diff --git a/magit.el b/magit.el
index 311633ab..2f8e8a4a 100644
--- a/magit.el
+++ b/magit.el
@@ -2474,10 +2474,14 @@ insert a line to tell how to insert more of them"
 
 ;;; Status
 
-(defun magit-remote-string (remote svn-info)
-  (if remote
-      (concat remote " " (magit-get "remote" remote "url"))
-    (when svn-info
+(defun magit-remote-string (remote remote-branch svn-info)
+  (cond
+   ((string= "." remote)
+      (format "branch %s"
+	      (propertize remote-branch 'face 'magit-branch)))
+   (remote
+      (concat remote " " (magit-get "remote" remote "url")))
+   (svn-info
       (concat (cdr (assoc 'url svn-info))
 	      " @ "
 	      (cdr (assoc 'revision svn-info))))))
@@ -2489,7 +2493,7 @@ insert a line to tell how to insert more of them"
 	     (remote (and branch (magit-get "branch" branch "remote")))
 	     (remote-branch (or (and branch (magit-remote-branch-for branch)) branch))
 	     (svn-info (magit-get-svn-ref-info))
-	     (remote-string (magit-remote-string remote svn-info))
+	     (remote-string (magit-remote-string remote remote-branch svn-info))
 	     (head (magit-git-string
 		    "log" "--max-count=1" "--abbrev-commit" "--pretty=oneline"))
 	     (no-commit (not head)))