diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
index 48fafd4e6..4610aed12 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/context"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -348,6 +349,10 @@ func (self *LocalCommitsController) handleMidRebaseCommand(action todo.TodoComma
 		return true, self.c.ErrorMsg(self.c.Tr.LcRewordNotSupported)
 	}
 
+	if allowed := isChangeOfRebaseTodoAllowed(action); !allowed {
+		return true, self.c.ErrorMsg(self.c.Tr.LcChangingThisActionIsNotAllowed)
+	}
+
 	self.c.LogAction("Update rebase TODO")
 	self.c.LogCommand(
 		fmt.Sprintf("Updating rebase action of commit %s to '%s'", commit.ShortSha(), action.String()),
@@ -759,3 +764,16 @@ func (self *LocalCommitsController) paste() error {
 func (self *LocalCommitsController) isHeadCommit() bool {
 	return models.IsHeadCommit(self.model.Commits, self.context().GetSelectedLineIdx())
 }
+
+func isChangeOfRebaseTodoAllowed(action todo.TodoCommand) bool {
+	allowedActions := []todo.TodoCommand{
+		todo.Pick,
+		todo.Drop,
+		todo.Edit,
+		todo.Fixup,
+		todo.Squash,
+		todo.Reword,
+	}
+
+	return lo.Contains(allowedActions, action)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 7b6642882..80179f365 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	YouAreHere                          string
 	YouDied                             string
 	LcRewordNotSupported                string
+	LcChangingThisActionIsNotAllowed    string
 	LcCherryPickCopy                    string
 	LcCherryPickCopyRange               string
 	LcPasteCommits                      string
@@ -887,6 +888,7 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		YouAreHere:                          "YOU ARE HERE",
 		YouDied:                             "YOU DIED!",
 		LcRewordNotSupported:                "rewording commits while interactively rebasing is not currently supported",
+		LcChangingThisActionIsNotAllowed:    "changing this kind of rebase todo entry is not allowed",
 		LcCherryPickCopy:                    "copy commit (cherry-pick)",
 		LcCherryPickCopyRange:               "copy commit range (cherry-pick)",
 		LcPasteCommits:                      "paste commits (cherry-pick)",