diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
index a8e48c052..119381f63 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ func NewBranchesController(
 func (self *BranchesController) GetKeybindings(opts types.KeybindingsOpts) []*types.Binding {
 	return []*types.Binding{
 		{
-			Key:         opts.GetKey(opts.Config.Universal.Select),
-			Handler:     self.checkSelected(self.press),
-			Description: self.c.Tr.Checkout,
+			Key:               opts.GetKey(opts.Config.Universal.Select),
+			Handler:           self.checkSelected(self.press),
+			GetDisabledReason: self.getDisabledReasonForPress,
+			Description:       self.c.Tr.Checkout,
 		},
 		{
 			Key:         opts.GetKey(opts.Config.Universal.New),
@@ -299,6 +300,18 @@ func (self *BranchesController) press(selectedBranch *models.Branch) error {
 	return self.c.Helpers().Refs.CheckoutRef(selectedBranch.Name, types.CheckoutRefOptions{})
 }
 
+func (self *BranchesController) getDisabledReasonForPress() string {
+	currentBranch := self.c.Helpers().Refs.GetCheckedOutRef()
+	if currentBranch != nil {
+		op := self.c.State().GetRefOperation(currentBranch.FullRefName())
+		if op == types.RefOperationFastForwarding || op == types.RefOperationPulling {
+			return self.c.Tr.CantCheckoutBranchWhilePulling
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
+
 func (self *BranchesController) worktreeForBranch(branch *models.Branch) (*models.Worktree, bool) {
 	return git_commands.WorktreeForBranch(branch, self.c.Model().Worktrees)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 454a2a739..b02853a93 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	ResetFilter                         string
 	MergeConflictsTitle                 string
 	Checkout                            string
+	CantCheckoutBranchWhilePulling      string
 	NoChangedFiles                      string
 	SoftReset                           string
 	AlreadyCheckedOutBranch             string
@@ -847,6 +848,7 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		Scroll:                              "Scroll",
 		MergeConflictsTitle:                 "Merge conflicts",
 		Checkout:                            "Checkout",
+		CantCheckoutBranchWhilePulling:      "You cannot checkout another branch while pulling the current branch",
 		FileFilter:                          "Filter files by status",
 		FilterStagedFiles:                   "Show only staged files",
 		FilterUnstagedFiles:                 "Show only unstaged files",