diff --git a/dev-infra/pr/merge/config.ts b/dev-infra/pr/merge/config.ts
index 861b46bbc1..73222436ef 100644
--- a/dev-infra/pr/merge/config.ts
+++ b/dev-infra/pr/merge/config.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ export interface MergeConfig {
   claSignedLabel: string|RegExp;
   /** Pattern that matches labels which imply a merge ready pull request. */
   mergeReadyLabel: string|RegExp;
+  /** Label that is applied when special attention from the caretaker is required. */
+  caretakerNoteLabel?: string|RegExp;
   /** Label which can be applied to fixup commit messages in the merge script. */
   commitMessageFixupLabel: string|RegExp;
   /**
diff --git a/dev-infra/pr/merge/index.ts b/dev-infra/pr/merge/index.ts
index fcd3c16fdd..1b43aaf32b 100644
--- a/dev-infra/pr/merge/index.ts
+++ b/dev-infra/pr/merge/index.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export async function mergePullRequest(
   /**
    * Handles the merge result by printing console messages, exiting the process
    * based on the result, or by restarting the merge if force mode has been enabled.
-   * @returns Whether the merge was successful or not.
+   * @returns Whether the merge completed without errors or not.
    */
   async function handleMergeResult(result: MergeResult, disableForceMergePrompt = false) {
     const {failure, status} = result;
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export async function mergePullRequest(
 
     switch (status) {
       case MergeStatus.SUCCESS:
-        info(green(`Successfully merged the pull request: ${prNumber}`));
+        info(green(`Successfully merged the pull request: #${prNumber}`));
         return true;
       case MergeStatus.DIRTY_WORKING_DIR:
         error(
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ export async function mergePullRequest(
         error(red('An error related to interacting with Github has been discovered.'));
         error(failure!.message);
         return false;
+      case MergeStatus.USER_ABORTED:
+        info(`Merge of pull request has been aborted manually: #${prNumber}`);
+        return true;
       case MergeStatus.FAILED:
         error(yellow(`Could not merge the specified pull request.`));
         error(red(failure!.message));
diff --git a/dev-infra/pr/merge/messages.ts b/dev-infra/pr/merge/messages.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbcb0aac66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-infra/pr/merge/messages.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+import {red} from '../../utils/console';
+
+import {PullRequest} from './pull-request';
+
+export function getCaretakerNotePromptMessage(pullRequest: PullRequest): string {
+  return red('Pull request has a caretaker note applied. Please make sure you read it.') +
+      `\nQuick link to PR: ${pullRequest.url}`;
+}
diff --git a/dev-infra/pr/merge/pull-request.ts b/dev-infra/pr/merge/pull-request.ts
index f0bb691841..69216bdc8b 100644
--- a/dev-infra/pr/merge/pull-request.ts
+++ b/dev-infra/pr/merge/pull-request.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import {PullRequestMergeTask} from './task';
 
 /** Interface that describes a pull request. */
 export interface PullRequest {
+  /** URL to the pull request. */
+  url: string;
   /** Number of the pull request. */
   prNumber: number;
   /** Title of the pull request. */
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ export interface PullRequest {
   requiredBaseSha?: string;
   /** Whether the pull request commit message fixup. */
   needsCommitMessageFixup: boolean;
+  /** Whether the pull request has a caretaker note. */
+  hasCaretakerNote: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -77,13 +81,17 @@ export async function loadAndValidatePullRequest(
       config.requiredBaseCommits && config.requiredBaseCommits[githubTargetBranch];
   const needsCommitMessageFixup = !!config.commitMessageFixupLabel &&
       labels.some(name => matchesPattern(name, config.commitMessageFixupLabel));
+  const hasCaretakerNote = !!config.caretakerNoteLabel &&
+      labels.some(name => matchesPattern(name, config.caretakerNoteLabel!));
 
   return {
+    url: prData.html_url,
     prNumber,
     labels,
     requiredBaseSha,
     githubTargetBranch,
     needsCommitMessageFixup,
+    hasCaretakerNote,
     title: prData.title,
     targetBranches: getBranchesFromTargetLabel(targetLabel, githubTargetBranch),
     commitCount: prData.commits,
diff --git a/dev-infra/pr/merge/task.ts b/dev-infra/pr/merge/task.ts
index 8ea89e67d6..e02815cbc0 100644
--- a/dev-infra/pr/merge/task.ts
+++ b/dev-infra/pr/merge/task.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+import {promptConfirm} from '../../utils/console';
 import {GitClient, GitCommandError} from '../../utils/git';
 
 import {MergeConfigWithRemote} from './config';
 import {PullRequestFailure} from './failures';
+import {getCaretakerNotePromptMessage} from './messages';
 import {isPullRequest, loadAndValidatePullRequest,} from './pull-request';
 import {GithubApiMergeStrategy} from './strategies/api-merge';
 import {AutosquashMergeStrategy} from './strategies/autosquash-merge';
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ export const enum MergeStatus {
   DIRTY_WORKING_DIR,
   SUCCESS,
   FAILED,
+  USER_ABORTED,
   GITHUB_ERROR,
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +75,14 @@ export class PullRequestMergeTask {
       return {status: MergeStatus.FAILED, failure: pullRequest};
     }
 
+    // If the pull request has a caretaker note applied, raise awareness by prompting
+    // the caretaker. The caretaker can then decide to proceed or abort the merge.
+    if (pullRequest.hasCaretakerNote &&
+        !await promptConfirm(
+            getCaretakerNotePromptMessage(pullRequest) + `\nDo you want to proceed merging?`)) {
+      return {status: MergeStatus.USER_ABORTED};
+    }
+
     const strategy = this.config.githubApiMerge ?
         new GithubApiMergeStrategy(this.git, this.config.githubApiMerge) :
         new AutosquashMergeStrategy(this.git);