settings-options";
 import { resolveProjectThreadCreationBranch } from "./projectThreadCreationValidation";
@@ -560,11 +560,14 @@ export function NewTaskFlowProvider(
     replaceComposerDraftAttachments(selectedProjectDraftKey, []);
   };
 
-  const carryDraftContentTo = (project: EnvironmentProject): string => {
+  const carryDraftContentTo = (
+    project: EnvironmentProject,
+    options?: Parameters<typeof retargetNewTaskDraft>[2],
+  ): string => {
     const target = { environmentId: project.environmentId, projectId: project.id };
     const current = readFlow().draftKey;
     if (current !== null && isNewTaskDraftKey(current)) {
-      retargetNewTaskDraft(current, target);
+      retargetNewTaskDraft(current, target, options);
       return current;
     }
     return createNewTaskDraft(target);
@@ -584,7 +587,12 @@ export function NewTaskFlowProvider(
       selectedProject,
     );
     updateFlow({
-      draftKey: match ? carryDraftContentTo(match) : readFlow().draftKey,
+      // A name or title match may be another repository, which must not receive the PR checkout.
+      draftKey: match
+        ? carryDraftContentTo(match, {
+            keepPullRequestWorkspace: isSameRepository(match, selectedProject),
+          })
+        : readFlow().draftKey,
       environmentId,
       projectKey: match ? scopedProjectKey(match.environmentId, match.id) : null,
     });
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-project-selection.test.ts b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-project-selection.test.ts
index 99cf9e7d37ef4..faf3862bfa578 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-project-selection.test.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-project-selection.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { EnvironmentProject } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/state/shell";
 import type { HomeProjectScope } from "../home/homeThreadList";
 import {
   getProjectScopeSelectionTarget,
+  isSameRepository,
   newTaskDestination,
   resolveDraftProjectSelection,
   resolveEnvironmentProjectMatch,
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ describe("resolveEnvironmentProjectMatch", () => {
       makeProject("t3code-clone", "server", { repositoryKey: "github.com/t3tools/t3code" }),
     ];
     expect(resolveEnvironmentProjectMatch(target, selected)).toBe(target[1]);
+    expect(isSameRepository(target[1]!, selected)).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it("falls back to workspace basename, then title, for unindexed projects", () => {
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ describe("resolveEnvironmentProjectMatch", () => {
       makeProject("srv", "server", { workspaceRoot: "/home/me/t3code" }),
     ];
     expect(resolveEnvironmentProjectMatch(byBasename, selected)).toBe(byBasename[1]);
+    expect(isSameRepository(byBasename[1]!, selected)).toBe(false);
 
     const byTitle = [
       makeProject("other", "server"),
@@ -115,6 +118,7 @@ describe("resolveEnvironmentProjectMatch", () => {
     const unindexed = makeProject("unindexed", "server", { workspaceRoot: "/srv/t3code" });
     expect(resolveEnvironmentProjectMatch([fork, unindexed], selected)).toBe(unindexed);
     expect(resolveEnvironmentProjectMatch([fork], selected)).toBe(fork);
+    expect(isSameRepository(fork, selected)).toBe(false);
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-project-selection.ts b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-project-selection.ts
index 93c8f1d5f51d6..f6259b298a94f 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-project-selection.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-project-selection.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,19 @@ export function resolveEnvironmentProjectMatch(
   );
 }
 
+/** Both projects have a known repository identity, and it is the same one. */
+export function isSameRepository(
+  left: EnvironmentProject | null,
+  right: EnvironmentProject | null,
+): boolean {
+  return (
+    left?.repositoryIdentity != null &&
+    right?.repositoryIdentity != null &&
+    repositoryGroupingKeyOf(left.repositoryIdentity) ===
+      repositoryGroupingKeyOf(right.repositoryIdentity)
+  );
+}
+
 export function resolveDraftProjectSelection(
   selectedProjectKey: string | null,
   projects: ReadonlyArray<EnvironmentProject>,
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/state/use-composer-drafts.test.ts b/apps/mobile/src/state/use-composer-drafts.test.ts
index f7fe9ebbcf57c..f25037f40f0b4 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/state/use-composer-drafts.test.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/state/use-composer-drafts.test.ts
@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@ describe("mobile composer drafts", () => {
     expect(getComposerDraftSnapshot(second).text).toBe("second idea");
   });
 
-  it("retargets a new-task draft to another project without losing its text", () => {
+  it("retargets a new-task draft to another project, keeping only a pull request workspace", () => {
     const from = {
       environmentId: EnvironmentId.make("environment-1"),
       projectId: ProjectId.make("project-1"),
@@ -1922,7 +1922,7 @@ describe("mobile composer drafts", () => {
     });
     const createdAt = getComposerDraftSnapshot(key).project?.createdAt;
 
-    retargetNewTaskDraft(key, to);
+    retargetNewTaskDraft(key, to, { keepPullRequestWorkspace: true });
 
     const moved = getComposerDraftSnapshot(key);
     expect(moved.text).toBe("moving house");
@@ -1932,6 +1932,22 @@ describe("mobile composer drafts", () => {
     expect(moved.project).toEqual({ ...to, createdAt });
     expect(findNewTaskDraftKeys(appAtomRegistry.get(composerDraftsAtom), from)).toEqual([]);
     expect(findNewTaskDraftKeys(appAtomRegistry.get(composerDraftsAtom), to)).toEqual([key]);
+
+    const pullRequestSelection = {
+      mode: "worktree" as const,
+      branch: "feature/pr-head",
+      worktreePath: "/old-machine/worktrees/pr-42",
+      startFromOrigin: false,
+      pullRequestReference: "https://github.com/acme/repo/pull/42",
+    };
+    updateComposerDraftSettings(key, { workspaceSelection: pullRequestSelection });
+    retargetNewTaskDraft(key, from, { keepPullRequestWorkspace: true });
+    expect(getComposerDraftSnapshot(key).workspaceSelection).toEqual({
+      ...pullRequestSelection,
+      worktreePath: null,
+    });
+    retargetNewTaskDraft(key, to);
+    expect(getComposerDraftSnapshot(key).workspaceSelection).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
   it("retargets a saved new-task draft only after drafts load", async () => {
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/state/use-composer-drafts.ts b/apps/mobile/src/state/use-composer-drafts.ts
index 2e4e53ef6dd45..7fb44be817f32 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/state/use-composer-drafts.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/state/use-composer-drafts.ts
@@ -1965,6 +1965,7 @@ export function createNewTaskDraft(project: {
 export function retargetNewTaskDraft(
   draftKey: string,
   project: { readonly environmentId: EnvironmentId; readonly projectId: ProjectId },
+  options?: { readonly keepPullRequestWorkspace?: boolean },
 ): void {
   updateComposerDrafts((current) => {
     const existing = current[draftKey];
@@ -1976,7 +1977,12 @@ export function retargetNewTaskDraft(
     ) {
       return current;
     }
-    const { workspaceSelection: _workspaceSelection, ...retained } = normalizeDraft(existing);
+    const { workspaceSelection, ...retained } = normalizeDraft(existing);
+    // The PR checkout is recreated on the target machine, so only the old local path is dropped.
+    const keptWorkspaceSelection =
+      options?.keepPullRequestWorkspace && workspaceSelection?.pullRequestReference !== undefined
+        ? { ...workspaceSelection, worktreePath: null }
+        : undefined;
     // Keep bytes across environment moves but drop server-specific upload stamps.
     const attachments = retained.attachments.map((attachment) =>
       attachment.uploadEnvironmentId !== undefined &&
@@ -1988,6 +1994,7 @@ export function retargetNewTaskDraft(
       ...current,
       [draftKey]: {
         ...retained,
+        ...(keptWorkspaceSelection ? { workspaceSelection: keptWorkspaceSelection } : {}),
         attachments,
         project: {
           environmentId: project.environmentId,