diff --git a/crates/collab_ui/src/branch_list.rs b/crates/collab_ui/src/branch_list.rs
index 16fefbd2eb..e6f1504503 100644
--- a/crates/collab_ui/src/branch_list.rs
+++ b/crates/collab_ui/src/branch_list.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail};
 use fuzzy::{StringMatch, StringMatchCandidate};
-use gpui::{elements::*, AppContext, MouseState, Task, ViewContext, ViewHandle};
+use gpui::{
+    elements::*, platform::MouseButton, AppContext, MouseState, Task, ViewContext, ViewHandle,
+};
 use picker::{Picker, PickerDelegate, PickerEvent};
 use std::{ops::Not, sync::Arc};
 use util::ResultExt;
@@ -35,6 +37,14 @@ pub struct BranchListDelegate {
     last_query: String,
 }
 
+impl BranchListDelegate {
+    fn display_error_toast(&self, message: String, cx: &mut ViewContext<BranchList>) {
+        const GIT_CHECKOUT_FAILURE_ID: usize = 2048;
+        self.workspace.update(cx, |model, ctx| {
+            model.show_toast(Toast::new(GIT_CHECKOUT_FAILURE_ID, message), ctx)
+        });
+    }
+}
 impl PickerDelegate for BranchListDelegate {
     fn placeholder_text(&self) -> Arc<str> {
         "Select branch...".into()
@@ -136,40 +146,39 @@ impl PickerDelegate for BranchListDelegate {
         let current_pick = self.selected_index();
         let current_pick = self.matches[current_pick].string.clone();
         cx.spawn(|picker, mut cx| async move {
-            picker.update(&mut cx, |this, cx| {
-                let project = this.delegate().workspace.read(cx).project().read(cx);
-                let mut cwd = project
-                .visible_worktrees(cx)
-                .next()
-                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("There are no visisible worktrees."))?
-                .read(cx)
-                .abs_path()
-                .to_path_buf();
-                cwd.push(".git");
-                let status = project
-                    .fs()
-                    .open_repo(&cwd)
-                    .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Could not open repository at path `{}`", cwd.as_os_str().to_string_lossy()))?
-                    .lock()
-                    .change_branch(&current_pick);
-                if status.is_err() {
-                    const GIT_CHECKOUT_FAILURE_ID: usize = 2048;
-                    this.delegate().workspace.update(cx, |model, ctx| {
-                        model.show_toast(
-                            Toast::new(
-                                GIT_CHECKOUT_FAILURE_ID,
-                                format!("Failed to checkout branch '{current_pick}', check for conflicts or unstashed files"),
-                            ),
-                            ctx,
-                        )
-                    });
-                    status?;
-                }
-                cx.emit(PickerEvent::Dismiss);
+            picker
+                .update(&mut cx, |this, cx| {
+                    let project = this.delegate().workspace.read(cx).project().read(cx);
+                    let mut cwd = project
+                        .visible_worktrees(cx)
+                        .next()
+                        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("There are no visisible worktrees."))?
+                        .read(cx)
+                        .abs_path()
+                        .to_path_buf();
+                    cwd.push(".git");
+                    let status = project
+                        .fs()
+                        .open_repo(&cwd)
+                        .ok_or_else(|| {
+                            anyhow!(
+                                "Could not open repository at path `{}`",
+                                cwd.as_os_str().to_string_lossy()
+                            )
+                        })?
+                        .lock()
+                        .change_branch(&current_pick);
+                    if status.is_err() {
+                        this.delegate().display_error_toast(format!("Failed to checkout branch '{current_pick}', check for conflicts or unstashed files"), cx);
+                        status?;
+                    }
+                    cx.emit(PickerEvent::Dismiss);
 
-                Ok::<(), anyhow::Error>(())
-            }).log_err();
-        }).detach();
+                    Ok::<(), anyhow::Error>(())
+                })
+                .log_err();
+        })
+        .detach();
     }
 
     fn dismissed(&mut self, cx: &mut ViewContext<Picker<Self>>) {
@@ -235,4 +244,60 @@ impl PickerDelegate for BranchListDelegate {
         };
         Some(label.into_any())
     }
+    fn render_footer(
+        &self,
+        cx: &mut ViewContext<Picker<Self>>,
+    ) -> Option<AnyElement<Picker<Self>>> {
+        if !self.last_query.is_empty() {
+            let theme = &theme::current(cx);
+            let style = theme.picker.footer.clone();
+            enum BranchCreateButton {}
+            Some(
+                Flex::row().with_child(MouseEventHandler::<BranchCreateButton, _>::new(0, cx, |_, _| {
+                    Label::new("Create branch", style.label.clone())
+                        .contained()
+                        .with_style(style.container)
+                        .aligned()
+                        .right()
+                })
+                .on_down(MouseButton::Left, |_, _, cx| {
+                    cx.spawn(|picker, mut cx| async move {
+                        picker.update(&mut cx, |this, cx| {
+                            let project = this.delegate().workspace.read(cx).project().read(cx);
+                            let current_pick = &this.delegate().last_query;
+                            let mut cwd = project
+                            .visible_worktrees(cx)
+                            .next()
+                            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("There are no visisible worktrees."))?
+                            .read(cx)
+                            .abs_path()
+                            .to_path_buf();
+                            cwd.push(".git");
+                            let repo = project
+                                .fs()
+                                .open_repo(&cwd)
+                                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Could not open repository at path `{}`", cwd.as_os_str().to_string_lossy()))?;
+                            let repo = repo
+                                .lock();
+                            let status = repo
+                                .create_branch(&current_pick);
+                            if status.is_err() {
+                                this.delegate().display_error_toast(format!("Failed to create branch '{current_pick}', check for conflicts or unstashed files"), cx);
+                                status?;
+                            }
+                            let status = repo.change_branch(&current_pick);
+                            if status.is_err() {
+                                this.delegate().display_error_toast(format!("Failed to chec branch '{current_pick}', check for conflicts or unstashed files"), cx);
+                                status?;
+                            }
+                            Ok::<(), anyhow::Error>(())
+                })
+                    }).detach();
+                }))
+                .into_any(),
+            )
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/fs/src/repository.rs b/crates/fs/src/repository.rs
index 0e5fd8343f..ed9aa85a89 100644
--- a/crates/fs/src/repository.rs
+++ b/crates/fs/src/repository.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ pub trait GitRepository: Send {
     fn change_branch(&self, _: &str) -> Result<()> {
         Ok(())
     }
+    fn create_branch(&self, _: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Debug for dyn GitRepository {
@@ -152,6 +155,12 @@ impl GitRepository for LibGitRepository {
         )?;
         Ok(())
     }
+    fn create_branch(&self, name: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        let current_commit = self.head()?.peel_to_commit()?;
+        self.branch(name, &current_commit, false)?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 fn read_status(status: git2::Status) -> Option<GitFileStatus> {