diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 356a947..1f5e494 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ GitLens provides an unobtrusive blame annotation at the end of the current line,
       - Provides a context menu with `Open Repository in Remote`, and `Refresh` commands
 
     - `Branches` node — provides a list of the local branches
-      - Indicates which branch is the current branch
+      - Indicates which branch is the current branch and [optionally](#gitlens-custom-view-settings) shows the remote tracking branch
       - Expand each branch to easily see its revision (commit) history
         - Expand each revision (commit) to quickly see the set of files changed, complete with status indicators for adds, changes, renames, and deletes
            - Provides a context menu on each changed file with `Open Changes`, `Open Changes with Working Tree`, `Open File`, `Open Revision`, `Open File in Remote`, `Open Revision in Remote`, `Apply Changes`, and `Show Commit File Details` commands
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ GitLens is highly customizable and provides many configuration settings to allow
 |Name | Description
 |-----|------------
 |`gitlens.gitExplorer.view`|Specifies the starting view (mode) of the `GitLens` custom view<br />`history` - shows the commit history of the active file<br />`repository` - shows a repository explorer"
+|`gitlens.gitExplorer.showTrackingBranch`|Specifies whether or not to show the tracking branch when displaying local branches in the `GitLens` custom view"
 |`gitlens.gitExplorer.commitFormat`|Specifies the format of committed changes in the `GitLens` custom view<br />Available tokens<br /> ${id} - commit id<br /> ${author} - commit author<br /> ${message} - commit message<br /> ${ago} - relative commit date (e.g. 1 day ago)<br /> ${date} - formatted commit date (format specified by `gitlens.statusBar.dateFormat`)<br /> ${authorAgo} - commit author, relative commit date<br />See https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/wiki/Advanced-Formatting for advanced formatting
 |`gitlens.gitExplorer.commitFileFormat`|Specifies the format of a committed file in the `GitLens` custom view<br />Available tokens<br /> ${file} - file name<br /> ${filePath} - file name and path<br /> ${path} - file path
 |`gitlens.gitExplorer.stashFormat`|Specifies the format of stashed changes in the `GitLens` custom view<br />Available tokens<br /> ${id} - commit id<br /> ${author} - commit author<br /> ${message} - commit message<br /> ${ago} - relative commit date (e.g. 1 day ago)<br /> ${date} - formatted commit date (format specified by `gitlens.statusBar.dateFormat`)<br /> ${authorAgo} - commit author, relative commit date<br />See https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/wiki/Advanced-Formatting for advanced formatting
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 07bf4bb..0f97b2c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -413,15 +413,6 @@
                     "default": null,
                     "description": "Specifies how all absolute dates will be formatted by default\nSee https://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/format/ for valid formats"
                 },
-                "gitlens.gitExplorer.view": {
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "default": "repository",
-                    "enum": [
-                        "history",
-                        "repository"
-                    ],
-                    "description": "Specifies the starting view (mode) of the `GitLens` custom view\n `history` - shows the commit history of the active file\n `repository` - shows a repository explorer"
-                },
                 "gitlens.gitExplorer.commitFormat": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "default": "${message} \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 ${authorAgo} \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 ${id}",
@@ -432,6 +423,11 @@
                     "default": "${filePath}",
                     "description": "Specifies the format of a committed file in the `GitLens` custom view\nAvailable tokens\n ${file} - file name\n ${filePath} - file name and path\n ${path} - file path"
                 },
+                "gitlens.gitExplorer.showTrackingBranch": {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "default": true,
+                    "description": "Specifies whether or not to show the tracking branch when displaying local branches in the `GitLens` custom view"
+                },
                 "gitlens.gitExplorer.stashFormat": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "default": "${message}",
@@ -442,6 +438,15 @@
                     "default": "${filePath}",
                     "description": "Specifies the format of a stashed file in the `GitLens` custom view\nAvailable tokens\n ${file} - file name\n ${filePath} - file name and path\n ${path} - file path"
                 },
+                "gitlens.gitExplorer.view": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "default": "repository",
+                    "enum": [
+                        "history",
+                        "repository"
+                    ],
+                    "description": "Specifies the starting view (mode) of the `GitLens` custom view\n `history` - shows the commit history of the active file\n `repository` - shows a repository explorer"
+                },
                 "gitlens.statusBar.enabled": {
                     "type": "boolean",
                     "default": true,
diff --git a/src/configuration.ts b/src/configuration.ts
index c2b17fc..2633f44 100644
--- a/src/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/configuration.ts
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ export interface IConfig {
 
     gitExplorer: {
         view: GitExplorerView;
+        showTrackingBranch: boolean;
         commitFormat: string;
         commitFileFormat: string;
         stashFormat: string;
diff --git a/src/views/branchHistoryNode.ts b/src/views/branchHistoryNode.ts
index 266bd66..c760751 100644
--- a/src/views/branchHistoryNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/branchHistoryNode.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import { ExtensionContext, TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsibleState } from 'vscode';
 import { CommitNode } from './commitNode';
 import { GlyphChars } from '../constants';
 import { ExplorerNode, ResourceType } from './explorerNode';
-import { GitBranch, GitRemote, GitService, GitUri } from '../gitService';
+import { GitBranch, GitService, GitUri } from '../gitService';
 
 export class BranchHistoryNode extends ExplorerNode {
 
         readonly resourceType: ResourceType = 'gitlens:branch-history';
 
-        constructor(public readonly branch: GitBranch, private readonly remote: GitRemote | undefined, uri: GitUri, private readonly template: string, protected readonly context: ExtensionContext, protected readonly git: GitService) {
+        constructor(public readonly branch: GitBranch, uri: GitUri, private readonly template: string, protected readonly context: ExtensionContext, protected readonly git: GitService) {
             super(uri);
         }
 
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ export class BranchHistoryNode extends ExplorerNode {
         }
 
         async getTreeItem(): Promise<TreeItem> {
-            const name = this.remote !== undefined
-                ? this.branch.name.substring(this.remote.name.length + 1)
-                : this.branch.name;
-            const item = new TreeItem(`${name}${this.branch!.current ? ` ${GlyphChars.Space} ${GlyphChars.Check}` : ''}`, TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed);
+            let name = this.branch.getName();
+            if (!this.branch.remote && this.branch.tracking !== undefined && this.git.config.gitExplorer.showTrackingBranch) {
+                name += ` ${GlyphChars.Space}${GlyphChars.ArrowLeftRight}${GlyphChars.Space} ${this.branch.tracking}`;
+            }
+            const item = new TreeItem(`${this.branch!.current ? `${GlyphChars.Check} ${GlyphChars.Space}` : ''}${name}`, TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed);
             item.contextValue = this.resourceType;
 
             item.iconPath = {
diff --git a/src/views/branchesNode.ts b/src/views/branchesNode.ts
index 897668f..a87e69a 100644
--- a/src/views/branchesNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/branchesNode.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export class BranchesNode extends ExplorerNode {
             if (branches === undefined) return [];
 
             branches.sort((a, b) => (a.current ? -1 : 1) - (b.current ? -1 : 1) || a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
-            return [...Iterables.filterMap(branches, b => b.remote ? undefined : new BranchHistoryNode(b, undefined, this.uri, this.git.config.gitExplorer.commitFormat, this.context, this.git))];
+            return [...Iterables.filterMap(branches, b => b.remote ? undefined : new BranchHistoryNode(b, this.uri, this.git.config.gitExplorer.commitFormat, this.context, this.git))];
         }
 
         getTreeItem(): TreeItem {
diff --git a/src/views/remoteNode.ts b/src/views/remoteNode.ts
index c19ba24..7b478b8 100644
--- a/src/views/remoteNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/remoteNode.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export class RemoteNode extends ExplorerNode {
             if (branches === undefined) return [];
 
             branches.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
-            return [...Iterables.filterMap(branches, b => !b.remote || !b.name.startsWith(this.remote.name) ? undefined : new BranchHistoryNode(b, this.remote, this.uri, this.git.config.gitExplorer.commitFormat, this.context, this.git))];
+            return [...Iterables.filterMap(branches, b => !b.remote || !b.name.startsWith(this.remote.name) ? undefined : new BranchHistoryNode(b, this.uri, this.git.config.gitExplorer.commitFormat, this.context, this.git))];
         }
 
         getTreeItem(): TreeItem {