diff --git a/src/Models/BranchTreeNode.cs b/src/Models/BranchTreeNode.cs
index f2e1da63..77236e4c 100644
--- a/src/Models/BranchTreeNode.cs
+++ b/src/Models/BranchTreeNode.cs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.Models {
                         lastFolder = new BranchTreeNode() {
                             Name = subs[i],
                             Type = BranchTreeNodeType.Folder,
-                            IsExpanded = _expanded.Contains(path),
+                            IsExpanded = branch.IsCurrent || _expanded.Contains(path),
                         };
                         roots.Add(lastFolder);
                         _maps.Add(path, lastFolder);
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.Models {
                         var folder = new BranchTreeNode() {
                             Name = subs[i],
                             Type = BranchTreeNodeType.Folder,
-                            IsExpanded = _expanded.Contains(path),
+                            IsExpanded = branch.IsCurrent || _expanded.Contains(path),
                         };
                         _maps.Add(path, folder);
                         lastFolder.Children.Add(folder);
diff --git a/src/Views/Repository.axaml b/src/Views/Repository.axaml
index e5739189..83504a54 100644
--- a/src/Views/Repository.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/Repository.axaml
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@
                   ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
                   LostFocus="OnLocalBranchTreeLostFocus"
                   SelectionChanged="OnLocalBranchTreeSelectionChanged">
+          <TreeView.Styles>
+            <Style Selector="TreeViewItem" x:DataType="m:BranchTreeNode">
+              <Setter Property="IsExpanded" Value="{Binding IsExpanded, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
+            </Style>
+          </TreeView.Styles>
           <TreeView.ItemTemplate>
             <TreeDataTemplate ItemsSource="{Binding Children}" x:DataType="{x:Type m:BranchTreeNode}">
               <Grid Height="24" ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto,Auto" Background="Transparent" ContextRequested="OnLocalBranchContextMenuRequested" DoubleTapped="OnDoubleTappedLocalBranchNode">
@@ -208,6 +213,12 @@
                   ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
                   LostFocus="OnRemoteBranchTreeLostFocus"
                   SelectionChanged="OnRemoteBranchTreeSelectionChanged">
+          <TreeView.Styles>
+            <Style Selector="TreeViewItem" x:DataType="m:BranchTreeNode">
+              <Setter Property="IsExpanded" Value="{Binding IsExpanded, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
+            </Style>
+          </TreeView.Styles>
+          
           <TreeView.ItemTemplate>
             <TreeDataTemplate ItemsSource="{Binding Children}" x:DataType="{x:Type m:BranchTreeNode}">
               <Grid Height="24" ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto" Background="Transparent" ContextRequested="OnRemoteBranchContextMenuRequested">