diff --git a/src/github/graphql.ts b/src/github/graphql.ts
index 8959383941..632083453b 100644
--- a/src/github/graphql.ts
+++ b/src/github/graphql.ts
@@ -632,6 +632,14 @@ export interface PullRequest extends Issue {
 	viewerCanDisableAutoMerge: boolean;
 	isDraft?: boolean;
 	suggestedReviewers: SuggestedReviewerResponse[];
+	closingIssuesReferences?: {
+		nodes: {
+			id: number,
+			title: string,
+			number: number,
+			state: 'CLOSED' | 'OPEN'
+		}[];
+	};
 }
 
 export enum DefaultCommitTitle {
diff --git a/src/github/interface.ts b/src/github/interface.ts
index 71e4f156be..d388af9be7 100644
--- a/src/github/interface.ts
+++ b/src/github/interface.ts
@@ -204,6 +204,13 @@ export interface Issue {
 	reactionCount: number;
 }
 
+export interface IssueReference {
+	id: number;
+	number: number;
+	title: string;
+	state: GithubItemStateEnum;
+}
+
 export interface PullRequest extends Issue {
 	isDraft?: boolean;
 	isRemoteHeadDeleted?: boolean;
@@ -223,6 +230,7 @@ export interface PullRequest extends Issue {
 	mergeCommitMeta?: { title: string, description: string };
 	squashCommitMeta?: { title: string, description: string };
 	suggestedReviewers?: ISuggestedReviewer[];
+	closingIssues?: IssueReference[]
 	hasComments?: boolean;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/github/issueModel.ts b/src/github/issueModel.ts
index 39e903e374..8a6a58d172 100644
--- a/src/github/issueModel.ts
+++ b/src/github/issueModel.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
 	UpdateIssueResponse,
 } from './graphql';
 import { GithubItemStateEnum, IAccount, IIssueEditData, IMilestone, IProject, IProjectItem, Issue } from './interface';
-import { parseGraphQlIssueComment, parseGraphQLTimelineEvents } from './utils';
+import { parseGraphQlIssueComment, parseGraphQLTimelineEvents, parsePullRequestState } from './utils';
 
 export class IssueModel<TItem extends Issue = Issue> {
 	static ID = 'IssueModel';
@@ -104,11 +104,7 @@ export class IssueModel<TItem extends Issue = Issue> {
 	}
 
 	protected updateState(state: string) {
-		if (state.toLowerCase() === 'open') {
-			this.state = GithubItemStateEnum.Open;
-		} else {
-			this.state = GithubItemStateEnum.Closed;
-		}
+		this.state = parsePullRequestState(state);
 	}
 
 	update(issue: TItem): void {
diff --git a/src/github/pullRequestModel.ts b/src/github/pullRequestModel.ts
index a11d43e7af..19cb2ae19b 100644
--- a/src/github/pullRequestModel.ts
+++ b/src/github/pullRequestModel.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import {
 	IGitTreeItem,
 	IRawFileChange,
 	IRawFileContent,
+	IssueReference,
 	ISuggestedReviewer,
 	ITeam,
 	MergeMethod,
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ import {
 	parseGraphQLTimelineEvents,
 	parseMergeability,
 	parseMergeQueueEntry,
+	parsePullRequestState,
 	restPaginate,
 } from './utils';
 
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ export class PullRequestModel extends IssueModel<PullRequest> implements IPullRe
 	public conflicts?: string[];
 	public suggestedReviewers?: ISuggestedReviewer[];
 	public hasChangesSinceLastReview?: boolean;
+	public closingIssues: IssueReference[];
 	private _showChangesSinceReview: boolean;
 	private _hasPendingReview: boolean = false;
 	private _onDidChangePendingReviewState: vscode.EventEmitter<boolean> = new vscode.EventEmitter<boolean>();
@@ -235,20 +238,15 @@ export class PullRequestModel extends IssueModel<PullRequest> implements IPullRe
 	public base: GitHubRef;
 
 	protected override updateState(state: string) {
-		if (state.toLowerCase() === 'open') {
-			this.state = GithubItemStateEnum.Open;
-		} else if (state.toLowerCase() === 'merged' || this.item.merged) {
-			this.state = GithubItemStateEnum.Merged;
-		} else {
-			this.state = GithubItemStateEnum.Closed;
-		}
+		const newState = parsePullRequestState(state);
+		this.state = this.item.merged ? GithubItemStateEnum.Merged : newState;
 	}
 
 	override update(item: PullRequest): void {
 		super.update(item);
 		this.isDraft = item.isDraft;
 		this.suggestedReviewers = item.suggestedReviewers;
-
+		this.closingIssues = item.closingIssues ?? [];
 		if (item.isRemoteHeadDeleted != null) {
 			this.isRemoteHeadDeleted = item.isRemoteHeadDeleted;
 		}
diff --git a/src/github/pullRequestOverview.ts b/src/github/pullRequestOverview.ts
index 62657bd527..961fbb6f75 100644
--- a/src/github/pullRequestOverview.ts
+++ b/src/github/pullRequestOverview.ts
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ export class PullRequestOverviewPanel extends IssueOverviewPanel<PullRequestMode
 				emailForCommit,
 				isAuthor: currentUser.login === pullRequest.author.login,
 				currentUserReviewState: reviewState,
-				revertable: pullRequest.state === GithubItemStateEnum.Merged
+				revertable: pullRequest.state === GithubItemStateEnum.Merged,
+				closingIssues: pullRequest.closingIssues
 			};
 			this._postMessage({
 				command: 'pr.initialize',
diff --git a/src/github/queries.gql b/src/github/queries.gql
index 3abacb6863..357d33a1a2 100644
--- a/src/github/queries.gql
+++ b/src/github/queries.gql
@@ -204,6 +204,14 @@ fragment PullRequestFragment on PullRequest {
 		mergeCommitMessage
 		mergeCommitTitle
 	}
+	closingIssuesReferences(first: 50) {
+		nodes {
+			id
+			number
+			title
+			state
+		}
+	}
 	merged
 	mergeable
 	mergeQueueEntry {
diff --git a/src/github/utils.ts b/src/github/utils.ts
index 2ea17e052c..3b65723440 100644
--- a/src/github/utils.ts
+++ b/src/github/utils.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { GitHubRepository, ViewerPermission } from './githubRepository';
 import * as GraphQL from './graphql';
 import {
 	AccountType,
+	GithubItemStateEnum,
 	IAccount,
 	IActor,
 	IGitHubRef,
@@ -741,6 +742,16 @@ export function parseMergeability(mergeability: 'UNKNOWN' | 'MERGEABLE' | 'CONFL
 	return parsed;
 }
 
+export function parsePullRequestState(state: string): GithubItemStateEnum {
+	if (state.toLowerCase() === 'open') {
+		return GithubItemStateEnum.Open;
+	} else if (state.toLowerCase() === 'merged') {
+		return GithubItemStateEnum.Merged;
+	} else {
+		return GithubItemStateEnum.Closed;
+	}
+}
+
 export function parseGraphQLPullRequest(
 	graphQLPullRequest: GraphQL.PullRequest,
 	githubRepository: GitHubRepository,
@@ -780,6 +791,7 @@ export function parseGraphQLPullRequest(
 		commits: parseCommits(graphQLPullRequest.commits.nodes),
 		reactionCount: graphQLPullRequest.reactions.totalCount,
 		commentCount: graphQLPullRequest.comments.totalCount,
+		closingIssues: parseClosingIssuesReferences(graphQLPullRequest.closingIssuesReferences?.nodes)
 	};
 	pr.mergeCommitMeta = parseCommitMeta(graphQLPullRequest.baseRepository.mergeCommitTitle, graphQLPullRequest.baseRepository.mergeCommitMessage, pr);
 	pr.squashCommitMeta = parseCommitMeta(graphQLPullRequest.baseRepository.squashMergeCommitTitle, graphQLPullRequest.baseRepository.squashMergeCommitMessage, pr);
@@ -922,6 +934,21 @@ function parseSuggestedReviewers(
 	return ret.sort(loginComparator);
 }
 
+function parseClosingIssuesReferences(
+	closingIssuesReferences: Array<{ id: number, number: number, title: string, state: string }> | undefined
+): Array<{ id: number, number: number, title: string, state: GithubItemStateEnum }> {
+	if (!closingIssuesReferences) {
+		return [];
+	}
+
+	return closingIssuesReferences.map(issue => ({
+		id: issue.id,
+		number: issue.number,
+		title: issue.title,
+		state: parsePullRequestState(issue.state)
+	}));
+}
+
 /**
  * Used for case insensitive sort by login
  */
diff --git a/src/github/views.ts b/src/github/views.ts
index 0f261208f2..70ebc0fab4 100644
--- a/src/github/views.ts
+++ b/src/github/views.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export interface PullRequest extends Issue {
 	lastReviewType?: ReviewType;
 	revertable?: boolean;
 	busy?: boolean;
+	closingIssues: Pick<Issue, 'title' | 'number' | 'state'>[];
 }
 
 export interface ProjectItemsReply {
diff --git a/webviews/components/sidebar.tsx b/webviews/components/sidebar.tsx
index eeb5d6cf24..fd0aa8420e 100644
--- a/webviews/components/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/webviews/components/sidebar.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import React, { useContext } from 'react';
 import { COPILOT_LOGINS } from '../../src/common/copilot';
 import { gitHubLabelColor } from '../../src/common/utils';
-import { IMilestone, IProjectItem, reviewerId } from '../../src/github/interface';
+import { IMilestone, IProjectItem, Issue, reviewerId, } from '../../src/github/interface';
 import { PullRequest } from '../../src/github/views';
 import PullRequestContext from '../common/context';
 import { Label } from '../common/label';
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { AuthorLink, Avatar } from '../components/user';
 import { closeIcon, copilotIcon, settingsIcon } from './icon';
 import { Reviewer } from './reviewer';
 
-export default function Sidebar({ reviewers, labels, hasWritePermission, isIssue, projectItems: projects, milestone, assignees, canAssignCopilot }: PullRequest) {
+export default function Sidebar({ reviewers, labels, closingIssues, hasWritePermission, isIssue, projectItems: projects, milestone, assignees, canAssignCopilot }: PullRequest) {
 	const {
 		addReviewers,
 		addAssignees,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default function Sidebar({ reviewers, labels, hasWritePermission, isIssue
 					</div>
 					{reviewers && reviewers.length ? (
 						reviewers.map(state => (
-							<Reviewer key={reviewerId(state.reviewer)} {...{reviewState: state}} />
+							<Reviewer key={reviewerId(state.reviewer)} {...{ reviewState: state }} />
 						))
 					) : (
 						<div className="section-placeholder">None yet</div>
@@ -199,7 +199,27 @@ export default function Sidebar({ reviewers, labels, hasWritePermission, isIssue
 				{milestone ? (
 					<Milestone key={milestone.title} {...milestone} canDelete={hasWritePermission} />
 				) : (
-					<div className="section-placeholder">No milestone</div>
+					<>
+						<div className="section-placeholder">No milestone</div>
+					</>
+				)}
+			</div>
+			<div id="closingIssues" className="section">
+				<div className="section-header">
+					<div className="section-title">Linked Issues</div>
+				</div>
+				{closingIssues.length > 0 ? (
+					<div className="p-2">
+						{closingIssues.map(issue => (
+							<div className="section-item reviewer">
+								<div className="avatar-with-author gap-2">
+									<IssueItem key={issue.title} issue={issue} />
+								</div>
+							</div>
+						))}
+					</div>
+				) : (
+					<div className="p-4 text-sm text-gray-500 text-center">None yet</div>
 				)}
 			</div>
 		</div>
@@ -273,3 +293,27 @@ function Project(project: IProjectItem & { canDelete: boolean }) {
 		</div>
 	);
 }
+
+function IssueItem({ issue }: { issue: Pick<Issue, 'title' | 'number' | 'state'> }) {
+	return (
+		<>
+			<IssueStateIcon state={issue.state} />
+			<span className="h2">{issue.title}</span>
+		</>
+
+	);
+}
+
+function IssueStateIcon({ state }: { state: string }) {
+	const normalizedState = state.toLowerCase().trim();
+
+	switch (normalizedState) {
+		case 'open':
+			return settingsIcon;
+		case 'closed':
+			return closeIcon;
+		default:
+			return closeIcon;
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/webviews/editorWebview/test/builder/pullRequest.ts b/webviews/editorWebview/test/builder/pullRequest.ts
index af776ab9a2..9ba3703cf0 100644
--- a/webviews/editorWebview/test/builder/pullRequest.ts
+++ b/webviews/editorWebview/test/builder/pullRequest.ts
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@ export const PullRequestBuilder = createBuilderClass<PullRequest>()({
 	hasReviewDraft: { default: false },
 	busy: { default: undefined },
 	lastReviewType: { default: undefined },
+	closingIssues: { default: [] },
 	canAssignCopilot: { default: false },
 });