diff --git a/src/commands/openBranchInRemote.ts b/src/commands/openBranchInRemote.ts
index cae0df9..6001993 100644
--- a/src/commands/openBranchInRemote.ts
+++ b/src/commands/openBranchInRemote.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class OpenBranchInRemoteCommand extends ActiveEditorCommand {
         if (isCommandViewContextWithBranch(context)) {
             args = { ...args };
             args.branch = context.node.branch.name;
-            args.remote = context.node.branch.getRemote();
+            args.remote = context.node.branch.getRemoteName();
         }
 
         return this.execute(context.editor, context.uri, args);
diff --git a/src/git/models/branch.ts b/src/git/models/branch.ts
index 48901c9..ce18916 100644
--- a/src/git/models/branch.ts
+++ b/src/git/models/branch.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 import { StarredBranches, WorkspaceState } from '../../constants';
 import { Container } from '../../container';
-import { Git } from '../git';
+import { Git, GitRemote } from '../git';
 import { GitStatus } from './status';
 import { memoize } from '../../system';
 
@@ -58,7 +58,18 @@ export class GitBranch {
     }
 
     @memoize()
-    getRemote(): string | undefined {
+    async getRemote(): Promise<GitRemote | undefined> {
+        const remoteName = this.getRemoteName();
+        if (remoteName === undefined) return undefined;
+
+        const remotes = await Container.git.getRemotes(this.repoPath);
+        if (remotes.length === 0) return undefined;
+
+        return remotes.find(r => r.name === remoteName);
+    }
+
+    @memoize()
+    getRemoteName(): string | undefined {
         if (this.remote) return GitBranch.getRemote(this.name);
         if (this.tracking !== undefined) return GitBranch.getRemote(this.tracking);
 
diff --git a/src/quickpicks/repoStatusQuickPick.ts b/src/quickpicks/repoStatusQuickPick.ts
index c2e4422..a03b970 100644
--- a/src/quickpicks/repoStatusQuickPick.ts
+++ b/src/quickpicks/repoStatusQuickPick.ts
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ export class RepoStatusQuickPick {
         const pick = await window.showQuickPick(items, {
             matchOnDescription: true,
             placeHolder: `status of ${status.branch}${
-                status.upstream ? ` ${Strings.pad(GlyphChars.ArrowLeftRightLong, 1, 1)} ${status.upstream}` : ''
+                status.upstream ? ` ${Strings.pad(GlyphChars.ArrowsRightLeft, 1, 1)} ${status.upstream}` : ''
             }`,
             ignoreFocusOut: getQuickPickIgnoreFocusOut(),
             onDidSelectItem: (item: QuickPickItem) => {
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/branchNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/branchNode.ts
index 2d713ff..07ff253 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/branchNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/branchNode.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsibleState } from 'vscode';
 import { ViewBranchesLayout } from '../../configuration';
 import { GlyphChars } from '../../constants';
 import { Container } from '../../container';
-import { GitBranch, GitUri } from '../../git/gitService';
+import { GitBranch, GitRemoteType, GitUri } from '../../git/gitService';
 import { debug, gate, Iterables, log } from '../../system';
 import { RepositoriesView } from '../repositoriesView';
 import { BranchTrackingStatusNode } from './branchTrackingStatusNode';
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class BranchNode extends ViewRefNode<RepositoriesView> implements Pageabl
         return this._children;
     }
 
-    getTreeItem(): TreeItem {
+    async getTreeItem(): Promise<TreeItem> {
         const name = this.label;
         let tooltip = `${this.branch.getName()}${this.current ? ' (current)' : ''}`;
         let iconSuffix = '';
@@ -112,9 +112,39 @@ export class BranchNode extends ViewRefNode<RepositoriesView> implements Pageabl
         let description;
         if (!this.branch.remote && this.branch.tracking !== undefined) {
             if (this.view.config.showTrackingBranch) {
-                description = `${this.branch.getTrackingStatus({ suffix: `${GlyphChars.Space} ` })}${
-                    GlyphChars.ArrowLeftRightLong
-                }${GlyphChars.Space} ${this.branch.tracking}`;
+                let arrows = GlyphChars.Dash;
+
+                const remote = await this.branch.getRemote();
+                if (remote !== undefined) {
+                    let left;
+                    let right;
+                    for (const { type } of remote.types) {
+                        if (type === GitRemoteType.Fetch) {
+                            left = true;
+
+                            if (right) break;
+                        }
+                        else if (type === GitRemoteType.Push) {
+                            right = true;
+
+                            if (left) break;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if (left && right) {
+                        arrows = GlyphChars.ArrowsRightLeft;
+                    }
+                    else if (right) {
+                        arrows = GlyphChars.ArrowRight;
+                    }
+                    else if (left) {
+                        arrows = GlyphChars.ArrowLeft;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                description = `${this.branch.getTrackingStatus({ suffix: `${GlyphChars.Space} ` })}${arrows}${
+                    GlyphChars.Space
+                } ${this.branch.tracking}`;
             }
             tooltip += ` is tracking ${this.branch.tracking}\n${this.branch.getTrackingStatus({
                 empty: 'up-to-date',
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/compareBranchNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/compareBranchNode.ts
index cb5051c..381a0a4 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/compareBranchNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/compareBranchNode.ts
@@ -53,12 +53,16 @@ export class CompareBranchNode extends ViewNode<RepositoriesView> {
     getTreeItem(): TreeItem {
         let state: TreeItemCollapsibleState;
         let label;
+        let description;
         if (this._compareWith === undefined) {
             label = `Compare ${this.branch.name} with <branch, tag, or ref>`;
             state = TreeItemCollapsibleState.None;
         }
         else {
-            label = `Comparing ${this.branch.name} to ${GitService.shortenSha(this._compareWith, {
+            label = `${this.branch.name}`;
+            description = `${GlyphChars.ArrowLeftRightLong}${
+                GlyphChars.Space
+            } ${GitService.shortenSha(this._compareWith, {
                 working: 'Working Tree'
             })}`;
             state = TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed;
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@ export class CompareBranchNode extends ViewNode<RepositoriesView> {
             arguments: [() => this.compareWith()]
         };
         item.contextValue = ResourceType.CompareBranch;
+        item.description = description;
         item.iconPath = {
             dark: Container.context.asAbsolutePath('images/dark/icon-compare-refs.svg'),
             light: Container.context.asAbsolutePath('images/light/icon-compare-refs.svg')
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/remoteNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/remoteNode.ts
index bc955af..ff92a92 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/remoteNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/remoteNode.ts
@@ -70,28 +70,40 @@ export class RemoteNode extends ViewNode<RepositoriesView> {
     }
 
     getTreeItem(): TreeItem {
-        const fetch = this.remote.types.find(rt => rt.type === GitRemoteType.Fetch);
-        const push = this.remote.types.find(rt => rt.type === GitRemoteType.Push);
+        let arrows;
+        let left;
+        let right;
+        for (const { type } of this.remote.types) {
+            if (type === GitRemoteType.Fetch) {
+                left = true;
+
+                if (right) break;
+            }
+            else if (type === GitRemoteType.Push) {
+                right = true;
+
+                if (left) break;
+            }
+        }
 
-        let separator;
-        if (fetch && push) {
-            separator = GlyphChars.ArrowLeftRightLong;
+        if (left && right) {
+            arrows = GlyphChars.ArrowsRightLeft;
         }
-        else if (fetch) {
-            separator = GlyphChars.ArrowLeft;
+        else if (right) {
+            arrows = GlyphChars.ArrowRight;
         }
-        else if (push) {
-            separator = GlyphChars.ArrowRight;
+        else if (left) {
+            arrows = GlyphChars.ArrowLeft;
         }
         else {
-            separator = GlyphChars.Dash;
+            arrows = GlyphChars.Dash;
         }
 
         const item = new TreeItem(
             `${this.remote.default ? `${GlyphChars.Check} ${GlyphChars.Space}` : ''}${this.remote.name}`,
             TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed
         );
-        item.description = `${separator}${GlyphChars.Space} ${
+        item.description = `${arrows}${GlyphChars.Space} ${
             this.remote.provider !== undefined ? this.remote.provider.name : this.remote.domain
         } ${GlyphChars.Space}${GlyphChars.Dot}${GlyphChars.Space} ${
             this.remote.provider !== undefined ? this.remote.provider.displayPath : this.remote.path
diff --git a/src/views/viewCommands.ts b/src/views/viewCommands.ts
index bc8e0cf..be8bb9c 100644
--- a/src/views/viewCommands.ts
+++ b/src/views/viewCommands.ts
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ export class ViewCommands implements Disposable {
         if (!(node instanceof BranchNode)) return;
 
         if (node.branch.remote) {
-            this.sendTerminalCommand('push', `${node.branch.getRemote()} :${node.branch.getName()}`, node.repoPath);
+            this.sendTerminalCommand('push', `${node.branch.getRemoteName()} :${node.branch.getName()}`, node.repoPath);
         }
         else {
             this.sendTerminalCommand('branch', `-d ${node.ref}`, node.repoPath);
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ export class ViewCommands implements Disposable {
         const branch = node.branch || (await Container.git.getBranch(node.repoPath));
         if (branch === undefined) return;
 
-        this.sendTerminalCommand('push', `${branch.getRemote()} ${node.ref}:${branch.getName()}`, node.repoPath);
+        this.sendTerminalCommand('push', `${branch.getRemoteName()} ${node.ref}:${branch.getName()}`, node.repoPath);
     }
 
     terminalRebaseCommit(node: CommitNode) {