diff --git a/.palantir/revapi.yml b/.palantir/revapi.yml
index 79f1e51ba214..d8894056a0ea 100644
--- a/.palantir/revapi.yml
+++ b/.palantir/revapi.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ acceptedBreaks:
     - code: "java.method.addedToInterface"
       new: "method ThisT org.apache.iceberg.SnapshotUpdate<ThisT>::scanManifestsWith(java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService)"
       justification: "Accept all changes prior to introducing API compatibility checks"
+    - code: "java.method.addedToInterface"
+      new: "method ThisT org.apache.iceberg.SnapshotUpdate<ThisT>::toBranch(java.lang.String)"
+      justification: "Adding toBranch API for supporting committing to a branch"
     - code: "java.method.addedToInterface"
       new: "method boolean org.apache.iceberg.expressions.BoundTerm<T>::isEquivalentTo(org.apache.iceberg.expressions.BoundTerm<?>)"
       justification: "new API method"
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SnapshotUpdate.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SnapshotUpdate.java
index 2c5ab790083e..cc6b02dee474 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SnapshotUpdate.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SnapshotUpdate.java
@@ -59,4 +59,16 @@ public interface SnapshotUpdate<ThisT> extends PendingUpdate<Snapshot> {
    * @return this for method chaining
    */
   ThisT scanManifestsWith(ExecutorService executorService);
+
+  /**
+   * Perform operations on a particular branch
+   *
+   * @param branch which is name of SnapshotRef of type branch.
+   */
+  default ThisT toBranch(String branch) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        String.format(
+            "Cannot commit to branch %s: %s does not support branch commits",
+            branch, this.getClass().getName()));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseOverwriteFiles.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseOverwriteFiles.java
index bbb51fdc7e3e..a073d79e5552 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseOverwriteFiles.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseOverwriteFiles.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public OverwriteFiles validateNoConflictingDeletes() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  protected void validate(TableMetadata base) {
+  protected void validate(TableMetadata base, Snapshot snapshot) {
     if (validateAddedFilesMatchOverwriteFilter) {
       PartitionSpec spec = dataSpec();
       Expression rowFilter = rowFilter();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseReplacePartitions.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseReplacePartitions.java
index 2847f5ceca6b..dd44505e9d39 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseReplacePartitions.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseReplacePartitions.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public ReplacePartitions validateNoConflictingData() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void validate(TableMetadata currentMetadata) {
+  public void validate(TableMetadata currentMetadata, Snapshot snapshot) {
     if (validateConflictingData) {
       if (dataSpec().isUnpartitioned()) {
         validateAddedDataFiles(currentMetadata, startingSnapshotId, Expressions.alwaysTrue());
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ public void validate(TableMetadata currentMetadata) {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public List<ManifestFile> apply(TableMetadata base) {
+  public List<ManifestFile> apply(TableMetadata base, Snapshot snapshot) {
     if (dataSpec().fields().size() <= 0) {
       // replace all data in an unpartitioned table
       deleteByRowFilter(Expressions.alwaysTrue());
     }
 
     try {
-      return super.apply(base);
+      return super.apply(base, snapshot);
     } catch (ManifestFilterManager.DeleteException e) {
       throw new ValidationException(
           "Cannot commit file that conflicts with existing partition: %s", e.partition());
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseRewriteFiles.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseRewriteFiles.java
index 1bc846e27602..8a3b137b2d3d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseRewriteFiles.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseRewriteFiles.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public RewriteFiles validateFromSnapshot(long snapshotId) {
   }
 
   @Override
-  protected void validate(TableMetadata base) {
+  protected void validate(TableMetadata base, Snapshot snapshot) {
     if (replacedDataFiles.size() > 0) {
       // if there are replaced data files, there cannot be any new row-level deletes for those data
       // files
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseRewriteManifests.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseRewriteManifests.java
index c61b99dcfc65..816bc0c8a7ec 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseRewriteManifests.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseRewriteManifests.java
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ private ManifestFile copyManifest(ManifestFile manifest) {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public List<ManifestFile> apply(TableMetadata base) {
+  public List<ManifestFile> apply(TableMetadata base, Snapshot snapshot) {
     List<ManifestFile> currentManifests = base.currentSnapshot().dataManifests(ops.io());
     Set<ManifestFile> currentManifestSet = ImmutableSet.copyOf(currentManifests);
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseRowDelta.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseRowDelta.java
index 35a04ba39493..50a0e26ab368 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseRowDelta.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseRowDelta.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public RowDelta validateNoConflictingDeleteFiles() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  protected void validate(TableMetadata base) {
+  protected void validate(TableMetadata base, Snapshot snapshot) {
     if (base.currentSnapshot() != null) {
       if (!referencedDataFiles.isEmpty()) {
         validateDataFilesExist(
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/CherryPickOperation.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/CherryPickOperation.java
index 77de54279768..3786b1185be6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/CherryPickOperation.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/CherryPickOperation.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public Object updateEvent() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  protected void validate(TableMetadata base) {
+  protected void validate(TableMetadata base, Snapshot snapshot) {
     // this is only called after apply() passes off to super, but check fast-forward status just in
     // case
     if (!isFastForward(base)) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/FastAppend.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/FastAppend.java
index febdcee633e8..f3955e15f6ce 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/FastAppend.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/FastAppend.java
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ public FastAppend appendFile(DataFile file) {
     return this;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public FastAppend toBranch(String branch) {
+    targetBranch(branch);
+    return this;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public FastAppend appendManifest(ManifestFile manifest) {
     Preconditions.checkArgument(
@@ -135,7 +141,7 @@ private ManifestFile copyManifest(ManifestFile manifest) {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public List<ManifestFile> apply(TableMetadata base) {
+  public List<ManifestFile> apply(TableMetadata base, Snapshot snapshot) {
     List<ManifestFile> newManifests = Lists.newArrayList();
 
     try {
@@ -153,8 +159,8 @@ public List<ManifestFile> apply(TableMetadata base) {
             manifest -> GenericManifestFile.copyOf(manifest).withSnapshotId(snapshotId()).build());
     Iterables.addAll(newManifests, appendManifestsWithMetadata);
 
-    if (base.currentSnapshot() != null) {
-      newManifests.addAll(base.currentSnapshot().allManifests(ops.io()));
+    if (snapshot != null) {
+      newManifests.addAll(snapshot.allManifests(ops.io()));
     }
 
     return newManifests;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/MergingSnapshotProducer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/MergingSnapshotProducer.java
index 789c6c23c32b..b82244f0714f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/MergingSnapshotProducer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/MergingSnapshotProducer.java
@@ -758,13 +758,11 @@ protected Map<String, String> summary() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public List<ManifestFile> apply(TableMetadata base) {
-    Snapshot current = base.currentSnapshot();
-
+  public List<ManifestFile> apply(TableMetadata base, Snapshot snapshot) {
     // filter any existing manifests
     List<ManifestFile> filtered =
         filterManager.filterManifests(
-            base.schema(), current != null ? current.dataManifests(ops.io()) : null);
+            base.schema(), snapshot != null ? snapshot.dataManifests(ops.io()) : null);
     long minDataSequenceNumber =
         filtered.stream()
             .map(ManifestFile::minSequenceNumber)
@@ -777,7 +775,7 @@ public List<ManifestFile> apply(TableMetadata base) {
     deleteFilterManager.dropDeleteFilesOlderThan(minDataSequenceNumber);
     List<ManifestFile> filteredDeletes =
         deleteFilterManager.filterManifests(
-            base.schema(), current != null ? current.deleteManifests(ops.io()) : null);
+            base.schema(), snapshot != null ? snapshot.deleteManifests(ops.io()) : null);
 
     // only keep manifests that have live data files or that were written by this commit
     Predicate<ManifestFile> shouldKeep =
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SnapshotProducer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SnapshotProducer.java
index 520c70bcef1a..87aa4126ce8f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SnapshotProducer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SnapshotProducer.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public void accept(String file) {
   private Consumer<String> deleteFunc = defaultDelete;
 
   private ExecutorService workerPool = ThreadPools.getWorkerPool();
+  private String targetBranch = SnapshotRef.MAIN_BRANCH;
 
   protected SnapshotProducer(TableOperations ops) {
     this.ops = ops;
@@ -113,6 +114,20 @@ public ThisT scanManifestsWith(ExecutorService executorService) {
     return self();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * * A setter for the target branch on which snapshot producer operation should be performed
+   *
+   * @param branch to set as target branch
+   */
+  protected void targetBranch(String branch) {
+    Preconditions.checkArgument(branch != null, "Invalid branch name: null");
+    boolean refExists = base.ref(branch) != null;
+    Preconditions.checkArgument(
+        !refExists || base.ref(branch).isBranch(),
+        "%s is a tag, not a branch. Tags cannot be targets for producing snapshots");
+    this.targetBranch = branch;
+  }
+
   protected ExecutorService workerPool() {
     return this.workerPool;
   }
@@ -150,28 +165,37 @@ public ThisT deleteWith(Consumer<String> deleteCallback) {
    * <p>Child operations can override this to add custom validation.
    *
    * @param currentMetadata current table metadata to validate
+   * @param snapshot ending snapshot on the lineage which is being validated
    */
-  protected void validate(TableMetadata currentMetadata) {}
+  protected void validate(TableMetadata currentMetadata, Snapshot snapshot) {}
 
   /**
-   * Apply the update's changes to the base table metadata and return the new manifest list.
+   * Apply the update's changes to the given metadata and snapshot. Return the new manifest list.
    *
    * @param metadataToUpdate the base table metadata to apply changes to
+   * @param snapshot snapshot to apply the changes to
    * @return a manifest list for the new snapshot.
    */
-  protected abstract List<ManifestFile> apply(TableMetadata metadataToUpdate);
+  protected abstract List<ManifestFile> apply(TableMetadata metadataToUpdate, Snapshot snapshot);
 
   @Override
   public Snapshot apply() {
     refresh();
-    Long parentSnapshotId =
-        base.currentSnapshot() != null ? base.currentSnapshot().snapshotId() : null;
-    long sequenceNumber = base.nextSequenceNumber();
+    Snapshot parentSnapshot = base.currentSnapshot();
+    if (targetBranch != null) {
+      SnapshotRef branch = base.ref(targetBranch);
+      if (branch != null) {
+        parentSnapshot = base.snapshot(branch.snapshotId());
+      } else if (base.currentSnapshot() != null) {
+        parentSnapshot = base.currentSnapshot();
+      }
+    }
 
-    // run validations from the child operation
-    validate(base);
+    long sequenceNumber = base.nextSequenceNumber();
+    Long parentSnapshotId = parentSnapshot == null ? null : parentSnapshot.snapshotId();
 
-    List<ManifestFile> manifests = apply(base);
+    validate(base, parentSnapshot);
+    List<ManifestFile> manifests = apply(base, parentSnapshot);
 
     if (base.formatVersion() > 1
         || base.propertyAsBoolean(MANIFEST_LISTS_ENABLED, MANIFEST_LISTS_ENABLED_DEFAULT)) {
@@ -337,11 +361,11 @@ public void commit() {
                 TableMetadata.Builder update = TableMetadata.buildFrom(base);
                 if (base.snapshot(newSnapshot.snapshotId()) != null) {
                   // this is a rollback operation
-                  update.setBranchSnapshot(newSnapshot.snapshotId(), SnapshotRef.MAIN_BRANCH);
+                  update.setBranchSnapshot(newSnapshot.snapshotId(), targetBranch);
                 } else if (stageOnly) {
                   update.addSnapshot(newSnapshot);
                 } else {
-                  update.setBranchSnapshot(newSnapshot, SnapshotRef.MAIN_BRANCH);
+                  update.setBranchSnapshot(newSnapshot, targetBranch);
                 }
 
                 TableMetadata updated = update.build();
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestFastAppend.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestFastAppend.java
index c04a20b98bd5..508c90255e72 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestFastAppend.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestFastAppend.java
@@ -487,4 +487,54 @@ public void testIncludedPartitionSummaryLimit() {
         table.currentSnapshot().summary().get(SnapshotSummary.CHANGED_PARTITION_COUNT_PROP);
     Assert.assertEquals("Should set changed partition count", "2", changedPartitions);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testAppendToExistingBranch() {
+    table.newFastAppend().appendFile(FILE_A).commit();
+    table.manageSnapshots().createBranch("branch", table.currentSnapshot().snapshotId()).commit();
+    table.newFastAppend().appendFile(FILE_B).toBranch("branch").commit();
+    int branchSnapshot = 2;
+
+    Assert.assertEquals(table.currentSnapshot().snapshotId(), 1);
+    Assert.assertEquals(table.ops().current().ref("branch").snapshotId(), branchSnapshot);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testAppendCreatesBranchIfNeeded() {
+    table.newFastAppend().appendFile(FILE_A).commit();
+    table.newFastAppend().appendFile(FILE_B).toBranch("branch").commit();
+    int branchSnapshot = 2;
+
+    Assert.assertEquals(table.currentSnapshot().snapshotId(), 1);
+    Assert.assertNotNull(table.ops().current().ref("branch"));
+    Assert.assertEquals(table.ops().current().ref("branch").snapshotId(), branchSnapshot);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testAppendToBranchEmptyTable() {
+    table.newFastAppend().appendFile(FILE_B).toBranch("branch").commit();
+    int branchSnapshot = 1;
+
+    Assert.assertNull(table.currentSnapshot());
+    Assert.assertNotNull(table.ops().current().ref("branch"));
+    Assert.assertEquals(table.ops().current().ref("branch").snapshotId(), branchSnapshot);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testAppendToNullBranchFails() {
+    AssertHelpers.assertThrows(
+        "Invalid branch",
+        IllegalArgumentException.class,
+        () -> table.newFastAppend().appendFile(FILE_A).toBranch(null));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testAppendToTagFails() {
+    table.newFastAppend().appendFile(FILE_A).commit();
+    table.manageSnapshots().createTag("some-tag", table.currentSnapshot().snapshotId()).commit();
+    AssertHelpers.assertThrows(
+        "Invalid branch",
+        IllegalArgumentException.class,
+        () -> table.newFastAppend().appendFile(FILE_A).toBranch("some-tag").commit());
+  }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestOverwrite.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestOverwrite.java
index f7788fbe3221..082f6396bde7 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestOverwrite.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestOverwrite.java
@@ -300,4 +300,17 @@ public void testValidatedOverwriteWithAppendSuccess() {
     Assert.assertEquals(
         "Should not create a new snapshot", baseId, table.currentSnapshot().snapshotId());
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testOverwriteToBranchUnsupported() {
+    AssertHelpers.assertThrows(
+        "Cannot commit to branch someBranch: org.apache.iceberg.BaseOverwriteFiles does not support branch commits",
+        UnsupportedOperationException.class,
+        () ->
+            table
+                .newOverwrite()
+                .overwriteByRowFilter(and(equal("date", "2018-06-09"), lessThan("id", 20)))
+                .addFile(FILE_10_TO_14)
+                .toBranch("someBranch"));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestReplacePartitions.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestReplacePartitions.java
index 9c73d2d9576b..d5007bf6de06 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestReplacePartitions.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestReplacePartitions.java
@@ -742,4 +742,13 @@ public void testValidateOnlyDeletes() {
   public void testEmptyPartitionPathWithUnpartitionedTable() {
     DataFiles.builder(PartitionSpec.unpartitioned()).withPartitionPath("");
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testReplacePartitionsOnBranchUnsupported() {
+    AssertHelpers.assertThrows(
+        "Should reject committing rewrite manifests to branch",
+        UnsupportedOperationException.class,
+        "Cannot commit to branch someBranch: org.apache.iceberg.BaseReplacePartitions does not support branch commits",
+        () -> table.newReplacePartitions().addFile(FILE_UNPARTITIONED_A).toBranch("someBranch"));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestRewriteManifests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestRewriteManifests.java
index 175c80c4d1e0..633b27241ded 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestRewriteManifests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestRewriteManifests.java
@@ -1088,6 +1088,20 @@ public void testManifestReplacementFailureWithSnapshotIdInheritance() throws IOE
     Assert.assertTrue("New manifest should not be deleted", new File(newManifest.path()).exists());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testRewriteManifestsOnBranchUnsupported() {
+
+    table.newFastAppend().appendFile(FILE_A).appendFile(FILE_B).commit();
+
+    Assert.assertEquals(1, table.currentSnapshot().allManifests(table.io()).size());
+
+    AssertHelpers.assertThrows(
+        "Should reject committing rewrite manifests to branch",
+        UnsupportedOperationException.class,
+        "Cannot commit to branch someBranch: org.apache.iceberg.BaseRewriteManifests does not support branch commits",
+        () -> table.rewriteManifests().toBranch("someBranch").commit());
+  }
+
   private void validateSummary(
       Snapshot snapshot, int replaced, int kept, int created, int entryCount) {
     Map<String, String> summary = snapshot.summary();
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestRowDelta.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestRowDelta.java
index 6ebb92eb865a..e2929b470994 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestRowDelta.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestRowDelta.java
@@ -1412,4 +1412,20 @@ public void testRowDeltaCaseSensitivity() {
                 .validateNoConflictingDeleteFiles()
                 .commit());
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testRowDeltaToBranchUnsupported() {
+    AssertHelpers.assertThrows(
+        "Should reject committing row delta to branch",
+        UnsupportedOperationException.class,
+        "Cannot commit to branch someBranch: org.apache.iceberg.BaseRowDelta does not support branch commits",
+        () ->
+            table
+                .newRowDelta()
+                .caseSensitive(false)
+                .addRows(FILE_B)
+                .addDeletes(FILE_A2_DELETES)
+                .toBranch("someBranch")
+                .commit());
+  }
 }