diff --git a/PBGitRepository.h b/PBGitRepository.h
index c05a758..eb61f77 100644
--- a/PBGitRepository.h
+++ b/PBGitRepository.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ extern NSString* PBGitRepositoryErrorDomain;
 
 - (void) readCurrentBranch;
 - (PBGitRevSpecifier*) addBranch: (PBGitRevSpecifier*) rev;
+- (BOOL)removeBranch:(PBGitRevSpecifier *)rev;
 
 - (NSString*) parseSymbolicReference:(NSString*) ref;
 - (NSString*) parseReference:(NSString*) ref;
diff --git a/PBGitRepository.m b/PBGitRepository.m
index b13dae6..59fe991 100644
--- a/PBGitRepository.m
+++ b/PBGitRepository.m
@@ -294,6 +294,19 @@ NSString* PBGitRepositoryErrorDomain = @"GitXErrorDomain";
 	[self didChangeValueForKey:@"branches"];
 	return rev;
 }
+
+- (BOOL)removeBranch:(PBGitRevSpecifier *)rev
+{
+	for (PBGitRevSpecifier *r in branches) {
+		if ([rev isEqualTo:r]) {
+			[self willChangeValueForKey:@"branches"];
+			[branches removeObject:r];
+			[self didChangeValueForKey:@"branches"];
+			return TRUE;
+		}
+	}
+	return FALSE;
+}
 	
 - (void) readCurrentBranch
 {
diff --git a/PBRefController.m b/PBRefController.m
index 23abe60..202f356 100644
--- a/PBRefController.m
+++ b/PBRefController.m
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 			NSLog(@"Removing ref failed!");
 			return;
 		}
-
+		[historyController.repository removeBranch:[[PBGitRevSpecifier alloc] initWithRef:[sender ref]]];
 		[[sender commit] removeRef:[sender ref]];
 		[commitController rearrangeObjects];
 	}
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 		[errorMessage setStringValue:@"Branch exists"];
 		return;
 	}
-
+	[historyController.repository addBranch:[[PBGitRevSpecifier alloc] initWithRef:[PBGitRef refFromString:branchName]]];
 	[self closeSheet:sender];
 	[commit addRef:[PBGitRef refFromString:branchName]];
 	[commitController rearrangeObjects];