diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
index 1c3d9e350..3bda52453 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/context"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/presentation"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/presentation/icons"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/style"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
@@ -205,7 +206,8 @@ func (self *BranchesController) GetOnRenderToMain() func() {
 				ptyTask := types.NewRunPtyTask(cmdObj.GetCmd())
 				task = ptyTask
 
-				if pr, ok := self.c.Model().PullRequestsMap[branch.Name]; ok {
+				pr, ok := self.c.Model().PullRequestsMap[branch.Name]
+				if ok && presentation.ShouldShowPrForBranch(pr, branch.Name, self.c.UserConfig()) {
 					icon := lo.Ternary(icons.IsIconEnabled(), icons.IconForRemoteUrl(pr.Url)+"  ", "")
 					ptyTask.Prefix = style.PrintHyperlink(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s  %s  %s\n",
 						icon,
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
index f406547bc..f7c624682 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func getBranchDisplayStrings(
 
 	var coloredPrIcon string
 	pr, hasPr := prs[b.Name]
-	if hasPr {
+	if hasPr && ShouldShowPrForBranch(pr, b.Name, userConfig) {
 		var prIcon string
 		if icons.IsIconEnabled() {
 			prIcon = icons.IconForRemoteUrl(pr.Url)
@@ -285,3 +285,13 @@ func prColor(state string) style.TextStyle {
 		return style.FgDefault
 	}
 }
+
+func ShouldShowPrForBranch(pr *models.GithubPullRequest, branchName string, userConfig *config.UserConfig) bool {
+	if !lo.Contains(userConfig.Git.MainBranches, branchName) {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// For main branches we only want to show the PR if it's open (or draft), on the assumption that a
+	// closed PR for a main branch is always a mistake.
+	return pr.State != "CLOSED" && pr.State != "MERGED"
+}