diff --git a/e2e/gitLogBranchMenu.spec.ts b/e2e/gitLogBranchMenu.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a62e64a3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/gitLogBranchMenu.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { expect, ipcCalls, stubDesktop, test } from "./fixtures";
+
+test("opens a commit's branch menu and acts in its linked repository", async ({ workbench: page }) => {
+  await stubDesktop(page);
+  await page.evaluate(async () => {
+    const primary = "/dev/acme-api";
+    const linked = "/dev/acme-web";
+    const tip = "1".repeat(40);
+    const h = window.__ipc.handlers;
+    h.vcs_roots = () =>
+      [
+        { root: primary, head: "main" },
+        { root: linked, head: "release" },
+      ].map((repo) => ({ ...repo, operation: null, headCommit: tip }));
+    h.vcs_branch_info = ({ repo }) => ({
+      head: repo === linked ? "release" : "main",
+      headCommit: tip,
+      upstream: null,
+      ahead: 0,
+      behind: 0,
+      operation: null,
+    });
+    h.vcs_branches = ({ repo }) =>
+      [repo === linked ? "origin/dev" : "origin/other"].map((name) => ({
+        name,
+        commit: tip,
+        remote: true,
+        current: false,
+        upstream: null,
+        ahead: 0,
+        behind: 0,
+        lastCommitMs: 0,
+      }));
+    h.vcs_log = ({ repo }) => {
+      const summary = repo === linked ? "Linked repository commit" : "Primary repository commit";
+      return [
+        {
+          id: tip,
+          shortId: tip.slice(0, 8),
+          parents: [],
+          refs: [repo === linked ? "origin/dev" : "origin/other"],
+          author: "A",
+          email: "a@example.com",
+          timeMs: 0,
+          summary,
+          message: summary,
+        },
+      ];
+    };
+    h.vcs_log_refs = () => ({});
+    h.vcs_log_details_batch = ({ revisions }) =>
+      (revisions as string[]).map(() => ({
+        message: "Linked repository commit",
+        containingBranches: [],
+        signature: "N",
+        signer: "",
+        key: "",
+        fingerprint: "",
+      }));
+    h.vcs_commit_files = () => [];
+    h.vcs_config_get = () => null;
+    h.vcs_tags = () => [];
+    h.vcs_status = () => [];
+    h.vcs_create_branch = () => null;
+    const vcsModule = "/src/features/vcs/store.ts";
+    const { useVcs, refreshNow } = await import(/* @vite-ignore */ vcsModule);
+    useVcs.setState({ available: true, root: primary, repo: primary });
+    await refreshNow();
+    const contextModule = "/src/platform/context.ts";
+    const { setContext } = await import(/* @vite-ignore */ contextModule);
+    setContext("vcsAvailable", true);
+    const actionsModule = "/src/platform/actions.ts";
+    const { executeAction } = await import(/* @vite-ignore */ actionsModule);
+    await executeAction("vcs.showLog");
+  });
+
+  await page.getByRole("option", { name: /Linked repository commit/ }).click({ button: "right" });
+  const menu = page.getByRole("menu", { name: "Context menu" });
+  await expect(menu.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Branch 'origin/other'" })).toHaveCount(0);
+  await menu.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Branch 'origin/dev'" }).hover();
+  await expect(page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Pull into 'release' Using Rebase" })).toBeVisible();
+  const newBranch = page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "New Branch from 'origin/dev'…" });
+  await newBranch.click();
+  const dialog = page.getByRole("dialog", { name: "Create New Branch from origin/dev" });
+  await dialog.getByRole("textbox", { name: "New branch name:" }).fill("test-branch");
+  await dialog.getByRole("button", { name: "Create", exact: true }).click();
+  await expect
+    .poll(() => ipcCalls(page, "vcs_create_branch"))
+    .toMatchObject([{ repo: "/dev/acme-web", name: "test-branch", start: "origin/dev", checkout: true }]);
+});
diff --git a/src/features/vcs/GitLog.tsx b/src/features/vcs/GitLog.tsx
index 0a746dd69..06ae38ff3 100644
--- a/src/features/vcs/GitLog.tsx
+++ b/src/features/vcs/GitLog.tsx
@@ -1121,7 +1121,9 @@ export function commitMenu(c: Commit, selection: Commit[] = [c]): MenuItem[] {
       { label: "Browse Repository at Revision", run: () => browseRepositoryAt(c) },
     ];
   const many = selection.length > 1 && selection.some((x) => commitKey(x) === commitKey(c));
-  const head = (commitRepo(c) ? useVcs.getState().heads[commitRepo(c)!]?.head : useVcs.getState().branch?.head) ?? null;
+  const repo = commitRepo(c);
+  const vcs = useVcs.getState();
+  const head = (repo ? vcs.heads[repo]?.head : vcs.branch?.head) ?? null;
   const { outgoing } = useGitLog.getState();
   const pushed = (x: Commit) =>
     commitRepo(x) === undefined ? !!outgoing && !outgoing.has(x.id) : isPushed(commitKey(x));
@@ -1148,6 +1150,22 @@ export function commitMenu(c: Commit, selection: Commit[] = [c]): MenuItem[] {
     ((commitRepo(c) === undefined ? !!outgoing : useGitLog.getState().tracked.has(commitRepo(c) ?? ""))
       ? !!outgoing?.has(commitKey(c))
       : true);
+  const branches = ((c as RepoCommit).refBranches ?? []).filter((branch) => !branch.current);
+  const branchActions: MenuItem[] = branches.map((branch) => {
+    const menu = branchMenu(branch, head);
+    return {
+      label: tx`Branch '${branch.name}'`,
+      submenu: repo ? inRepo(repo, menu) : menu,
+    };
+  });
+  if (!branchActions.length)
+    branchActions.push({
+      kind: "action",
+      action: "vcs.log.rebaseOntoCommit",
+      arg: c,
+      label: tx`Rebase '${head ?? "HEAD"}' onto Selected Commit`,
+      disabled: !head,
+    });
   return [
     { kind: "action", action: "vcs.log.copyRevision", arg: c },
     {
@@ -1173,13 +1191,7 @@ export function commitMenu(c: Commit, selection: Commit[] = [c]): MenuItem[] {
     { kind: "action", action: "vcs.log.interactiveRebase", arg: c, disabled: pushedCommit },
     { kind: "action", action: "vcs.log.pushUpToHere", arg: c, disabled: !canPushHere },
     { kind: "separator" },
-    {
-      kind: "action",
-      action: "vcs.log.rebaseOntoCommit",
-      arg: c,
-      label: tx`Rebase '${head ?? "HEAD"}' onto Selected Commit`,
-      disabled: !head,
-    },
+    ...(branchActions.length > 2 ? [{ label: "Branches", submenu: branchActions }] : branchActions),
     { kind: "action", action: "vcs.log.newBranch", arg: c },
     { kind: "action", action: "vcs.log.newTag", arg: c },
     { kind: "separator" },
diff --git a/src/features/vcs/branchMenu.ts b/src/features/vcs/branchMenu.ts
index 2facfcde1..1805f6440 100644
--- a/src/features/vcs/branchMenu.ts
+++ b/src/features/vcs/branchMenu.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import { showCompareBranches } from "./CompareBranches";
 import { showDiffWithWorkingTree } from "./operations";
 import type { CommonBranch } from "./repoBranches";
 import { runRemote, saveAll } from "./ops";
-import { focusRepo, useVcs } from "./store";
+import { currentRepo, focusRepo, useVcs } from "./store";
 import { tx } from "@/platform/i18n";
 
 /** `git pull <remote> <branch>` into the current branch (`origin/feat/x` → origin, feat/x). */
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ export function commonBranchMenu(b: CommonBranch, roots: readonly string[], done
 
 /** `items` acting on repository `root`: it is selected (with its branches loaded) before each entry runs. */
 export function inRepo(root: string, items: MenuItem[]): MenuItem[] {
+  const runInRepo = (run: () => unknown) => () =>
+    void focusRepo(root).then(() => {
+      if (currentRepo() === root) return run();
+    });
   return items.map((item): MenuItem => {
     if (item.kind === "separator" || item.kind === "header") return item;
     if (item.kind === "action")
@@ -180,12 +184,12 @@ export function inRepo(root: string, items: MenuItem[]): MenuItem[] {
         label: item.label ?? item.action,
         icon: item.icon,
         disabled: item.disabled,
-        run: () => void focusRepo(root).then(() => executeAction(item.action, item.arg)),
+        run: runInRepo(() => executeAction(item.action, item.arg)),
       };
     const run = item.run;
     return {
       ...item,
-      run: run && (() => void focusRepo(root).then(run)),
+      run: run && runInRepo(run),
       submenu: item.submenu && inRepo(root, item.submenu),
     };
   });
diff --git a/src/features/vcs/logStore.ts b/src/features/vcs/logStore.ts
index de7015e2e..071d26363 100644
--- a/src/features/vcs/logStore.ts
+++ b/src/features/vcs/logStore.ts
@@ -973,13 +973,23 @@ function loadPage(replace: boolean, id: string, before = false): Promise<void> {
               } else page = await fetchPage(null);
             } else page = await fetchPage(null);
           }
+          const repoBranches = repo ? (refs[repo] ?? []) : [];
+          const remoteNames = repo ? repoBranches.filter((b) => b.remote).map((b) => b.name) : undefined;
+          const branchesByTip = new Map<string, Branch[]>();
+          for (const branch of repoBranches) {
+            if (!branch.commit) continue;
+            const atTip = branchesByTip.get(branch.commit);
+            if (atTip) atTip.push(branch);
+            else branchesByTip.set(branch.commit, [branch]);
+          }
           return page.map((c) => ({
             ...c,
             repo,
             user,
             userName,
             readOnly: tab?.readOnly === true,
-            remoteNames: repo ? refs[repo]?.filter((b) => b.remote).map((b) => b.name) : undefined,
+            remoteNames,
+            refBranches: branchesByTip.get(c.id)?.filter((branch) => c.refs.includes(branch.name)),
           }));
         }),
       );
diff --git a/src/features/vcs/multiRoot.ts b/src/features/vcs/multiRoot.ts
index 6ce6faae3..1753c5d58 100644
--- a/src/features/vcs/multiRoot.ts
+++ b/src/features/vcs/multiRoot.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export type RepoCommit = Commit & {
   user?: string | null;
   userName?: string | null;
   remoteNames?: string[];
+  refBranches?: Branch[];
   readOnly?: boolean;
 };
 export const commitRepo = (c: Commit | undefined): string | null | undefined => (c as RepoCommit | undefined)?.repo;
diff --git a/src/platform/locales/text/en.json b/src/platform/locales/text/en.json
index 3963bbfe7..f88c95baf 100644
--- a/src/platform/locales/text/en.json
+++ b/src/platform/locales/text/en.json
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@
   "Recommended": "Recommended",
   "No preview": "No preview",
   "Running in the background": "Running in the background",
-  "Couldn't stop the background task": "Couldn't stop the background task"
+  "Couldn't stop the background task": "Couldn't stop the background task",
+  "Branch '{name}'": "Branch '{name}'"
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json b/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json
index d0097a991..967e047c2 100644
--- a/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json
+++ b/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json
@@ -4269,6 +4269,7 @@
   "Branch {name}": "分支 {name}",
   "Tag {name}": "标签 {name}",
   "Branch {branch} of {repository}": "{repository} 的分支 {branch}",
+  "Branch '{name}'": "分支 '{name}'",
   "Branches of {root}": "{root} 的分支",
   "Include {name} in commit": "在提交中包含 {name}",
   "Compare {current} with {branch}": "比较 {current} 与 {branch}",