diff --git a/roboco/services/git.py b/roboco/services/git.py
index 895b2c97..bacf5cdc 100644
--- a/roboco/services/git.py
+++ b/roboco/services/git.py
@@ -2005,6 +2005,13 @@ class GitService(BaseService):
         identity. Raises ``GitError`` on any GitHub failure so the calling
         side-effect can surface it (and stays idempotent — it runs once, after
         the DB commit).
+
+        Self-review fallback: GitHub forbids ``APPROVE`` / ``REQUEST_CHANGES`` on
+        a PR authored by the token's own account (422 "...on your own pull
+        request"). The org's internal PRs — and any PR the PAT owner opened —
+        hit this, so the review would otherwise never land. A plain ``COMMENT``
+        review IS allowed on your own PR, so this retries once as ``COMMENT``
+        (the verdict is already stated in ``body``).
         """
         details = {"project": project_slug, "pr": pr_number}
         project = await get_project_service(self.session).get_by_slug(project_slug)
@@ -2033,6 +2040,22 @@ class GitService(BaseService):
             ) from e
         if resp.status_code == _HTTP_NOT_FOUND:
             raise GitError(f"PR not found: #{pr_number} on {owner}/{repo}", details)
+        if (
+            resp.status_code == _GH_UNPROCESSABLE
+            and event != "COMMENT"
+            and "own pull request" in resp.text.lower()
+        ):
+            # Self-review: downgrade to a COMMENT review (allowed on your own PR)
+            # so the review actually posts instead of being silently dropped.
+            self.log.warning(
+                "post_pr_review: self-review forbidden, retrying as COMMENT",
+                project=project_slug,
+                pr=pr_number,
+                requested_event=event,
+            )
+            return await self.post_pr_review(
+                project_slug, pr_number, body, event="COMMENT"
+            )
         if not resp.is_success:
             raise GitError(
                 f"GitHub API refused PR review ({resp.status_code}): {resp.text[:200]}",
diff --git a/tests/unit/services/test_git_post_pr_review.py b/tests/unit/services/test_git_post_pr_review.py
index 0e2b5e4d..f1c854aa 100644
--- a/tests/unit/services/test_git_post_pr_review.py
+++ b/tests/unit/services/test_git_post_pr_review.py
@@ -92,3 +92,58 @@ async def test_post_pr_review_raises_on_github_error() -> None:
         pytest.raises(GitError),
     ):
         await svc.post_pr_review("roboco", _PR, "body")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_post_pr_review_self_review_falls_back_to_comment() -> None:
+    """A 422 'own pull request' downgrades REQUEST_CHANGES to a COMMENT review."""
+    svc = _service()
+    _bind(svc, "_token_for_project", AsyncMock(return_value="tok"))
+    client = MagicMock()
+    client.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=client)
+    client.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
+    # First POST (REQUEST_CHANGES) 422s as a self-review; the COMMENT retry wins.
+    client.post = AsyncMock(
+        side_effect=[
+            _resp(
+                status_code=422,
+                text='{"errors":["Review Can not request changes on your own '
+                'pull request"]}',
+            ),
+            _resp(status_code=200, json_payload={"id": 9, "state": "COMMENTED"}),
+        ]
+    )
+    with (
+        _patch_project(),
+        patch("roboco.services.git.httpx.AsyncClient", return_value=client),
+    ):
+        out = await svc.post_pr_review("roboco", _PR, "Please fix X.")
+    assert client.post.await_count == 2  # noqa: PLR2004
+    first, second = client.post.await_args_list
+    assert first.kwargs["json"]["event"] == "REQUEST_CHANGES"
+    assert second.kwargs["json"]["event"] == "COMMENT"
+    assert second.kwargs["json"]["body"] == "Please fix X."
+    assert out["state"] == "COMMENTED"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_post_pr_review_self_review_comment_failure_raises() -> None:
+    """If the COMMENT retry also fails, the error surfaces (no infinite loop)."""
+    svc = _service()
+    _bind(svc, "_token_for_project", AsyncMock(return_value="tok"))
+    client = MagicMock()
+    client.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=client)
+    client.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
+    client.post = AsyncMock(
+        side_effect=[
+            _resp(status_code=422, text='["...on your own pull request"]'),
+            _resp(status_code=500, text="boom"),
+        ]
+    )
+    with (
+        _patch_project(),
+        patch("roboco.services.git.httpx.AsyncClient", return_value=client),
+        pytest.raises(GitError),
+    ):
+        await svc.post_pr_review("roboco", _PR, "body")
+    assert client.post.await_count == 2  # noqa: PLR2004