diff --git a/src/env/node/git/git.ts b/src/env/node/git/git.ts
index dd34bf13142af..cdffa4842423b 100644
--- a/src/env/node/git/git.ts
+++ b/src/env/node/git/git.ts
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ export class Git {
 
 	async pull(
 		repoPath: string,
-		options: { branch?: string; remote?: string; rebase?: boolean; tags?: boolean },
+		options: { branch?: string; remote?: string; upstream?: string; rebase?: boolean; tags?: boolean },
 	): Promise<void> {
 		const params = ['pull'];
 
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ export class Git {
 
 		if (options.remote && options.branch) {
 			params.push(options.remote);
-			params.push(options.branch);
+			params.push(options.upstream ? `${options.upstream}:${options.branch}` : options.branch);
 		}
 
 		try {
diff --git a/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts b/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
index f0a26c83dbe87..b600bf9981a99 100644
--- a/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
+++ b/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
@@ -1461,11 +1461,10 @@ export class LocalGitProvider implements GitProvider, Disposable {
 			if (options.publish != null) {
 				branchName = options.reference.name;
 				remoteName = options.publish.remote;
-				upstreamName = getBranchTrackingWithoutRemote(options.reference);
 			} else {
 				[branchName, remoteName] = getBranchNameAndRemote(options.reference);
-				upstreamName = undefined;
 			}
+			upstreamName = getBranchTrackingWithoutRemote(options.reference);
 		} else {
 			const branch = await this.getBranch(repoPath);
 			if (branch == null) return;
@@ -1558,6 +1557,7 @@ export class LocalGitProvider implements GitProvider, Disposable {
 			await this.git.pull(repoPath, {
 				branch: branchName,
 				remote: remoteName,
+				upstream: getBranchTrackingWithoutRemote(branch),
 				rebase: options?.rebase,
 				tags: options?.tags,
 			});