diff --git a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.ts b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.ts
index 4a837a02e1..d35b5a043b 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.ts
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ export class GitReleaseApiClient implements GitReleaseApi {
       selectedPatchCommit,
       mergeTree,
       releaseBranchSha,
+      messageSuffix,
     }) => {
       const { octokit } = await this.getOctokit();
       const { data: cherryPickCommit } = await octokit.git.createCommit({
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ export class GitReleaseApiClient implements GitReleaseApi {
         repo,
         message: `[patch ${bumpedTag}] ${selectedPatchCommit.commit.message}
 
-${selectedPatchCommit.sha}`,
+${messageSuffix}`,
         tree: mergeTree,
         parents: [releaseBranchSha],
       });
@@ -757,6 +758,7 @@ export interface GitReleaseApi {
         >;
         mergeTree: string;
         releaseBranchSha: string;
+        messageSuffix: string;
       } & OwnerRepo,
     ) => Promise<{
       message: string;
diff --git a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/PatchBody.tsx b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/PatchBody.tsx
index ab2769e2a1..8e916afa2e 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/PatchBody.tsx
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/PatchBody.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import { CalverTagParts } from '../../helpers/tagParts/getCalverTagParts';
 import { CenteredCircularProgress } from '../../components/CenteredCircularProgress';
 import { ComponentConfigPatch } from '../../types/types';
 import { Differ } from '../../components/Differ';
+import { getPatchCommitSuffix } from './helpers/getPatchCommitSuffix';
 import { gitReleaseManagerApiRef } from '../../api/serviceApiRef';
 import { GitReleaseManagerError } from '../../errors/GitReleaseManagerError';
 import { ResponseStepDialog } from '../../components/ResponseStepDialog/ResponseStepDialog';
@@ -159,7 +160,11 @@ export const PatchBody = ({
             const commitExistsOnReleaseBranch = !!gitDataResponse.value?.recentCommitsOnReleaseBranch.find(
               releaseBranchCommit =>
                 releaseBranchCommit.sha === commit.sha ||
-                releaseBranchCommit.commit.message.includes(commit.sha), // The selected patch commit's sha is included in the commit message
+                // The selected patch commit's sha is included in the commit message,
+                // which means it's part of a previous patch
+                releaseBranchCommit.commit.message.includes(
+                  getPatchCommitSuffix({ commitSha: commit.sha }),
+                ),
             );
             const hasNoParent = !commit.firstParentSha;
 
diff --git a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/helpers/getPatchCommitSuffix.ts b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/helpers/getPatchCommitSuffix.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09b867fd25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/helpers/getPatchCommitSuffix.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export const getPatchCommitSuffix = ({ commitSha }: { commitSha: string }) => {
+  return `[Backstage patch ${commitSha}]`;
+};
diff --git a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatch.ts b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatch.ts
index 7ae8ed920b..bc71267089 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatch.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatch.ts
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ import {
 } from '../../../api/GitReleaseApiClient';
 import { CalverTagParts } from '../../../helpers/tagParts/getCalverTagParts';
 import { ComponentConfigPatch, CardHook } from '../../../types/types';
+import { getPatchCommitSuffix } from '../helpers/getPatchCommitSuffix';
 import { gitReleaseManagerApiRef } from '../../../api/serviceApiRef';
 import { Project } from '../../../contexts/ProjectContext';
 import { SemverTagParts } from '../../../helpers/tagParts/getSemverTagParts';
-import { useResponseSteps } from '../../../hooks/useResponseSteps';
 import { TAG_OBJECT_MESSAGE } from '../../../constants/constants';
+import { useResponseSteps } from '../../../hooks/useResponseSteps';
 import { useUserContext } from '../../../contexts/UserContext';
 
 interface Patch {
@@ -190,6 +191,9 @@ export function usePatch({
         mergeTree: mergeRes.value.commit.tree.sha,
         releaseBranchSha,
         selectedPatchCommit: releaseBranchRes.value.selectedPatchCommit,
+        messageSuffix: getPatchCommitSuffix({
+          commitSha: releaseBranchRes.value.selectedPatchCommit.sha,
+        }),
       })
       .catch(asyncCatcher);