diff --git a/pkg/notes/notes.go b/pkg/notes/notes.go
index b0782563076..fc78defa485 100644
--- a/pkg/notes/notes.go
+++ b/pkg/notes/notes.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"regexp"
+	"slices"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	errNoPRIDFoundInCommitMessage       = errors.New("no PR IDs found in the commit message")
+	errNoOriginPRIDFoundInPR            = errors.New("no origin PR IDs found in the PR")
 	errNoPRFoundForCommitSHA            = errors.New("no PR found for this commit")
 	apiSleepTime                  int64 = 60
 )
@@ -1034,55 +1036,91 @@ func (g *Gatherer) prsForCommitFromMessage(commitMessage string) (prs []*gogithu
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	var res *gogithub.PullRequest
-	var resp *gogithub.Response
 
-	for _, pr := range prsNum {
+	for _, prNum := range prsNum {
 		// Given the PR number that we've now converted to an integer, get the PR from
 		// the API
-		for {
-			res, resp, err = g.client.GetPullRequest(g.context, g.options.GithubOrg, g.options.GithubRepo, pr)
-			if err != nil {
-				if !canWaitAndRetry(resp, err) {
-					return nil, err
-				}
-			} else {
-				break
+		pr, err := g.getPr(prNum)
+		if err != nil {
+			return prs, err
+		}
+		prs = append(prs, pr)
+
+		originPrNum, origPrErr := originPrNumFromPr(pr)
+		if origPrErr == nil && slices.Index(prsNum, originPrNum) == -1 {
+			originPr, err := g.getPr(originPrNum)
+			if err == nil {
+				prs = append(prs, originPr)
 			}
 		}
-		prs = append(prs, res)
 	}
 
 	return prs, err
 }
 
-func prsNumForCommitFromMessage(commitMessage string) (prs []int, err error) {
+func (g *Gatherer) getPr(prNum int) (*gogithub.PullRequest, error) {
+	for {
+		res, resp, err := g.client.GetPullRequest(g.context, g.options.GithubOrg, g.options.GithubRepo, prNum)
+		if err != nil {
+			if !canWaitAndRetry(resp, err) {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		} else {
+			return res, err
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+var (
 	// Thankfully k8s-merge-robot commits the PR number consistently. If this ever
 	// stops being true, this definitely won't work anymore.
-	regex := regexp.MustCompile(`Merge pull request #(?P<number>\d+)`)
-	pr := prForRegex(regex, commitMessage)
-	if pr != 0 {
+	regexMergedPR = regexp.MustCompile(`Merge pull request #(?P<number>\d+)`)
+
+	// If the PR was squash merged, the regexp is different.
+	regexSquashPR = regexp.MustCompile(`\(#(?P<number>\d+)\)`)
+
+	// The branch name created by "hack/cherry_pick_pull.sh".
+	regexHackBranch = regexp.MustCompile(`automated-cherry-pick-of-#(?P<number>\d+)`)
+
+	// The branch name created by k8s-infra-cherrypick-robot.
+	regexProwBranch = regexp.MustCompile(`cherry-pick-(?P<number>\d+)-to`)
+)
+
+func prsNumForCommitFromMessage(commitMessage string) (prs []int, err error) {
+	if pr := prForRegex(regexMergedPR, commitMessage); pr != 0 {
 		prs = append(prs, pr)
 	}
 
-	regex = regexp.MustCompile(`automated-cherry-pick-of-#(?P<number>\d+)`)
-	pr = prForRegex(regex, commitMessage)
-	if pr != 0 {
+	if pr := prForRegex(regexSquashPR, commitMessage); pr != 0 {
 		prs = append(prs, pr)
 	}
 
-	// If the PR was squash merged, the regexp is different
-	regex = regexp.MustCompile(`\(#(?P<number>\d+)\)`)
-	pr = prForRegex(regex, commitMessage)
-	if pr != 0 {
+	if pr := prForRegex(regexHackBranch, commitMessage); pr != 0 {
 		prs = append(prs, pr)
 	}
 
-	if prs == nil {
+	if len(prs) == 0 {
 		return nil, errNoPRIDFoundInCommitMessage
+	} else {
+		return prs, nil
 	}
+}
 
-	return prs, nil
+func originPrNumFromPr(pr *gogithub.PullRequest) (origPRNum int, err error) {
+	if pr == nil || pr.Head == nil || pr.Head.Label == nil {
+		return 0, errNoOriginPRIDFoundInPR
+	}
+	origPRNum = prForRegex(regexHackBranch, *pr.Head.Label)
+	if origPRNum != 0 {
+		return origPRNum, nil
+	}
+
+	origPRNum = prForRegex(regexProwBranch, *pr.Head.Label)
+	if origPRNum != 0 {
+		return origPRNum, nil
+	}
+
+	return 0, errNoOriginPRIDFoundInPR
 }
 
 func prForRegex(regex *regexp.Regexp, commitMessage string) int {
diff --git a/pkg/notes/notes_gatherer_test.go b/pkg/notes/notes_gatherer_test.go
index 99fd8486ca4..d06abafdb2a 100644
--- a/pkg/notes/notes_gatherer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/notes/notes_gatherer_test.go
@@ -311,6 +311,77 @@ func TestGatherNotes(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedGetPullRequestCallCount: 6,
 		},
+
+		"when the PR is a cherry pick": {
+			commitList: []*github.RepositoryCommit{
+				repoCommit("125", "Merge a prow cherry-pick (#125)"),
+				repoCommit("126", "Merge hack cherry-pick (#126)"),
+				repoCommit("127", "Merge hack cherry-pick (#127)"),
+			},
+			getPullRequestStubber: func(t *testing.T) getPullRequestStub {
+				seenPRs := newIntsRecorder(122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127)
+				prsMap := map[int]*github.PullRequest{
+					122: {
+						Number: intPtr(122),
+						Body:   strPtr("122\n```release-note\nfrom 122\n```\n"),
+					},
+					123: {
+						Number: intPtr(123),
+						Body:   strPtr("123\n```release-note\nfrom 123\n```\n"),
+					},
+					124: {
+						Number: intPtr(124),
+						Body:   strPtr("124\n```release-note\nfrom 124\n```\n"),
+					},
+					125: {
+						Number: intPtr(125),
+						Body:   strPtr("No release note"),
+						Head: &github.PullRequestBranch{
+							Label: strPtr("k8s-infra-cherrypick-robot:cherry-pick-122-to-release-0.x"),
+						},
+					},
+					126: {
+						Number: intPtr(126),
+						Body:   strPtr("Empty release note\n```release-note\n\n```\n"),
+						Head: &github.PullRequestBranch{
+							Label: strPtr("fork:automated-cherry-pick-of-#123-upstream-release-0.x"),
+						},
+					},
+					127: {
+						Number: intPtr(127),
+						Body:   strPtr("127\n```release-note\nfrom 127\n```\n"),
+						Head: &github.PullRequestBranch{
+							Label: strPtr("fork:automated-cherry-pick-of-#124-upstream-release-0.x"),
+						},
+					},
+				}
+				return func(_ context.Context, org, repo string, prID int) (*github.PullRequest, *github.Response, error) {
+					checkOrgRepo(t, org, repo)
+					if err := seenPRs.Mark(prID); err != nil {
+						t.Errorf("In GetPullRequest: %v", err)
+					}
+					return prsMap[prID], nil, nil
+				}
+			},
+			resultsChecker: func(t *testing.T, results []*Result) {
+				expectMap := map[string]int{
+					"125": 122,
+					"126": 123,
+					"127": 127,
+				}
+
+				for _, result := range results {
+					expected, found := expectMap[*result.commit.SHA]
+					if !found {
+						t.Errorf("Unexpected SHA %s", *result.commit.SHA)
+					}
+					if expected != *result.pullRequest.Number {
+						t.Errorf("Expecting %d got %d for SHA %s", expected, *result.pullRequest.Number, *result.commit.SHA)
+					}
+				}
+			},
+			expectedGetPullRequestCallCount: 6,
+		},
 		"when GetPullRequest(...) returns an error": {
 			commitList: []*github.RepositoryCommit{repoCommit("some-sha", "some #123 thing")},
 			listPullRequestsWithCommitStubber: func(t *testing.T) listPullRequestsWithCommitStub {