diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js
index da54a81c8..db9e8450c 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js
@@ -2087,6 +2087,8 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
         var branchFilterTerm = "";
         var branchFilterCreateItem;
         var branches = [];
+        var branchNames = new Set();
+        var remotes = [];
         var branchPrefix = "";
         var container = $('<div class="red-ui-projects-branch-list">').appendTo(options.container);
 
@@ -2094,18 +2096,30 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
             delay: 200,
             change: function() {
                 branchFilterTerm = $(this).val();
-                if (/(\.\.|\/\.|[?*[~^: \\]|\/\/|\/.$|\/$)/.test(branchFilterTerm)) {
+                // if there is a / then
+                //  - check what preceeds it is a known remote
+
+                var valid = false;
+                var hasRemote = false;
+                var m = /^([^/]+)\/[^/.~*?\[]/.exec(branchFilterTerm);
+                if (m && remotes.indexOf(m[1]) > -1) {
+                    valid = true;
+                    hasRemote = true;
+                }
+
+                if (!valid && /(\.\.|\/\.|[?*[~^: \\]|\/\/|\/.$|\/$)/.test(branchFilterTerm)) {
                     if (!branchFilterCreateItem.hasClass("input-error")) {
                         branchFilterCreateItem.addClass("input-error");
                         branchFilterCreateItem.find("i").addClass("fa-warning").removeClass("fa-code-fork");
                     }
-                    branchFilterCreateItem.find("span").text(RED._("projects.create-branch-list.invalid")+": "+branchPrefix+branchFilterTerm);
+                    branchFilterCreateItem.find("span").text(RED._("projects.create-branch-list.invalid")+": "+(hasRemote?"":branchPrefix)+branchFilterTerm);
                 } else {
                     if (branchFilterCreateItem.hasClass("input-error")) {
                         branchFilterCreateItem.removeClass("input-error");
                         branchFilterCreateItem.find("i").removeClass("fa-warning").addClass("fa-code-fork");
                     }
-                    branchFilterCreateItem.find(".red-ui-sidebar-vc-branch-list-entry-create-name").text(branchPrefix+branchFilterTerm);
+                    branchFilterCreateItem.find("span").text(RED._("projects.create-branch-list.create")+":");
+                    branchFilterCreateItem.find(".red-ui-sidebar-vc-branch-list-entry-create-name").text((hasRemote?"":branchPrefix)+branchFilterTerm);
                 }
                 branchList.editableList("filter");
             }
@@ -2138,8 +2152,12 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
                     if (!entry.hasOwnProperty('commit')) {
                         body.name = branchFilter.val();
                         body.create = true;
-                        if (options.remote) {
-                            body.name = options.remote()+"/"+body.name;
+
+                        if (options.remotes) {
+                            var m = /^([^/]+)\/[^/.~*?\[]/.exec(body.name);
+                            if (!m || remotes.indexOf(m[1]) === -1) {
+                                body.name = remotes[0]+"/"+body.name;
+                            }
                         }
                     } else {
                         if ($(this).hasClass('selected')) {
@@ -2154,11 +2172,17 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
             },
             filter: function(data) {
                 var isCreateEntry = (!data.hasOwnProperty('commit'));
+                var filterTerm = branchFilterTerm;
+                if (remotes.length > 0) {
+                    var m = /^([^/]+)\/[^/.~*?\[]/.exec(filterTerm);
+                    if (filterTerm !== "" && (!m || remotes.indexOf(m[1]) == -1)) {
+                        filterTerm = remotes[0]+"/"+filterTerm;
+                    }
+                }
                 return (
                             isCreateEntry &&
                             (
-                                branchFilterTerm !== "" &&
-                                branches.indexOf(branchPrefix+branchFilterTerm) === -1
+                                filterTerm !== "" && !branchNames.has(filterTerm)
                             )
                      ) ||
                      (
@@ -2173,12 +2197,14 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
                 branchList.editableList('empty');
                 var start = Date.now();
                 var spinner = addSpinnerOverlay(container).addClass("red-ui-component-spinner-contain");
-                if (options.remote) {
-                    branchPrefix = options.remote()+"/";
+                if (options.remotes) {
+                    remotes = options.remotes();
+                    branchPrefix = remotes[0]+"/";
                 } else {
                     branchPrefix = "";
+                    remotes = [];
                 }
-
+                branchNames = new Set();
                 sendRequest({
                     url: url,
                     type: "GET",
@@ -2190,6 +2216,7 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
                             branches = result.branches;
                             result.branches.forEach(function(b) {
                                 branchList.editableList('addItem',b);
+                                branchNames.add(b.name);
                             });
                             branchList.editableList('addItem',{});
                             setTimeout(function() {
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/tab-versionControl.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/tab-versionControl.js
index e367e9c95..7d20fe094 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/tab-versionControl.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/tab-versionControl.js
@@ -830,10 +830,9 @@ RED.sidebar.versionControl = (function() {
         var remoteBranchList = utils.createBranchList({
             placeholder: RED._("sidebar.project.versionControl.createRemoteBranchPlaceholder"),
             currentLabel: RED._("sidebar.project.versionControl.upstream"),
-            remote: function() {
+            remotes: function() {
                 var project = RED.projects.getActiveProject();
-                var remotes = Object.keys(project.git.remotes);
-                return remotes[0];
+                return Object.keys(project.git.remotes);
             },
             container: remoteBranchSubRow,
             onselect: function(body) {