diff --git a/.husky/pre-push b/.husky/pre-push
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.husky/pre-push
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+#!/bin/bash
+. "$(dirname "$0")/_/husky.sh"
+
+# Allows us to read user input below, redirects script's input to the terminal.
+exec < /dev/tty
+
+PROTECTED_BRANCH=("develop" "trunk")
+CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
+
+if [[ " ${PROTECTED_BRANCH[@]} " =~ " ${CURRENT_BRANCH} " ]]; then
+    read -p "$CURRENT_BRANCH is a protected branch. Are you sure you want to push? (y/n): " confirmation
+        if [ "$confirmation" != "y" ]; then
+        echo "Push aborted"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog/avoid-accidental-push-to-develop b/changelog/avoid-accidental-push-to-develop
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index 00000000000..b1a0fee6648
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+Significance: minor
+Type: dev
+
+Dev: additional check when pushing to protected branches.