diff --git a/src/git/models/status.ts b/src/git/models/status.ts
index b5dfe49..dee4a0a 100644
--- a/src/git/models/status.ts
+++ b/src/git/models/status.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export interface GitStatusUpstreamState {
 }
 
 export class GitStatus {
+    readonly detached: boolean;
+
     constructor(
         public readonly repoPath: string,
         public readonly branch: string,
@@ -21,11 +23,16 @@ export class GitStatus {
         public readonly state: GitStatusUpstreamState,
         public readonly upstream?: string
     ) {
-        if (GitBranch.isDetached(branch)) {
+        this.detached = GitBranch.isDetached(branch);
+        if (this.detached) {
             this.branch = GitBranch.formatDetached(this.sha);
         }
     }
 
+    get ref() {
+        return this.detached ? this.sha : this.branch;
+    }
+
     private _diff?: {
         added: number;
         deleted: number;
diff --git a/src/quickpicks/repoStatusQuickPick.ts b/src/quickpicks/repoStatusQuickPick.ts
index 86e8f53..66c69d3 100644
--- a/src/quickpicks/repoStatusQuickPick.ts
+++ b/src/quickpicks/repoStatusQuickPick.ts
@@ -391,9 +391,9 @@ export class RepoStatusQuickPick {
                     },
                     Commands.ShowQuickBranchHistory,
                     [
-                        GitUri.fromRepoPath(status.repoPath, `${status.upstream}..${status.branch}`),
+                        GitUri.fromRepoPath(status.repoPath, `${status.upstream}..${status.ref}`),
                         {
-                            branch: status.branch,
+                            branch: status.ref,
                             maxCount: 0,
                             goBackCommand: currentCommand
                         } as ShowQuickBranchHistoryCommandArgs
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ export class RepoStatusQuickPick {
                     },
                     Commands.ShowQuickBranchHistory,
                     [
-                        GitUri.fromRepoPath(status.repoPath, `${status.branch}..${status.upstream}`),
+                        GitUri.fromRepoPath(status.repoPath, `${status.ref}..${status.upstream}`),
                         {
                             branch: status.upstream,
                             maxCount: 0,
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/statusNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/statusNode.ts
index 1cdfe97..fcc155e 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/statusNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/statusNode.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class StatusNode extends ExplorerNode {
             }
 
             if (status.state.ahead || (status.files.length !== 0 && this.includeWorkingTree)) {
-                const range = status.upstream ? `${status.upstream}..${status.branch}` : undefined;
+                const range = status.upstream ? `${status.upstream}..${status.ref}` : undefined;
                 children.push(new StatusFilesNode(status, range, this.explorer, this.active));
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/statusUpstreamNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/statusUpstreamNode.ts
index 60909b2..544f0d6 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/statusUpstreamNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/statusUpstreamNode.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ export class StatusUpstreamNode extends ExplorerNode {
     async getChildren(): Promise<ExplorerNode[]> {
         const range =
             this.direction === 'ahead'
-                ? `${this.status.upstream}..${this.status.branch}`
-                : `${this.status.branch}..${this.status.upstream}`;
+                ? `${this.status.upstream}..${this.status.ref}`
+                : `${this.status.ref}..${this.status.upstream}`;
 
         let log = await Container.git.getLog(this.uri.repoPath!, { maxCount: 0, ref: range });
         if (log === undefined) return [];