diff --git a/.github/config-schema.json b/.github/config-schema.json
index 1ac60a995..8884f8172 100644
--- a/.github/config-schema.json
+++ b/.github/config-schema.json
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@
       "default": {
         "always_show_remote": false,
         "disabled": false,
-        "format": "on [$symbol$branch]($style)(:[$remote]($style)) ",
+        "format": "on [$symbol$branch(:$remote_branch)]($style) ",
         "ignore_branches": [],
         "only_attached": false,
         "style": "bold purple",
@@ -2543,7 +2543,7 @@
       "type": "object",
       "properties": {
         "format": {
-          "default": "on [$symbol$branch]($style)(:[$remote]($style)) ",
+          "default": "on [$symbol$branch(:$remote_branch)]($style) ",
           "type": "string"
         },
         "symbol": {
diff --git a/docs/config/README.md b/docs/config/README.md
index 3b69f6e3a..a3251cbe1 100644
--- a/docs/config/README.md
+++ b/docs/config/README.md
@@ -1419,17 +1419,17 @@ The `git_branch` module shows the active branch of the repo in your current dire
 
 ### Options
 
-| Option               | Default                          | Description                                                                              |
-| -------------------- | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `always_show_remote` | `false`                          | Shows the remote tracking branch name, even if it is equal to the local branch name.     |
-| `format`             | `"on [$symbol$branch]($style) "` | The format for the module. Use `"$branch"` to refer to the current branch name.          |
-| `symbol`             | `" "`                           | A format string representing the symbol of git branch.                                   |
-| `style`              | `"bold purple"`                  | The style for the module.                                                                |
-| `truncation_length`  | `2^63 - 1`                       | Truncates a git branch to `N` graphemes.                                                 |
-| `truncation_symbol`  | `"…"`                            | The symbol used to indicate a branch name was truncated. You can use `""` for no symbol. |
-| `only_attached`      | `false`                          | Only show the branch name when not in a detached `HEAD` state.                           |
-| `ignore_branches`    | `[]`                             | A list of names to avoid displaying. Useful for "master" or "main".                      |
-| `disabled`           | `false`                          | Disables the `git_branch` module.                                                        |
+| Option               | Default                                           | Description                                                                              |
+| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `always_show_remote` | `false`                                           | Shows the remote tracking branch name, even if it is equal to the local branch name.     |
+| `format`             | `"on [$symbol$branch(:$remote_branch)]($style) "` | The format for the module. Use `"$branch"` to refer to the current branch name.          |
+| `symbol`             | `" "`                                            | A format string representing the symbol of git branch.                                   |
+| `style`              | `"bold purple"`                                   | The style for the module.                                                                |
+| `truncation_length`  | `2^63 - 1`                                        | Truncates a git branch to `N` graphemes.                                                 |
+| `truncation_symbol`  | `"…"`                                             | The symbol used to indicate a branch name was truncated. You can use `""` for no symbol. |
+| `only_attached`      | `false`                                           | Only show the branch name when not in a detached `HEAD` state.                           |
+| `ignore_branches`    | `[]`                                              | A list of names to avoid displaying. Useful for "master" or "main".                      |
+| `disabled`           | `false`                                           | Disables the `git_branch` module.                                                        |
 
 ### Variables
 
diff --git a/src/configs/git_branch.rs b/src/configs/git_branch.rs
index a0843fa02..2f12a54d8 100644
--- a/src/configs/git_branch.rs
+++ b/src/configs/git_branch.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub struct GitBranchConfig<'a> {
 impl<'a> Default for GitBranchConfig<'a> {
     fn default() -> Self {
         GitBranchConfig {
-            format: "on [$symbol$branch]($style)(:[$remote]($style)) ",
+            format: "on [$symbol$branch(:$remote_branch)]($style) ",
             symbol: " ",
             style: "bold purple",
             truncation_length: std::i64::MAX,
diff --git a/src/modules/git_branch.rs b/src/modules/git_branch.rs
index a1b91ea1d..8d96a8bb4 100644
--- a/src/modules/git_branch.rs
+++ b/src/modules/git_branch.rs
@@ -396,6 +396,42 @@ mod tests {
         repo_dir.close()
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_remote() -> io::Result<()> {
+        let remote_dir = fixture_repo(FixtureProvider::Git)?;
+        let repo_dir = fixture_repo(FixtureProvider::Git)?;
+
+        create_command("git")?
+            .args(&["checkout", "-b", "test_branch"])
+            .current_dir(repo_dir.path())
+            .output()?;
+
+        create_command("git")?
+            .args(&["remote", "add", "--fetch", "remote_repo"])
+            .arg(remote_dir.path())
+            .current_dir(repo_dir.path())
+            .output()?;
+
+        create_command("git")?
+            .args(&["branch", "--set-upstream-to", "remote_repo/master"])
+            .current_dir(repo_dir.path())
+            .output()?;
+
+        let actual = ModuleRenderer::new("git_branch")
+            .path(&repo_dir.path())
+            .config(toml::toml! {
+                [git_branch]
+                format = "$branch(:$remote_name/$remote_branch)"
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        let expected = Some("test_branch:remote_repo/master");
+
+        assert_eq!(expected, actual.as_deref());
+        repo_dir.close()?;
+        remote_dir.close()
+    }
+
     // This test is not possible until we switch to `git status --porcelain`
     // where we can mock the env for the specific git process. This is because
     // git2 does not care about our mocking and when we set the real `GIT_DIR`