diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/push/GitPushRepoResult.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/push/GitPushRepoResult.java
index 1cc225e9d4be..0ab9c14bc8b8 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/push/GitPushRepoResult.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/push/GitPushRepoResult.java
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ public final class GitPushRepoResult {
   /**
    * Returns the branch we were pushing to, in the full-name format, e.g. {@code refs/remotes/origin/master}.
    */
-  @NotNull
-  String getTargetBranch() {
+  public @NotNull String getTargetBranch() {
     return myTargetBranch;
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/notification/GHNotificationService.kt b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/notification/GHNotificationService.kt
index 9bd68fade5cd..2854fab01bd7 100644
--- a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/notification/GHNotificationService.kt
+++ b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/notification/GHNotificationService.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ internal class GHNotificationService(private val project: Project, parentCs: Cor
     serviceScope.launch {
       val toolWindowVm = project.serviceAsync<GHPRToolWindowViewModel>()
       val projectVm = toolWindowVm.projectVm.filterNotNull().first()
+
+      val defaultBranch = projectVm.defaultBranch
+      if (defaultBranch != null && pushResult.targetBranch.endsWith(defaultBranch)) return@launch
+
       val existingPullRequest = projectVm.isExistingPullRequest(pushResult) ?: return@launch
       if (!existingPullRequest) {
         notifyReviewCreation(project)
diff --git a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/pullrequest/ui/toolwindow/model/GHPRToolWindowProjectViewModel.kt b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/pullrequest/ui/toolwindow/model/GHPRToolWindowProjectViewModel.kt
index fc80d9158aab..f5a8ed599540 100644
--- a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/pullrequest/ui/toolwindow/model/GHPRToolWindowProjectViewModel.kt
+++ b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/pullrequest/ui/toolwindow/model/GHPRToolWindowProjectViewModel.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class GHPRToolWindowProjectViewModel internal constructor(
   private val cs = parentCs.childScope()
 
   internal val dataContext: GHPRDataContext = connection.dataContext
+  val defaultBranch: String? = dataContext.repositoryDataService.defaultBranchName
 
   private val allRepos = project.service<GHHostedRepositoriesManager>().knownRepositories.map(GHGitRepositoryMapping::repository)
   val repository: GHRepositoryCoordinates = dataContext.repositoryDataService.repositoryCoordinates
diff --git a/plugins/gitlab/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gitlab/mergerequest/ui/toolwindow/model/GitLabToolWindowProjectViewModel.kt b/plugins/gitlab/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gitlab/mergerequest/ui/toolwindow/model/GitLabToolWindowProjectViewModel.kt
index c609c94c90cf..1d2a71fc3944 100644
--- a/plugins/gitlab/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gitlab/mergerequest/ui/toolwindow/model/GitLabToolWindowProjectViewModel.kt
+++ b/plugins/gitlab/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gitlab/mergerequest/ui/toolwindow/model/GitLabToolWindowProjectViewModel.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import git4idea.remote.hosting.changesSignalFlow
 import git4idea.repo.GitRemote
 import git4idea.repo.GitRepository
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Deferred
 import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.plugins.gitlab.authentication.accounts.GitLabAccountManager
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.gitlab.authentication.accounts.GitLabAccountViewModel
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.gitlab.authentication.accounts.GitLabAccountViewModelImpl
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.gitlab.mergerequest.data.GitLabMergeRequestDetails
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.gitlab.mergerequest.data.GitLabProject
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.gitlab.mergerequest.diff.GitLabMergeRequestDiffViewModel
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.gitlab.mergerequest.file.GitLabMergeRequestsFilesController
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.gitlab.mergerequest.file.GitLabMergeRequestsFilesControllerImpl
@@ -61,12 +63,13 @@ private constructor(parentCs: CoroutineScope,
   val connectionId: String = connection.id
   override val projectName: @Nls String = connection.repo.repository.projectPath.name
 
+  val defaultBranch: Deferred<String> = connection.projectData.defaultBranch
+
   private val mergeRequestsVms = Caffeine.newBuilder().build<String, SharedFlow<Result<GitLabMergeRequestViewModels>>> { iid ->
-    val projectData = connection.projectData
-    projectData.mergeRequests.getShared(iid)
+    connection.projectData.mergeRequests.getShared(iid)
       .transformConsecutiveSuccesses {
         mapScoped {
-          GitLabMergeRequestViewModels(project, this, projectData, it, this@GitLabToolWindowProjectViewModel, connection.currentUser)
+          GitLabMergeRequestViewModels(project, this, connection.projectData, it, this@GitLabToolWindowProjectViewModel, connection.currentUser)
         }
       }
       .shareIn(cs, SharingStarted.WhileSubscribed(0, 0), 1)
diff --git a/plugins/gitlab/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gitlab/notification/GitLabNotificationService.kt b/plugins/gitlab/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gitlab/notification/GitLabNotificationService.kt
index 1a06bade3b79..2a0b1481fb9b 100644
--- a/plugins/gitlab/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gitlab/notification/GitLabNotificationService.kt
+++ b/plugins/gitlab/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gitlab/notification/GitLabNotificationService.kt
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ import org.jetbrains.plugins.gitlab.util.GitLabBundle
 internal class GitLabNotificationService(private val project: Project, parentCs: CoroutineScope) {
   private val serviceScope = parentCs.childScope(CoroutineName("GitLab notification service scope"))
 
-  fun showReviewCreationNotification() {
+  fun showReviewCreationNotification(targetBranch: String) {
     serviceScope.launch {
       val toolWindowVm = project.serviceAsync<GitLabToolWindowViewModel>()
       val projectVm = toolWindowVm.projectVm.filterNotNull().first()
+
+      val defaultBranch = projectVm.defaultBranch.await()
+      if (targetBranch.endsWith(defaultBranch)) return@launch
+
       val mergeRequest = projectVm.mergeRequestOnCurrentBranch.first()
       if (mergeRequest == null) {
         notifyReviewCreation(project)
diff --git a/plugins/gitlab/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gitlab/notification/GitLabPushNotificationListener.kt b/plugins/gitlab/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gitlab/notification/GitLabPushNotificationListener.kt
index e5f8fbd7e74c..ac85cef5fed5 100644
--- a/plugins/gitlab/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gitlab/notification/GitLabPushNotificationListener.kt
+++ b/plugins/gitlab/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gitlab/notification/GitLabPushNotificationListener.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ internal class GitLabPushNotificationListener(private val project: Project) : Gi
       GitPushRepoResult.Type.SUCCESS,
       GitPushRepoResult.Type.NEW_BRANCH,
       GitPushRepoResult.Type.FORCED -> {
-        project.service<GitLabNotificationService>().showReviewCreationNotification()
+        project.service<GitLabNotificationService>().showReviewCreationNotification(pushResult.targetBranch)
       }
       else -> {}
     }