diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBranchCommand.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBranchCommand.java
index a0ea403feb..9796182b04 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBranchCommand.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBranchCommand.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class GitBranchCommand extends AbstractGitCommand implements BranchComman
     try (WorkingCopy<org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository> workingCopy = workdirFactory.createWorkingCopy(context)) {
       Git clone = new Git(workingCopy.getWorkingRepository());
       if (request.getParentBranch() != null) {
-        clone.checkout().setName(request.getParentBranch());
+        clone.checkout().setName("origin/" + request.getParentBranch()).call();
       }
       Ref ref = clone.branchCreate().setName(request.getNewBranch()).call();
       Iterable<PushResult> call = clone.push().add(request.getNewBranch()).call();
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBranchCommandTest.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBranchCommandTest.java
index 364306c033..e429aa5a42 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBranchCommandTest.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBranchCommandTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,27 @@ public class GitBranchCommandTest extends AbstractGitCommandTestBase {
   @Rule
   public BindTransportProtocolRule transportProtocolRule = new BindTransportProtocolRule();
 
+  @Test
+  public void shouldCreateBranchWithDefinedSourceBranch() throws IOException {
+    GitContext context = createContext();
+
+    Branch source = findBranch(context, "mergeable");
+
+    BranchRequest branchRequest = new BranchRequest();
+    branchRequest.setParentBranch(source.getName());
+    branchRequest.setNewBranch("new_branch");
+
+    new GitBranchCommand(context, repository, new SimpleGitWorkdirFactory()).branch(branchRequest);
+
+    Branch newBranch = findBranch(context, "new_branch");
+    Assertions.assertThat(newBranch.getRevision()).isEqualTo(source.getRevision());
+  }
+
+  private Branch findBranch(GitContext context, String name) throws IOException {
+    List<Branch> branches = readBranches(context);
+    return branches.stream().filter(b -> name.equals(b.getName())).findFirst().get();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void shouldCreateBranch() throws IOException {
     GitContext context = createContext();