diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
index b08ddd0cd..2e184a6f2 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
@@ -205,6 +205,40 @@ func (self *BranchesController) viewUpstreamOptions(selectedBranch *models.Branc
 		},
 	}
 
+	var disabledReason *types.DisabledReason
+	baseBranch, err := self.c.Git().Loaders.BranchLoader.GetBaseBranch(selectedBranch, self.c.Model().ExistingMainBranches)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if baseBranch == "" {
+		baseBranch = self.c.Tr.BaseBranch
+		disabledReason = &types.DisabledReason{Text: self.c.Tr.NoMainBranches}
+	}
+	shortBaseBranchName := strings.TrimPrefix(baseBranch, "refs/remotes/")
+	label := utils.ResolvePlaceholderString(
+		self.c.Tr.ViewDivergenceFromBaseBranch,
+		map[string]string{"baseBranch": shortBaseBranchName},
+	)
+	viewDivergenceFromBaseBranchItem := &types.MenuItem{
+		LabelColumns: []string{label},
+		Key:          'b',
+		OnPress: func() error {
+			branch := self.context().GetSelected()
+			if branch == nil {
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			return self.c.Helpers().SubCommits.ViewSubCommits(helpers.ViewSubCommitsOpts{
+				Ref:                     branch,
+				TitleRef:                fmt.Sprintf("%s <-> %s", branch.RefName(), shortBaseBranchName),
+				RefToShowDivergenceFrom: baseBranch,
+				Context:                 self.context(),
+				ShowBranchHeads:         false,
+			})
+		},
+		DisabledReason: disabledReason,
+	}
+
 	unsetUpstreamItem := &types.MenuItem{
 		LabelColumns: []string{self.c.Tr.UnsetUpstream},
 		OnPress: func() error {
@@ -312,6 +346,7 @@ func (self *BranchesController) viewUpstreamOptions(selectedBranch *models.Branc
 
 	options := []*types.MenuItem{
 		viewDivergenceItem,
+		viewDivergenceFromBaseBranchItem,
 		unsetUpstreamItem,
 		setUpstreamItem,
 		upstreamResetItem,
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index caa920de1..aba6313c3 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -468,6 +468,9 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	SetUpstream                           string
 	UnsetUpstream                         string
 	ViewDivergenceFromUpstream            string
+	ViewDivergenceFromBaseBranch          string
+	NoMainBranches                        string
+	BaseBranch                            string
 	DivergenceSectionHeaderLocal          string
 	DivergenceSectionHeaderRemote         string
 	ViewUpstreamResetOptions              string
@@ -1434,6 +1437,9 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		SetUpstream:                          "Set upstream of selected branch",
 		UnsetUpstream:                        "Unset upstream of selected branch",
 		ViewDivergenceFromUpstream:           "View divergence from upstream",
+		ViewDivergenceFromBaseBranch:         "View divergence from base branch ({{.baseBranch}})",
+		NoMainBranches:                       "There are no main branches",
+		BaseBranch:                           "base branch",
 		DivergenceSectionHeaderLocal:         "Local",
 		DivergenceSectionHeaderRemote:        "Remote",
 		ViewUpstreamResetOptions:             "Reset checked-out branch onto {{.upstream}}",