diff --git a/src/github/api/queries/github.ts b/src/github/api/queries/github.ts
index 7bceb8f..08dc25b 100644
--- a/src/github/api/queries/github.ts
+++ b/src/github/api/queries/github.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ export const PR_QUERY = `
         baseRefName
         headRefName
         headRefOid
+        isCrossRepository
+        headRepository {
+          owner {
+            login
+          }
+          name
+        }
         createdAt
         updatedAt
         lastEditedAt
diff --git a/src/github/operations/branch.ts b/src/github/operations/branch.ts
index b2c145b..4de3546 100644
--- a/src/github/operations/branch.ts
+++ b/src/github/operations/branch.ts
@@ -166,9 +166,23 @@ export async function setupBranch(
       // Validate branch names before use to prevent command injection
       validateBranchName(branchName);
 
-      // Execute git commands to checkout PR branch (dynamic depth based on PR size)
-      // Using execFileSync instead of shell template literals for security
-      execGit(["fetch", "origin", `--depth=${fetchDepth}`, branchName]);
+      // For cross-repository (fork) PRs, fetch via the pull ref since the
+      // branch only exists on the fork's remote, not on origin.
+      if (prData.isCrossRepository) {
+        console.log(
+          `PR #${entityNumber} is from a fork, fetching via refs/pull/${entityNumber}/head...`,
+        );
+        execGit([
+          "fetch",
+          "origin",
+          `--depth=${fetchDepth}`,
+          `pull/${entityNumber}/head:${branchName}`,
+        ]);
+      } else {
+        // Execute git commands to checkout PR branch (dynamic depth based on PR size)
+        // Using execFileSync instead of shell template literals for security
+        execGit(["fetch", "origin", `--depth=${fetchDepth}`, branchName]);
+      }
       execGit(["checkout", branchName, "--"]);
 
       console.log(`Successfully checked out PR branch for PR #${entityNumber}`);
diff --git a/src/github/types.ts b/src/github/types.ts
index d982620..6ed41e3 100644
--- a/src/github/types.ts
+++ b/src/github/types.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ export type GitHubPullRequest = {
   baseRefName: string;
   headRefName: string;
   headRefOid: string;
+  isCrossRepository: boolean;
+  headRepository: {
+    owner: {
+      login: string;
+    };
+    name: string;
+  } | null;
   createdAt: string;
   updatedAt?: string;
   lastEditedAt?: string;
diff --git a/test/create-prompt.test.ts b/test/create-prompt.test.ts
index cc3f306..f4b3b34 100644
--- a/test/create-prompt.test.ts
+++ b/test/create-prompt.test.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ describe("generatePrompt", () => {
       baseRefName: "main",
       headRefName: "feature-branch",
       headRefOid: "abc123",
+      isCrossRepository: false,
+      headRepository: { owner: { login: "testowner" }, name: "testrepo" },
       commits: {
         totalCount: 2,
         nodes: [
diff --git a/test/data-fetcher.test.ts b/test/data-fetcher.test.ts
index 98f52e5..c474264 100644
--- a/test/data-fetcher.test.ts
+++ b/test/data-fetcher.test.ts
@@ -1006,6 +1006,8 @@ describe("fetchGitHubData integration with time filtering", () => {
             baseRefName: "main",
             headRefName: "feature",
             headRefOid: "abc123",
+            isCrossRepository: false,
+            headRepository: { owner: { login: "testowner" }, name: "testrepo" },
             createdAt: "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z",
             updatedAt: "2024-01-15T12:30:00Z", // Edited after trigger
             lastEditedAt: "2024-01-15T12:30:00Z", // Edited after trigger
diff --git a/test/data-formatter.test.ts b/test/data-formatter.test.ts
index 4c6b150..375bc58 100644
--- a/test/data-formatter.test.ts
+++ b/test/data-formatter.test.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ describe("formatContext", () => {
       baseRefName: "main",
       headRefName: "feature/test",
       headRefOid: "abc123",
+      isCrossRepository: false,
+      headRepository: { owner: { login: "testowner" }, name: "testrepo" },
       createdAt: "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
       additions: 50,
       deletions: 30,
diff --git a/test/pull-request-target.test.ts b/test/pull-request-target.test.ts
index 6d9cac0..666c1b3 100644
--- a/test/pull-request-target.test.ts
+++ b/test/pull-request-target.test.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ describe("pull_request_target event support", () => {
       baseRefName: "main",
       headRefName: "feature-branch",
       headRefOid: "abc123",
+      isCrossRepository: false,
+      headRepository: { owner: { login: "testowner" }, name: "testrepo" },
       commits: {
         totalCount: 2,
         nodes: [