diff --git a/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go b/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go
index 0446fb919..fe17cc3f7 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/theme"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) prepareConfirmationPanel(title, prompt string, hasLoader bool, s
 			suggestionsView.Wrap = true
 			suggestionsView.FgColor = theme.GocuiDefaultTextColor
 		}
-		gui.setSuggestions([]string{})
+		gui.setSuggestions([]*types.Suggestion{})
 		_, _ = gui.g.SetViewOnTop("suggestions")
 	}
 
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) setKeyBindings(opts createPopupPanelOpts) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	onSuggestionConfirm := gui.wrappedPromptConfirmationFunction(opts.handlersManageFocus, opts.handleConfirmPrompt, func() string { return gui.getSelectedSuggestion() })
+	onSuggestionConfirm := gui.wrappedPromptConfirmationFunction(opts.handlersManageFocus, opts.handleConfirmPrompt, func() string { return gui.getSelectedSuggestionValue() })
 	if err := gui.g.SetKeybinding("suggestions", nil, gui.getKey(keybindingConfig.Universal.Confirm), gocui.ModNone, onSuggestionConfirm); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/editors.go b/pkg/gui/editors.go
index baffd19a3..2e4cdd78c 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/editors.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/editors.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package gui
 
 import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/presentation"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
@@ -78,7 +80,16 @@ func (gui *Gui) editorWithCallback(v *gocui.View, key gocui.Key, ch rune, mod go
 	input := v.Buffer()
 	branchNames := gui.getBranchNames()
 
-	suggestions := utils.FuzzySearch(input, branchNames)
+	matchingBranchNames := utils.FuzzySearch(input, branchNames)
+
+	suggestions := make([]*types.Suggestion, len(matchingBranchNames))
+	for i, branchName := range matchingBranchNames {
+		suggestions[i] = &types.Suggestion{
+			Value: branchName,
+			Label: utils.ColoredString(branchName, presentation.GetBranchColor(branchName)),
+		}
+	}
+
 	gui.setSuggestions(suggestions)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index a90770ca9..f4e6f5b7f 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/oscommands"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/patch"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/i18n"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/tasks"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/theme"
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ type guiState struct {
 	StashEntries []*models.StashEntry
 	CommitFiles  []*models.CommitFile
 	// Suggestions will sometimes appear when typing into a prompt
-	Suggestions []string
+	Suggestions []*types.Suggestion
 	// FilteredReflogCommits are the ones that appear in the reflog panel.
 	// when in filtering mode we only include the ones that match the given path
 	FilteredReflogCommits []*models.Commit
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/suggestions.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/suggestions.go
index 2e408e675..81c6a3a3d 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/suggestions.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/suggestions.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package presentation
 
-func GetSuggestionListDisplayStrings(suggestions []string) [][]string {
+import (
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
+)
+
+func GetSuggestionListDisplayStrings(suggestions []*types.Suggestion) [][]string {
 	lines := make([][]string, len(suggestions))
 
 	for i := range suggestions {
@@ -10,6 +14,6 @@ func GetSuggestionListDisplayStrings(suggestions []string) [][]string {
 	return lines
 }
 
-func getSuggestionDisplayStrings(suggestion string) []string {
-	return []string{suggestion}
+func getSuggestionDisplayStrings(suggestion *types.Suggestion) []string {
+	return []string{suggestion.Label}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/suggestions_panel.go b/pkg/gui/suggestions_panel.go
index eb3b7808a..9f5469496 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/suggestions_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/suggestions_panel.go
@@ -1,15 +1,27 @@
 package gui
 
-func (gui *Gui) getSelectedSuggestion() string {
+import "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
+
+func (gui *Gui) getSelectedSuggestionValue() string {
+	selectedSuggestion := gui.getSelectedSuggestion()
+
+	if selectedSuggestion != nil {
+		return selectedSuggestion.Value
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) getSelectedSuggestion() *types.Suggestion {
 	selectedLine := gui.State.Panels.Suggestions.SelectedLineIdx
 	if selectedLine == -1 {
-		return ""
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	return gui.State.Suggestions[selectedLine]
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) setSuggestions(suggestions []string) {
+func (gui *Gui) setSuggestions(suggestions []*types.Suggestion) {
 	view := gui.getSuggestionsView()
 	if view == nil {
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/gui/types/suggestion.go b/pkg/gui/types/suggestion.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed8b6ef44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gui/types/suggestion.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package types
+
+type Suggestion struct {
+	// value is the thing that we're matching on and the thing that will be submitted if you select the suggestion
+	Value string
+	// label is what is actually displayed so it can e.g. contain color
+	Label string
+}