diff --git a/internal/app/app.go b/internal/app/app.go
index f982c34..7d68252 100644
--- a/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/app/app.go
@@ -287,13 +287,27 @@ func (a *App) processApprovalsAndReviewers() (bool, string, []string, error) {
 			if err != nil {
 				a.printWarn("WARNING: Error getting currently requested owners for re-request: %v\n", err)
 			} else {
+				// Get reviewers who have reviewed but not approved (requested changes or commented)
+				reviewedButNotApproved, err := a.client.GetReviewedButNotApproved()
+				if err != nil {
+					a.printWarn("WARNING: Error getting reviewed but not approved owners for re-request: %v\n", err)
+				}
+				
 				currentlyRequestedSet := make(map[string]struct{}, len(currentlyRequestedOwners))
 				for _, owner := range currentlyRequestedOwners {
 					currentlyRequestedSet[owner.Normalized()] = struct{}{}
 				}
+				
+				reviewedButNotApprovedSet := make(map[string]struct{}, len(reviewedButNotApproved))
+				for _, owner := range reviewedButNotApproved {
+					reviewedButNotApprovedSet[owner.Normalized()] = struct{}{}
+				}
+				
 				ownersToReRequest := f.Filtered(allRequiredOwnerNames, func(owner codeowners.Slug) bool {
-					_, exists := currentlyRequestedSet[owner.Normalized()]
-					return !exists
+					_, isCurrentlyRequested := currentlyRequestedSet[owner.Normalized()]
+					_, hasReviewedButNotApproved := reviewedButNotApprovedSet[owner.Normalized()]
+					// Exclude if already requested or if a member has reviewed but not approved
+					return !isCurrentlyRequested && !hasReviewedButNotApproved
 				})
 				if len(ownersToReRequest) > 0 {
 					a.printDebug("Re-requesting Reviews from satisfied team(s) to meet min_reviews: %s\n", codeowners.OriginalStrings(ownersToReRequest))
diff --git a/internal/github/gh.go b/internal/github/gh.go
index bd14108..982f57a 100644
--- a/internal/github/gh.go
+++ b/internal/github/gh.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type Client interface {
 	FindUserApproval(ghUser string) (*CurrentApproval, error)
 	GetCurrentReviewerApprovals() ([]*CurrentApproval, error)
 	GetAlreadyReviewed() ([]codeowners.Slug, error)
+	GetReviewedButNotApproved() ([]codeowners.Slug, error)
 	GetCurrentlyRequested() ([]codeowners.Slug, error)
 	DismissStaleReviews(staleApprovals []*CurrentApproval) error
 	RequestReviewers(reviewers []string) error
@@ -322,6 +323,52 @@ func reviewerAlreadyReviewed(reviews []*github.PullRequestReview, userReviewerMa
 	return slices.Collect(maps.Values(reviewsReviewers))
 }
 
+func (gh *GHClient) GetReviewedButNotApproved() ([]codeowners.Slug, error) {
+	if gh.pr == nil {
+		return nil, &NoPRError{}
+	}
+	if gh.userReviewerMap == nil {
+		return nil, &UserReviewerMapNotInitError{}
+	}
+	if gh.reviews == nil {
+		err := gh.InitReviews()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return reviewerReviewedButNotApproved(gh.reviews, gh.userReviewerMap), nil
+}
+
+func reviewerReviewedButNotApproved(reviews []*github.PullRequestReview, userReviewerMap ghUserReviewerMap) []codeowners.Slug {
+	// Track the most recent review state for each user
+	// Since reviews are in descending chronological order (most recent first),
+	// the first occurrence of each user is their most recent review
+	userReviewStates := make(map[string]string)
+	for _, review := range reviews {
+		reviewingUser := strings.ToLower(review.GetUser().GetLogin())
+		// Only track if we haven't seen this user yet (most recent review)
+		if _, seen := userReviewStates[reviewingUser]; !seen {
+			state := review.GetState()
+			// Only track non-approved states (CHANGES_REQUESTED or COMMENTED)
+			if state == github.ReviewStateChangesRequested || state == github.ReviewStateCommented {
+				userReviewStates[reviewingUser] = state
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	reviewsReviewers := make(map[string]codeowners.Slug)
+	for reviewingUserLower := range userReviewStates {
+		// Include reviewers whose most recent review is CHANGES_REQUESTED or COMMENTED
+		if reviewers, ok := userReviewerMap[reviewingUserLower]; ok {
+			for _, reviewer := range reviewers {
+				reviewsReviewers[reviewer.Normalized()] = reviewer
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return slices.Collect(maps.Values(reviewsReviewers))
+}
+
 func (gh *GHClient) GetCurrentlyRequested() ([]codeowners.Slug, error) {
 	if gh.pr == nil {
 		return nil, &NoPRError{}