diff --git a/lua/neogit/lib/git/branch.lua b/lua/neogit/lib/git/branch.lua
index f03af4ad5..1215cc0ce 100644
--- a/lua/neogit/lib/git/branch.lua
+++ b/lua/neogit/lib/git/branch.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 local a = require("plenary.async")
 local cli = require("neogit.lib.git.cli")
 local input = require("neogit.lib.input")
+local util = require("neogit.lib.util")
 local config = require("neogit.config")
 local M = {}
 
@@ -21,6 +22,22 @@ local function parse_branches(branches, include_current)
   return other_branches
 end
 
+-- https://gist.github.com/joechrysler/6073741
+function M.get_nearest_parent()
+  local head = util.pattern_escape(cli["rev-parse"].abbrev_ref().args("HEAD").call_sync():trim().stdout[1])
+
+  local parent
+  local result = cli["show-branch"].all.call_sync():trim().stdout
+  for _, branch in ipairs(result) do
+    if branch:match("%*") and not branch:match(head) then
+      parent = branch:match("%[(.*)[~%^]?%d*%]")
+      break
+    end
+  end
+
+  return parent
+end
+
 function M.get_local_branches(include_current)
   local branches = cli.branch.list(config.values.sort_branches).call_sync():trim().stdout
 
diff --git a/lua/neogit/lib/git/cli.lua b/lua/neogit/lib/git/cli.lua
index 82bf4e697..c89fbc388 100644
--- a/lua/neogit/lib/git/cli.lua
+++ b/lua/neogit/lib/git/cli.lua
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ local configurations = {
       porcelain = "--porcelain",
     },
   },
+
   log = config {
     flags = {
       oneline = "--oneline",
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ local configurations = {
       end,
     },
   },
+
   config = config {
     flags = {
       _get = "--get",
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ local configurations = {
       end,
     },
   },
+
   diff = config {
     flags = {
       cached = "--cached",
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ local configurations = {
       no_ext_diff = "--no-ext-diff",
     },
   },
+
   stash = config {
     flags = {
       apply = "apply",
@@ -90,6 +94,7 @@ local configurations = {
       index = "--index",
     },
   },
+
   rebase = config {
     flags = {
       interactive = "-i",
@@ -98,6 +103,7 @@ local configurations = {
       skip = "--skip",
     },
   },
+
   reset = config {
     flags = {
       hard = "--hard",
@@ -110,6 +116,7 @@ local configurations = {
       end,
     },
   },
+
   checkout = config {
     short_opts = {
       b = "-b",
@@ -132,6 +139,7 @@ local configurations = {
       end,
     },
   },
+
   remote = config {
     flags = {
       push = "--push",
@@ -145,6 +153,7 @@ local configurations = {
       end,
     },
   },
+
   apply = config {
     flags = {
       cached = "--cached",
@@ -157,12 +166,14 @@ local configurations = {
       end,
     },
   },
+
   add = config {
     flags = {
       update = "-u",
       all = "-A",
     },
   },
+
   commit = config {
     flags = {
       amend = "--amend",
@@ -174,6 +185,7 @@ local configurations = {
       commit_message_file = "--file",
     },
   },
+
   push = config {
     flags = {
       delete = "--delete",
@@ -191,6 +203,7 @@ local configurations = {
       end,
     },
   },
+
   pull = config {
     flags = {
       no_commit = "--no-commit",
@@ -199,6 +212,7 @@ local configurations = {
       flags = {},
     },
   },
+
   branch = config {
     flags = {
       all = "-a",
@@ -221,6 +235,7 @@ local configurations = {
       end,
     },
   },
+
   ["read-tree"] = config {
     flags = {
       merge = "-m",
@@ -236,7 +251,9 @@ local configurations = {
       end,
     },
   },
+
   ["write-tree"] = config {},
+
   ["commit-tree"] = config {
     flags = {
       no_gpg_sign = "--no-gpg-sign",
@@ -261,6 +278,7 @@ local configurations = {
       end,
     },
   },
+
   ["update-index"] = config {
     flags = {
       add = "--add",
@@ -268,11 +286,19 @@ local configurations = {
       refresh = "--refresh",
     },
   },
+
   ["show-ref"] = config {
     flags = {
       verify = "--verify",
     },
   },
+
+  ["show-branch"] = config {
+    flags = {
+      all = "--all",
+    },
+  },
+
   ["update-ref"] = config {
     flags = {
       create_reflog = "--create-reflog",
@@ -281,6 +307,7 @@ local configurations = {
       message = "-m",
     },
   },
+
   ["ls-files"] = config {
     flags = {
       others = "--others",
@@ -290,6 +317,7 @@ local configurations = {
       full_name = "--full-name",
     },
   },
+
   ["rev-parse"] = config {
     flags = {
       revs_only = "--revs-only",
diff --git a/lua/neogit/lib/util.lua b/lua/neogit/lib/util.lua
index 578254f88..722c6184b 100644
--- a/lua/neogit/lib/util.lua
+++ b/lua/neogit/lib/util.lua
@@ -176,6 +176,15 @@ local function parse_command_args(args)
   return tbl
 end
 
+local function pattern_escape(str)
+  local special_chars = { "(", ")", ".", "%", "+", "-", "*", "?", "[", "^", "$" }
+  for _, char in ipairs(special_chars) do
+    str = str:gsub("%" .. char, "%%" .. char)
+  end
+
+  return str
+end
+
 return {
   time = time,
   time_async = time_async,
@@ -195,4 +204,5 @@ return {
   deepcopy = deepcopy,
   trim = trim,
   parse_command_args = parse_command_args,
+  pattern_escape = pattern_escape,
 }
diff --git a/lua/neogit/popups/rebase.lua b/lua/neogit/popups/rebase.lua
index 0725c1a4e..70999e2cd 100644
--- a/lua/neogit/popups/rebase.lua
+++ b/lua/neogit/popups/rebase.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local cli = require("neogit.lib.git.cli")
+local branch = require("neogit.lib.git.branch")
 local git = require("neogit.lib.git")
 local popup = require("neogit.lib.popup")
 local CommitSelectViewBuffer = require("neogit.buffers.commit_select_view")
@@ -30,9 +31,9 @@ function M.create()
     end)
     :action(
       "p",
-      "Rebase onto master",
+      "Rebase onto " .. branch.get_nearest_parent(),
       a.void(function(popup)
-        rebase.rebase_onto("master", popup:get_arguments())
+        rebase.rebase_onto(branch.get_nearest_parent(), popup:get_arguments())
         a.util.scheduler()
         status.refresh(true, "rebase_master")
       end)