diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index 0a9c6904555..e909d5f5030 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -10,25 +10,26 @@
   },
   "aiKey": "0c6ae279ed8443289764825290e4f9e2-1a736e7c-1324-4338-be46-fc2a58ae4d14-7255",
   "enabledApiProposals": [
-    "diffCommand",
-    "contribEditorContentMenu",
-    "contribEditSessions",
     "canonicalUriProvider",
-    "contribViewsWelcome",
-    "editSessionIdentityProvider",
-    "quickDiffProvider",
-    "scmActionButton",
-    "scmHistoryProvider",
-    "scmSelectedProvider",
-    "scmValidation",
-    "scmMultiDiffEditor",
-    "tabInputTextMerge",
-    "timeline",
+    "contribEditSessions",
+    "contribEditorContentMenu",
     "contribMergeEditorMenus",
     "contribMultiDiffEditorMenus",
+    "contribSourceControlHistoryItemGroupMenu",
+    "contribSourceControlHistoryItemMenu",
     "contribSourceControlInputBoxMenu",
+    "contribViewsWelcome",
+    "diffCommand",
+    "editSessionIdentityProvider",
+    "quickDiffProvider",
     "quickPickSortByLabel",
-    "contribSourceControlHistoryItemMenu"
+    "scmActionButton",
+    "scmHistoryProvider",
+    "scmMultiDiffEditor",
+    "scmSelectedProvider",
+    "scmValidation",
+    "tabInputTextMerge",
+    "timeline"
   ],
   "categories": [
     "Other"
@@ -511,6 +512,13 @@
         "category": "Git",
         "enablement": "!operationInProgress"
       },
+      {
+        "command": "git.fetchRef",
+        "title": "%command.fetch%",
+        "icon": "$(git-fetch)",
+        "category": "Git",
+        "enablement": "!operationInProgress"
+      },
       {
         "command": "git.pull",
         "title": "%command.pull%",
@@ -529,6 +537,13 @@
         "category": "Git",
         "enablement": "!operationInProgress"
       },
+      {
+        "command": "git.pullRef",
+        "title": "%command.pull%",
+        "icon": "$(repo-pull)",
+        "category": "Git",
+        "enablement": "!operationInProgress"
+      },
       {
         "command": "git.push",
         "title": "%command.push%",
@@ -571,6 +586,13 @@
         "category": "Git",
         "enablement": "!operationInProgress"
       },
+      {
+        "command": "git.pushRef",
+        "title": "%command.push%",
+        "icon": "$(repo-push)",
+        "category": "Git",
+        "enablement": "!operationInProgress"
+      },
       {
         "command": "git.cherryPick",
         "title": "%command.cherryPick%",
@@ -1335,6 +1357,18 @@
         {
           "command": "git.unstageFile",
           "when": "false"
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "git.fetchRef",
+          "when": "false"
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "git.pullRef",
+          "when": "false"
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "git.pushRef",
+          "when": "false"
         }
       ],
       "scm/title": [
@@ -1802,6 +1836,18 @@
           "group": "1_modification@3"
         }
       ],
+      "scm/incomingChanges": [
+        {
+          "command": "git.fetchRef",
+          "group": "navigation",
+          "when": "scmProvider == git"
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "git.pullRef",
+          "group": "navigation",
+          "when": "scmProvider == git"
+        }
+      ],
       "scm/incomingChanges/allChanges/context": [
         {
           "command": "git.viewAllChanges",
@@ -1816,6 +1862,13 @@
           "group": "inline@1"
         }
       ],
+      "scm/outgoingChanges": [
+        {
+          "command": "git.pushRef",
+          "group": "navigation",
+          "when": "scmProvider == git"
+        }
+      ],
       "scm/outgoingChanges/allChanges/context": [
         {
           "command": "git.viewAllChanges",
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index 81abbd94aa0..6a15bd94455 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -2961,6 +2961,16 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		await repository.fetchAll();
 	}
 
+	@command('git.fetchRef', { repository: true })
+	async fetchRef(repository: Repository, ref: string): Promise<void> {
+		if (!repository || !ref) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const branch = await repository.getBranch(ref);
+		await repository.fetch({ remote: branch.remote, ref: branch.name });
+	}
+
 	@command('git.pullFrom', { repository: true })
 	async pullFrom(repository: Repository): Promise<void> {
 		const remotes = repository.remotes;
@@ -3023,6 +3033,16 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		await repository.pullWithRebase(repository.HEAD);
 	}
 
+	@command('git.pullRef', { repository: true })
+	async pullRef(repository: Repository, ref: string): Promise<void> {
+		if (!repository || !ref) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const branch = await repository.getBranch(ref);
+		await repository.pullFrom(false, branch.remote, branch.name);
+	}
+
 	private async _push(repository: Repository, pushOptions: PushOptions) {
 		const remotes = repository.remotes;
 
@@ -3160,6 +3180,15 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		await this._push(repository, { pushType: PushType.PushFollowTags, forcePush: true });
 	}
 
+	@command('git.pushRef', { repository: true })
+	async pushRef(repository: Repository, ref: string): Promise<void> {
+		if (!repository || !ref) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		await this._push(repository, { pushType: PushType.Push });
+	}
+
 	@command('git.cherryPick', { repository: true })
 	async cherryPick(repository: Repository): Promise<void> {
 		const hash = await window.showInputBox({
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/historyProvider.ts b/extensions/git/src/historyProvider.ts
index 9560aef5e8e..5d395c502c1 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/historyProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/historyProvider.ts
@@ -191,21 +191,21 @@ export class GitHistoryProvider implements SourceControlHistoryProvider, FileDec
 			return HEAD.upstream;
 		}
 
-		try {
-			const remoteBranch = await this.repository.getBranchBase(HEAD.name ?? '');
-			if (!remoteBranch?.remote || !remoteBranch?.name || !remoteBranch?.commit || remoteBranch?.type !== RefType.RemoteHead) {
-				return undefined;
-			}
+		// try {
+		// 	const remoteBranch = await this.repository.getBranchBase(HEAD.name ?? '');
+		// 	if (!remoteBranch?.remote || !remoteBranch?.name || !remoteBranch?.commit || remoteBranch?.type !== RefType.RemoteHead) {
+		// 		return undefined;
+		// 	}
 
-			return {
-				name: remoteBranch.name,
-				remote: remoteBranch.remote,
-				commit: remoteBranch.commit
-			};
-		}
-		catch (err) {
-			this.logger.error(`Failed to get branch base for '${HEAD.name}': ${err.message}`);
-		}
+		// 	return {
+		// 		name: remoteBranch.name,
+		// 		remote: remoteBranch.remote,
+		// 		commit: remoteBranch.commit
+		// 	};
+		// }
+		// catch (err) {
+		// 	this.logger.error(`Failed to get branch base for '${HEAD.name}': ${err.message}`);
+		// }
 
 		return undefined;
 	}