diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 41ffcb61ad..1426c5a4df 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -504,6 +504,12 @@
 				"title": "Refresh Pull Request Description",
 				"category": "GitHub Pull Requests"
 			},
+			{
+				"command": "pr.checkoutByNumber",
+				"title": "Checkout Pull Request by Number",
+				"category": "GitHub Pull Requests",
+				"icon": "$(symbol-numeric)"
+			},
 			{
 				"command": "review.openFile",
 				"title": "Open File",
@@ -1069,15 +1075,20 @@
 					"when": "gitHubOpenRepositoryCount != 0 && github:initialized && view == pr:github",
 					"group": "navigation@1"
 				},
+				{
+					"command": "pr.checkoutByNumber",
+					"when": "gitHubOpenRepositoryCount != 0 && github:initialized && view == pr:github",
+					"group": "navigation@2"
+				},
 				{
 					"command": "pr.configurePRViewlet",
 					"when": "gitHubOpenRepositoryCount != 0 && github:initialized && view =~ /(pr|issues):github/",
-					"group": "navigation@3"
+					"group": "navigation@4"
 				},
 				{
 					"command": "pr.refreshList",
 					"when": "gitHubOpenRepositoryCount != 0 && github:initialized && view == pr:github",
-					"group": "navigation@2"
+					"group": "navigation@3"
 				},
 				{
 					"command": "pr.refreshChanges",
diff --git a/src/commands.ts b/src/commands.ts
index 1f3dcbdc8b..4dfd83c12c 100644
--- a/src/commands.ts
+++ b/src/commands.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { formatError } from './common/utils';
 import { EXTENSION_ID } from './constants';
 import { CredentialStore } from './github/credentials';
 import { FolderRepositoryManager } from './github/folderRepositoryManager';
+import { GitHubRepository } from './github/githubRepository';
 import { PullRequest } from './github/interface';
 import { GHPRComment, TemporaryComment } from './github/prComment';
 import { PullRequestModel } from './github/pullRequestModel';
@@ -845,4 +846,35 @@ export function registerCommands(
 		vscode.commands.registerCommand('pr.collapseAllComments', () => {
 			sessionState.commentsExpandState = false;
 		}));
+
+	context.subscriptions.push(
+		vscode.commands.registerCommand('pr.checkoutByNumber', async () => {
+
+			const githubRepositories: { manager: FolderRepositoryManager, repo: GitHubRepository }[] = [];
+			reposManager.folderManagers.forEach(manager => {
+				githubRepositories.push(...(manager.gitHubRepositories.map(repo => { return { manager, repo }; })));
+			});
+			const githubRepo = await chooseItem<{ manager: FolderRepositoryManager, repo: GitHubRepository }>(
+				githubRepositories,
+				itemValue => `${itemValue.repo.remote.owner}/${itemValue.repo.remote.repositoryName}`,
+				{ placeHolder: 'Which GitHub repository do you want to checkout the pull request from?' }
+			);
+			if (!githubRepo) {
+				return;
+			}
+			const prNumber = await vscode.window.showInputBox({
+				ignoreFocusOut: true, prompt: 'Enter the a pull request number',
+				validateInput: (input) => {
+					const asNumber = Number(input);
+					if (Number.isNaN(asNumber)) {
+						return 'Value must be a number';
+					}
+					return undefined;
+				}
+			});
+			if (prNumber === undefined) {
+				return;
+			}
+			return githubRepo.manager.checkoutById(githubRepo.repo, Number(prNumber));
+		}));
 }
diff --git a/src/github/folderRepositoryManager.ts b/src/github/folderRepositoryManager.ts
index b92657443b..e6a25722da 100644
--- a/src/github/folderRepositoryManager.ts
+++ b/src/github/folderRepositoryManager.ts
@@ -1821,6 +1821,22 @@ export class FolderRepositoryManager implements vscode.Disposable {
 		return this.repository.checkout(branchName);
 	}
 
+	async checkoutById(githubRepo: GitHubRepository, id: number): Promise<void> {
+		const pullRequest = await githubRepo.getPullRequest(id);
+		if (pullRequest) {
+			try {
+				await this.fetchAndCheckout(pullRequest);
+			} catch (e) {
+				Logger.appendLine(e.stderr, 'FolderRepositoryManager');
+				if ((e.stderr as string).startsWith('fatal: couldn\'t find remote ref')) {
+					vscode.window.showErrorMessage(`The branch for request number ${id} has been deleted from ${githubRepo.remote.owner}/${githubRepo.remote.owner}`);
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			vscode.window.showErrorMessage(`Pull request number ${id} does not exist in ${githubRepo.remote.owner}/${githubRepo.remote.owner}`);
+		}
+	}
+
 	public async checkoutDefaultBranch(branch: string): Promise<void> {
 		try {
 			const branchObj = await this.repository.getBranch(branch);