diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull.tmpl
index e1bdf76454..5c41f5e017 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull.tmpl
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
 {{$manualMergeStyleAllowed := $prConfig.AllowManualMerge}}
 {{$hasUnsignedMergeStyle := or $fastForwardStyleAllowed $manualMergeStyleAllowed}}
 {{$signingBlocksAllMergeStyles := and .AllowMerge .RequireSigned (not .WillSign) (not $hasUnsignedMergeStyle)}}
-{{if and .Issue.PullRequest.HasMerged (not .IsPullBranchDeletable)}}
-{{/* Then the merge box will not be displayed because this page already contains enough information */}}
-{{else}}
+{{if or (not .Issue.PullRequest.HasMerged) .IsPullBranchDeletable .SomePullRequestRunsNeedApproval}}
 <div class="timeline-item comment merge box">
 	<div class="timeline-avatar text {{if .Issue.PullRequest.HasMerged}}purple
 	{{- else if .Issue.IsClosed}}grey
diff --git a/tests/integration/actions_trust_test.go b/tests/integration/actions_trust_test.go
index 3c334e0d8c..d08f427168 100644
--- a/tests/integration/actions_trust_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/actions_trust_test.go
@@ -486,6 +486,10 @@ func TestActionsPullRequestTrustPanelMergedOrClosed(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run("Regular user sees pending approval even though PR is a merged PR", func(t *testing.T) {
 			actionsTrustTestAssertTrustPanel(t, regularSession, pullRequestLink)
 		})
+		t.Run("Owner user sees pending approval even though PR is a merged PR", func(t *testing.T) {
+			ownerSession := loginUser(t, ownerUser.Name)
+			actionsTrustTestAssertTrustPanel(t, ownerSession, pullRequestLink)
+		})
 	})
 }