diff --git a/src/github/worktree.ts b/src/github/worktree.ts
index 3c6cb7db0f..d95543a2fa 100644
--- a/src/github/worktree.ts
+++ b/src/github/worktree.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-import * as path from 'path';
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { FolderRepositoryManager } from './folderRepositoryManager';
 import { PullRequestModel } from './pullRequestModel';
@@ -41,26 +40,8 @@ export async function checkoutPRInWorktree(
 	*/
 	telemetry.sendTelemetryEvent('pr.checkoutInWorktree');
 
-	// Prepare for operations
-	const repoRootPath = repositoryToUse.rootUri.fsPath;
-	const parentDir = path.dirname(repoRootPath);
-	const repoFolderName = path.basename(repoRootPath);
-	const defaultWorktreePath = path.join(parentDir, `${repoFolderName}.worktrees`, `pr-${pullRequestModel.number}`);
 	const branchName = prHead.ref;
 	const remoteName = pullRequestModel.remote.remoteName;
-
-	// Ask user for worktree location first (not in progress)
-	const worktreeUri = await vscode.window.showSaveDialog({
-		defaultUri: vscode.Uri.file(defaultWorktreePath),
-		title: vscode.l10n.t('Select Worktree Location'),
-		saveLabel: vscode.l10n.t('Create Worktree'),
-	});
-
-	if (!worktreeUri) {
-		return; // User cancelled
-	}
-
-	const worktreePath = worktreeUri.fsPath;
 	const trackedBranchName = `${remoteName}/${branchName}`;
 
 	try {
@@ -69,8 +50,12 @@ export async function checkoutPRInWorktree(
 			throw new Error(vscode.l10n.t('Git worktree API is not available. Please update VS Code to the latest version.'));
 		}
 
-		// Start progress for fetch and worktree creation
-		await vscode.window.withProgress(
+		// Fetch the PR branch and create the worktree. The Git extension's
+		// createWorktree API picks the worktree path itself (using the user's
+		// saved worktree root or the default `<repo>.worktrees/<branch>`
+		// convention) and returns the resulting path, so we don't need any
+		// custom picker UI here.
+		const worktreePath = await vscode.window.withProgress(
 			{
 				location: vscode.ProgressLocation.Notification,
 				title: vscode.l10n.t('Creating worktree for Pull Request #{0}...', pullRequestModel.number),
@@ -89,16 +74,14 @@ export async function checkoutPRInWorktree(
 					branchExists = false;
 				}
 
-				// Use the git extension's createWorktree API
-				// If branch already exists, don't specify the branch parameter to avoid "branch already exists" error
+				// Use the git extension's createWorktree API. If branch already exists,
+				// don't specify the branch parameter to avoid "branch already exists" error.
 				if (branchExists) {
-					await repositoryToUse.createWorktree!({
-						path: worktreePath,
+					return await repositoryToUse.createWorktree!({
 						commitish: branchName
 					});
 				} else {
-					await repositoryToUse.createWorktree!({
-						path: worktreePath,
+					return await repositoryToUse.createWorktree!({
 						commitish: trackedBranchName,
 						branch: branchName
 					});
@@ -106,6 +89,8 @@ export async function checkoutPRInWorktree(
 			}
 		);
 
+		const worktreeUri = vscode.Uri.file(worktreePath);
+
 		// Ask user how they want to open the worktree (modal dialog)
 		const openInNewWindow = vscode.l10n.t('New Window');
 		const openInCurrentWindow = vscode.l10n.t('Current Window');