diff --git a/extensions/git/src/actionButton.ts b/extensions/git/src/actionButton.ts
index 65da19ae06f..4cd6bced2df 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/actionButton.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/actionButton.ts
@@ -146,8 +146,12 @@ export class ActionButtonCommand {
 				command: 'git.publish',
 				title: l10n.t({ message: '{0} Publish Branch', args: [icon], comment: ['{Locked="Branch"}', 'Do not translate "Branch" as it is a git term'] }),
 				tooltip: this.state.isSyncInProgress ?
-					l10n.t({ message: 'Publishing Branch...', comment: ['{Locked="Branch"}', 'Do not translate "Branch" as it is a git term'] }) :
-					l10n.t({ message: 'Publish Branch', comment: ['{Locked="Branch"}', 'Do not translate "Branch" as it is a git term'] }),
+					(this.state.HEAD?.name ?
+						l10n.t({ message: 'Publishing Branch \'{0}\'...', args: [this.state.HEAD.name], comment: ['{Locked="Branch"}', 'Do not translate "Branch" as it is a git term'] }) :
+						l10n.t({ message: 'Publishing Branch...', comment: ['{Locked="Branch"}', 'Do not translate "Branch" as it is a git term'] })) :
+					(this.repository.HEAD?.name ?
+						l10n.t({ message: 'Publish Branch \'{0}\'', args: [this.state.HEAD?.name], comment: ['{Locked="Branch"}', 'Do not translate "Branch" as it is a git term'] }) :
+						l10n.t({ message: 'Publish Branch', comment: ['{Locked="Branch"}', 'Do not translate "Branch" as it is a git term'] })),
 				arguments: [this.repository.sourceControl],
 			},
 			enabled: !this.state.isSyncInProgress
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/postCommitCommands.ts b/extensions/git/src/postCommitCommands.ts
index b7af453eaa4..0daf2b9be29 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/postCommitCommands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/postCommitCommands.ts
@@ -174,9 +174,12 @@ export class CommitCommandsCenter {
 		const icon = alwaysPrompt ? '$(lock)' : alwaysCommitToNewBranch ? '$(git-branch)' : undefined;
 
 		// Tooltip (default)
-		let tooltip = !alwaysCommitToNewBranch ?
-			l10n.t('Commit Changes') :
-			l10n.t('Commit Changes to New Branch');
+		const branch = this.repository.HEAD?.name;
+		let tooltip = alwaysCommitToNewBranch ?
+			l10n.t('Commit Changes to New Branch') :
+			branch ?
+				l10n.t('Commit Changes on \'{0}\'', branch) :
+				l10n.t('Commit Changes');
 
 		// Tooltip (in progress)
 		if (this.repository.operations.isRunning(OperationKind.Commit)) {