diff --git a/src/main/ipc/handlers.ts b/src/main/ipc/handlers.ts
index 7943fcdf9c..db03bea4b8 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/handlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/handlers.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import type { MessageContent } from '../../shared/types/message'
 import * as fs from 'fs'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import { spawn } from 'child_process'
+import { getGitBranch } from '../utils/git'
 
 /**
  * Promisified spawn that waits for the process to complete
@@ -53,14 +54,17 @@ function isValidPath(inputPath: string): boolean {
 }
 
 /**
- * Adds directoryExists field to a session by checking if workingDirectory exists
+ * Adds directoryExists and gitBranch fields to a session
  */
-function withDirectoryExists<T extends MulticaSession>(
+async function withRuntimeInfo<T extends MulticaSession>(
   session: T
-): T & { directoryExists: boolean } {
+): Promise<T & { directoryExists: boolean; gitBranch?: string }> {
+  const directoryExists = fs.existsSync(session.workingDirectory)
+  const gitBranch = directoryExists ? await getGitBranch(session.workingDirectory) : undefined
   return {
     ...session,
-    directoryExists: fs.existsSync(session.workingDirectory)
+    directoryExists,
+    gitBranch
   }
 }
 
@@ -131,7 +135,7 @@ export function registerIPCHandlers(conductor: Conductor): void {
           throw new Error(`Unknown agent: ${agentId}`)
         }
         const session = await conductor.createSession(workingDirectory, config)
-        return withDirectoryExists(session)
+        return withRuntimeInfo(session)
       } catch (err) {
         throw new Error(extractErrorMessage(err))
       }
@@ -140,7 +144,8 @@ export function registerIPCHandlers(conductor: Conductor): void {
 
   ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.SESSION_LIST, async (_event, options?: ListSessionsOptions) => {
     const sessions = await conductor.listSessions(options)
-    return sessions.map(withDirectoryExists)
+    // Fetch git branch info in parallel for all sessions
+    return Promise.all(sessions.map(withRuntimeInfo))
   })
 
   ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.SESSION_GET, async (_event, sessionId: string) => {
@@ -149,17 +154,17 @@ export function registerIPCHandlers(conductor: Conductor): void {
 
   ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.SESSION_LOAD, async (_event, sessionId: string) => {
     const session = await conductor.loadSession(sessionId)
-    return withDirectoryExists(session)
+    return withRuntimeInfo(session)
   })
 
   ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.SESSION_RESUME, async (_event, sessionId: string) => {
     const session = await conductor.resumeSession(sessionId)
-    return withDirectoryExists(session)
+    return withRuntimeInfo(session)
   })
 
   ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.SESSION_START_AGENT, async (_event, sessionId: string) => {
     const session = await conductor.startSessionAgent(sessionId)
-    return withDirectoryExists(session)
+    return withRuntimeInfo(session)
   })
 
   ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.SESSION_DELETE, async (_event, sessionId: string) => {
@@ -178,7 +183,7 @@ export function registerIPCHandlers(conductor: Conductor): void {
       }
 
       const updated = await conductor.updateSessionMeta(sessionId, updates)
-      return withDirectoryExists(updated)
+      return withRuntimeInfo(updated)
     }
   )
 
@@ -187,7 +192,7 @@ export function registerIPCHandlers(conductor: Conductor): void {
     async (_event, sessionId: string, newAgentId: string) => {
       try {
         const session = await conductor.switchSessionAgent(sessionId, newAgentId)
-        return withDirectoryExists(session)
+        return withRuntimeInfo(session)
       } catch (err) {
         throw new Error(extractErrorMessage(err))
       }
diff --git a/src/main/utils/git.ts b/src/main/utils/git.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f570166dd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/utils/git.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/**
+ * Git utilities for detecting repository information
+ */
+import { execFile } from 'child_process'
+import { existsSync } from 'fs'
+import { join } from 'path'
+
+/**
+ * Get the current git branch name for a directory
+ * Returns undefined if the directory is not a git repository or git is not available
+ */
+export function getGitBranch(directory: string): Promise<string | undefined> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    // Quick check: does .git exist?
+    if (!existsSync(join(directory, '.git'))) {
+      resolve(undefined)
+      return
+    }
+
+    execFile(
+      'git',
+      ['rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD'],
+      { cwd: directory, timeout: 3000 },
+      (error, stdout) => {
+        if (error) {
+          resolve(undefined)
+          return
+        }
+        const branch = stdout.trim()
+        resolve(branch || undefined)
+      }
+    )
+  })
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/AppSidebar.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/AppSidebar.tsx
index 0ace7173da..12798ae7d9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/AppSidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/AppSidebar.tsx
@@ -103,8 +103,14 @@ function SessionItem({
                 ) : null}
               </div>
 
-              {/* Line 2: Timestamp */}
+              {/* Line 2: Git branch (if available) + Timestamp */}
               <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground/60">
+                {session.gitBranch && (
+                  <>
+                    <span className="font-medium">{session.gitBranch}</span>
+                    <span className="mx-1">·</span>
+                  </>
+                )}
                 {formatDate(session.updatedAt)}
               </span>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/shared/types/session.ts b/src/shared/types/session.ts
index 0384a5a847..7f7dd7b2a6 100644
--- a/src/shared/types/session.ts
+++ b/src/shared/types/session.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export interface MulticaSession {
 
   // Runtime state (not persisted)
   directoryExists?: boolean // true = exists, false = deleted/moved, undefined = not checked
+  gitBranch?: string // Current git branch name (runtime only, refreshed on load)
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/unit/main/utils/git.test.ts b/tests/unit/main/utils/git.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..950229686b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/main/utils/git.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
+
+// Mock child_process
+vi.mock('child_process', () => ({
+  execFile: vi.fn()
+}))
+
+// Mock fs
+vi.mock('fs', () => ({
+  existsSync: vi.fn()
+}))
+
+import { execFile } from 'child_process'
+import { existsSync } from 'fs'
+import { getGitBranch } from '../../../../src/main/utils/git'
+
+const mockExecFile = vi.mocked(execFile)
+const mockExistsSync = vi.mocked(existsSync)
+
+describe('git utils', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  describe('getGitBranch', () => {
+    it('should return undefined when .git directory does not exist', async () => {
+      mockExistsSync.mockReturnValue(false)
+
+      const result = await getGitBranch('/some/directory')
+
+      expect(result).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(mockExecFile).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('should return branch name when git repo exists', async () => {
+      mockExistsSync.mockReturnValue(true)
+      mockExecFile.mockImplementation((_cmd, _args, _opts, callback) => {
+        if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+          callback(null, 'main\n', '')
+        }
+        return {} as ReturnType<typeof execFile>
+      })
+
+      const result = await getGitBranch('/some/git-repo')
+
+      expect(result).toBe('main')
+      expect(mockExecFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'git',
+        ['rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD'],
+        { cwd: '/some/git-repo', timeout: 3000 },
+        expect.any(Function)
+      )
+    })
+
+    it('should return undefined when git command fails', async () => {
+      mockExistsSync.mockReturnValue(true)
+      mockExecFile.mockImplementation((_cmd, _args, _opts, callback) => {
+        if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+          callback(new Error('git error'), '', '')
+        }
+        return {} as ReturnType<typeof execFile>
+      })
+
+      const result = await getGitBranch('/some/directory')
+
+      expect(result).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+
+    it('should return undefined when git returns empty string', async () => {
+      mockExistsSync.mockReturnValue(true)
+      mockExecFile.mockImplementation((_cmd, _args, _opts, callback) => {
+        if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+          callback(null, '', '')
+        }
+        return {} as ReturnType<typeof execFile>
+      })
+
+      const result = await getGitBranch('/some/directory')
+
+      expect(result).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+
+    it('should trim whitespace from branch name', async () => {
+      mockExistsSync.mockReturnValue(true)
+      mockExecFile.mockImplementation((_cmd, _args, _opts, callback) => {
+        if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+          callback(null, '  feature/my-branch  \n', '')
+        }
+        return {} as ReturnType<typeof execFile>
+      })
+
+      const result = await getGitBranch('/some/git-repo')
+
+      expect(result).toBe('feature/my-branch')
+    })
+
+    it('should handle detached HEAD state', async () => {
+      mockExistsSync.mockReturnValue(true)
+      mockExecFile.mockImplementation((_cmd, _args, _opts, callback) => {
+        if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+          callback(null, 'HEAD\n', '')
+        }
+        return {} as ReturnType<typeof execFile>
+      })
+
+      const result = await getGitBranch('/some/git-repo')
+
+      expect(result).toBe('HEAD')
+    })
+  })
+})