diff --git a/src/github/createPRViewProvider.ts b/src/github/createPRViewProvider.ts
index d031cdb98a..10c6b02bf8 100644
--- a/src/github/createPRViewProvider.ts
+++ b/src/github/createPRViewProvider.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 	PullRequestDefaults,
 	titleAndBodyFrom,
 } from './folderRepositoryManager';
-import { GitHubRepository } from './githubRepository';
+import { GitHubRepository, isRateLimitError, ViewerPermission } from './githubRepository';
 import { IAccount, ILabel, IMilestone, IProject, isITeam, ITeam, MergeMethod, RepoAccessAndMergeMethods } from './interface';
 import { BaseBranchMetadata, PullRequestGitHelper } from './pullRequestGitHelper';
 import { PullRequestModel } from './pullRequestModel';
@@ -211,13 +211,47 @@ export abstract class BaseCreatePullRequestViewProvider<T extends BasePullReques
 
 		const defaultBaseBranch = detectedBaseMetadata?.branch ?? this._pullRequestDefaults.base;
 
-		const [defaultTitleAndDescription, mergeConfiguration, viewerPermission, mergeQueueMethodForBranch, labels] = await Promise.all([
-			this.getTitleAndDescription(defaultCompareBranch, defaultBaseBranch),
-			this.getMergeConfiguration(defaultBaseRemote.owner, defaultBaseRemote.repositoryName),
-			defaultOrigin.getViewerPermission(),
-			this._folderRepositoryManager.mergeQueueMethodForBranch(defaultBaseBranch, defaultBaseRemote.owner, defaultBaseRemote.repositoryName),
-			this.getPullRequestDefaultLabels(defaultBaseRemote)
-		]);
+		let defaultTitleAndDescription: { title: string; description: string };
+		let mergeConfiguration: RepoAccessAndMergeMethods;
+		let viewerPermission: ViewerPermission;
+		let mergeQueueMethodForBranch: MergeMethod | undefined;
+		let labels: ILabel[];
+		try {
+			[defaultTitleAndDescription, mergeConfiguration, viewerPermission, mergeQueueMethodForBranch, labels] = await Promise.all([
+				this.getTitleAndDescription(defaultCompareBranch, defaultBaseBranch),
+				this.getMergeConfiguration(defaultBaseRemote.owner, defaultBaseRemote.repositoryName),
+				defaultOrigin.getViewerPermission(),
+				this._folderRepositoryManager.mergeQueueMethodForBranch(defaultBaseBranch, defaultBaseRemote.owner, defaultBaseRemote.repositoryName),
+				this.getPullRequestDefaultLabels(defaultBaseRemote)
+			]);
+		} catch (e) {
+			if (isRateLimitError(e)) {
+				vscode.window.showErrorMessage(vscode.l10n.t('GitHub API rate limit exceeded. Please wait and try again.'));
+			}
+			Logger.error(`Error initializing create pull request view: ${e}`, BaseCreatePullRequestViewProvider.ID);
+			return {
+				canModifyBranches: true,
+				defaultBaseRemote,
+				defaultBaseBranch,
+				defaultCompareRemote,
+				defaultCompareBranch: this._defaultCompareBranch,
+				defaultTitle: '',
+				defaultDescription: '',
+				baseHasMergeQueue: false,
+				remoteCount: remotes.length,
+				autoMergeDefault: false,
+				createError: '',
+				isDraftDefault: false,
+				isDarkTheme: vscode.window.activeColorTheme.kind === vscode.ColorThemeKind.Dark,
+				generateTitleAndDescriptionTitle: undefined,
+				creating: false,
+				initializeWithGeneratedTitleAndDescription: false,
+				preReviewState: PreReviewState.None,
+				preReviewer: undefined,
+				reviewing: false,
+				usingTemplate: false,
+			};
+		}
 
 		const defaultCreateOption = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration(PR_SETTINGS_NAMESPACE).get<'lastUsed' | 'create' | 'createDraft' | 'createAutoMerge'>(DEFAULT_CREATE_OPTION, 'lastUsed');
 		const lastCreateMethod: { autoMerge: boolean, mergeMethod: MergeMethod | undefined, isDraft: boolean } | undefined = this._folderRepositoryManager.context.workspaceState.get<{ autoMerge: boolean, mergeMethod: MergeMethod, isDraft } | undefined>(PREVIOUS_CREATE_METHOD, undefined);
@@ -994,7 +1028,18 @@ Don't forget to commit your template file to the repository so that it can be us
 	}
 
 	private async processRemoteAndBranchResult(githubRepository: GitHubRepository, result: { remote: RemoteInfo, branch: string }, isBase: boolean) {
-		const [defaultBranch, viewerPermission] = await Promise.all([githubRepository.getDefaultBranch(), githubRepository.getViewerPermission()]);
+		let viewerPermission: ViewerPermission;
+		try {
+			viewerPermission = await githubRepository.getViewerPermission();
+		} catch (e) {
+			if (isRateLimitError(e)) {
+				vscode.window.showErrorMessage(vscode.l10n.t('GitHub API rate limit exceeded. Please wait and try again.'));
+				viewerPermission = ViewerPermission.Unknown;
+			} else {
+				throw e;
+			}
+		}
+		const defaultBranch = await githubRepository.getDefaultBranch();
 
 		commands.setContext(contexts.CREATE_PR_PERMISSIONS, viewerPermission);
 		let chooseResult: ChooseBaseRemoteAndBranchResult | ChooseCompareRemoteAndBranchResult;
diff --git a/src/github/folderRepositoryManager.ts b/src/github/folderRepositoryManager.ts
index 951476efc5..d4738c0030 100644
--- a/src/github/folderRepositoryManager.ts
+++ b/src/github/folderRepositoryManager.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { ConflictModel } from './conflictGuide';
 import { ConflictResolutionCoordinator } from './conflictResolutionCoordinator';
 import { Conflict, ConflictResolutionModel } from './conflictResolutionModel';
 import { CredentialStore } from './credentials';
-import { CopilotWorkingStatus, GitHubRepository, ItemsData, PULL_REQUEST_PAGE_SIZE, PullRequestChangeEvent, PullRequestData, TeamReviewerRefreshKind, ViewerPermission } from './githubRepository';
+import { CopilotWorkingStatus, GitHubRepository, isRateLimitError, ItemsData, PULL_REQUEST_PAGE_SIZE, PullRequestChangeEvent, PullRequestData, TeamReviewerRefreshKind, ViewerPermission } from './githubRepository';
 import { PullRequestResponse, PullRequestState } from './graphql';
 import { IAccount, ILabel, IMilestone, IProject, IPullRequestsPagingOptions, Issue, ITeam, MergeMethod, PRType, PullRequestMergeability, RepoAccessAndMergeMethods, User } from './interface';
 import { IssueModel } from './issueModel';
@@ -2957,7 +2957,16 @@ export class FolderRepositoryManager extends Disposable {
 			pushRemote,
 			this.credentialStore,
 		);
-		const permission = await githubRepo.getViewerPermission();
+		let permission: ViewerPermission;
+		try {
+			permission = await githubRepo.getViewerPermission();
+		} catch (e) {
+			if (isRateLimitError(e)) {
+				vscode.window.showErrorMessage(vscode.l10n.t('GitHub API rate limit exceeded. Please wait and try again.'), { modal: true });
+				return;
+			}
+			throw e;
+		}
 		let selectedRemote: GitHubRemote | undefined;
 		if (
 			permission === ViewerPermission.Read ||
diff --git a/src/github/githubRepository.ts b/src/github/githubRepository.ts
index f60942ed46..7b0c608142 100644
--- a/src/github/githubRepository.ts
+++ b/src/github/githubRepository.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,26 @@ export enum ViewerPermission {
 	Write = 'WRITE',
 }
 
+export class RateLimitError extends Error {
+	constructor(message?: string) {
+		super(message ?? 'GitHub API rate limit exceeded');
+		this.name = 'RateLimitError';
+	}
+}
+
+export function isRateLimitError(e: unknown): boolean {
+	if (e instanceof RateLimitError) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	if (e instanceof Error) {
+		const msg = e.message.toLowerCase();
+		if (msg.includes('rate limit') || msg.includes('secondary rate') || msg.includes('abuse detection')) {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 export enum TeamReviewerRefreshKind {
 	None,
 	Try,
@@ -941,6 +961,9 @@ export class GitHubRepository extends Disposable {
 			return parseGraphQLViewerPermission(data);
 		} catch (e) {
 			Logger.error(`Unable to fetch viewer permission: ${e}`, this.id);
+			if (isRateLimitError(e)) {
+				throw new RateLimitError();
+			}
 			return ViewerPermission.Unknown;
 		}
 	}