diff --git a/SwiftGit2/References.swift b/SwiftGit2/References.swift
index bd4cb43..47b9404 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2/References.swift
+++ b/SwiftGit2/References.swift
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ public struct Branch: ReferenceType {
 	/// This is the same as `commit.oid`, but is declared here to adhere to `ReferenceType`.
 	public var oid: OID { return commit.oid }
 	
+	/// Whether the branch is a local branch.
+	public var isLocal: Bool { return longName.hasPrefix("refs/heads/") }
+	
+	/// Whether the branch is a remote branch.
+	public var isRemote: Bool { return longName.hasPrefix("refs/remotes/") }
+	
 	/// Create an instance with a libgit2 `git_reference` object.
 	///
 	/// Returns `nil` if the pointer isn't a branch.
diff --git a/SwiftGit2Tests/ReferencesSpec.swift b/SwiftGit2Tests/ReferencesSpec.swift
index 3858576..88ccfd2 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2Tests/ReferencesSpec.swift
+++ b/SwiftGit2Tests/ReferencesSpec.swift
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ class BranchSpec: QuickSpec {
 				expect(branch.shortName).to(equal(branch.name))
 				expect(branch.commit.oid).to(equal(OID(string: "f797bd4837b61d37847a4833024aab268599a681")!))
 				expect(branch.oid).to(equal(branch.commit.oid))
+				expect(branch.isLocal).to(beTrue())
+				expect(branch.isRemote).to(beFalse())
 			}
 			
 			it("should work with symoblic refs") {
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ class BranchSpec: QuickSpec {
 				expect(branch.shortName).to(equal(branch.name))
 				expect(branch.commit.oid).to(equal(OID(string: "f797bd4837b61d37847a4833024aab268599a681")!))
 				expect(branch.oid).to(equal(branch.commit.oid))
+				expect(branch.isLocal).to(beFalse())
+				expect(branch.isRemote).to(beTrue())
 			}
 		}