diff --git a/document_page_approval/models/document_page.py b/document_page_approval/models/document_page.py
index 57a3e02d..7cc84a09 100644
--- a/document_page_approval/models/document_page.py
+++ b/document_page_approval/models/document_page.py
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ class DocumentPage(models.Model):
         string='Has changes pending approval'
     )
 
+    user_has_drafts = fields.Boolean(
+        compute='_compute_user_has_drafts',
+        string='User has drafts?',
+    )
+
     @api.multi
     @api.depends('approval_required', 'parent_id.is_approval_required')
     def _compute_is_approval_required(self):
@@ -136,6 +141,15 @@ class DocumentPage(models.Model):
                 ('state', '=', 'to approve')])
             rec.has_changes_pending_approval = (changes > 0)
 
+    @api.multi
+    def _compute_user_has_drafts(self):
+        history = self.env['document.page.history']
+        for rec in self:
+            changes = history.search_count([
+                ('page_id', '=', rec.id),
+                ('state', '=', 'draft')])
+            rec.user_has_drafts = (changes > 0)
+
     @api.multi
     def _create_history(self, vals):
         res = super(DocumentPage, self)._create_history(vals)
diff --git a/document_page_approval/views/document_page_approval.xml b/document_page_approval/views/document_page_approval.xml
index 323269c0..ab71926f 100644
--- a/document_page_approval/views/document_page_approval.xml
+++ b/document_page_approval/views/document_page_approval.xml
@@ -80,15 +80,21 @@
                          attrs="{'invisible': [('is_approval_required','=',False)]}">
                         This document requires approval. If edited, you will create a new <b>Change Request</b>.
                     </div>
+                    <div class="alert alert-warning oe_edit_only" role="alert" style="margin-bottom:0px;"
+                         attrs="{'invisible': [('user_has_drafts','=',False)]}">
+                        <b>You already have a Draft Change Request for this page.</b>
+                        It is highly recommended that you edit that one instead of creating a new one.
+                    </div>
                     <field name="is_approval_required" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="has_changes_pending_approval" invisible="1"/>
+                    <field name="user_has_drafts" invisible="1"/>
                 </sheet>
 
                 <field name="type" position="before">
                     <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box">
                         <button class="oe_stat_button" name="action_changes_pending_approval"
                                 string="Change Requests" type="object"
-                                attrs="{'invisible':[('has_changes_pending_approval','=',False)]}" icon="fa-edit"/>
+                                attrs="{'invisible':[('has_changes_pending_approval','=',False),('user_has_drafts','=',False)]}" icon="fa-edit"/>
                     </div>
                 </field>
 
@@ -192,7 +198,7 @@
             <field name="res_model">document.page.history</field>
             <field name="view_type">form</field>
             <field name="view_mode">tree,form</field>
-            <field name="context">{'search_default_state':'to approve'}</field>
+            <field name="context">{'search_default_draft': 1, 'search_default_pending': 1}</field>
         </record>
 
         <menuitem id="menu_page_change_requests"