diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/survey.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/survey.go
index 374d99f55..86b8f9021 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/survey.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/survey.go
@@ -231,22 +231,20 @@ func MetadataSurvey(p Prompt, io *iostreams.IOStreams, baseRepo ghrepo.Interface
 			fmt.Fprintln(io.ErrOut, "warning: no available reviewers")
 		}
 	}
-	var mqs []*survey.Question
 	if isChosen("Assignees") {
 		if len(assignees) > 0 {
-			mqs = append(mqs, &survey.Question{
-				Name: "assignees",
-				Prompt: &survey.MultiSelect{
-					Message: "Assignees",
-					Options: assignees,
-					Default: state.Assignees,
-					Filter:  prompter.LatinMatchingFilter,
-				},
-			})
+			selected, err := p.MultiSelect("Assignees", state.Assignees, assignees)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			for _, i := range selected {
+				values.Assignees = append(values.Assignees, assignees[i])
+			}
 		} else {
 			fmt.Fprintln(io.ErrOut, "warning: no assignable users")
 		}
 	}
+	var mqs []*survey.Question
 	if isChosen("Labels") {
 		if len(labels) > 0 {
 			mqs = append(mqs, &survey.Question{
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/survey_test.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/survey_test.go
index 8f19540fc..790bbcd2e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/survey_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/survey_test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ func TestMetadataSurvey_selectAll(t *testing.T) {
 	pm.RegisterMultiSelect("Reviewers", []string{}, []string{"hubot", "monalisa"}, func(_ string, _, _ []string) ([]int, error) {
 		return []int{1}, nil
 	})
+	pm.RegisterMultiSelect("Assignees", []string{}, []string{"hubot", "monalisa"}, func(_ string, _, _ []string) ([]int, error) {
+		return []int{0}, nil
+	})
 
 	//nolint:staticcheck // SA1019: prompt.InitAskStubber is deprecated: use NewAskStubber
 	as, restoreAsk := prompt.InitAskStubber()
@@ -59,14 +62,6 @@ func TestMetadataSurvey_selectAll(t *testing.T) {
 
 	//nolint:staticcheck // SA1019: as.Stub is deprecated: use StubPrompt
 	as.Stub([]*prompt.QuestionStub{
-		//{
-		//	Name:  "reviewers",
-		//	Value: []string{"monalisa"},
-		//},
-		{
-			Name:  "assignees",
-			Value: []string{"hubot"},
-		},
 		{
 			Name:  "labels",
 			Value: []string{"good first issue"},