diff --git a/src/dcc-cli.ts b/src/dcc-cli.ts
index 53d677f..b5ca306 100644
--- a/src/dcc-cli.ts
+++ b/src/dcc-cli.ts
@@ -176,8 +176,11 @@ async function submit() {
     return
   }
 
-  const checks = await githubOps.getChecks(pr?.number)
-  const isRequired = (c: Check) => pr.requiredChecks.includes(c.name)
+  const [checks, required] = await Promise.all([
+    githubOps.getChecks(pr.number),
+    gitOps.mainBranch().then(b => githubOps.getAllRequiredChecks(b, pr)),
+  ])
+  const isRequired = (c: Check) => required.has(c.name)
   const printChecksWithRequired = (list: Check[]) => {
     for (const c of list) {
       printCheck(c, isRequired(c))
@@ -261,7 +264,10 @@ async function status() {
   if (!pr) {
     print('No PR was created for this branch')
   } else {
-    const checks: Check[] = await githubOps.getChecks(pr?.number)
+    const [checks, required] = await Promise.all([
+      githubOps.getChecks(pr.number),
+      gitOps.mainBranch().then(b => githubOps.getAllRequiredChecks(b, pr)),
+    ])
     print(`PR #${pr.number}: ${pr.title}`)
     print(pr.url)
     if (pr.lastCommit) {
@@ -280,9 +286,9 @@ async function status() {
     const orderOfCheck = (c: Check) =>
       c.tag === 'PASSING' ? 0 : c.tag === 'PENDING' ? 1 : c.tag === 'FAILING' ? 2 : shouldNeverHappen(c)
     for (const c of checks.sort((a, b) => orderOfCheck(a) - orderOfCheck(b))) {
-      printCheck(c, pr.requiredChecks.includes(c.name))
+      printCheck(c, required.has(c.name))
     }
-    const numRequired = checks.filter(c => pr.requiredChecks.includes(c.name)).length
+    const numRequired = checks.filter(c => required.has(c.name)).length
     print(`  (${numRequired}/${checks.length} are required 🔒)`)
     print()
   }
diff --git a/src/github-ops.ts b/src/github-ops.ts
index 0a1cec9..9788a4c 100644
--- a/src/github-ops.ts
+++ b/src/github-ops.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,22 @@
 import { GitOps } from './git-ops.js'
 import { Octokit } from '@octokit/rest'
+import { z } from 'zod'
 import { logger } from './logger.js'
 
+const BranchRulesSchema = z.array(
+  z
+    .object({
+      type: z.string(),
+      parameters: z
+        .object({
+          required_status_checks: z.array(z.object({ context: z.string() }).passthrough()).optional(),
+        })
+        .passthrough()
+        .optional(),
+    })
+    .passthrough(),
+)
+
 export type Check =
   | {
       tag: 'FAILING'
@@ -44,6 +59,33 @@ export class GithubOps {
     return [...pending, ...passing, ...failing]
   }
 
+  async getAllRequiredChecks(branch: string, pr: { protectionRequiredChecks: string[] }): Promise<Set<string>> {
+    const fromRulesets = await this.getRulesetRequiredChecks(branch)
+    return new Set([...pr.protectionRequiredChecks, ...fromRulesets])
+  }
+
+  async getRulesetRequiredChecks(branch: string): Promise<string[]> {
+    const r = await this.gitOps.getRepo()
+    try {
+      const resp = await this.kit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/rules/branches/{branch}', {
+        owner: r.owner,
+        repo: r.name,
+        branch,
+      })
+      const rules = BranchRulesSchema.parse(resp.data)
+      return rules
+        .filter(rule => rule.type === 'required_status_checks')
+        .flatMap(rule => rule.parameters?.required_status_checks ?? [])
+        .map(c => c.context)
+    } catch (err) {
+      const status = (err as { status?: number })?.status
+      if (status !== 404) {
+        logger.warn(`Failed to fetch ruleset required checks (status=${status ?? 'unknown'}): ${err}`)
+      }
+      return []
+    }
+  }
+
   async merge(prNumber: number): Promise<void> {
     const r = await this.gitOps.getRepo()
     await this.kit.pulls.merge({ owner: r.owner, repo: r.name, pull_number: prNumber, merge_method: 'squash' })
diff --git a/src/gql.ts b/src/gql.ts
index 0dd3110..fbdb866 100644
--- a/src/gql.ts
+++ b/src/gql.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export interface CurrentPrInfo {
   mergeabilityStatus: MergeabilityStatus
   url: string
   openUrl: string
-  requiredChecks: string[]
+  protectionRequiredChecks: string[]
   lastCommit?: {
     message: string
     abbreviatedOid?: string
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export class GraphqlOps {
 
     const mainBranch = await this.gitOps.mainBranch()
     const protectionRules = repository?.branchProtectionRules?.nodes ?? []
-    const requiredChecks = protectionRules
+    const protectionRequiredChecks = protectionRules
       .filter(rule => rule.requiresStatusChecks && rule.matchingRefs.nodes.some(ref => ref.name === mainBranch))
       .flatMap(rule => rule.requiredStatusCheckContexts)
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export class GraphqlOps {
       mergeabilityStatus,
       url,
       openUrl,
-      requiredChecks,
+      protectionRequiredChecks,
       lastCommit: commit && {
         message: commit?.message,
         abbreviatedOid: commit?.abbreviatedOid,