diff --git a/GitUI/CommandsDialogs/FormBrowse.InitRevisionGrid.cs b/GitUI/CommandsDialogs/FormBrowse.InitRevisionGrid.cs
index 176dedaff52..7e3cf3500bc 100644
--- a/GitUI/CommandsDialogs/FormBrowse.InitRevisionGrid.cs
+++ b/GitUI/CommandsDialogs/FormBrowse.InitRevisionGrid.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ private void InitRevisionGrid(ObjectId? selectedId, ObjectId? firstId, bool isBl
                         })
                     .FileAndForget();
             };
+
             RevisionGrid.MenuCommands.MenuChanged += (sender, e) => _formBrowseMenus.OnMenuCommandsPropertyChanged();
+
             RevisionGrid.FilterChanged += (sender, e) =>
             {
                 Text = _appTitleGenerator.Generate(Module.WorkingDir, Module.IsValidGitWorkingDir(), RevisionGrid.CurrentBranch.Value, TranslatedStrings.NoBranch, e.PathFilter);
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ private void InitRevisionGrid(ObjectId? selectedId, ObjectId? firstId, bool isBl
                 revisionDiff.FallbackFollowedFile = path;
                 fileTree.FallbackFollowedFile = path;
             };
+
             RevisionGrid.RevisionsLoading += (sender, e) =>
             {
                 // The FileTree tab should be shown at first start, in "filehistory" mode
@@ -54,21 +57,15 @@ private void InitRevisionGrid(ObjectId? selectedId, ObjectId? firstId, bool isBl
                     return;
                 }
 
-                // Apply filtering when:
-                // 1. don't show reflog, and
-                // 2. one of the following
-                //      a) show the current branch only, or
-                //      b) filter on specific branch
-                // (this check ignores other revision filters)
-                bool isFiltering = !AppSettings.ShowReflogReferences
-                                && (AppSettings.ShowCurrentBranchOnly || AppSettings.BranchFilterEnabled);
-                repoObjectsTree.Refresh(isFiltering, e.ForceRefresh, e.GetRefs);
+                RefreshLeftPanel(e.ForceRefresh, e.GetRefs);
             };
+
             RevisionGrid.SelectionChanged += (sender, e) =>
             {
                 _selectedRevisionUpdatedTargets = UpdateTargets.None;
                 RefreshSelection();
             };
+
             RevisionGrid.ToggledBetweenArtificialAndHeadCommits += (s, e) =>
             {
                 if (!revisionDiff.Visible)
diff --git a/GitUI/CommandsDialogs/FormBrowse.cs b/GitUI/CommandsDialogs/FormBrowse.cs
index e7e9a39220b..854056633ba 100644
--- a/GitUI/CommandsDialogs/FormBrowse.cs
+++ b/GitUI/CommandsDialogs/FormBrowse.cs
@@ -1209,6 +1209,19 @@ private async Task FillGpgInfoAsync(GitRevision? revision)
             revisionGpgInfo1.DisplayGpgInfo(info);
         }
 
+        private void RefreshLeftPanel(bool forceRefresh, Func<RefsFilter, IReadOnlyList<IGitRef>> getRefs)
+        {
+            // Apply filtering when:
+            // 1. don't show reflog, and
+            // 2. one of the following
+            //      a) show the current branch only, or
+            //      b) filter on specific branch
+            // (this check ignores other revision filters)
+            bool isFiltering = !AppSettings.ShowReflogReferences
+                            && (AppSettings.ShowCurrentBranchOnly || AppSettings.BranchFilterEnabled);
+            repoObjectsTree.Refresh(isFiltering, forceRefresh, getRefs);
+        }
+
         private void OpenToolStripMenuItemClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             GitModule? module = FormOpenDirectory.OpenModule(this, Module);
@@ -2933,6 +2946,11 @@ private void toggleBranchTreePanel_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
                 new Dictionary<string, string> { { "ShowLeftPanel", MainSplitContainer.Panel1Collapsed.ToString() } });
 
             RefreshLayoutToggleButtonStates();
+
+            if (!MainSplitContainer.Panel1Collapsed)
+            {
+                RefreshLeftPanel(forceRefresh: true, new FilteredGitRefsProvider(UICommands.GitModule).GetRefs);
+            }
         }
 
         private void CommitInfoPositionClick(object sender, EventArgs e)