diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/checks/output.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/checks/output.go
index 24105c3e226..581a8a88418 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/checks/output.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/checks/output.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func addRow(tp *tableprinter.TablePrinter, io *iostreams.IOStreams, o check) {
 
 func printSummary(io *iostreams.IOStreams, counts checkCounts) {
 	summary := ""
-	if counts.Failed+counts.Passed+counts.Skipping+counts.Pending > 0 {
+	if counts.Failed+counts.Passed+counts.Skipping+counts.Pending+counts.Canceled > 0 {
 		if counts.Failed > 0 {
 			summary = "Some checks were not successful"
 		} else if counts.Pending > 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/checks/output_test.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/checks/output_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aa3eed04725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/checks/output_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package checks
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/iostreams"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestPrintSummary(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		counts checkCounts
+		want   string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "no checks",
+			counts: checkCounts{},
+			want:   "\n\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "all successful",
+			counts: checkCounts{Passed: 3},
+			want:   "All checks were successful\n0 cancelled, 0 failing, 3 successful, 0 skipped, and 0 pending checks\n\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "some failed",
+			counts: checkCounts{Failed: 1, Passed: 2},
+			want:   "Some checks were not successful\n0 cancelled, 1 failing, 2 successful, 0 skipped, and 0 pending checks\n\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "some pending",
+			counts: checkCounts{Pending: 1, Passed: 2},
+			want:   "Some checks are still pending\n0 cancelled, 0 failing, 2 successful, 0 skipped, and 1 pending checks\n\n",
+		},
+		{
+			// Regression: before the fix, the guard omitted counts.Canceled, so a
+			// cancelled-only result printed an empty summary.
+			name:   "only cancelled",
+			counts: checkCounts{Canceled: 2},
+			want:   "Some checks were cancelled\n2 cancelled, 0 failing, 0 successful, 0 skipped, and 0 pending checks\n\n",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ios, _, stdout, _ := iostreams.Test()
+			ios.SetStdoutTTY(true)
+
+			printSummary(ios, tt.counts)
+
+			require.Equal(t, tt.want, stdout.String())
+		})
+	}
+}