diff --git a/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest/Changes/Change/FeatureChange.tsx b/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest/Changes/Change/FeatureChange.tsx
index d111f3218a..5657ddbe99 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest/Changes/Change/FeatureChange.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest/Changes/Change/FeatureChange.tsx
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ export const FeatureChange: FC<{
                         featureName={feature.name}
                         environmentName={changeRequest.environment}
                         projectId={changeRequest.project}
+                        changeRequestState={changeRequest.state}
                     />
                 ) : null}
                 {change.action === 'patchVariant' && (
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest/Changes/Change/StrategyChange.tsx b/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest/Changes/Change/StrategyChange.tsx
index c7b71a4c9e..0a327c019f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest/Changes/Change/StrategyChange.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest/Changes/Change/StrategyChange.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../StrategyTooltipLink/StrategyTooltipLink';
 import { StrategyExecution } from 'component/feature/FeatureView/FeatureOverview/FeatureOverviewEnvironments/FeatureOverviewEnvironment/EnvironmentAccordionBody/StrategyDraggableItem/StrategyItem/StrategyExecution/StrategyExecution';
 import {
+    ChangeRequestState,
     IChangeRequestAddStrategy,
     IChangeRequestDeleteStrategy,
     IChangeRequestUpdateStrategy,
@@ -120,7 +121,15 @@ export const StrategyChange: VFC<{
     environmentName: string;
     featureName: string;
     projectId: string;
-}> = ({ actions, change, featureName, environmentName, projectId }) => {
+    changeRequestState: ChangeRequestState;
+}> = ({
+    actions,
+    change,
+    featureName,
+    environmentName,
+    projectId,
+    changeRequestState,
+}) => {
     const currentStrategy = useCurrentStrategy(
         change,
         projectId,
@@ -211,6 +220,7 @@ export const StrategyChange: VFC<{
             {change.action === 'updateStrategy' && (
                 <>
                     <ChangesToOverwrite
+                        changeRequestState={changeRequestState}
                         currentStrategy={currentStrategy}
                         change={change}
                     />
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest/Changes/Change/StrategyChangeOverwriteWarning.test.tsx b/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest/Changes/Change/StrategyChangeOverwriteWarning.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82a490e27f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest/Changes/Change/StrategyChangeOverwriteWarning.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import { render } from 'utils/testRenderer';
+import { screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { ChangesToOverwriteInternal } from './StrategyChangeOverwriteWarning';
+import { IFeatureStrategy } from 'interfaces/strategy';
+import {
+    ChangeRequestState,
+    IChangeRequestUpdateStrategy,
+} from 'component/changeRequest/changeRequest.types';
+
+const existingStrategy: IFeatureStrategy = {
+    name: 'flexibleRollout',
+    constraints: [],
+    variants: [],
+    parameters: {
+        groupId: 'aaa',
+        rollout: '71',
+        stickiness: 'default',
+    },
+    id: '31572930-2db7-461f-813b-3eedc200cb33',
+    title: '',
+    disabled: false,
+    segments: [],
+};
+
+const snapshot: IFeatureStrategy = {
+    id: '31572930-2db7-461f-813b-3eedc200cb33',
+    name: 'flexibleRollout',
+    title: '',
+    disabled: true,
+    segments: [],
+    variants: [],
+    parameters: {
+        groupId: 'aaa',
+        rollout: '72',
+        stickiness: 'default',
+    },
+    constraints: [],
+};
+
+const change: IChangeRequestUpdateStrategy = {
+    id: 39,
+    action: 'updateStrategy' as const,
+    payload: {
+        id: '31572930-2db7-461f-813b-3eedc200cb33',
+        name: 'flexibleRollout',
+        title: '',
+        disabled: false,
+        segments: [],
+        snapshot,
+        variants: [],
+        parameters: {
+            groupId: 'baa',
+            rollout: '38',
+            stickiness: 'default',
+        },
+        constraints: [],
+    },
+    createdAt: new Date('2024-01-18T07:58:36.314Z'),
+    createdBy: {
+        id: 1,
+        username: 'admin',
+        imageUrl: '',
+    },
+};
+
+test.each([
+    ['Draft', true],
+    ['Approved', true],
+    ['In review', true],
+    ['Applied', false],
+    ['Scheduled', true],
+    ['Cancelled', false],
+    ['Rejected', false],
+])('Shows warnings for CRs in the "%s" state: %s', (status, showWarning) => {
+    render(
+        <ChangesToOverwriteInternal
+            change={change}
+            currentStrategy={existingStrategy}
+            changeRequestState={status as ChangeRequestState}
+        />,
+    );
+
+    const hasRendered = screen.queryByText('Heads up!') !== null;
+    expect(hasRendered).toBe(showWarning);
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest/Changes/Change/StrategyChangeOverwriteWarning.tsx b/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest/Changes/Change/StrategyChangeOverwriteWarning.tsx
index 8c6bf2ae42..0bcd53eeed 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest/Changes/Change/StrategyChangeOverwriteWarning.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest/Changes/Change/StrategyChangeOverwriteWarning.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { Box, styled } from '@mui/material';
-import { IChangeRequestUpdateStrategy } from 'component/changeRequest/changeRequest.types';
+import {
+    ChangeRequestState,
+    IChangeRequestUpdateStrategy,
+} from 'component/changeRequest/changeRequest.types';
 import { useChangeRequestPlausibleContext } from 'component/changeRequest/ChangeRequestContext';
 import { useUiFlag } from 'hooks/useUiFlag';
 import { IFeatureStrategy } from 'interfaces/strategy';
@@ -70,24 +73,29 @@ const OverwriteTable = styled('table')(({ theme }) => ({
     },
 }));
 
-export const ChangesToOverwrite: React.FC<{
+export const ChangesToOverwriteInternal: React.FC<{
     currentStrategy?: IFeatureStrategy;
     change: IChangeRequestUpdateStrategy;
-}> = ({ change, currentStrategy }) => {
-    const checkForChanges = useUiFlag('changeRequestConflictHandling');
-    const changesThatWouldBeOverwritten = checkForChanges
-        ? getChangesThatWouldBeOverwritten(currentStrategy, change)
-        : null;
+    changeRequestState: ChangeRequestState;
+}> = ({ change, currentStrategy, changeRequestState }) => {
+    const changesThatWouldBeOverwritten = getChangesThatWouldBeOverwritten(
+        currentStrategy,
+        change,
+    );
     const { registerWillOverwriteStrategyChanges } =
         useChangeRequestPlausibleContext();
 
+    const changeRequestIsClosed = ['Applied', 'Cancelled', 'Rejected'].includes(
+        changeRequestState,
+    );
+
     useEffect(() => {
         if (changesThatWouldBeOverwritten) {
             registerWillOverwriteStrategyChanges();
         }
     }, [changesThatWouldBeOverwritten]);
 
-    if (!changesThatWouldBeOverwritten) {
+    if (!changesThatWouldBeOverwritten || changeRequestIsClosed) {
         return null;
     }
 
@@ -162,3 +170,17 @@ export const ChangesToOverwrite: React.FC<{
         </ChangesToOverwriteWarning>
     );
 };
+
+export const ChangesToOverwrite: React.FC<{
+    currentStrategy?: IFeatureStrategy;
+    change: IChangeRequestUpdateStrategy;
+    changeRequestState: ChangeRequestState;
+}> = ({ change, currentStrategy, changeRequestState }) => {
+    return useUiFlag('changeRequestConflictHandling') ? (
+        <ChangesToOverwriteInternal
+            change={change}
+            changeRequestState={changeRequestState}
+            currentStrategy={currentStrategy}
+        />
+    ) : null;
+};