diff --git a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
index 66b4e0a405..39f50bd53e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
@@ -140,17 +140,20 @@ upstream::
 	(behind), "<>" (ahead and behind), or "=" (in sync). `:track`
 	also prints "[gone]" whenever unknown upstream ref is
 	encountered. Append `:track,nobracket` to show tracking
-	information without brackets (i.e "ahead N, behind M").  Has
-	no effect if the ref does not have tracking information
-	associated with it.  All the options apart from `nobracket`
-	are mutually exclusive, but if used together the last option
-	is selected.
+	information without brackets (i.e "ahead N, behind M").
++
+Also respects `:remotename` to state the name of the *remote* instead of
+the ref.
++
+Has no effect if the ref does not have tracking information associated
+with it.  All the options apart from `nobracket` are mutually exclusive,
+but if used together the last option is selected.
 
 push::
 	The name of a local ref which represents the `@{push}`
 	location for the displayed ref. Respects `:short`, `:lstrip`,
-	`:rstrip`, `:track`, and `:trackshort` options as `upstream`
-	does. Produces an empty string if no `@{push}` ref is
+	`:rstrip`, `:track`, `:trackshort` and `:remotename` options as
+	`upstream` does. Produces an empty string if no `@{push}` ref is
 	configured.
 
 HEAD::
diff --git a/ref-filter.c b/ref-filter.c
index 55323620ab..4819707d03 100644
--- a/ref-filter.c
+++ b/ref-filter.c
@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@ static struct used_atom {
 		char color[COLOR_MAXLEN];
 		struct align align;
 		struct {
-			enum { RR_REF, RR_TRACK, RR_TRACKSHORT } option;
+			enum {
+				RR_REF, RR_TRACK, RR_TRACKSHORT, RR_REMOTE_NAME
+			} option;
 			struct refname_atom refname;
-			unsigned int nobracket : 1;
+			unsigned int nobracket : 1, push : 1, push_remote : 1;
 		} remote_ref;
 		struct {
 			enum { C_BARE, C_BODY, C_BODY_DEP, C_LINES, C_SIG, C_SUB, C_TRAILERS } option;
@@ -137,6 +139,9 @@ static void remote_ref_atom_parser(const struct ref_format *format, struct used_
 	struct string_list params = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 	int i;
 
+	if (!strcmp(atom->name, "push") || starts_with(atom->name, "push:"))
+		atom->u.remote_ref.push = 1;
+
 	if (!arg) {
 		atom->u.remote_ref.option = RR_REF;
 		refname_atom_parser_internal(&atom->u.remote_ref.refname,
@@ -156,7 +161,10 @@ static void remote_ref_atom_parser(const struct ref_format *format, struct used_
 			atom->u.remote_ref.option = RR_TRACKSHORT;
 		else if (!strcmp(s, "nobracket"))
 			atom->u.remote_ref.nobracket = 1;
-		else {
+		else if (!strcmp(s, "remotename")) {
+			atom->u.remote_ref.option = RR_REMOTE_NAME;
+			atom->u.remote_ref.push_remote = 1;
+		} else {
 			atom->u.remote_ref.option = RR_REF;
 			refname_atom_parser_internal(&atom->u.remote_ref.refname,
 						     arg, atom->name);
@@ -1245,6 +1253,15 @@ static void fill_remote_ref_details(struct used_atom *atom, const char *refname,
 			*s = ">";
 		else
 			*s = "<>";
+	} else if (atom->u.remote_ref.option == RR_REMOTE_NAME) {
+		int explicit;
+		const char *remote = atom->u.remote_ref.push ?
+			pushremote_for_branch(branch, &explicit) :
+			remote_for_branch(branch, &explicit);
+		if (explicit)
+			*s = xstrdup(remote);
+		else
+			*s = "";
 	} else
 		die("BUG: unhandled RR_* enum");
 }
@@ -1354,16 +1371,20 @@ static void populate_value(struct ref_array_item *ref)
 			if (refname)
 				fill_remote_ref_details(atom, refname, branch, &v->s);
 			continue;
-		} else if (starts_with(name, "push")) {
+		} else if (atom->u.remote_ref.push) {
 			const char *branch_name;
 			if (!skip_prefix(ref->refname, "refs/heads/",
 					 &branch_name))
 				continue;
 			branch = branch_get(branch_name);
 
-			refname = branch_get_push(branch, NULL);
-			if (!refname)
-				continue;
+			if (atom->u.remote_ref.push_remote)
+				refname = NULL;
+			else {
+				refname = branch_get_push(branch, NULL);
+				if (!refname)
+					continue;
+			}
 			fill_remote_ref_details(atom, refname, branch, &v->s);
 			continue;
 		} else if (starts_with(name, "color:")) {