diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitChangesetConverter.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitChangesetConverter.java
index 39d0f31066..c158dd5d4e 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitChangesetConverter.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitChangesetConverter.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Multimap;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.diff.DiffEntry;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.PersonIdent;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Ref;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevCommit;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevTree;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevWalk;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ public class GitChangesetConverter implements Closeable
   public GitChangesetConverter(org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository repository,
     RevWalk revWalk, int idLength)
   {
+    this.repository = repository;
     this.idLength = idLength;
 
     if (revWalk == null)
@@ -175,6 +178,23 @@ public class GitChangesetConverter implements Closeable
       changeset.getTags().addAll(tagCollection);
     }
 
+    Set<Ref> refs = repository.getAllRefsByPeeledObjectId().get(commit.getId());
+
+    if (Util.isNotEmpty(refs))
+    {
+
+      for (Ref ref : refs)
+      {
+        String branch = GitUtil.getBranch(ref);
+
+        if (branch != null)
+        {
+          changeset.getBranches().add(branch);
+        }
+      }
+
+    }
+
     return changeset;
   }
 
@@ -285,6 +305,9 @@ public class GitChangesetConverter implements Closeable
   /** Field description */
   private int idLength;
 
+  /** Field description */
+  private org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository repository;
+
   /** Field description */
   private RevWalk revWalk;
 
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitUtil.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitUtil.java
index 5c8da91101..571028500c 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitUtil.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitUtil.java
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ public class GitUtil
   /** Field description */
   public static final String REF_MASTER = "master";
 
+  /** Field description */
+  private static final String PREFIX_HEADS = "refs/heads/";
+
   /** Field description */
   private static final String PREFIX_TAG = "refs/tags/";
 
@@ -209,6 +212,28 @@ public class GitUtil
 
   //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param ref
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public static String getBranch(Ref ref)
+  {
+    String branch = null;
+
+    String name = ref.getName();
+
+    if (name.startsWith(PREFIX_HEADS))
+    {
+      branch = name.substring(PREFIX_HEADS.length());
+    }
+
+    return branch;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -239,6 +264,43 @@ public class GitUtil
     return branchId;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param repository
+   * @param revWalk
+   * @param ref
+   *
+   * @return
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  public static RevCommit getCommit(org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository repository,
+    RevWalk revWalk, Ref ref)
+    throws IOException
+  {
+    RevCommit commit = null;
+    ObjectId id = ref.getPeeledObjectId();
+
+    if (id == null)
+    {
+      id = ref.getObjectId();
+    }
+
+    if (id != null)
+    {
+      if (revWalk == null)
+      {
+        revWalk = new RevWalk(repository);
+      }
+
+      commit = revWalk.parseCommit(id);
+    }
+
+    return commit;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -350,41 +412,4 @@ public class GitUtil
     return name;
 
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @param repository
-   * @param revWalk
-   * @param ref
-   *
-   * @return
-   *
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
-  public static RevCommit getCommit(
-    org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository repository, RevWalk revWalk, Ref ref)
-    throws IOException
-  {
-    RevCommit commit = null;
-    ObjectId id = ref.getPeeledObjectId();
-
-    if (id == null)
-    {
-      id = ref.getObjectId();
-    }
-
-    if (id != null)
-    {
-      if (revWalk == null)
-      {
-        revWalk = new RevWalk(repository);
-      }
-
-      commit = revWalk.parseCommit(id);
-    }
-
-    return commit;
-  }
 }