diff --git a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/ui/CherryPickDialog.java b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/ui/CherryPickDialog.java
index 3ffd25fcb8..17eeb008b8 100644
--- a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/ui/CherryPickDialog.java
+++ b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/ui/CherryPickDialog.java
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ public abstract class CherryPickDialog extends ActionDialog {
 
     @Override
     public String getDisplayString() {
+      final String refsHeads = "refs/heads/";
+      if (branch.ref().startsWith(refsHeads)) {
+        return branch.ref().substring(refsHeads.length());
+      }
       return branch.ref();
     }