diff --git a/e2e/__screenshots__/work-orders/work-orders.visual.spec.ts/wo-detail.png b/e2e/__screenshots__/work-orders/work-orders.visual.spec.ts/wo-detail.png
index fe49083c..3a0601f5 100644
Binary files a/e2e/__screenshots__/work-orders/work-orders.visual.spec.ts/wo-detail.png and b/e2e/__screenshots__/work-orders/work-orders.visual.spec.ts/wo-detail.png differ
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/tabs/slide-over-uplifts-tab.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/tabs/slide-over-uplifts-tab.tsx
index 62234e49..c047bfa5 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/tabs/slide-over-uplifts-tab.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/tabs/slide-over-uplifts-tab.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type SlideOverUpliftsTabProps = {
   workOrderId: string | number;
   workOrderType: string;
   status: WorkOrderTableRow["status"];
+  onCreatePendingChange?: (pending: boolean) => void;
 };
 
 function revokeDialogDescription(amount: number | undefined): string {
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ export function SlideOverUpliftsTab({
   workOrderId,
   workOrderType,
   status,
+  onCreatePendingChange,
 }: SlideOverUpliftsTabProps) {
   const { user } = useAuthContext();
   const readOnly = isWorkOrderUpliftsReadOnly(status);
@@ -134,7 +136,14 @@ export function SlideOverUpliftsTab({
         <WorkOrderUpliftCreateForm
           pending={createUplift.isPending}
           remainingAllowance={getRemainingUpliftAllowance(workOrderType, uplifts)}
-          onSubmit={(input) => createUplift.mutateAsync(input)}
+          onSubmit={async (input) => {
+            onCreatePendingChange?.(true);
+            try {
+              await createUplift.mutateAsync(input);
+            } finally {
+              onCreatePendingChange?.(false);
+            }
+          }}
         />
       )}
       {showBody &&
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/use-work-order-slide-over.ts b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/use-work-order-slide-over.ts
index 89e002c4..95894acf 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/use-work-order-slide-over.ts
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/use-work-order-slide-over.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ export function useWorkOrderSlideOver({
     categorizeMediaMutation,
   });
   const completionPending = uploadCompletionMutation.isPending;
-  const closeDisabled = Boolean(saving || mediaPending || completionPending);
+  const [upliftCreatePending, setUpliftCreatePending] = useState(false);
+  const closeDisabled = Boolean(saving || mediaPending || completionPending || upliftCreatePending);
 
   const editState = useSlideOverEditState({
     row,
@@ -176,6 +177,8 @@ export function useWorkOrderSlideOver({
     mediaPending,
     completionPending,
     closeDisabled,
+    upliftCreatePending,
+    setUpliftCreatePending,
     uploadMediaRequests,
     uploadExtraFiles,
     categorizeMedia,
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/work-order-slide-over-tabs.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/work-order-slide-over-tabs.tsx
index 74c74edd..32b9d21e 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/work-order-slide-over-tabs.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/work-order-slide-over-tabs.tsx
@@ -20,18 +20,31 @@ type SlideOverState = ReturnType<typeof useWorkOrderSlideOver>;
 
 function SlideOverUpliftsPanel({
   tab,
+  editing,
   infoSource,
+  activeDraft,
+  upliftCreatePending,
+  onUpliftCreatePendingChange,
 }: {
   tab: SlideOverTab;
+  editing: boolean;
   infoSource: WorkOrderTableRow | null | undefined;
+  activeDraft: WorkOrderTableRow | null | undefined;
+  upliftCreatePending: boolean;
+  onUpliftCreatePendingChange?: (pending: boolean) => void;
 }) {
-  if (tab !== "uplifts" || infoSource == null) return null;
+  const visible = tab === "uplifts";
+  if (infoSource == null || (!visible && !upliftCreatePending)) return null;
+  const source = editing && activeDraft != null ? activeDraft : infoSource;
   return (
-    <SlideOverUpliftsTab
-      workOrderId={infoSource.id}
-      workOrderType={infoSource.type}
-      status={infoSource.status}
-    />
+    <div hidden={!visible}>
+      <SlideOverUpliftsTab
+        workOrderId={infoSource.id}
+        workOrderType={source.type}
+        status={source.status}
+        onCreatePendingChange={onUpliftCreatePendingChange}
+      />
+    </div>
   );
 }
 
@@ -158,7 +171,14 @@ export function WorkOrderSlideOverTabs({
         </WorkOrderSlideOverTabPanel>
       )}
 
-      <SlideOverUpliftsPanel tab={tab} infoSource={infoSource} />
+      <SlideOverUpliftsPanel
+        tab={tab}
+        editing={Boolean(state.editing)}
+        infoSource={infoSource}
+        activeDraft={activeDraft}
+        upliftCreatePending={Boolean(state.upliftCreatePending)}
+        onUpliftCreatePendingChange={state.setUpliftCreatePending}
+      />
 
       {tab === "extras" && (
         <WorkOrderSlideOverTabPanel
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/index.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/index.tsx
index bde2497e..50beee83 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/index.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/index.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default function WorkOrdersListPage() {
   const fromDashboard = useDashboardDrilldownFilters(filters.applyAdvancedFilters);
   useWorkOrderDeepLink({
     onOpenSlideOver: page.handleOpenSlideOver,
-    onOpenUplifts: page.setUpliftsRow,
+    onOpenUplifts: page.handleOpenUplifts,
   });
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/slide-over-uplifts-draft.test.tsx b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/slide-over-uplifts-draft.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1dfb20e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/slide-over-uplifts-draft.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+import { fireEvent, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { WorkOrderSlideOver } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/work-order-slide-over";
+import { WorkOrderSlideOverTabs } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/work-order-slide-over-tabs";
+import type { useWorkOrderSlideOver } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/use-work-order-slide-over";
+import type { WorkOrderTableRow } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-table-row";
+import { renderWithProviders } from "@/test/test-utils";
+
+type SlideOverState = ReturnType<typeof useWorkOrderSlideOver>;
+
+vi.mock("@/providers/auth-context", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("@/providers/auth-context")>();
+  return { ...actual, useAuthContext: () => ({ user: { id: "u1" } }) };
+});
+
+vi.mock("@/domain/work-orders/use-cases/use-work-order-detail", () => ({
+  useWorkOrderBoardDetail: () => ({
+    data: undefined,
+    isLoading: false,
+    isFetching: false,
+    error: null,
+    refetch: vi.fn(),
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/domain/work-orders/use-cases/use-work-order-mutations", () => ({
+  useAddWorkOrderComment: () => ({ mutate: vi.fn(), isPending: false }),
+  useUpdateWorkOrderComment: () => ({ mutate: vi.fn(), isPending: false }),
+  useUploadWorkOrderMedia: () => ({ mutate: vi.fn(), mutateAsync: vi.fn(), isPending: false }),
+  useUpdateWorkOrderMediaCategory: () => ({ mutate: vi.fn(), isPending: false }),
+  useDeleteWorkOrderMedia: () => ({ mutate: vi.fn(), isPending: false }),
+  useUploadCompletionDoc: () => ({ mutate: vi.fn(), isPending: false }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/domain/work-orders/use-cases/use-work-order-uplifts", async () => {
+  const { useState } = await import("react");
+  return {
+    useWorkOrderUplifts: () => ({
+      data: [],
+      isLoading: false,
+      error: null,
+      refetch: vi.fn(),
+    }),
+    useCreateWorkOrderUplift: () => {
+      const [isPending, setIsPending] = useState(false);
+      return {
+        isPending,
+        mutateAsync: () => {
+          setIsPending(true);
+          return new Promise(() => undefined);
+        },
+      };
+    },
+    useCancelWorkOrderUplift: () => ({ mutate: vi.fn(), isPending: false }),
+    useRevokeWorkOrderUplift: () => ({ mutate: vi.fn(), isPending: false }),
+  };
+});
+
+function baseRow(overrides: Partial<WorkOrderTableRow> = {}): WorkOrderTableRow {
+  return {
+    id: 42,
+    woNumber: "WO-42",
+    site: "SEA1",
+    type: "PM",
+    severity: null,
+    dispatcherId: "u1",
+    dispatcherName: "Dispatcher",
+    scheduledOn: "2026-07-20",
+    completedDate: "",
+    targetWeek: "",
+    dayGroup: "07/20",
+    dayLabel: "Mon",
+    location: "Seattle",
+    locationId: "loc-1",
+    pm: "HVAC",
+    serviceNotes: "",
+    extraServices: [],
+    company: "Vendor Co",
+    tech: "Tech",
+    techPhone: "",
+    vendorId: "v1",
+    apptStart: "",
+    apptEnd: "",
+    apptTime: "",
+    status: "Scheduled",
+    docStatus: "No",
+    pocName: "",
+    pocPhone: "",
+    pocNotes: "",
+    additionalContacts: [],
+    dueDate: "",
+    rescheduleCount: 0,
+    carriedOver: 0,
+    originalWeek: "",
+    originalDate: "",
+    isPastDue: false,
+    scheduleWeekOnly: false,
+    mediaCount: 0,
+    title: "PM — SEA1",
+    priority: "Sev 3",
+    primaryDispatchId: null,
+    rowVersion: "v1",
+    dispatchRowVersion: "",
+    flagColor: null,
+    isAddOn: false,
+    avetaRequired: false,
+    upliftSummary: { hasUplift: false, pendingCount: 0 },
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+function upliftsState(
+  editing: boolean,
+  persisted: Partial<WorkOrderTableRow>,
+  draft: Partial<WorkOrderTableRow>,
+): SlideOverState {
+  return {
+    error: null,
+    detailForRow: undefined,
+    isLoading: false,
+    editing,
+    infoSource: baseRow(persisted),
+    activeDraft: baseRow(draft),
+    upliftCreatePending: false,
+    setUpliftCreatePending: vi.fn(),
+  } as unknown as SlideOverState;
+}
+
+function renderUplifts(state: SlideOverState) {
+  return renderWithProviders(
+    <WorkOrderSlideOverTabs
+      tab="uplifts"
+      state={state}
+      users={[]}
+      sites={[]}
+      vendors={[]}
+      pmTypes={[]}
+      allOrders={[]}
+      onOpenCompletionDoc={vi.fn()}
+    />,
+  );
+}
+
+describe("WorkOrderSlideOverTabs Uplifts draft", () => {
+  it("uses the unsaved Info type for the auto-approval allowance", () => {
+    renderUplifts(upliftsState(true, { type: "PM" }, { type: "Emergency" }));
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(/\$5,000 left to auto-approve/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the persisted allowance when the slide-over is not editing", () => {
+    renderUplifts(upliftsState(false, { type: "PM" }, { type: "Emergency" }));
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(/\$500 left to auto-approve/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/\$5,000 left to auto-approve/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("closes uplift requests from an unsaved completed status", () => {
+    renderUplifts(upliftsState(true, { status: "Scheduled" }, { status: "Completed" }));
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(/uplifts can no longer be requested/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: /request uplift/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the request form when a completed status exists only on an inactive draft", () => {
+    renderUplifts(upliftsState(false, { status: "Scheduled" }, { status: "Completed" }));
+
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/uplifts can no longer be requested/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /request uplift/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("WorkOrderSlideOver in-flight uplift create", () => {
+  it("keeps the request pending and blocks close after leaving the Uplifts tab", async () => {
+    const row = baseRow();
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <WorkOrderSlideOver
+        row={row}
+        editMode={false}
+        initialTab="uplifts"
+        users={[{ id: "u1", name: "Dispatcher" }]}
+        sites={[{ id: "loc-1", name: "Seattle" }]}
+        vendors={[]}
+        pmTypes={["HVAC"]}
+        allOrders={[row]}
+        onSave={vi.fn()}
+        onOpenCompletionDoc={vi.fn()}
+        onCancelWO={vi.fn()}
+        onClose={vi.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText(/amount/i), { target: { value: "120" } });
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText(/^notes/i), { target: { value: "Extra parts" } });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /request uplift/i }));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Close" })).toBeDisabled();
+    });
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: "Info" }));
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Close" })).toBeDisabled();
+    const amount = document.getElementById("wo-uplift-amount");
+    expect(amount).toHaveValue(120);
+    expect(amount?.closest("[hidden]")).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /request uplift/i, hidden: true })).toBeDisabled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/use-work-order-deep-link.test.tsx b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/use-work-order-deep-link.test.tsx
index 1b11c20e..94f5e51d 100644
--- a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/use-work-order-deep-link.test.tsx
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/use-work-order-deep-link.test.tsx
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe("work order deep link", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("opens the uplifts dialog for an uplifts link instead of the slide-over", async () => {
+  it("opens the uplifts handler for an uplifts link", async () => {
     const open = handlers();
     const { result } = renderLink("/workorders?wo=42&tab=uplifts", open);