diff --git a/gradle/changelog/repo_information_page.yaml b/gradle/changelog/repo_information_page.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ae408085f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/changelog/repo_information_page.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- type: changed
+  description: Show only relevant information on repository information page ([#1636](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1636))
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/GitRepositoryConfigResource.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/GitRepositoryConfigResource.java
index 69f8815dda..40170a56dd 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/GitRepositoryConfigResource.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/GitRepositoryConfigResource.java
@@ -24,16 +24,19 @@
 
 package sonia.scm.api.v2.resources;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.Operation;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Content;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.ExampleObject;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.parameters.RequestBody;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.responses.ApiResponse;
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import sonia.scm.repository.GitRepositoryConfig;
+import sonia.scm.repository.GitRepositoryHandler;
 import sonia.scm.repository.NamespaceAndName;
 import sonia.scm.repository.Repository;
 import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryManager;
@@ -61,12 +64,14 @@ public class GitRepositoryConfigResource {
   private final GitRepositoryConfigMapper repositoryConfigMapper;
   private final RepositoryManager repositoryManager;
   private final GitRepositoryConfigStoreProvider gitRepositoryConfigStoreProvider;
+  private final GitRepositoryHandler repositoryHandler;
 
   @Inject
-  public GitRepositoryConfigResource(GitRepositoryConfigMapper repositoryConfigMapper, RepositoryManager repositoryManager, GitRepositoryConfigStoreProvider gitRepositoryConfigStoreProvider) {
+  public GitRepositoryConfigResource(GitRepositoryConfigMapper repositoryConfigMapper, RepositoryManager repositoryManager, GitRepositoryConfigStoreProvider gitRepositoryConfigStoreProvider, GitRepositoryHandler repositoryHandler) {
     this.repositoryConfigMapper = repositoryConfigMapper;
     this.repositoryManager = repositoryManager;
     this.gitRepositoryConfigStoreProvider = gitRepositoryConfigStoreProvider;
+    this.repositoryHandler = repositoryHandler;
   }
 
   @GET
@@ -100,12 +105,55 @@ public class GitRepositoryConfigResource {
   public Response getRepositoryConfig(@PathParam("namespace") String namespace, @PathParam("name") String name) {
     Repository repository = getRepository(namespace, name);
     RepositoryPermissions.read(repository).check();
-    ConfigurationStore<GitRepositoryConfig> repositoryConfigStore = getStore(repository);
-    GitRepositoryConfig config = repositoryConfigStore.get();
+    GitRepositoryConfig config = getStore(repository).get();
     GitRepositoryConfigDto dto = repositoryConfigMapper.map(config, repository);
     return Response.ok(dto).build();
   }
 
+  @GET
+  @Path("default-branch")
+  @Produces(GitVndMediaType.GIT_REPOSITORY_DEFAULT_BRANCH)
+  @Operation(summary = "Git repository default branch", description = "Returns the default branch for the repository.", tags = "Git")
+  @ApiResponse(
+    responseCode = "200",
+    description = "success",
+    content = @Content(
+      mediaType = GitVndMediaType.GIT_REPOSITORY_CONFIG,
+      schema = @Schema(implementation = GitRepositoryConfigDto.class)
+    )
+  )
+  @ApiResponse(responseCode = "401", description = "not authenticated / invalid credentials")
+  @ApiResponse(responseCode = "403", description = "not authorized, the current user has no privileges to read the repository config")
+  @ApiResponse(
+    responseCode = "404",
+    description = "not found, no repository with the specified namespace and name available",
+    content = @Content(
+      mediaType = VndMediaType.ERROR_TYPE,
+      schema = @Schema(implementation = ErrorDto.class)
+    ))
+  @ApiResponse(
+    responseCode = "500",
+    description = "internal server error",
+    content = @Content(
+      mediaType = VndMediaType.ERROR_TYPE,
+      schema = @Schema(implementation = ErrorDto.class)
+    ))
+  public Response getDefaultBranch(@PathParam("namespace") String namespace, @PathParam("name") String name) {
+    Repository repository = getRepository(namespace, name);
+    RepositoryPermissions.read(repository).check();
+    GitRepositoryConfig config = getStore(repository).get();
+
+    String defaultBranch = "main";
+
+    if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(config.getDefaultBranch())) {
+      defaultBranch = config.getDefaultBranch();
+    } else if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(repositoryHandler.getConfig().getDefaultBranch())) {
+      defaultBranch = repositoryHandler.getConfig().getDefaultBranch();
+    }
+
+    return Response.ok(new DefaultBranchDto(defaultBranch)).build();
+  }
+
   @PUT
   @Path("/")
   @Consumes(GitVndMediaType.GIT_REPOSITORY_CONFIG)
@@ -167,4 +215,10 @@ public class GitRepositoryConfigResource {
   private ConfigurationStore<GitRepositoryConfig> getStore(Repository repository) {
     return gitRepositoryConfigStoreProvider.get(repository);
   }
+
+  @Getter
+  @AllArgsConstructor
+  public static class DefaultBranchDto {
+    private final String defaultBranch;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryLinkEnricher.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryLinkEnricher.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fd927abc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryLinkEnricher.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package sonia.scm.api.v2.resources;
+
+import sonia.scm.plugin.Extension;
+import sonia.scm.repository.Repository;
+import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryPermissions;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.inject.Provider;
+
+@Extension
+@Enrich(Repository.class)
+public class RepositoryLinkEnricher implements HalEnricher {
+
+  private final Provider<ScmPathInfoStore> scmPathInfoStore;
+
+  @Inject
+  public RepositoryLinkEnricher(Provider<ScmPathInfoStore> scmPathInfoStore) {
+    this.scmPathInfoStore = scmPathInfoStore;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void enrich(HalEnricherContext context, HalAppender appender) {
+    Repository repository = context.oneRequireByType(Repository.class);
+
+    LinkBuilder linkBuilder = new LinkBuilder(scmPathInfoStore.get().get(), GitConfigResource.class, GitRepositoryConfigResource.class);
+
+    if (RepositoryPermissions.read(repository).isPermitted()) {
+      appender.appendLink("defaultBranch", getDefaultBranchLink(repository, linkBuilder));
+    }
+  }
+
+  private String getDefaultBranchLink(Repository repository, LinkBuilder linkBuilder) {
+    return linkBuilder
+      .method("getRepositoryConfig").parameters(repository.getNamespace(), repository.getName())
+      .method("getDefaultBranch").parameters()
+      .href();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/GitVndMediaType.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/GitVndMediaType.java
index 61053e61a3..5a8ef15588 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/GitVndMediaType.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/GitVndMediaType.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ package sonia.scm.web;
 public class GitVndMediaType {
   public static final String GIT_CONFIG = VndMediaType.PREFIX + "gitConfig" + VndMediaType.SUFFIX;
   public static final String GIT_REPOSITORY_CONFIG = VndMediaType.PREFIX + "gitConfig" + VndMediaType.SUFFIX;
+  public static final String GIT_REPOSITORY_DEFAULT_BRANCH = VndMediaType.PREFIX + "gitDefaultBranch" + VndMediaType.SUFFIX;
 
   private GitVndMediaType() {
   }
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/js/CloneInformation.tsx b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/js/CloneInformation.tsx
index c3b1c5b36f..b0cf16a55a 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/js/CloneInformation.tsx
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/js/CloneInformation.tsx
@@ -21,57 +21,93 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-import React from "react";
-import { WithTranslation, withTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { Repository } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+import React, { FC, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { Link, Repository } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+import { apiClient } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
 
-type Props = WithTranslation & {
+type Props = {
   url: string;
   repository: Repository;
 };
 
-class CloneInformation extends React.Component<Props> {
-  render() {
-    const { url, repository, t } = this.props;
+const CloneInformation: FC<Props> = ({ url, repository }) => {
+  const [t] = useTranslation("plugins");
+  const [defaultBranch, setDefaultBranch] = useState<string>("main");
+  const [emptyRepository, setEmptyRepository] = useState<boolean>();
 
-    return (
-      <div>
-        <h4>{t("scm-git-plugin.information.clone")}</h4>
-        <pre>
-          <code>git clone {url}</code>
-        </pre>
-        <h4>{t("scm-git-plugin.information.create")}</h4>
-        <pre>
-          <code>
-            git init {repository.name}
-            <br />
-            cd {repository.name}
-            <br />
-            echo "# {repository.name}
-            " &gt; README.md
-            <br />
-            git add README.md
-            <br />
-            git commit -m "Add readme"
-            <br />
-            git remote add origin {url}
-            <br />
-            git push -u origin master
-            <br />
-          </code>
-        </pre>
-        <h4>{t("scm-git-plugin.information.replace")}</h4>
-        <pre>
-          <code>
-            git remote add origin {url}
-            <br />
-            git push -u origin master
-            <br />
-          </code>
-        </pre>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-}
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (repository) {
+      apiClient
+        .get((repository._links.changesets as Link).href + "?limit=1")
+        .then(r => r.json())
+        .then(result => {
+          const empty = result._embedded.changesets.length === 0;
+          setEmptyRepository(empty);
+        });
+    }
+  }, [repository]);
 
-export default withTranslation("plugins")(CloneInformation);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (repository) {
+      apiClient
+        .get((repository._links.defaultBranch as Link).href)
+        .then(r => r.json())
+        .then(r => r.defaultBranch && setDefaultBranch(r.defaultBranch));
+    }
+  }, [repository]);
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h4>{t("scm-git-plugin.information.clone")}</h4>
+      <pre>
+        <code>
+          git clone {url}
+          <br />
+          cd {repository.name}
+          {emptyRepository && (
+            <>
+              <br />
+              git checkout -b {defaultBranch}
+            </>
+          )}
+        </code>
+      </pre>
+      {emptyRepository && (
+        <>
+          <h4>{t("scm-git-plugin.information.create")}</h4>
+          <pre>
+            <code>
+              git init {repository.name}
+              <br />
+              cd {repository.name}
+              <br />
+              git checkout -b {defaultBranch}
+              <br />
+              echo "# {repository.name}
+              " &gt; README.md
+              <br />
+              git add README.md
+              <br />
+              git commit -m "Add readme"
+              <br />
+              git remote add origin {url}
+              <br />
+              git push -u origin {defaultBranch}
+              <br />
+            </code>
+          </pre>
+        </>
+      )}
+      <h4>{t("scm-git-plugin.information.replace")}</h4>
+      <pre>
+        <code>
+          git remote add origin {url}
+          <br />
+        </code>
+      </pre>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default CloneInformation;
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/js/index.ts b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/js/index.ts
index 49d85cb8bb..c8108c84dd 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/js/index.ts
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/js/index.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-import React from "react";
 import { binder } from "@scm-manager/ui-extensions";
 import ProtocolInformation from "./ProtocolInformation";
 import GitAvatar from "./GitAvatar";
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/resources/locales/de/plugins.json b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/resources/locales/de/plugins.json
index 05aa65485b..1b667398b3 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/resources/locales/de/plugins.json
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/resources/locales/de/plugins.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "information": {
       "clone": "Repository klonen",
       "create": "Neues Repository erstellen",
-      "replace": "Ein bestehendes Repository aktualisieren",
+      "replace": "Quelle zum bestehenden Repository hinzufügen",
       "fetch": "Remote-Änderungen herunterladen",
       "checkout": "Branch wechseln",
       "checkoutTag": "Tag als neuen Branch auschecken",
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json
index c28cb82e0c..74e2f1be47 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "information": {
       "clone": "Clone the Repository",
       "create": "Create a New Repository",
-      "replace": "Push an Existing Repository",
+      "replace": "Add Remote Origin to an Existing Repository",
       "fetch": "Get Remote Changes",
       "checkout": "Switch Branch",
       "checkoutTag": "Checkout Tag as New Branch",
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/GitConfigResourceTest.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/GitConfigResourceTest.java
index e3041dd447..c861674175 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/GitConfigResourceTest.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/GitConfigResourceTest.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class GitConfigResourceTest {
   @Rule
   public ShiroRule shiro = new ShiroRule();
 
-  private RestDispatcher dispatcher = new RestDispatcher();
+  private final RestDispatcher dispatcher = new RestDispatcher();
 
   private final URI baseUri = URI.create("/");
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class GitConfigResourceTest {
   public void prepareEnvironment() {
     GitConfig gitConfig = createConfiguration();
     when(repositoryHandler.getConfig()).thenReturn(gitConfig);
-    GitRepositoryConfigResource gitRepositoryConfigResource = new GitRepositoryConfigResource(repositoryConfigMapper, repositoryManager, new GitRepositoryConfigStoreProvider(configurationStoreFactory));
+    GitRepositoryConfigResource gitRepositoryConfigResource = new GitRepositoryConfigResource(repositoryConfigMapper, repositoryManager, new GitRepositoryConfigStoreProvider(configurationStoreFactory), repositoryHandler);
     GitConfigResource gitConfigResource = new GitConfigResource(dtoToConfigMapper, configToDtoMapper, repositoryHandler, of(gitRepositoryConfigResource));
     dispatcher.addSingletonResource(gitConfigResource);
     when(scmPathInfoStore.get().getApiRestUri()).thenReturn(baseUri);
@@ -251,6 +251,71 @@ public class GitConfigResourceTest {
       .isEqualTo("new");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  @SubjectAware(username = "readOnly")
+  public void shouldGetDefaultBranchFromRepoConfig() throws URISyntaxException, UnsupportedEncodingException {
+    when(repositoryManager.get(new NamespaceAndName("space", "X"))).thenReturn(new Repository("id", "git", "space", "X"));
+    when(configurationStore.get()).thenReturn(new GitRepositoryConfig("default"));
+    MockHttpRequest request = MockHttpRequest
+      .get("/" + GitConfigResource.GIT_CONFIG_PATH_V2 + "/space/X/default-branch")
+      .contentType(GitVndMediaType.GIT_REPOSITORY_CONFIG);
+    MockHttpResponse response = new MockHttpResponse();
+
+    dispatcher.invoke(request, response);
+
+    assertEquals(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK, response.getStatus());
+    assertEquals("{\"defaultBranch\":\"default\"}", response.getContentAsString());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @SubjectAware(username = "readOnly")
+  public void shouldGetDefaultBranchFromGlobalConfig() throws URISyntaxException, UnsupportedEncodingException {
+    when(repositoryManager.get(new NamespaceAndName("space", "X"))).thenReturn(new Repository("id", "git", "space", "X"));
+    when(configurationStore.get()).thenReturn(new GitRepositoryConfig());
+    GitConfig globalGitConfig = createConfiguration();
+    globalGitConfig.setDefaultBranch("global-default");
+    when(repositoryHandler.getConfig()).thenReturn(globalGitConfig);
+    MockHttpRequest request = MockHttpRequest
+      .get("/" + GitConfigResource.GIT_CONFIG_PATH_V2 + "/space/X/default-branch")
+      .contentType(GitVndMediaType.GIT_REPOSITORY_CONFIG);
+    MockHttpResponse response = new MockHttpResponse();
+
+    dispatcher.invoke(request, response);
+
+    assertEquals(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK, response.getStatus());
+    assertEquals("{\"defaultBranch\":\"global-default\"}", response.getContentAsString());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @SubjectAware(username = "readOnly")
+  public void shouldGetFallbackDefaultBranchIfBothConfigsEmpty() throws URISyntaxException, UnsupportedEncodingException {
+    when(repositoryManager.get(new NamespaceAndName("space", "X"))).thenReturn(new Repository("id", "git", "space", "X"));
+    when(configurationStore.get()).thenReturn(new GitRepositoryConfig());
+    when(repositoryHandler.getConfig()).thenReturn(createConfiguration());
+    MockHttpRequest request = MockHttpRequest
+      .get("/" + GitConfigResource.GIT_CONFIG_PATH_V2 + "/space/X/default-branch")
+      .contentType(GitVndMediaType.GIT_REPOSITORY_CONFIG);
+    MockHttpResponse response = new MockHttpResponse();
+
+    dispatcher.invoke(request, response);
+
+    assertEquals(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK, response.getStatus());
+    assertEquals("{\"defaultBranch\":\"main\"}", response.getContentAsString());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldThrowAuthorizationExceptionIfNotPermittedToGetDefaultBranch() throws URISyntaxException {
+    when(repositoryManager.get(new NamespaceAndName("space", "X"))).thenReturn(new Repository("id", "git", "space", "X"));
+    MockHttpRequest request = MockHttpRequest
+      .get("/" + GitConfigResource.GIT_CONFIG_PATH_V2 + "/space/X/default-branch")
+      .contentType(GitVndMediaType.GIT_REPOSITORY_CONFIG);
+    MockHttpResponse response = new MockHttpResponse();
+
+    dispatcher.invoke(request, response);
+
+    assertEquals(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, response.getStatus());
+  }
+
   private MockHttpResponse get() throws URISyntaxException {
     MockHttpRequest request = MockHttpRequest.get("/" + GitConfigResource.GIT_CONFIG_PATH_V2);
     MockHttpResponse response = new MockHttpResponse();
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryLinkEnricherTest.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryLinkEnricherTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..501afedb92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryLinkEnricherTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package sonia.scm.api.v2.resources;
+
+import com.google.inject.util.Providers;
+import org.github.sdorra.jse.ShiroExtension;
+import org.github.sdorra.jse.SubjectAware;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
+import sonia.scm.repository.Repository;
+import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryTestData;
+
+import javax.inject.Provider;
+import java.net.URI;
+
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+
+@ExtendWith(ShiroExtension.class)
+@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
+@SubjectAware(
+  value = "trillian"
+)
+class RepositoryLinkEnricherTest {
+
+  private static final Repository REPOSITORY = RepositoryTestData.create42Puzzle();
+
+  private RepositoryLinkEnricher repositoryLinkEnricher;
+
+  @Mock
+  private HalAppender appender;
+
+  @BeforeEach
+  void initEnricher() {
+    ScmPathInfoStore scmPathInfoStore = new ScmPathInfoStore();
+    scmPathInfoStore.set(() -> URI.create("/api/"));
+    Provider<ScmPathInfoStore> scmPathInfoStoreProvider = Providers.of(scmPathInfoStore);
+    repositoryLinkEnricher = new RepositoryLinkEnricher(scmPathInfoStoreProvider);
+    REPOSITORY.setId("id-1");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldNotAppendLinkIfNotPermitted() {
+    HalEnricherContext context = HalEnricherContext.of(REPOSITORY);
+
+    repositoryLinkEnricher.enrich(context, appender);
+
+    verify(appender, never()).appendLink(eq("defaultBranch"), any(String.class));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @SubjectAware(
+    permissions = "repository:read:id-1"
+  )
+  void shouldAppendDefaultBranchLink() {
+    HalEnricherContext context = HalEnricherContext.of(REPOSITORY);
+
+    repositoryLinkEnricher.enrich(context, appender);
+
+    verify(appender).appendLink("defaultBranch", "/api/v2/config/git/hitchhiker/42Puzzle/default-branch");
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/js/ProtocolInformation.tsx b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/js/ProtocolInformation.tsx
index 5d964336ee..9a5a7e68ff 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/js/ProtocolInformation.tsx
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/js/ProtocolInformation.tsx
@@ -21,67 +21,84 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-import React from "react";
-import { WithTranslation, withTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { Repository } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
-import { repositories } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
+import React, { FC, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { Link, Repository } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+import { apiClient, repositories } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
 
-type Props = WithTranslation & {
+type Props = {
   repository: Repository;
 };
 
-class ProtocolInformation extends React.Component<Props> {
-  render() {
-    const { repository, t } = this.props;
-    const href = repositories.getProtocolLinkByType(repository, "http");
-    if (!href) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    return (
-      <div>
-        <h4>{t("scm-hg-plugin.information.clone")}</h4>
-        <pre>
-          <code>hg clone {href}</code>
-        </pre>
-        <h4>{t("scm-hg-plugin.information.create")}</h4>
-        <pre>
-          <code>
-            hg init {repository.name}
-            <br />
-            cd {repository.name}
-            <br />
-            echo "[paths]" &gt; .hg/hgrc
-            <br />
-            echo "default = {href}
-            " &gt;&gt; .hg/hgrc
-            <br />
-            echo "# {repository.name}
-            " &gt; README.md
-            <br />
-            hg add README.md
-            <br />
-            hg commit -m "added readme"
-            <br />
-            <br />
-            hg push
-            <br />
-          </code>
-        </pre>
-        <h4>{t("scm-hg-plugin.information.replace")}</h4>
-        <pre>
-          <code>
-            # add the repository url as default to your .hg/hgrc e.g:
-            <br />
-            default = {href}
-            <br />
-            # push to remote repository
-            <br />
-            hg push
-          </code>
-        </pre>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-}
+const ProtocolInformation: FC<Props> = ({ repository }) => {
+  const [t] = useTranslation("plugins");
+  const [emptyRepository, setEmptyRepository] = useState<boolean>();
 
-export default withTranslation("plugins")(ProtocolInformation);
+  const href = repositories.getProtocolLinkByType(repository, "http");
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (repository) {
+      apiClient
+        .get((repository._links.changesets as Link).href)
+        .then(r => r.json())
+        .then(result => {
+          const empty = result._embedded.changesets.length === 0;
+          setEmptyRepository(empty);
+        });
+    }
+  }, [repository]);
+
+  if (!href) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h4>{t("scm-hg-plugin.information.clone")}</h4>
+      <pre>
+        <code>hg clone {href}</code>
+      </pre>
+      {emptyRepository && (
+        <>
+          <h4>{t("scm-hg-plugin.information.create")}</h4>
+          <pre>
+            <code>
+              hg init {repository.name}
+              <br />
+              cd {repository.name}
+              <br />
+              echo "[paths]" &gt; .hg/hgrc
+              <br />
+              echo "default = {href}
+              " &gt;&gt; .hg/hgrc
+              <br />
+              echo "# {repository.name}
+              " &gt; README.md
+              <br />
+              hg add README.md
+              <br />
+              hg commit -m "added readme"
+              <br />
+              <br />
+              hg push
+              <br />
+            </code>
+          </pre>
+        </>
+      )}
+      <h4>{t("scm-hg-plugin.information.replace")}</h4>
+      <pre>
+        <code>
+          # add the repository url as default to your .hg/hgrc e.g:
+          <br />
+          default = {href}
+          <br />
+          # push to remote repository
+          <br />
+          hg push
+        </code>
+      </pre>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default ProtocolInformation;
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/resources/locales/de/plugins.json b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/resources/locales/de/plugins.json
index 0fed88a8f3..0ced68fa2c 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/resources/locales/de/plugins.json
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/resources/locales/de/plugins.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "information": {
       "clone" : "Repository klonen",
       "create" : "Neues Repository erstellen",
-      "replace" : "Ein bestehendes Repository aktualisieren",
+      "replace" : "Quelle zum bestehenden Repository hinzufügen",
       "fetch": "Remote-Änderungen herunterladen",
       "checkout": "Branch wechseln",
       "checkoutTag": "Tag auschecken"
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json
index 4eff635133..75e2f0b582 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "information": {
       "clone" : "Clone the repository",
       "create" : "Create a New Repository",
-      "replace" : "Push an Existing Repository",
+      "replace" : "Add Remote Origin to an Existing Repository",
       "fetch": "Get Remote Changes",
       "checkout": "Switch Branch",
       "checkoutTag": "Checkout Tag"