diff --git a/devtools/gh-nudge/internal/github/github.go b/devtools/gh-nudge/internal/github/github.go
index 9c52c73..7bbcd42 100644
--- a/devtools/gh-nudge/internal/github/github.go
+++ b/devtools/gh-nudge/internal/github/github.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func NewClientWithExecutor(executor CommandExecutor) *Client {
 const pullRequestListLimit = 100
 
 // GetPendingPullRequests fetches pending pull requests using the gh CLI.
-// It fetches open PRs created by the current user.
+// It fetches open PRs created by the current user, excluding drafts.
 func (c *Client) GetPendingPullRequests() ([]models.PullRequest, error) {
 	// Construct the gh command to get PR information.
 	// This fetches open PRs authored by the current user with their title, URL,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetPendingPullRequests() ([]models.PullRequest, error) {
 	output, err := c.executor.Execute("gh", "pr", "list",
 		"--author", "@me",
 		"--limit", fmt.Sprintf("%d", pullRequestListLimit),
-		"--json", "url,title,reviewRequests,files,mergeable,headRefName,statusCheckRollup")
+		"--json", "url,title,reviewRequests,files,mergeable,headRefName,statusCheckRollup,isDraft")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to execute gh command: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -82,7 +82,17 @@ func (c *Client) GetPendingPullRequests() ([]models.PullRequest, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse gh command output: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	return prs, nil
+	// Skip draft PRs: reviewers are not expected to act on them yet, so
+	// nudging about them would be noise.
+	pending := make([]models.PullRequest, 0, len(prs))
+	for _, pr := range prs {
+		if pr.IsDraft {
+			continue
+		}
+		pending = append(pending, pr)
+	}
+
+	return pending, nil
 }
 
 // GetMergeablePullRequests fetches pull requests with no review requests.
diff --git a/devtools/gh-nudge/internal/github/github_test.go b/devtools/gh-nudge/internal/github/github_test.go
index efed64d..f26b554 100644
--- a/devtools/gh-nudge/internal/github/github_test.go
+++ b/devtools/gh-nudge/internal/github/github_test.go
@@ -276,6 +276,62 @@ func TestGetPendingPullRequests(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
+	t.Run("skips draft PRs", func(t *testing.T) {
+		sampleJSON := `[
+			{
+				"title": "Draft PR",
+				"url": "https://github.com/org/repo/pull/1",
+				"files": [],
+				"reviewRequests": [{"__typename": "User", "login": "reviewer"}],
+				"isDraft": true
+			},
+			{
+				"title": "Ready PR",
+				"url": "https://github.com/org/repo/pull/2",
+				"files": [],
+				"reviewRequests": [{"__typename": "User", "login": "reviewer"}],
+				"isDraft": false
+			}
+		]`
+
+		client := NewClientWithExecutor(&mockExecutor{output: sampleJSON})
+		prs, err := client.GetPendingPullRequests()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if len(prs) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 1 non-draft PR, got %d", len(prs))
+		}
+		if prs[0].Title != "Ready PR" {
+			t.Errorf("expected non-draft PR to be returned, got %q", prs[0].Title)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("treats PRs without isDraft field as non-draft", func(t *testing.T) {
+		sampleJSON := `[
+			{
+				"title": "PR without isDraft",
+				"url": "https://github.com/org/repo/pull/1",
+				"files": [],
+				"reviewRequests": []
+			}
+		]`
+
+		client := NewClientWithExecutor(&mockExecutor{output: sampleJSON})
+		prs, err := client.GetPendingPullRequests()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if len(prs) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 1 PR, got %d", len(prs))
+		}
+		if prs[0].IsDraft {
+			t.Error("expected PR without isDraft field to default to non-draft")
+		}
+	})
+
 	t.Run("parses PR with multiple files", func(t *testing.T) {
 		sampleJSON := `[
 			{
diff --git a/devtools/gh-nudge/internal/models/pr.go b/devtools/gh-nudge/internal/models/pr.go
index 4a23c90..30b9241 100644
--- a/devtools/gh-nudge/internal/models/pr.go
+++ b/devtools/gh-nudge/internal/models/pr.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type PullRequest struct {
 	Mergeable         string          `json:"mergeable,omitempty"`
 	HeadRefName       string          `json:"headRefName,omitempty"`
 	StatusCheckRollup []StatusCheck   `json:"statusCheckRollup,omitempty"`
+	IsDraft           bool            `json:"isDraft,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // StatusCheck represents a single CI check or status from GitHub's statusCheckRollup.