diff --git a/src/git/models/reference.ts b/src/git/models/reference.ts
index 24a9260..d4dc084 100644
--- a/src/git/models/reference.ts
+++ b/src/git/models/reference.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { configuration } from '../../configuration';
 import { GlyphChars } from '../../constants';
-import { getBranchNameWithoutRemote } from './branch';
+import { getBranchNameWithoutRemote, getRemoteNameFromBranchName } from './branch';
 
 const rangeRegex = /^(\S*?)(\.\.\.?)(\S*)\s*$/;
 const shaLikeRegex = /(^[0-9a-f]{40}([\^@~:]\S*)?$)|(^[0]{40}(:|-)$)/;
@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ export namespace GitReference {
 			let refName = options?.quoted ? `'${ref.name}'` : ref.name;
 			switch (ref.refType) {
 				case 'branch':
+					if (ref.remote) {
+						refName = `${getRemoteNameFromBranchName(refName)}: ${getBranchNameWithoutRemote(refName)}`;
+						refName = options?.quoted ? `'${refName}'` : refName;
+					}
+
 					result = `${options.label ? `${ref.remote ? 'remote ' : ''}branch ` : ''}${
 						options.icon ? `$(git-branch)${GlyphChars.Space}${refName}` : refName
 					}`;