diff --git a/providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/operators/hitl.py b/providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/operators/hitl.py
index d469e580a09ed..b0d73ff02cdd6 100644
--- a/providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/operators/hitl.py
+++ b/providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/operators/hitl.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
 from airflow.providers.standard.exceptions import HITLTimeoutError, HITLTriggerEventError
+from airflow.providers.standard.operators.branch import BranchMixIn
 from airflow.providers.standard.triggers.hitl import HITLTrigger, HITLTriggerEventSuccessPayload
 from airflow.providers.standard.utils.skipmixin import SkipMixin
 from airflow.providers.standard.version_compat import BaseOperator
@@ -218,14 +219,15 @@ def get_tasks_to_skip():
         return ret
 
 
-class HITLBranchOperator(HITLOperator):
+class HITLBranchOperator(HITLOperator, BranchMixIn):
     """BranchOperator based on Human-in-the-loop Response."""
 
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs) -> None:
-        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+    inherits_from_skipmixin = True
 
-    def execute_complete(self, context: Context, event: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
-        raise NotImplementedError
+    def execute_complete(self, context: Context, event: dict[str, Any]) -> Any:
+        ret = super().execute_complete(context=context, event=event)
+        chosen_options = ret["chosen_options"]
+        return self.do_branch(context=context, branches_to_execute=chosen_options)
 
 
 class HITLEntryOperator(HITLOperator):
diff --git a/providers/standard/tests/unit/standard/operators/test_hitl.py b/providers/standard/tests/unit/standard/operators/test_hitl.py
index 70e6e7e8fc8dd..fb83740a79468 100644
--- a/providers/standard/tests/unit/standard/operators/test_hitl.py
+++ b/providers/standard/tests/unit/standard/operators/test_hitl.py
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@
 from tests_common.test_utils.version_compat import AIRFLOW_V_3_1_PLUS
 
 if not AIRFLOW_V_3_1_PLUS:
-    pytest.skip("Human in the loop public API compatible with Airflow >= 3.1.0", allow_module_level=True)
+    pytest.skip("Human in the loop is only compatible with Airflow >= 3.1.0", allow_module_level=True)
 
+import datetime
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
+import pytest
 from sqlalchemy import select
 
 from airflow.exceptions import DownstreamTasksSkipped
@@ -33,10 +35,11 @@
 from airflow.providers.standard.operators.empty import EmptyOperator
 from airflow.providers.standard.operators.hitl import (
     ApprovalOperator,
+    HITLBranchOperator,
     HITLEntryOperator,
     HITLOperator,
 )
-from airflow.sdk import Param
+from airflow.sdk import Param, timezone
 from airflow.sdk.definitions.param import ParamsDict
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -46,6 +49,9 @@
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.db_test
 
+DEFAULT_DATE = timezone.datetime(2016, 1, 1)
+INTERVAL = datetime.timedelta(hours=12)
+
 
 class TestHITLOperator:
     def test_validate_defaults(self) -> None:
@@ -291,3 +297,50 @@ def test_init_without_default(self) -> None:
 
         assert op.options == ["OK", "NOT OK"]
         assert op.defaults is None
+
+
+class TestHITLBranchOperator:
+    def test_execute_complete(self, dag_maker) -> None:
+        with dag_maker("hitl_test_dag", serialized=True):
+            branch_op = HITLBranchOperator(
+                task_id="make_choice",
+                subject="This is subject",
+                options=[f"branch_{i}" for i in range(1, 6)],
+            )
+
+            branch_op >> [EmptyOperator(task_id=f"branch_{i}") for i in range(1, 6)]
+
+        dr = dag_maker.create_dagrun()
+        ti = dr.get_task_instance("make_choice")
+        with pytest.raises(DownstreamTasksSkipped) as exc_info:
+            branch_op.execute_complete(
+                context={"ti": ti, "task": ti.task},
+                event={
+                    "chosen_options": ["branch_1"],
+                    "params_input": {},
+                },
+            )
+        assert set(exc_info.value.tasks) == set((f"branch_{i}", -1) for i in range(2, 6))
+
+    def test_execute_complete_with_multiple_branches(self, dag_maker) -> None:
+        with dag_maker("hitl_test_dag", serialized=True):
+            branch_op = HITLBranchOperator(
+                task_id="make_choice",
+                subject="This is subject",
+                multiple=True,
+                options=[f"branch_{i}" for i in range(1, 6)],
+            )
+
+            branch_op >> [EmptyOperator(task_id=f"branch_{i}") for i in range(1, 6)]
+
+        dr = dag_maker.create_dagrun()
+        ti = dr.get_task_instance("make_choice")
+        with pytest.raises(DownstreamTasksSkipped) as exc_info:
+            branch_op.execute_complete(
+                context={"ti": ti, "task": ti.task},
+                event={
+                    "chosen_options": [f"branch_{i}" for i in range(1, 4)],
+                    "params_input": {},
+                },
+            )
+        assert set(exc_info.value.tasks) == set((f"branch_{i}", -1) for i in range(4, 6))