diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index 4a92b08030..b5a3d8c592 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -1453,6 +1453,8 @@ branch.restore_failed = Failed to restore branch '%s'.
 branch.protected_deletion_failed = Branch '%s' is protected. It cannot be deleted.
 branch.restore = Restore Branch '%s'
 branch.download = Download Branch '%s'
+branch.included_desc = This branch is part of the default branch
+branch.included = Included
 
 topic.manage_topics = Manage Topics
 topic.done = Done
diff --git a/routers/repo/branch.go b/routers/repo/branch.go
index 5d78518491..0c06de3ea6 100644
--- a/routers/repo/branch.go
+++ b/routers/repo/branch.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type Branch struct {
 	Commit            *git.Commit
 	IsProtected       bool
 	IsDeleted         bool
+	IsIncluded        bool
 	DeletedBranch     *models.DeletedBranch
 	CommitsAhead      int
 	CommitsBehind     int
@@ -203,10 +204,13 @@ func loadBranches(ctx *context.Context) []*Branch {
 			}
 		}
 
+		isIncluded := divergence.Ahead == 0 && ctx.Repo.Repository.DefaultBranch != branchName
+
 		branches[i] = &Branch{
 			Name:              branchName,
 			Commit:            commit,
 			IsProtected:       isProtected,
+			IsIncluded:        isIncluded,
 			CommitsAhead:      divergence.Ahead,
 			CommitsBehind:     divergence.Behind,
 			LatestPullRequest: pr,
diff --git a/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl
index 9c53f4e67a..26493298da 100644
--- a/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl
@@ -75,7 +75,11 @@
 									</td>
 									<td class="two wide right aligned">
 										{{if not .LatestPullRequest}}
-											{{if and (not .IsDeleted) $.AllowsPulls (gt .CommitsAhead 0)}}
+											{{if .IsIncluded}}
+												<a class="ui poping up orange small label" data-content="{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.branch.included_desc"}}" data-variation="tiny inverted" data-position="top right">
+													<i class="octicon octicon-git-pull-request"></i> {{$.i18n.Tr "repo.branch.included"}}
+												</a>
+											{{else if and (not .IsDeleted) $.AllowsPulls (gt .CommitsAhead 0)}}
 											<a href="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{$.DefaultBranch | EscapePound}}...{{if ne $.Repository.Owner.Name $.Owner.Name}}{{$.Owner.Name}}:{{end}}{{.Name | EscapePound}}">
 												<button id="new-pull-request" class="ui compact basic button">{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.compare_changes"}}</button>
 											</a>