diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/worktrees_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/worktrees_controller.go
index 042d96898..0c515b564 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/worktrees_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/worktrees_controller.go
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ func (self *WorktreesController) GetOnClick() func() error {
 }
 
 func (self *WorktreesController) enter(worktree *models.Worktree) error {
+	if self.c.Git().Worktree.IsCurrentWorktree(worktree) {
+		return self.c.ErrorMsg(self.c.Tr.AlreadyInWorktree)
+	}
+
 	// if we were in a submodule, we want to forget about that stack of repos
 	// so that hitting escape in the new repo does nothing
 	self.c.State().GetRepoPathStack().Clear()
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 17ccacab1..cff0e367b 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	DeleteWorktreePrompt                string
 	ForceDeleteWorktreePrompt           string
 	CantDeleteCurrentWorktree           string
+	AlreadyInWorktree                   string
 	CantDeleteMainWorktree              string
 	NoWorktreesThisRepo                 string
 	MissingWorktree                     string
@@ -1268,6 +1269,7 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		DeleteWorktreePrompt:                "Are you sure you want to delete worktree '{{.worktreeName}}'?",
 		ForceDeleteWorktreePrompt:           "'{{.worktreeName}}' is not fully merged. Are you sure you want to delete it?",
 		CantDeleteCurrentWorktree:           "You cannot delete the current worktree!",
+		AlreadyInWorktree:                   "You are already in the selected worktree",
 		CantDeleteMainWorktree:              "You cannot delete the main worktree!",
 		NoWorktreesThisRepo:                 "No worktrees",
 		MissingWorktree:                     "(missing)",