diff --git a/PBRefController.m b/PBRefController.m
index 31c5590..d4ac81e 100644
--- a/PBRefController.m
+++ b/PBRefController.m
@@ -60,7 +60,21 @@
 	int ret = 1;
 	[historyController.repository outputInWorkdirForArguments:[NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"checkout", [[sender ref] shortName], nil] retValue: &ret];
 	if (ret) {
-		[[historyController.repository windowController] showMessageSheet:@"Checking out branch failed" infoText:@"There was an error checking out the branch. Perhaps your working directory is not clean?"];
+		NSString *info = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"There was an error checking out the branch. Perhaps your working directory is not clean?"];
+		[[historyController.repository windowController] showMessageSheet:@"Checking out branch failed" infoText:info];
+		return;
+	}
+	[historyController.repository reloadRefs];
+	[commitController rearrangeObjects];
+}
+
+- (void) pushRef:(PBRefMenuItem *)sender
+{
+	int ret = 1;
+	NSString *rval = [historyController.repository outputInWorkdirForArguments:[NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"push", @"origin", [[sender ref] shortName], nil] retValue: &ret];
+	if (ret) {
+		NSString *info = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"There was an error pushing the branch to the origin.\n\n%d\n%@", ret, rval];
+		[[historyController.repository windowController] showMessageSheet:@"Pushing branch failed" infoText:info];
 		return;
 	}
 	[historyController.repository reloadRefs];
diff --git a/PBRefMenuItem.m b/PBRefMenuItem.m
index 22aaae5..a711370 100644
--- a/PBRefMenuItem.m
+++ b/PBRefMenuItem.m
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@
 		[array addObject:[[PBRefMenuItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Checkout branch"
 													   action:@selector(checkoutRef:)
 												keyEquivalent: @""]];
-
+	
+	if ([type isEqualToString:@"branch"])
+		[array addObject:[[PBRefMenuItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Push branch"
+													   action:@selector(pushRef:)
+												keyEquivalent: @""]];
+	
     if ([type isEqualToString:@"tag"])
 		[array addObject:[[PBRefMenuItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"View tag info"
 													   action:@selector(tagInfo:)