diff --git a/NEWS.adoc b/NEWS.adoc
index e13e1c199..cbf9c5f14 100644
--- a/NEWS.adoc
+++ b/NEWS.adoc
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Bug fixes:
 
  - Fix wrapping of lines with multibyte characters. (#988)
  - Improve highlighting of search with $ regex. (#1000)
+ - Update tracking branch when refreshing status view. (#1015)
 
 tig-2.5.1
 ---------
diff --git a/src/repo.c b/src/repo.c
index 69c978153..d26aeed64 100644
--- a/src/repo.c
+++ b/src/repo.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define REPO_INFO_SHOW_PREFIX	"--show-prefix"
 #define REPO_INFO_SYMBOLIC_HEAD	"--symbolic-full-name"
 #define REPO_INFO_RESOLVED_HEAD	"HEAD"
+#define REPO_INFO_REMOTE	"--abbrev-ref"
 
 struct repo_info_state {
 	const char **argv;
@@ -72,6 +73,10 @@ read_repo_info(char *name, size_t namelen, char *value, size_t valuelen, void *d
 			add_ref(repo.head_id, name, repo.remote, repo.head);
 		}
 		state->argv++;
+
+	} else if (!strcmp(arg, REPO_INFO_REMOTE)) {
+		string_ncopy(repo.remote, name, namelen);
+		state->argv++;
 	}
 
 	return SUCCESS;
@@ -103,11 +108,16 @@ load_repo_info(void)
 enum status_code
 load_repo_head(void)
 {
+	const char *rev_parse_remote_argv[] = {
+		"git", "rev-parse", REPO_INFO_REMOTE, "@{upstream}", NULL
+	};
 	const char *rev_parse_argv[] = {
 		"git", "rev-parse", REPO_INFO_RESOLVED_HEAD,
 			REPO_INFO_SYMBOLIC_HEAD, "HEAD", NULL
 	};
 
+	memset(repo.remote, 0, sizeof(repo.remote));
+	reload_repo_info(rev_parse_remote_argv);
 	memset(repo.head, 0, sizeof(repo.head));
 	memset(repo.head_id, 0, sizeof(repo.head_id));
 	return reload_repo_info(rev_parse_argv);
diff --git a/test/main/all-arg-test b/test/main/all-arg-test
index 0261f183e..90c23a9ff 100755
--- a/test/main/all-arg-test
+++ b/test/main/all-arg-test
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ EOF
 
 assert_equals 'detached.screen' <<EOF
 2009-02-13 23:31 +0000 Max Power             * {max-power/mp/feature} WIP: featu
-2010-04-07 05:37 +0000 Max Power             * [master] {origin/master} {max-pow
+2010-04-07 05:37 +0000 Max Power             * [master] {max-power/master} {orig
 2010-03-29 17:15 +0000 Jørgen Thygesen Brahe * Commit 10 D
 2010-03-21 04:53 +0000 作者                  * [HEAD] Commit 10 C
 2010-03-12 16:31 +0000 René Lévesque         * <v2.0.1> Commit 10 B
diff --git a/test/reflog/default-test b/test/reflog/default-test
index 984037db3..1cba1ffbb 100755
--- a/test/reflog/default-test
+++ b/test/reflog/default-test
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ test_tig reflog
 assert_equals 'reflog-default.screen' <<EOF
 HEAD@{0} [r1.1.2] [r1.1.x] <v1.1> checkout: moving from r1.0 to r1.1.2
 HEAD@{1} [r1.0] <v1.0> checkout: moving from master to r1.0
-HEAD@{2} [master] {origin/master} {max-power/master} {origin/HEAD} reset: moving
-HEAD@{3} [master] {origin/master} {max-power/master} {origin/HEAD} clone: from /
+HEAD@{2} [master] {max-power/master} {origin/HEAD} {origin/master} reset: moving
+HEAD@{3} [master] {max-power/master} {origin/HEAD} {origin/master} clone: from /
 
 
 
diff --git a/test/refs/branch-checkout-test b/test/refs/branch-checkout-test
index 64051622d..78e6e02c9 100755
--- a/test/refs/branch-checkout-test
+++ b/test/refs/branch-checkout-test
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ assert_equals 'refs-checked-out-branch.screen' <<EOF
                                      All references
 2010-03-04 04:09 +0000 A. U. Thor    this_is_really_a_long_long_long_long_long_long_long_branch Comm
 2010-04-07 05:37 +0000 Max Power     master                                                     Comm
-2010-04-07 05:37 +0000 Max Power     origin/master                                              Comm
 2010-04-07 05:37 +0000 Max Power     origin/HEAD                                                Comm
+2010-04-07 05:37 +0000 Max Power     origin/master                                              Comm
 2010-01-20 14:18 +0000 A. U. Thor    this_is_really_a_long_long_long_long_long_long_long_tag    Comm
 2009-12-17 12:49 +0000 René Lévesque v1.0                                                       Comm
 [refs] 19455fa3642af6a6a7d527dd043caf5a70eaad2d - reference 1 of 6                              100%
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ assert_equals 'refs-checked-out-tag.screen' <<EOF
 2010-01-20 14:18 +0000 A. U. Thor    HEAD                                                       Comm
 2010-04-07 05:37 +0000 Max Power     master                                                     Comm
 2010-03-04 04:09 +0000 A. U. Thor    this_is_really_a_long_long_long_long_long_long_long_branch Comm
-2010-04-07 05:37 +0000 Max Power     origin/master                                              Comm
 2010-04-07 05:37 +0000 Max Power     origin/HEAD                                                Comm
+2010-04-07 05:37 +0000 Max Power     origin/master                                              Comm
 2010-01-20 14:18 +0000 A. U. Thor    this_is_really_a_long_long_long_long_long_long_long_tag    Comm
 [refs] 5cb3412a5e06e506840495b91acc885037a48b72 - reference 5 of 7                               87%
 EOF