diff --git a/src/Commands/Push.cs b/src/Commands/Push.cs
index e04e81ef9..5981e2d88 100644
--- a/src/Commands/Push.cs
+++ b/src/Commands/Push.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public Push(string repo, Models.Branch local, Models.Remote remote, Models.Branc
             if (noVerify)
                 builder.Append("--no-verify ");
 
-            builder.Append(remote.Name).Append(' ').Append(local.Name).Append(':').Append(remoteBranch.Name);
+            builder.Append(remote.Name).Append(" refs/heads/").Append(local.Name).Append(":refs/heads/").Append(remoteBranch.Name);
             Args = builder.ToString();
         }
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public Push(string repo, Models.Commit revision, Models.Remote remote, Models.Br
             if (force)
                 builder.Append("--force-with-lease ");
 
-            builder.Append(remote.Name).Append(' ').Append(revision.SHA).Append(':').Append(remoteBranch.Name);
+            builder.Append(remote.Name).Append(' ').Append(revision.SHA).Append(":refs/heads/").Append(remoteBranch.Name);
             Args = builder.ToString();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Push.cs b/src/ViewModels/Push.cs
index ca704eee8..c0b2efa9c 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Push.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Push.cs
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ private void PostSelectedRemoteChanged()
                     {
                         target = new Models.Branch()
                         {
-                            Name = mergeTarget,
+                            Name = mergeTarget.StartsWith("refs/heads/", StringComparison.Ordinal) ? mergeTarget.Substring(11) : mergeTarget,
                             Remote = _selectedRemote.Name,
                             Head = "---", // Not used by `git push` command but used by Views
                         };