diff --git a/routers/web/repo/editor.go b/routers/web/repo/editor.go
index 0f1986a92e..adb728361b 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/editor.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/editor.go
@@ -130,7 +130,9 @@ func prepareEditorCommitSubmittedForm[T forms.CommitCommonFormInterface](ctx *co
 	}
 
 	// check commit behavior
-	targetBranchName := util.Iif(commonForm.CommitChoice == editorCommitChoiceNewBranch, commonForm.NewBranchName, ctx.Repo.BranchName)
+	fromBaseBranch := ctx.FormString("from_base_branch")
+	commitToNewBranch := commonForm.CommitChoice == editorCommitChoiceNewBranch || fromBaseBranch != ""
+	targetBranchName := util.Iif(commitToNewBranch, commonForm.NewBranchName, ctx.Repo.BranchName)
 	if targetBranchName == ctx.Repo.BranchName && !commitFormOptions.CanCommitToBranch {
 		ctx.JSONError(ctx.Tr("repo.editor.cannot_commit_to_protected_branch", targetBranchName))
 		return nil
@@ -143,19 +145,24 @@ func prepareEditorCommitSubmittedForm[T forms.CommitCommonFormInterface](ctx *co
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	oldBranchName := ctx.Repo.BranchName
-	fromBaseBranch := ctx.FormString("from_base_branch")
-	if fromBaseBranch != "" {
-		// if target branch exists, we should warn users
+	if commitToNewBranch {
+		// if target branch exists, we should stop
 		targetBranchExists, err := git_model.IsBranchExist(ctx, commitFormOptions.TargetRepo.ID, targetBranchName)
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("IsBranchExist", err)
 			return nil
-		}
-		if targetBranchExists {
-			ctx.JSONError(ctx.Tr("repo.editor.fork_branch_exists", targetBranchName))
+		} else if targetBranchExists {
+			if fromBaseBranch != "" {
+				ctx.JSONError(ctx.Tr("repo.editor.fork_branch_exists", targetBranchName))
+			} else {
+				ctx.JSONError(ctx.Tr("repo.editor.branch_already_exists", targetBranchName))
+			}
 			return nil
 		}
+	}
+
+	oldBranchName := ctx.Repo.BranchName
+	if fromBaseBranch != "" {
 		err = editorPushBranchToForkedRepository(ctx, ctx.Doer, ctx.Repo.Repository.BaseRepo, fromBaseBranch, commitFormOptions.TargetRepo, targetBranchName)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("Unable to editorPushBranchToForkedRepository: %v", err)
diff --git a/tests/integration/editor_test.go b/tests/integration/editor_test.go
index 8174319a66..e97365e17b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/editor_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/editor_test.go
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ func testEditorCreateFile(t *testing.T) {
 	testEditorActionPostRequestError(t, session, "/user2/repo1/_new/master/", map[string]string{
 		"tree_path":       "test.txt",
 		"commit_choice":   "commit-to-new-branch",
-		"new_branch_name": "branch2",
-	}, `Branch "branch2" already exists in this repository.`)
+		"new_branch_name": "master",
+	}, `Branch "master" already exists in this repository.`)
 }
 
 func testCreateFile(t *testing.T, session *TestSession, user, repo, branch, filePath, content string) {
@@ -153,24 +153,27 @@ func testEditorDiffPreview(t *testing.T) {
 
 func testEditorPatchFile(t *testing.T) {
 	session := loginUser(t, "user2")
-	pathContent := `diff --git a/patch-file-1.txt b/patch-file-1.txt
+	pathContentCommon := `diff --git a/patch-file-1.txt b/patch-file-1.txt
 new file mode 100644
 index 0000000000..aaaaaaaaaa
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/patch-file-1.txt
 @@ -0,0 +1 @@
-+patched content
-`
-	patchForm := map[string]string{
-		"content":         pathContent,
++`
+	testEditorActionPostRequest(t, session, "/user2/repo1/_diffpatch/master/", map[string]string{
+		"content":         pathContentCommon + "patched content\n",
 		"commit_choice":   "commit-to-new-branch",
 		"new_branch_name": "patched-branch",
-	}
-	testEditorActionPostRequest(t, session, "/user2/repo1/_diffpatch/master/", patchForm)
+	})
 	resp := MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", "/user2/repo1/raw/branch/patched-branch/patch-file-1.txt"), http.StatusOK)
 	assert.Equal(t, "patched content\n", resp.Body.String())
 
-	resp = testEditorActionPostRequest(t, session, "/user2/repo1/_diffpatch/master/", patchForm)
+	// patch again, it should fail
+	resp = testEditorActionPostRequest(t, session, "/user2/repo1/_diffpatch/patched-branch/", map[string]string{
+		"content":         pathContentCommon + "another patched content\n",
+		"commit_choice":   "commit-to-new-branch",
+		"new_branch_name": "patched-branch-1",
+	})
 	assert.Equal(t, "Unable to apply patch", test.ParseJSONError(resp.Body.Bytes()).ErrorMessage)
 }