diff --git a/crates/collab/tests/integration/integration_tests.rs b/crates/collab/tests/integration/integration_tests.rs
index dac33f9855b303..f562758bf2886b 100644
--- a/crates/collab/tests/integration/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/collab/tests/integration/integration_tests.rs
@@ -7315,6 +7315,20 @@ async fn test_remote_git_branches(
     });
 
     assert_eq!(host_branch.name(), "totally-new-branch");
+
+    let default_branch_b = cx_b
+        .update(|cx| repo_b.update(cx, |repository, _cx| repository.default_branch(false)))
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(default_branch_b.as_deref(), Some("main"));
+
+    let default_branch_with_remote_b = cx_b
+        .update(|cx| repo_b.update(cx, |repository, _cx| repository.default_branch(true)))
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(default_branch_with_remote_b.as_deref(), Some("origin/main"));
 }
 
 #[gpui::test]
diff --git a/crates/project/src/git_store.rs b/crates/project/src/git_store.rs
index 6ec98f522ec9f6..741b9e98026457 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/git_store.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/git_store.rs
@@ -3137,7 +3137,7 @@ impl GitStore {
 
         let branch = repository_handle
             .update(&mut cx, |repository_handle, _| {
-                repository_handle.default_branch(false)
+                repository_handle.default_branch(envelope.payload.include_remote_name)
             })
             .await??
             .map(Into::into);
@@ -7809,6 +7809,7 @@ impl Repository {
                         .request(proto::GetDefaultBranch {
                             project_id: project_id.0,
                             repository_id: id.to_proto(),
+                            include_remote_name,
                         })
                         .await?;
 
diff --git a/crates/proto/proto/git.proto b/crates/proto/proto/git.proto
index ac7e39a83d96c8..9a22bed5a4a46c 100644
--- a/crates/proto/proto/git.proto
+++ b/crates/proto/proto/git.proto
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ message BlameBufferResponse {
 message GetDefaultBranch {
   uint64 project_id = 1;
   uint64 repository_id = 2;
+  bool include_remote_name = 3;
 }
 
 message GetDefaultBranchResponse {
diff --git a/crates/remote_server/src/remote_editing_tests.rs b/crates/remote_server/src/remote_editing_tests.rs
index 4663ffea3a0a06..e0b3ecb218227c 100644
--- a/crates/remote_server/src/remote_editing_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/remote_server/src/remote_editing_tests.rs
@@ -2207,6 +2207,20 @@ async fn test_remote_git_branches(cx: &mut TestAppContext, server_cx: &mut TestA
     });
 
     assert_eq!(server_branch.name(), "totally-new-branch");
+
+    let default_branch = cx
+        .update(|cx| repository.update(cx, |repository, _cx| repository.default_branch(false)))
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(default_branch.as_deref(), Some("main"));
+
+    let default_branch_with_remote = cx
+        .update(|cx| repository.update(cx, |repository, _cx| repository.default_branch(true)))
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(default_branch_with_remote.as_deref(), Some("origin/main"));
 }
 
 #[gpui::test]