diff --git a/zerver/tests.py b/zerver/tests.py
index 13cc35c282..33d9e2e50f 100644
--- a/zerver/tests.py
+++ b/zerver/tests.py
@@ -4091,8 +4091,8 @@ class StashHookTests(AuthedTestCase):
             content_type="application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
             **self.api_auth(email))
 
-        self.assertEqual(msg.subject, u"Secret project/Operation unicorn")
-        self.assertEqual(msg.content, """`f259e90` was pushed to **Secret project/Operation unicorn** with:
+        self.assertEqual(msg.subject, u"Secret project/Operation unicorn: master")
+        self.assertEqual(msg.content, """`f259e90` was pushed to **master** in **Secret project/Operation unicorn** with:
 
 * `f259e90`: Updating poms ...""")
 
diff --git a/zerver/views/webhooks.py b/zerver/views/webhooks.py
index c084b424bc..e74c3661b5 100644
--- a/zerver/views/webhooks.py
+++ b/zerver/views/webhooks.py
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ def api_stash_webhook(request, user_profile, stream=REQ(default='')):
     try:
         repo_name = payload["repository"]["name"]
         project_name = payload["repository"]["project"]["name"]
+        branch_name = payload["refChanges"][0]["refId"].split("/")[-1]
         commit_entries = payload["changesets"]["values"]
         commits = [(entry["toCommit"]["displayId"],
                     entry["toCommit"]["message"].split("\n")[0]) for \
@@ -572,9 +573,10 @@ def api_stash_webhook(request, user_profile, stream=REQ(default='')):
     except (AttributeError, KeyError):
         stream = 'commits'
 
-    subject = "%s/%s" % (project_name, repo_name)
+    subject = "%s/%s: %s" % (project_name, repo_name, branch_name)
 
-    content = "`%s` was pushed to **%s** with:\n\n" % (head_ref, subject)
+    content = "`%s` was pushed to **%s** in **%s/%s** with:\n\n" % (
+        head_ref, branch_name, project_name, repo_name)
     content += "\n".join("* `%s`: %s" % (
             commit[0], commit[1]) for commit in commits)