diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
index 03184d57b..5f8285b66 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ func (self *BranchesController) press(selectedBranch *models.Branch) error {
 }
 
 func (self *BranchesController) push(branch *models.Branch) error {
-	return self.c.Helpers().Upstream.PromptForUpstreamWithInitialContent(branch, func(upstream string) error {
+	return self.c.Helpers().Upstream.PromptForUpstreamWithInitialContent(branch, true, func(upstream string) error {
 		upstreamRemote, upstreamBranch, err := self.c.Helpers().Upstream.ParseUpstream(upstream)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/upstream_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/upstream_helper.go
index 1140d5a2f..61f408d2c 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/upstream_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/upstream_helper.go
@@ -37,9 +37,14 @@ func (self *UpstreamHelper) ParseUpstream(upstream string) (string, string, erro
 	return upstreamRemote, upstreamBranch, nil
 }
 
-func (self *UpstreamHelper) promptForUpstream(initialContent string, onConfirm func(string) error) error {
+func (self *UpstreamHelper) promptForUpstream(initialContent string, isPush bool, onConfirm func(string) error) error {
+	title := self.c.Tr.EnterUpstream
+	if isPush {
+		title = self.c.Tr.EnterUpstreamNewBranch
+	}
+
 	self.c.Prompt(types.PromptOpts{
-		Title:               self.c.Tr.EnterUpstream,
+		Title:               title,
 		InitialContent:      initialContent,
 		FindSuggestionsFunc: self.getRemoteBranchesSuggestionsFunc(" "),
 		HandleConfirm:       onConfirm,
@@ -48,17 +53,17 @@ func (self *UpstreamHelper) promptForUpstream(initialContent string, onConfirm f
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (self *UpstreamHelper) PromptForUpstreamWithInitialContent(currentBranch *models.Branch, onConfirm func(string) error) error {
+func (self *UpstreamHelper) PromptForUpstreamWithInitialContent(currentBranch *models.Branch, isPush bool, onConfirm func(string) error) error {
 	initialContent := currentBranch.UpstreamRemote + " " + currentBranch.UpstreamBranch
 	if !currentBranch.IsTrackingRemote() {
 		initialContent = self.GetSuggestedRemote() + " " + currentBranch.Name
 	}
 
-	return self.promptForUpstream(initialContent, onConfirm)
+	return self.promptForUpstream(initialContent, isPush, onConfirm)
 }
 
 func (self *UpstreamHelper) PromptForUpstreamWithoutInitialContent(_ *models.Branch, onConfirm func(string) error) error {
-	return self.promptForUpstream("", onConfirm)
+	return self.promptForUpstream("", false, onConfirm)
 }
 
 func (self *UpstreamHelper) GetSuggestedRemote() string {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/sync_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/sync_controller.go
index 5b55d1048..e484bcc5d 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/sync_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/sync_controller.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (self *SyncController) push(currentBranch *models.Branch) error {
 		return self.pushAux(currentBranch, pushOpts{setUpstream: true})
 	}
 
-	return self.c.Helpers().Upstream.PromptForUpstreamWithInitialContent(currentBranch, func(upstream string) error {
+	return self.c.Helpers().Upstream.PromptForUpstreamWithInitialContent(currentBranch, true, func(upstream string) error {
 		upstreamRemote, upstreamBranch, err := self.c.Helpers().Upstream.ParseUpstream(upstream)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (self *SyncController) pull(currentBranch *models.Branch) error {
 
 	// if we have no upstream branch we need to set that first
 	if !currentBranch.IsTrackingRemote() {
-		return self.c.Helpers().Upstream.PromptForUpstreamWithInitialContent(currentBranch, func(upstream string) error {
+		return self.c.Helpers().Upstream.PromptForUpstreamWithInitialContent(currentBranch, false, func(upstream string) error {
 			if err := self.setCurrentBranchUpstream(upstream); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func (self *SyncController) PullBranch(branch *models.Branch, worktree *models.W
 	}
 
 	if !branch.IsTrackingRemote() {
-		return self.c.Helpers().Upstream.PromptForUpstreamWithInitialContent(branch, func(upstream string) error {
+		return self.c.Helpers().Upstream.PromptForUpstreamWithInitialContent(branch, false, func(upstream string) error {
 			upstreamRemote, upstreamBranch, err := self.c.Helpers().Upstream.ParseUpstream(upstream)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 330ee450c..6db747e87 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	ExitCustomPatchBuilder                string
 	ExitFocusedMainView                   string
 	EnterUpstream                         string
+	EnterUpstreamNewBranch                string
 	InvalidUpstream                       string
 	NewRemote                             string
 	NewRemoteName                         string
@@ -1731,6 +1732,7 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() *TranslationSet {
 		ExitCustomPatchBuilder:               `Exit custom patch builder`,
 		ExitFocusedMainView:                  "Exit back to side panel",
 		EnterUpstream:                        `Enter upstream as '<remote> <branchname>'`,
+		EnterUpstreamNewBranch:               `Enter upstream as '<remote> <branchname>' — new upstream branch will be created`,
 		InvalidUpstream:                      "Invalid upstream. Must be in the format '<remote> <branchname>'",
 		NewRemote:                            `New remote`,
 		NewRemoteName:                        `New remote name:`,