diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go
index d837d8266..ccfe71799 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ func (self *RefsHelper) CheckoutRemoteBranch(fullBranchName string, localBranchN
 		Title: utils.ResolvePlaceholderString(self.c.Tr.RemoteBranchCheckoutTitle, map[string]string{
 			"branchName": fullBranchName,
 		}),
+		Prompt: self.c.Tr.RemoteBranchCheckoutPrompt,
 		Items: []*types.MenuItem{
 			{
 				Label:   self.c.Tr.CheckoutTypeNewBranch,
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 7aabbbc2b..78b8b84cf 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	CheckoutByName                        string
 	CheckoutByNameTooltip                 string
 	RemoteBranchCheckoutTitle             string
+	RemoteBranchCheckoutPrompt            string
 	CheckoutTypeNewBranch                 string
 	CheckoutTypeNewBranchTooltip          string
 	CheckoutTypeDetachedHead              string
@@ -1079,6 +1080,7 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		CheckoutByName:                       "Checkout by name",
 		CheckoutByNameTooltip:                "Checkout by name. In the input box you can enter '-' to switch to the last branch.",
 		RemoteBranchCheckoutTitle:            "Checkout {{.branchName}}",
+		RemoteBranchCheckoutPrompt:           "How would you like to check out this branch?",
 		CheckoutTypeNewBranch:                "New local branch",
 		CheckoutTypeNewBranchTooltip:         "Checkout the remote branch as a local branch, tracking the remote branch.",
 		CheckoutTypeDetachedHead:             "Detached head",