diff --git a/desktop_version/src/InterimVersion.h b/desktop_version/src/InterimVersion.h
index 109c8014..98abf9e8 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/InterimVersion.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/InterimVersion.h
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ extern const int LEN_INTERIM_COMMIT;
 
 extern const char* COMMIT_DATE;
 
+extern const char* BRANCH_NAME;
+extern const int LEN_BRANCH_NAME;
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } /* extern "C" */
 #endif
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/InterimVersion.in.c b/desktop_version/src/InterimVersion.in.c
index 24f72d00..dceacdf3 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/InterimVersion.in.c
+++ b/desktop_version/src/InterimVersion.in.c
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@ const char* INTERIM_COMMIT = "@INTERIM_COMMIT@";
 const int LEN_INTERIM_COMMIT = sizeof("@INTERIM_COMMIT@") - 1;
 
 const char* COMMIT_DATE = "@COMMIT_DATE@";
+
+const char* BRANCH_NAME = "@BRANCH_NAME@";
+const int LEN_BRANCH_NAME = sizeof("@BRANCH_NAME@") - 1;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
index 2608e66f..8aa3ecd3 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
@@ -158,8 +158,9 @@ static void menurender(void)
         graphics.Print(264-graphics.len(editionlabel),temp+35,editionlabel,tr, tg, tb);
 #endif
 #ifdef INTERIM_VERSION_EXISTS
-        graphics.Print( 310 - (10*8), 210, COMMIT_DATE, tr/2, tg/2, tb/2);
-        graphics.Print( 310 - LEN_INTERIM_COMMIT * 8, 220, INTERIM_COMMIT, tr/2, tg/2, tb/2);
+        graphics.Print( 310 - (10*8), 200, COMMIT_DATE, tr/2, tg/2, tb/2);
+        graphics.Print( 310 - LEN_INTERIM_COMMIT * 8, 210, INTERIM_COMMIT, tr/2, tg/2, tb/2);
+        graphics.Print( 310 - LEN_BRANCH_NAME * 8, 220, BRANCH_NAME, tr/2, tg/2, tb/2);
 #endif
         graphics.Print( 310 - (SDL_arraysize(RELEASE_VERSION) - 1) * 8, 230, RELEASE_VERSION, tr/2, tg/2, tb/2);
 
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/main.cpp b/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
index 2ac397c7..37479e36 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #ifdef INTERIM_VERSION_EXISTS
             puts(COMMIT_DATE);
             puts(INTERIM_COMMIT);
+            puts(BRANCH_NAME);
 #endif
             VVV_exit(0);
         }
diff --git a/desktop_version/version.cmake b/desktop_version/version.cmake
index 04bfe8db..547a78ab 100644
--- a/desktop_version/version.cmake
+++ b/desktop_version/version.cmake
@@ -13,7 +13,13 @@ EXECUTE_PROCESS(
     OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
 )
 
-MESSAGE(STATUS "This is interim commit ${INTERIM_COMMIT} (committed ${COMMIT_DATE})")
+EXECUTE_PROCESS(
+    COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" branch --show-current
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE BRANCH_NAME
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+)
+
+MESSAGE(STATUS "This is interim commit ${INTERIM_COMMIT} (committed ${COMMIT_DATE}) on branch ${BRANCH_NAME}")
 
 # Take the template file and replace the macros with what we have
 CONFIGURE_FILE(${INPUT_FILE} ${OUTPUT_FILE})