diff --git a/docs/config/README.md b/docs/config/README.md
index 122ca6e2..621b194a 100644
--- a/docs/config/README.md
+++ b/docs/config/README.md
@@ -1025,6 +1025,7 @@ The `git_branch` module shows the active branch of the repo in your current dire
 
 | Option              | Default                          | Description                                                                              |
 | ------------------- | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `always_show_remote`| `false`                          | Shows the remote tracking branch name, even if it is equal to the local branch name.     |
 | `format`            | `"on [$symbol$branch]($style) "` | The format for the module. Use `"$branch"` to refer to the current branch name.          |
 | `symbol`            | `" "`                           | A format string representing the symbol of git branch.                                   |
 | `style`             | `"bold purple"`                  | The style for the module.                                                                |
@@ -1038,6 +1039,7 @@ The `git_branch` module shows the active branch of the repo in your current dire
 | Variable | Example  | Description                                                                                          |
 | -------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | branch   | `master` | The current branch name, falls back to `HEAD` if there's no current branch (e.g. git detached HEAD). |
+| remote   | `master` | The remote branch name.                                                                              |
 | symbol   |          | Mirrors the value of option `symbol`                                                                 |
 | style\*  |          | Mirrors the value of option `style`                                                                  |
 
diff --git a/src/configs/git_branch.rs b/src/configs/git_branch.rs
index b3e8f7a3..8e4bb3ca 100644
--- a/src/configs/git_branch.rs
+++ b/src/configs/git_branch.rs
@@ -10,18 +10,20 @@ pub struct GitBranchConfig<'a> {
     pub truncation_length: i64,
     pub truncation_symbol: &'a str,
     pub only_attached: bool,
+    pub always_show_remote: bool,
     pub disabled: bool,
 }
 
 impl<'a> RootModuleConfig<'a> for GitBranchConfig<'a> {
     fn new() -> Self {
         GitBranchConfig {
-            format: "on [$symbol$branch]($style) ",
+            format: "on [$symbol$branch]($style)(:[$remote]($style)) ",
             symbol: " ",
             style: "bold purple",
             truncation_length: std::i64::MAX,
             truncation_symbol: "…",
             only_attached: false,
+            always_show_remote: false,
             disabled: false,
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 3f78375a..1ad61a1c 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -171,11 +171,12 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
                     .as_ref()
                     .and_then(|repo| repo.workdir().map(Path::to_path_buf));
                 let state = repository.as_ref().map(|repo| repo.state());
-
+                let remote = repository.as_ref().and_then(|repo| get_remote_branch(repo));
                 Ok(Repo {
                     branch,
                     root,
                     state,
+                    remote,
                 })
             })
     }
@@ -310,6 +311,9 @@ pub struct Repo {
 
     /// State
     pub state: Option<RepositoryState>,
+
+    /// Remote branch name
+    pub remote: Option<String>,
 }
 
 // A struct of Criteria which will be used to verify current PathBuf is
@@ -376,6 +380,21 @@ fn get_current_branch(repository: &Repository) -> Option<String> {
     shorthand.map(std::string::ToString::to_string)
 }
 
+fn get_remote_branch(repository: &Repository) -> Option<String> {
+    if let Ok(head) = repository.head() {
+        if let Some(local_branch_ref) = head.name() {
+            let remote_ref = match repository.branch_upstream_name(local_branch_ref) {
+                Ok(remote_ref) => remote_ref.as_str()?.to_owned(),
+                Err(_) => return None,
+            };
+
+            let remote = remote_ref.split('/').last().map(|r| r.to_owned())?;
+            return Some(remote);
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Shell {
     Bash,
diff --git a/src/modules/git_branch.rs b/src/modules/git_branch.rs
index 55d80866..77a38c3a 100644
--- a/src/modules/git_branch.rs
+++ b/src/modules/git_branch.rs
@@ -35,16 +35,30 @@ pub fn module<'a>(context: &'a Context) -> Option<Module<'a>> {
     };
 
     let branch_name = repo.branch.as_ref()?;
-
     let mut graphemes: Vec<&str> = branch_name.graphemes(true).collect();
-    let trunc_len = len.min(graphemes.len());
 
+    let mut remote_graphemes: Vec<&str> = Vec::new();
+    if let Some(remote_branch) = repo.remote.as_ref() {
+        remote_graphemes = remote_branch.graphemes(true).collect();
+    }
+
+    let trunc_len = len.min(graphemes.len());
     if trunc_len < graphemes.len() {
         // The truncation symbol should only be added if we truncate
         graphemes[trunc_len] = truncation_symbol;
         graphemes.truncate(trunc_len + 1)
     }
 
+    let trunc_len = len.min(remote_graphemes.len());
+    if trunc_len < remote_graphemes.len() {
+        // The truncation symbol should only be added if we truncate
+        remote_graphemes[trunc_len] = truncation_symbol;
+        remote_graphemes.truncate(trunc_len + 1);
+    }
+
+    let show_remote = config.always_show_remote
+        || (!graphemes.eq(&remote_graphemes) && !remote_graphemes.is_empty());
+
     let parsed = StringFormatter::new(config.format).and_then(|formatter| {
         formatter
             .map_meta(|var, _| match var {
@@ -57,6 +71,13 @@ pub fn module<'a>(context: &'a Context) -> Option<Module<'a>> {
             })
             .map(|variable| match variable {
                 "branch" => Some(Ok(graphemes.concat())),
+                "remote" => {
+                    if show_remote {
+                        Some(Ok(remote_graphemes.concat()))
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                }
                 _ => None,
             })
             .parse(None)