diff --git a/lib/git_worktree.rb b/lib/git_worktree.rb
index adaa5667cfe..8bdb1a8a853 100644
--- a/lib/git_worktree.rb
+++ b/lib/git_worktree.rb
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ def branch=(name)
   def branch_info(name)
     branch = find_branch(name)
     raise GitWorktreeException::BranchMissing, name unless branch
-    {:time => branch.target.time, :message => branch.target.message, :commit_sha => branch.target.oid}
+    ref = branch.resolve
+    {:time => ref.target.time, :message => ref.target.message, :commit_sha => ref.target.oid}
   end
 
   def tags
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/git_repos/branch_and_tag.git/refs/heads/symbolic b/spec/fixtures/git_repos/branch_and_tag.git/refs/heads/symbolic
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d57c9ea7fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/git_repos/branch_and_tag.git/refs/heads/symbolic
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ref: refs/heads/branch2
diff --git a/spec/lib/git_worktree_spec.rb b/spec/lib/git_worktree_spec.rb
index 183fbaba7e4..697b0d7f588 100644
--- a/spec/lib/git_worktree_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/git_worktree_spec.rb
@@ -266,11 +266,11 @@ def open_existing_repo
 
     describe "#branches" do
       it "all branches" do
-        expect(test_repo.branches).to match_array(%w(master branch1 branch2))
+        expect(test_repo.branches).to match_array(%w(master branch1 branch2 symbolic))
       end
 
       it "local branches only" do
-        expect(test_repo.branches(:local)).to match_array(%w(master branch1 branch2))
+        expect(test_repo.branches(:local)).to match_array(%w(master branch1 branch2 symbolic))
       end
 
       it "remote branches only" do
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@ def open_existing_repo
       it "get branch info" do
         expect(test_repo.branch_info('branch2').keys).to match_array([:time, :message, :commit_sha])
       end
+      it "get branch info symbolic ref" do
+        expect(test_repo.branch_info('symbolic').keys).to match_array([:time, :message, :commit_sha])
+      end
     end
 
     describe "#branch" do