diff --git a/api/queries_pr.go b/api/queries_pr.go
index 34884d16f..ee80c2f7f 100644
--- a/api/queries_pr.go
+++ b/api/queries_pr.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 type PullRequestsPayload struct {
 	ViewerCreated   PullRequestAndTotalCount
 	ReviewRequested PullRequestAndTotalCount
-	CurrentPRs      []PullRequest
+	CurrentPR       *PullRequest
 }
 
 type PullRequestAndTotalCount struct {
@@ -262,13 +262,12 @@ func PullRequests(client *Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, currentPRNumber int, cu
 		reviewRequested = append(reviewRequested, edge.Node)
 	}
 
-	var currentPRs []PullRequest
-	if resp.Repository.PullRequest != nil {
-		currentPRs = append(currentPRs, *resp.Repository.PullRequest)
-	} else {
+	var currentPR = resp.Repository.PullRequest
+	if currentPR == nil {
 		for _, edge := range resp.Repository.PullRequests.Edges {
 			if edge.Node.HeadLabel() == currentPRHeadRef {
-				currentPRs = append(currentPRs, edge.Node)
+				currentPR = &edge.Node
+				break // Take the most recent PR for the current branch
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@ func PullRequests(client *Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, currentPRNumber int, cu
 			PullRequests: reviewRequested,
 			TotalCount:   resp.ReviewRequested.TotalCount,
 		},
-		CurrentPRs: currentPRs,
+		CurrentPR: currentPR,
 	}
 
 	return &payload, nil
diff --git a/command/pr.go b/command/pr.go
index 7a1b00047..e1c8e796b 100644
--- a/command/pr.go
+++ b/command/pr.go
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ func prStatus(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	fmt.Fprintln(out, "")
 
 	printHeader(out, "Current branch")
-	if prPayload.CurrentPRs != nil {
-		printPrs(out, 0, prPayload.CurrentPRs...)
+	if prPayload.CurrentPR != nil {
+		printPrs(out, 0, *prPayload.CurrentPR)
 	} else {
 		message := fmt.Sprintf("  There is no pull request associated with %s", utils.Cyan("["+currentPRHeadRef+"]"))
 		printMessage(out, message)
diff --git a/command/pr_test.go b/command/pr_test.go
index e72a7d64e..f024792e3 100644
--- a/command/pr_test.go
+++ b/command/pr_test.go
@@ -182,6 +182,38 @@ func TestPRStatus_closedMerged(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPRStatus_currentBranch_showTheMostRecentPR(t *testing.T) {
+	initBlankContext("OWNER/REPO", "blueberries")
+	http := initFakeHTTP()
+	http.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
+
+	jsonFile, _ := os.Open("../test/fixtures/prStatusCurrentBranch.json")
+	defer jsonFile.Close()
+	http.StubResponse(200, jsonFile)
+
+	output, err := RunCommand(prStatusCmd, "pr status")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("error running command `pr status`: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expectedLine := regexp.MustCompile(`#10  Blueberries are certainly a good fruit \[blueberries\]`)
+	if !expectedLine.MatchString(output.String()) {
+		t.Errorf("output did not match regexp /%s/\n> output\n%s\n", expectedLine, output)
+		return
+	}
+
+	unexpectedLines := []*regexp.Regexp{
+		regexp.MustCompile(`#9  Blueberries are a good fruit \[blueberries\] - Merged`),
+		regexp.MustCompile(`#8  Blueberries are probably a good fruit \[blueberries\] - Closed`),
+	}
+	for _, r := range unexpectedLines {
+		if r.MatchString(output.String()) {
+			t.Errorf("output unexpectedly match regexp /%s/\n> output\n%s\n", r, output)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPRStatus_blankSlate(t *testing.T) {
 	initBlankContext("OWNER/REPO", "blueberries")
 	http := initFakeHTTP()
diff --git a/test/fixtures/prStatusClosedMerged.json b/test/fixtures/prStatusClosedMerged.json
index 25b4391dc..03e31637e 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/prStatusClosedMerged.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/prStatusClosedMerged.json
@@ -1,66 +1,65 @@
 {
-	"data": {
-	  "repository": {
-		"pullRequests": {
-		  "totalCount": 1,
-		  "edges": [
-			{
-				"node": {
-				  "number": 8,
-				  "title": "Blueberries are a good fruit",
-				  "state": "OPEN",
-				  "url": "https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/8",
-				  "headRefName": "blueberries",
-				  "reviewDecision": "CHANGES_REQUESTED",
-				  "commits": {
-					"nodes": [
-					  {
-						"commit": {
-						  "statusCheckRollup": {
-							"contexts": {
-							  "nodes": [
-								{
-								  "state": "SUCCESS"
-								}
-							  ]
-							}
-						  }
-						}
-					  }
-					]
-				  }
-				}
-			  }
-		  ]
-		}
-	  },
-	  "viewerCreated": {
-		"totalCount": 1,
-		"edges": [
-		  {
-			"node": {
-			  "number": 8,
-			  "state": "CLOSED",
-			  "title": "Strawberries are not actually berries",
-			  "url": "https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/8",
-			  "headRefName": "strawberries"
-			}
-		  },
-		  {
-			"node": {
-			  "number": 8,
-			  "state": "MERGED",
-			  "title": "Bananas are berries",
-			  "url": "https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/8",
-			  "headRefName": "banananana"
-			}
-		  }
-		]
-	  },
-	  "reviewRequested": {
-		"totalCount": 0,
-		"edges": []
-	  }
-	}
+  "data": {
+    "repository": {
+      "pullRequests": {
+        "totalCount": 1,
+        "edges": [
+          {
+            "node": {
+              "number": 8,
+              "title": "Blueberries are a good fruit",
+              "state": "OPEN",
+              "url": "https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/8",
+              "headRefName": "blueberries",
+              "reviewDecision": "CHANGES_REQUESTED",
+              "commits": {
+                "nodes": [
+                  {
+                    "commit": {
+                      "statusCheckRollup": {
+                        "contexts": {
+                          "nodes": [
+                            {
+                              "state": "SUCCESS"
+                            }
+                          ]
+                        }
+                      }
+                    }
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "viewerCreated": {
+      "totalCount": 1,
+      "edges": [
+        {
+          "node": {
+            "number": 10,
+            "state": "CLOSED",
+            "title": "Strawberries are not actually berries",
+            "url": "https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/10",
+            "headRefName": "strawberries"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "node": {
+            "number": 9,
+            "state": "MERGED",
+            "title": "Bananas are berries",
+            "url": "https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/9",
+            "headRefName": "banananana"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "reviewRequested": {
+      "totalCount": 0,
+      "edges": []
+    }
   }
-  
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/prStatusCurrentBranch.json b/test/fixtures/prStatusCurrentBranch.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d024d48c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/prStatusCurrentBranch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+{
+  "data": {
+    "repository": {
+      "pullRequests": {
+        "totalCount": 3,
+        "edges": [
+          {
+            "node": {
+              "number": 10,
+              "title": "Blueberries are certainly a good fruit",
+              "state": "OPEN",
+              "url": "https://github.com/PARENT/REPO/pull/10",
+              "headRefName": "blueberries",
+              "isDraft": false,
+              "headRepositoryOwner": {
+                "login": "OWNER/REPO"
+              },
+              "isCrossRepository": false
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "node": {
+              "number": 9,
+              "title": "Blueberries are a good fruit",
+              "state": "MERGED",
+              "url": "https://github.com/PARENT/REPO/pull/9",
+              "headRefName": "blueberries",
+              "isDraft": false,
+              "headRepositoryOwner": {
+                "login": "OWNER/REPO"
+              },
+              "isCrossRepository": false
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "node": {
+              "number": 8,
+              "title": "Blueberries are probably a good fruit",
+              "state": "CLOSED",
+              "url": "https://github.com/PARENT/REPO/pull/8",
+              "headRefName": "blueberries",
+              "isDraft": false,
+              "headRepositoryOwner": {
+                "login": "OWNER/REPO"
+              },
+              "isCrossRepository": false
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "viewerCreated": {
+      "totalCount": 0,
+      "edges": []
+    },
+    "reviewRequested": {
+      "totalCount": 0,
+      "edges": []
+    }
+  }
+}