diff --git a/generate/input/descriptor.json b/generate/input/descriptor.json
index d33298c30..4bf70fbb3 100644
--- a/generate/input/descriptor.json
+++ b/generate/input/descriptor.json
@@ -202,6 +202,32 @@
         "git_branch_next": {
           "ignore": true
         },
+        "git_branch_remote_name": {
+          "cppFunctionName": "RemoteName",
+          "jsFunctionName": "remoteName",
+          "isAsync": true,
+          "args": {
+            "out": {
+              "isReturn": true,
+              "cppClassName": "GitBuf", 
+              "jsClassName": "Buffer",
+              "cType": "git_buf *"
+            },
+            "repo": {
+              "cppClassName": "GitRepository",
+              "jsClassName": "Repo",
+              "cType": "git_repository *"
+            },
+            "canonical_branch_name": {
+              "cppClassName": "String",
+              "jsClassName": "String",
+              "cType": "const char *"
+            }
+          },
+          "return": {
+            "isErrorCode": true
+          }
+        },
         "git_branch_set_upstream": {
           "isAsync": true,
           "args": {
@@ -221,7 +247,10 @@
             "isErrorCode": true
           }
         }
-      }
+      },
+      "dependencies": [
+        "../include/buf.h"
+      ]
     },
     "buf": {
       "functions": {
diff --git a/generate/input/libgit2-docs.json b/generate/input/libgit2-docs.json
index 48099e8b0..fb9f175af 100644
--- a/generate/input/libgit2-docs.json
+++ b/generate/input/libgit2-docs.json
@@ -2632,6 +2632,38 @@
       "comments": "<p>The name of the branch matches the definition of the name for git_branch_lookup. That is, if the returned name is given to git_branch_lookup() then the reference is returned that was given to this function.</p>\n",
       "group": "branch"
     },
+    "git_branch_remote_name": {
+      "type": "function",
+      "file": "branch.h",
+      "line": 274,
+      "lineto": 277,
+      "args": [
+        {
+          "name": "out",
+          "type": "git_buf *",
+          "comment": "where the name is stored."
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "repo",
+          "type": "git_respository *",
+          "comment": "the repo to check."
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "canonical_branch_name",
+          "type": "const char *",
+          "comment": "the ref name of the branch"
+        }
+      ],
+      "argline": "git_buf *out, git_repository *repo, const char *canonical_branch_name",
+      "sig": "git_buf *::git_repository *::const char *",
+      "return": {
+        "type": "int",
+        "comment": " 0 on success; otherwise an error code (e.g., if the\n  ref is no local or remote branch)."
+      },
+      "description": "<p>Return the name of the given remote branch.</p>\n",
+      "comments": "<p></p>\n",
+      "group": "branch"
+    },
     "git_branch_upstream": {
       "type": "function",
       "file": "branch.h",
@@ -36087,6 +36119,7 @@
         "git_branch_name",
         "git_branch_next",
         "git_branch_set_upstream",
+        "git_branch_remote_name",
         "git_branch_upstream"
       ]
     ],
@@ -37149,4 +37182,4 @@
       "ex/HEAD/tag.html"
     ]
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lib/branch.js b/lib/branch.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc4b23443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/branch.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+var NodeGit = require("../");
+var Branch = NodeGit.Branch;
+
+var _remoteName = Branch.remoteName;
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the Branch's Remote Name as a String.
+ *
+ *  @async
+ * @param {Repository} repo The repo to get the remote name from
+ * @param {String} the refname of the branch
+ * @return {String} remote name as a string.
+ */
+Branch.remoteName = function(repo, remoteRef) {
+  return _remoteName.call(this, repo, remoteRef)
+    .then(function(remoteNameBuffer) {
+      return remoteNameBuffer.toString();
+    });
+};
diff --git a/test/tests/branch.js b/test/tests/branch.js
index 8d587c019..3900e4242 100644
--- a/test/tests/branch.js
+++ b/test/tests/branch.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ describe("Branch", function() {
   var branchName2 = "test-branch2";
   var fullBranchName = "refs/heads/" + branchName;
   var fullBranchName2 = "refs/heads/" + branchName2;
+  var remoteName = "origin";
   var upstreamName = "origin/master";
   var fullUpstreamName = "refs/remotes/origin/master";
   var nonHeadCommit = "c82fb078a192ea221c9f1093c64321c60d64aa0d";
@@ -85,6 +86,27 @@ describe("Branch", function() {
       });
   });
 
+  it("can get the remote name of a branch", function() {
+    var repo = this.repository;
+
+    return NodeGit.Branch.remoteName(repo, fullUpstreamName)
+      .then(function(remoteNameToTest) {
+        assert.equal(remoteNameToTest, remoteName);
+      });
+  });
+
+  it("cannot get remote name from a non-remote branch", function() {
+    var repo = this.repository;
+
+    return NodeGit.Branch.remoteName(repo, fullBranchName)
+      .then(function() {
+        assert.fail("The ref should not have been a remote");
+      })
+      .catch(function(err) {
+        assert.strictEqual(err.errno, -1);
+      });
+  });
+
   it("can rename a branch", function() {
     var branch = this.branch;