diff --git a/src/commands/git/branch.ts b/src/commands/git/branch.ts
index c61c796..3ff7692 100644
--- a/src/commands/git/branch.ts
+++ b/src/commands/git/branch.ts
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ export class BranchGitCommand extends QuickCommand<State> {
 					placeholder: context =>
 						`Choose a branch${context.showTags ? ' or tag' : ''} to create the new branch from`,
 					picked: state.reference?.ref ?? (await state.repo.getBranch())?.ref,
+					titleContext: ' from',
 					value: GitReference.isRevision(state.reference) ? state.reference.ref : undefined,
 				});
 				// Always break on the first step (so we will go back)
@@ -267,7 +268,11 @@ export class BranchGitCommand extends QuickCommand<State> {
 			if (state.counter < 4 || state.name == null) {
 				const result = yield* inputBranchNameStep(state, context, {
 					placeholder: 'Please provide a name for the new branch',
-					titleContext: ` from ${GitReference.toString(state.reference, { capitalize: true, icon: false })}`,
+					titleContext: ` from ${GitReference.toString(state.reference, {
+						capitalize: true,
+						icon: false,
+						label: state.reference.refType !== 'branch',
+					})}`,
 					value: state.name ?? GitReference.getNameWithoutRemote(state.reference),
 				});
 				if (result === StepResult.Break) continue;
diff --git a/src/git/models/models.ts b/src/git/models/models.ts
index 77ffe3b..7b07701 100644
--- a/src/git/models/models.ts
+++ b/src/git/models/models.ts
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ export namespace GitReference {
 				}
 			}
 
-			return options.capitalize && options.expand
+			return options.capitalize && options.expand && options.label !== false
 				? `${result[0].toLocaleUpperCase()}${result.substring(1)}`
 				: result;
 		}
diff --git a/src/views/viewCommands.ts b/src/views/viewCommands.ts
index 79de8ed..f7aae07 100644
--- a/src/views/viewCommands.ts
+++ b/src/views/viewCommands.ts
@@ -280,8 +280,13 @@ export class ViewCommands {
 	}
 
 	@debug()
-	private createBranch(node?: ViewRefNode | BranchesNode) {
-		return GitActions.Branch.create(node?.repoPath, node instanceof ViewRefNode ? node?.ref : undefined);
+	private async createBranch(node?: ViewRefNode | BranchesNode) {
+		let from = node instanceof ViewRefNode ? node?.ref : undefined;
+		if (from == null) {
+			const branch = await Container.git.getBranch(node?.repoPath ?? (await Container.git.getActiveRepoPath()));
+			from = branch;
+		}
+		return GitActions.Branch.create(node?.repoPath, from);
 	}
 
 	@debug()