diff --git a/install/include/install/snapshot_utils.h b/install/include/install/snapshot_utils.h
index f4b978d2e..c572e7d30 100644
--- a/install/include/install/snapshot_utils.h
+++ b/install/include/install/snapshot_utils.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "recovery_ui/device.h"
 
-bool FinishPendingSnapshotMerges(Device* device);
+bool FinishPendingSnapshotMerges(Device* device, bool called_from_wipe);
 
 /*
  * This function tries to create the snapshotted devices in the case a Virtual
diff --git a/install/snapshot_utils.cpp b/install/snapshot_utils.cpp
index 336e50f89..0f538662c 100644
--- a/install/snapshot_utils.cpp
+++ b/install/snapshot_utils.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 using android::snapshot::CreateResult;
 using android::snapshot::SnapshotManager;
 
-bool FinishPendingSnapshotMerges(Device* device) {
+bool FinishPendingSnapshotMerges(Device* device, bool called_from_wipe) {
   if (!android::base::GetBoolProperty("ro.virtual_ab.enabled", false)) {
     return true;
   }
@@ -38,6 +38,45 @@ bool FinishPendingSnapshotMerges(Device* device) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  if (!called_from_wipe) {
+    using namespace android::snapshot;
+
+    double progress;
+    UpdateState update_state = sm->GetUpdateState(&progress);
+
+    ui->Print("State of pending update: ");
+
+    switch (update_state) {
+      case UpdateState::None:
+        ui->Print("Pending update not found\n");
+        // HandleImminentDataWipe() is not a no-op even in this case, do not return
+        break;
+      case UpdateState::Initiated:
+        ui->Print("Initiated\n");
+        break;
+      case UpdateState::Unverified:
+        ui->Print("Unverified\n");
+        break;
+      case UpdateState::Merging:
+        ui->Print("Merging, progress: %.2ff\n", progress);
+        break;
+      case UpdateState::MergeNeedsReboot:
+        ui->Print("MergeNeedsReboot\n");
+        break;
+      case UpdateState::MergeCompleted:
+        ui->Print("MergeCompleted\n");
+        break;
+      case UpdateState::MergeFailed:
+        ui->Print("MergeFailed\n");
+        break;
+      case UpdateState::Cancelled:
+        ui->Print("Cancelled\n");
+        break;
+      default:
+        ui->Print("unknown (%i)\n", (int) update_state);
+    }
+  }
+
   auto callback = [&]() -> void {
     double progress;
     sm->GetUpdateState(&progress);
@@ -47,6 +86,9 @@ bool FinishPendingSnapshotMerges(Device* device) {
     ui->Print("Unable to check merge status and/or complete update merge.\n");
     return false;
   }
+  if (!called_from_wipe) {
+    ui->Print("Operation completed successfully\n");
+  }
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/install/wipe_data.cpp b/install/wipe_data.cpp
index 024c1e1d5..04b31211e 100644
--- a/install/wipe_data.cpp
+++ b/install/wipe_data.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ bool WipeData(Device* device) {
   ui->SetBackground(RecoveryUI::ERASING);
   ui->SetProgressType(RecoveryUI::INDETERMINATE);
 
-  if (!FinishPendingSnapshotMerges(device)) {
+  if (!FinishPendingSnapshotMerges(device, /* called_from_wipe */ true)) {
     ui->Print("Unable to check update status or complete merge, cannot wipe partitions.\n");
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/recovery.cpp b/recovery.cpp
index 12bbb5029..4885f6c08 100644
--- a/recovery.cpp
+++ b/recovery.cpp
@@ -431,6 +431,11 @@ static Device::BuiltinAction PromptAndWait(Device* device, InstallResult status)
         }
         break;
 
+      case Device::DISCARD_PENDING_UPDATE: {
+        FinishPendingSnapshotMerges(device, /* called_from_wipe */ false);
+        break;
+      }
+
       case Device::WIPE_DATA:
         save_current_log = true;
         if (ui->IsTextVisible()) {
diff --git a/recovery_ui/device.cpp b/recovery_ui/device.cpp
index 312d8d8e9..2f71a8381 100644
--- a/recovery_ui/device.cpp
+++ b/recovery_ui/device.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 static std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Device::BuiltinAction>> g_menu_actions{
   { "Reboot system now", Device::REBOOT },
+  { "Discard pending OS update", Device::DISCARD_PENDING_UPDATE },
   { "Reboot to bootloader", Device::REBOOT_BOOTLOADER },
   { "Enter fastboot", Device::ENTER_FASTBOOT },
   { "Apply update from ADB", Device::APPLY_ADB_SIDELOAD },
diff --git a/recovery_ui/include/recovery_ui/device.h b/recovery_ui/include/recovery_ui/device.h
index 76166f09d..c137fbe8c 100644
--- a/recovery_ui/include/recovery_ui/device.h
+++ b/recovery_ui/include/recovery_ui/device.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class Device {
     REBOOT_RESCUE = 19,
     REBOOT_FROM_FASTBOOT = 20,
     SHUTDOWN_FROM_FASTBOOT = 21,
+    DISCARD_PENDING_UPDATE = 100,
   };
 
   explicit Device(RecoveryUI* ui);