diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index f3b830a6b04..2c24d9095b4 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class CheckoutRemoteHeadItem extends CheckoutItem {
 		return localize('remote branch at', "Remote branch at {0}", this.shortCommit);
 	}
 
-	async run(repository: Repository): Promise<void> {
+	async run(repository: Repository, opts?: { detached?: boolean }): Promise<void> {
 		if (!this.ref.name) {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ class CheckoutRemoteHeadItem extends CheckoutItem {
 		const branches = await repository.findTrackingBranches(this.ref.name);
 
 		if (branches.length > 0) {
-			await repository.checkout(branches[0].name!);
+			await repository.checkout(branches[0].name!, opts);
 		} else {
-			await repository.checkoutTracking(this.ref.name);
+			await repository.checkoutTracking(this.ref.name, opts);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index f7948563a01..87f24395d6d 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -1264,8 +1264,8 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 		await this.run(Operation.Checkout, () => this.repository.checkout(treeish, [], opts));
 	}
 
-	async checkoutTracking(treeish: string): Promise<void> {
-		await this.run(Operation.CheckoutTracking, () => this.repository.checkout(treeish, [], { track: true }));
+	async checkoutTracking(treeish: string, opts: { detached?: boolean } = {}): Promise<void> {
+		await this.run(Operation.CheckoutTracking, () => this.repository.checkout(treeish, [], { ...opts, track: true }));
 	}
 
 	async findTrackingBranches(upstreamRef: string): Promise<Branch[]> {