diff --git a/master_changes.md b/master_changes.md
index bc2c04e23cc..cc2b03f255a 100644
--- a/master_changes.md
+++ b/master_changes.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ users)
 ## Config
 
 ## Pin
+  * Don't ask confirmation when pinning an unknown package (absent from repositories) [#6309 @kit-ty-kate]
 
 ## List
 
diff --git a/src/client/opamPinCommand.ml b/src/client/opamPinCommand.ml
index 0dfa97051d3..6f76a010a93 100644
--- a/src/client/opamPinCommand.ml
+++ b/src/client/opamPinCommand.ml
@@ -491,12 +491,9 @@ and source_pin
       version, None
   in
 
-  if not (OpamPackage.has_name st.packages name) &&
-     not (OpamConsole.confirm
-            "Package %s does not exist, create as a %s package?"
-            (OpamPackage.Name.to_string name)
-            (OpamConsole.colorise `bold "NEW"))
-  then raise Aborted;
+  if not (OpamPackage.has_name st.packages name) then
+    OpamConsole.note "Package %s was unknown until now"
+      (OpamPackage.Name.to_string name);
 
   (match OpamStd.Option.map OpamFile.URL.url cur_urlf, target_url with
    | Some u, Some target when OpamUrl.(