diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/__fixtures__/master-issue_with_8_PR.txt b/lib/workers/repository/__fixtures__/master-issue_with_8_PR.txt
index 5bcb226c2e0c916a901be9a025750daf8a6db058..f9c831dee89680362696b50cdbdc97cc5510cab8 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/__fixtures__/master-issue_with_8_PR.txt
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/__fixtures__/master-issue_with_8_PR.txt
@@ -27,3 +27,9 @@ These updates encountered an error and will be retried. Click a checkbox below t
  - [ ] <!-- retry-branch=branchName7 -->pr7
  - [ ] <!-- retry-branch=branchName8 -->pr8
 
+## Pending Branch Automerge
+
+These updates await pending status checks before automerging.
+
+ - [ ] <!-- approvePr-branch=branchName9 -->pr9
+
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.spec.ts b/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.spec.ts
index a92c3e32c28db78c4c6d243c6475757f3f3e4341..08b611995b2a667819603d098c85bd8c6e3ae3b5 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.spec.ts
@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@ describe(getName(), () => {
           result: BranchResult.Error,
           branchName: 'branchName8',
         },
+        {
+          ...mock<BranchConfig>(),
+          prTitle: 'pr9',
+          upgrades: [{ ...mock<PrUpgrade>(), depName: 'dep9' }],
+          result: BranchResult.Done,
+          prBlockedBy: 'BranchAutomerge',
+          branchName: 'branchName9',
+        },
       ];
       config.dependencyDashboard = true;
       await dependencyDashboard.ensureDependencyDashboard(config, branches);
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.ts b/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.ts
index f4ddb1435f44d1d37f23e4c7315751c010d540b2..9232176a66d0cc7407000e1d14b873915d415e4c 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,17 @@ export async function ensureDependencyDashboard(
     }
     issueBody += '\n';
   }
+  const prPendingBranchAutomerge = branches.filter(
+    (branch) => branch.prBlockedBy === 'BranchAutomerge'
+  );
+  if (prPendingBranchAutomerge.length) {
+    issueBody += '## Pending Branch Automerge\n\n';
+    issueBody += `These updates await pending status checks before automerging.\n\n`;
+    for (const branch of prPendingBranchAutomerge) {
+      issueBody += getListItem(branch, 'approvePr');
+    }
+    issueBody += '\n';
+  }
   const otherRes = [
     BranchResult.Pending,
     BranchResult.NeedsApproval,
@@ -194,7 +205,9 @@ export async function ensureDependencyDashboard(
     BranchResult.PrEdited,
   ];
   let inProgress = branches.filter(
-    (branch) => !otherRes.includes(branch.result)
+    (branch) =>
+      !otherRes.includes(branch.result) &&
+      branch.prBlockedBy !== 'BranchAutomerge'
   );
   const otherBranches = inProgress.filter(
     (branch) => branch.prBlockedBy || !branch.prNo