diff --git a/crates/agent_ui/src/thread_worktree_archive.rs b/crates/agent_ui/src/thread_worktree_archive.rs
index 1d392a86352b53..997e8d5d0ab67f 100644
--- a/crates/agent_ui/src/thread_worktree_archive.rs
+++ b/crates/agent_ui/src/thread_worktree_archive.rs
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ pub async fn restore_worktree_via_git(
     if let Some(branch_name) = &row.branch_name {
         // Attempt to check out the branch the worktree was previously on.
         let checkout_result = wt_repo
-            .update(cx, |repo, _cx| repo.change_branch(branch_name.clone()))
+            .update(cx, |repo, cx| repo.change_branch(branch_name.clone(), cx))
             .await;
 
         match checkout_result.map_err(|e| anyhow!("{e}")).flatten() {
diff --git a/crates/collab/tests/integration/git_tests.rs b/crates/collab/tests/integration/git_tests.rs
index 1397bd271b1371..47a328e9729e88 100644
--- a/crates/collab/tests/integration/git_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/collab/tests/integration/git_tests.rs
@@ -907,8 +907,8 @@ async fn test_branch_list_sync(
     .unwrap();
 
     cx_b.update(|cx| {
-        repo_b.update(cx, |repository, _cx| {
-            repository.change_branch("totally-new-branch".to_string())
+        repo_b.update(cx, |repository, cx| {
+            repository.change_branch("totally-new-branch".to_string(), cx)
         })
     })
     .await
diff --git a/crates/collab/tests/integration/integration_tests.rs b/crates/collab/tests/integration/integration_tests.rs
index e6c377e3d451e6..6cb4977935d231 100644
--- a/crates/collab/tests/integration/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/collab/tests/integration/integration_tests.rs
@@ -7353,8 +7353,8 @@ async fn test_remote_git_branches(
     assert_eq!(branches_b, branches_set);
 
     cx_b.update(|cx| {
-        repo_b.update(cx, |repository, _cx| {
-            repository.change_branch(new_branch.to_string())
+        repo_b.update(cx, |repository, cx| {
+            repository.change_branch(new_branch.to_string(), cx)
         })
     })
     .await
@@ -7391,8 +7391,8 @@ async fn test_remote_git_branches(
     .unwrap();
 
     cx_b.update(|cx| {
-        repo_b.update(cx, |repository, _cx| {
-            repository.change_branch("totally-new-branch".to_string())
+        repo_b.update(cx, |repository, cx| {
+            repository.change_branch("totally-new-branch".to_string(), cx)
         })
     })
     .await
diff --git a/crates/collab/tests/integration/remote_editing_collaboration_tests.rs b/crates/collab/tests/integration/remote_editing_collaboration_tests.rs
index d039bce3b39fdd..77c74921076459 100644
--- a/crates/collab/tests/integration/remote_editing_collaboration_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/collab/tests/integration/remote_editing_collaboration_tests.rs
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ async fn test_ssh_collaboration_git_branches(
     assert_eq!(&branches_b, &branches_set);
 
     cx_b.update(|cx| {
-        repo_b.update(cx, |repo_b, _cx| {
-            repo_b.change_branch(new_branch.to_string())
+        repo_b.update(cx, |repo_b, cx| {
+            repo_b.change_branch(new_branch.to_string(), cx)
         })
     })
     .await
@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ async fn test_ssh_collaboration_git_branches(
     .unwrap();
 
     cx_b.update(|cx| {
-        repo_b.update(cx, |repo_b, _cx| {
-            repo_b.change_branch("totally-new-branch".to_string())
+        repo_b.update(cx, |repo_b, cx| {
+            repo_b.change_branch("totally-new-branch".to_string(), cx)
         })
     })
     .await
diff --git a/crates/git_ui/src/branch_picker.rs b/crates/git_ui/src/branch_picker.rs
index 37323558717914..103137e3440f47 100644
--- a/crates/git_ui/src/branch_picker.rs
+++ b/crates/git_ui/src/branch_picker.rs
@@ -1566,8 +1566,10 @@ impl PickerDelegate for BranchListDelegate {
 
                 let branch = branch.clone();
                 cx.spawn(async move |_, cx| {
-                    repo.update(cx, |repo, _| repo.change_branch(branch.name().to_string()))
-                        .await??;
+                    repo.update(cx, |repo, cx| {
+                        repo.change_branch(branch.name().to_string(), cx)
+                    })
+                    .await??;
 
                     anyhow::Ok(())
                 })
diff --git a/crates/project/src/git_store.rs b/crates/project/src/git_store.rs
index eb998cb7d9620a..e42a64b21f7844 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/git_store.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/git_store.rs
@@ -3607,8 +3607,8 @@ impl GitStore {
         let branch_name = envelope.payload.branch_name;
 
         repository_handle
-            .update(&mut cx, |repository_handle, _| {
-                repository_handle.change_branch(branch_name)
+            .update(&mut cx, |repository_handle, cx| {
+                repository_handle.change_branch(branch_name, cx)
             })
             .await??;
 
@@ -8673,9 +8673,13 @@ impl Repository {
         )
     }
 
-    pub fn change_branch(&mut self, branch_name: String) -> oneshot::Receiver<Result<()>> {
+    pub fn change_branch(
+        &mut self,
+        branch_name: String,
+        cx: &mut Context<Self>,
+    ) -> oneshot::Receiver<Result<()>> {
         let id = self.id;
-        self.send_job(
+        let receiver = self.send_job(
             "change_branch",
             Some(format!("git switch {branch_name}").into()),
             move |repo, _cx| async move {
@@ -8696,7 +8700,29 @@ impl Repository {
                     }
                 }
             },
-        )
+        );
+
+        // The worktree file watcher does not reliably observe the `.git/HEAD`
+        // change produced by `git switch` (notably over SSH, where the switch
+        // runs on the remote and the downstream `UpdateRepository` never gets
+        // sent). Refresh explicitly so the new branch propagates to the UI /
+        // downstream clients. Mirrors `reset`. `schedule_scan` is keyed by
+        // `ReloadGitState`, so any watcher-triggered scan is deduped.
+        let scan_updates_tx =
+            self.git_store()
+                .and_then(|git_store| match &git_store.read(cx).state {
+                    GitStoreState::Local { downstream, .. } => Some(
+                        downstream
+                            .as_ref()
+                            .map(|downstream| downstream.updates_tx.clone()),
+                    ),
+                    _ => None,
+                });
+        if let Some(updates_tx) = scan_updates_tx {
+            self.schedule_scan(updates_tx, cx);
+        }
+
+        receiver
     }
 
     pub fn delete_branch(
diff --git a/crates/remote_server/src/remote_editing_tests.rs b/crates/remote_server/src/remote_editing_tests.rs
index 271ce2ad27e3d3..20212b570930cd 100644
--- a/crates/remote_server/src/remote_editing_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/remote_server/src/remote_editing_tests.rs
@@ -3320,8 +3320,8 @@ async fn test_remote_git_branches(cx: &mut TestAppContext, server_cx: &mut TestA
     assert_eq!(&remote_branches, &branches_set);
 
     cx.update(|cx| {
-        repository.update(cx, |repository, _cx| {
-            repository.change_branch(new_branch.to_string())
+        repository.update(cx, |repository, cx| {
+            repository.change_branch(new_branch.to_string(), cx)
         })
     })
     .await
@@ -3349,6 +3349,20 @@ async fn test_remote_git_branches(cx: &mut TestAppContext, server_cx: &mut TestA
 
     assert_eq!(server_branch.name(), branches[2]);
 
+    // The downstream (client) repository must observe the new branch too —
+    // its snapshot is updated via the `UpdateRepository` the server sends
+    // after the scan triggered by `change_branch`.
+    let client_branch = cx.update(|cx| {
+        repository
+            .read(cx)
+            .branch
+            .as_ref()
+            .unwrap()
+            .name()
+            .to_string()
+    });
+    assert_eq!(client_branch, branches[2]);
+
     // Also try creating a new branch
     cx.update(|cx| {
         repository.update(cx, |repo, _cx| {
@@ -3360,8 +3374,8 @@ async fn test_remote_git_branches(cx: &mut TestAppContext, server_cx: &mut TestA
     .unwrap();
 
     cx.update(|cx| {
-        repository.update(cx, |repo, _cx| {
-            repo.change_branch("totally-new-branch".to_string())
+        repository.update(cx, |repo, cx| {
+            repo.change_branch("totally-new-branch".to_string(), cx)
         })
     })
     .await
@@ -3389,6 +3403,17 @@ async fn test_remote_git_branches(cx: &mut TestAppContext, server_cx: &mut TestA
 
     assert_eq!(server_branch.name(), "totally-new-branch");
 
+    let client_branch = cx.update(|cx| {
+        repository
+            .read(cx)
+            .branch
+            .as_ref()
+            .unwrap()
+            .name()
+            .to_string()
+    });
+    assert_eq!(client_branch, "totally-new-branch");
+
     let default_branch = cx
         .update(|cx| repository.update(cx, |repository, _cx| repository.default_branch(false)))
         .await