diff --git a/gitbutler-app/src/bin.rs b/gitbutler-app/src/bin.rs
index 860fd0e65..38e597b16 100644
--- a/gitbutler-app/src/bin.rs
+++ b/gitbutler-app/src/bin.rs
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ fn main() {
                     virtual_branches::commands::cherry_pick_onto_virtual_branch,
                     virtual_branches::commands::amend_virtual_branch,
                     virtual_branches::commands::list_remote_branches,
+                    virtual_branches::commands::get_remote_branch_data,
                     virtual_branches::commands::squash_branch_commit,
                     virtual_branches::commands::fetch_from_target,
                     menu::menu_item_set_enabled,
diff --git a/gitbutler-app/src/virtual_branches/commands.rs b/gitbutler-app/src/virtual_branches/commands.rs
index 9054e80ce..2284b7981 100644
--- a/gitbutler-app/src/virtual_branches/commands.rs
+++ b/gitbutler-app/src/virtual_branches/commands.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
 use crate::watcher;
 use anyhow::Context;
 use tauri::{AppHandle, Manager};
@@ -519,6 +521,28 @@ pub async fn list_remote_branches(
     Ok(branches)
 }
 
+#[tauri::command(async)]
+#[instrument(skip(handle))]
+pub async fn get_remote_branch_data(
+    handle: tauri::AppHandle,
+    project_id: &str,
+    refname: &str,
+) -> Result<super::RemoteBranchData, Error> {
+    let project_id = project_id.parse().map_err(|_| Error::UserError {
+        code: Code::Validation,
+        message: "Malformed project id".to_string(),
+    })?;
+    let refname = git::Refname::from_str(refname).map_err(|_| Error::UserError {
+        code: Code::Validation,
+        message: "Malformed refname".to_string(),
+    })?;
+    let branch_data = handle
+        .state::<Controller>()
+        .get_remote_branch_data(&project_id, &refname)
+        .await?;
+    Ok(branch_data)
+}
+
 #[tauri::command(async)]
 #[instrument(skip(handle))]
 pub async fn squash_branch_commit(
diff --git a/gitbutler-app/src/virtual_branches/controller.rs b/gitbutler-app/src/virtual_branches/controller.rs
index 76cdf8e70..f923569c3 100644
--- a/gitbutler-app/src/virtual_branches/controller.rs
+++ b/gitbutler-app/src/virtual_branches/controller.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ use crate::{
 use super::{
     branch::{BranchId, Ownership},
     errors::{
-        self, FetchFromTargetError, GetBaseBranchDataError, IsRemoteBranchMergableError,
-        ListRemoteBranchesError,
+        self, FetchFromTargetError, GetBaseBranchDataError, GetRemoteBranchDataError,
+        IsRemoteBranchMergableError, ListRemoteBranchesError,
     },
     target_to_base_branch, BaseBranch, RemoteBranchFile,
 };
@@ -313,6 +313,16 @@ impl Controller {
             .list_remote_branches(project_id)
     }
 
+    pub async fn get_remote_branch_data(
+        &self,
+        project_id: &ProjectId,
+        refname: &git::Refname,
+    ) -> Result<super::RemoteBranchData, ControllerError<GetRemoteBranchDataError>> {
+        self.inner(project_id)
+            .await
+            .get_remote_branch_data(project_id, refname)
+    }
+
     pub async fn squash(
         &self,
         project_id: &ProjectId,
@@ -808,6 +818,25 @@ impl ControllerInner {
             .map_err(ControllerError::Action)
     }
 
+    pub fn get_remote_branch_data(
+        &self,
+        project_id: &ProjectId,
+        refname: &git::Refname,
+    ) -> Result<super::RemoteBranchData, ControllerError<GetRemoteBranchDataError>> {
+        let project = self.projects.get(project_id).map_err(Error::from)?;
+        let project_repository =
+            project_repository::Repository::open(&project).map_err(Error::from)?;
+        let user = self.users.get_user().map_err(Error::from)?;
+        let gb_repository = gb_repository::Repository::open(
+            &self.local_data_dir,
+            &project_repository,
+            user.as_ref(),
+        )
+        .context("failed to open gitbutler repository")?;
+        super::get_branch_data(&gb_repository, &project_repository, refname)
+            .map_err(ControllerError::Action)
+    }
+
     pub async fn squash(
         &self,
         project_id: &ProjectId,
diff --git a/gitbutler-app/src/virtual_branches/errors.rs b/gitbutler-app/src/virtual_branches/errors.rs
index 7045d7f1a..92c37eb7a 100644
--- a/gitbutler-app/src/virtual_branches/errors.rs
+++ b/gitbutler-app/src/virtual_branches/errors.rs
@@ -751,6 +751,26 @@ pub enum ListRemoteBranchesError {
     Other(#[from] anyhow::Error),
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum GetRemoteBranchDataError {
+    #[error("default target not set")]
+    DefaultTargetNotSet(DefaultTargetNotSetError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Other(#[from] anyhow::Error),
+}
+
+impl From<GetRemoteBranchDataError> for Error {
+    fn from(value: GetRemoteBranchDataError) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            GetRemoteBranchDataError::DefaultTargetNotSet(error) => error.into(),
+            GetRemoteBranchDataError::Other(error) => {
+                tracing::error!(?error, "get remote branch data error");
+                Error::Unknown
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<ListRemoteBranchesError> for Error {
     fn from(value: ListRemoteBranchesError) -> Self {
         match value {
diff --git a/gitbutler-app/src/virtual_branches/remote.rs b/gitbutler-app/src/virtual_branches/remote.rs
index 8831c8bb0..da5781f85 100644
--- a/gitbutler-app/src/virtual_branches/remote.rs
+++ b/gitbutler-app/src/virtual_branches/remote.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ pub struct RemoteBranch {
     pub commits: Vec<RemoteCommit>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, PartialEq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct RemoteBranchData {
+    pub sha: git::Oid,
+    pub name: git::Refname,
+    pub upstream: Option<git::RemoteRefname>,
+    pub behind: u32,
+    pub commits: Vec<RemoteCommit>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct RemoteCommit {
@@ -66,6 +76,43 @@ pub fn list_remote_branches(
     Ok(remote_branches)
 }
 
+pub fn get_branch_data(
+    gb_repository: &gb_repository::Repository,
+    project_repository: &project_repository::Repository,
+    refname: &git::Refname,
+) -> Result<super::RemoteBranchData, errors::GetRemoteBranchDataError> {
+    let default_target = gb_repository
+        .default_target()
+        .context("failed to get default target")?
+        .ok_or_else(|| {
+            errors::GetRemoteBranchDataError::DefaultTargetNotSet(
+                errors::DefaultTargetNotSetError {
+                    project_id: project_repository.project().id,
+                },
+            )
+        })?;
+
+    let branch = project_repository
+        .git_repository
+        .find_branch(refname)
+        .context(format!("failed to find branch with refname {refname}"))?;
+
+    let branch_data = branch_to_remote_branch(project_repository, &branch, default_target.sha)
+        .context("failed to get branch data")?;
+
+    branch_data
+        .ok_or_else(|| {
+            errors::GetRemoteBranchDataError::Other(anyhow::anyhow!("no data found for branch"))
+        })
+        .map(|branch_data| RemoteBranchData {
+            sha: branch_data.sha,
+            name: branch_data.name,
+            upstream: branch_data.upstream,
+            behind: branch_data.behind,
+            commits: branch_data.commits,
+        })
+}
+
 pub fn branch_to_remote_branch(
     project_repository: &project_repository::Repository,
     branch: &git::Branch,
diff --git a/gitbutler-ui/src/lib/components/RemoteBranchPreview.svelte b/gitbutler-ui/src/lib/components/RemoteBranchPreview.svelte
index e857204f0..1c958a691 100644
--- a/gitbutler-ui/src/lib/components/RemoteBranchPreview.svelte
+++ b/gitbutler-ui/src/lib/components/RemoteBranchPreview.svelte
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	import ScrollableContainer from './ScrollableContainer.svelte';
 	import CommitCard from '$lib/components/CommitCard.svelte';
 	import { type SettingsStore, SETTINGS_CONTEXT } from '$lib/settings/userSettings';
+	import { getRemoteBranchData } from '$lib/stores/remoteBranches';
 	import { Ownership } from '$lib/vbranches/ownership';
 	import lscache from 'lscache';
 	import { marked } from 'marked';
@@ -59,18 +60,20 @@
 						</div>
 					</div>
 				{/if}
-				{#if branch.commits && branch.commits.length > 0}
-					<div class="flex w-full flex-col gap-y-2">
-						{#each branch.commits as commit (commit.id)}
-							<CommitCard
-								{commit}
-								{projectId}
-								{selectedFiles}
-								commitUrl={base?.commitUrl(commit.id)}
-							/>
-						{/each}
-					</div>
-				{/if}
+				{#await getRemoteBranchData({ projectId, refname: branch.name }) then branchData}
+					{#if branchData.commits && branchData.commits.length > 0}
+						<div class="flex w-full flex-col gap-y-2">
+							{#each branchData.commits as commit (commit.id)}
+								<CommitCard
+									{commit}
+									{projectId}
+									{selectedFiles}
+									commitUrl={base?.commitUrl(commit.id)}
+								/>
+							{/each}
+						</div>
+					{/if}
+				{/await}
 			</div>
 		</ScrollableContainer>
 		<Resizer
diff --git a/gitbutler-ui/src/lib/stores/remoteBranches.ts b/gitbutler-ui/src/lib/stores/remoteBranches.ts
index 1f581f0b5..185f85186 100644
--- a/gitbutler-ui/src/lib/stores/remoteBranches.ts
+++ b/gitbutler-ui/src/lib/stores/remoteBranches.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { invoke } from '$lib/backend/ipc';
 import * as toasts from '$lib/utils/toasts';
-import { RemoteBranch } from '$lib/vbranches/types';
+import { RemoteBranch, RemoteBranchData } from '$lib/vbranches/types';
 import { plainToInstance } from 'class-transformer';
 import {
 	BehaviorSubject,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class RemoteBranchService {
 		baseBranch$: Observable<any>
 	) {
 		this.branches$ = combineLatest([baseBranch$, this.reload$, head$, fetches$]).pipe(
-			switchMap(() => getRemoteBranchesData({ projectId })),
+			switchMap(() => listRemoteBranches({ projectId })),
 			map((branches) => branches.filter((b) => b.ahead != 0)),
 			shareReplay(1),
 			catchError((e) => {
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ export class RemoteBranchService {
 	}
 }
 
-export async function getRemoteBranchesData(params: {
-	projectId: string;
-}): Promise<RemoteBranch[]> {
+async function listRemoteBranches(params: { projectId: string }): Promise<RemoteBranch[]> {
 	const branches = plainToInstance(
 		RemoteBranch,
 		await invoke<any[]>('list_remote_branches', params)
@@ -52,3 +50,15 @@ export async function getRemoteBranchesData(params: {
 
 	return branches;
 }
+
+export async function getRemoteBranchData(params: {
+	projectId: string;
+	refname: string;
+}): Promise<RemoteBranchData> {
+	const branchData = plainToInstance(
+		RemoteBranchData,
+		await invoke<any>('get_remote_branch_data', params)
+	);
+
+	return branchData;
+}
diff --git a/gitbutler-ui/src/lib/vbranches/types.ts b/gitbutler-ui/src/lib/vbranches/types.ts
index e31b9fd35..3c0e0dde6 100644
--- a/gitbutler-ui/src/lib/vbranches/types.ts
+++ b/gitbutler-ui/src/lib/vbranches/types.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,40 @@ export class RemoteBranch {
 	}
 }
 
+export class RemoteBranchData {
+	sha!: string;
+	name!: string;
+	upstream?: string;
+	behind!: number;
+	@Type(() => RemoteCommit)
+	commits!: RemoteCommit[];
+	isMergeable!: boolean | undefined;
+
+	get ahead(): number {
+		return this.commits.length;
+	}
+
+	get lastCommitTs(): Date | undefined {
+		return this.commits[0]?.createdAt;
+	}
+
+	get firstCommitAt(): Date {
+		return this.commits[this.commits.length - 1].createdAt;
+	}
+
+	get authors(): Author[] {
+		const allAuthors = this.commits.map((commit) => commit.author);
+		const uniqueAuthors = allAuthors.filter(
+			(author, index) => allAuthors.findIndex((a) => a.email == author.email) == index
+		);
+		return uniqueAuthors;
+	}
+
+	get displayName(): string {
+		return this.name.replace('refs/remotes/', '').replace('origin/', '').replace('refs/heads/', '');
+	}
+}
+
 export class BaseBranch {
 	branchName!: string;
 	remoteName!: string;