diff --git a/Classes/Controllers/PBRefController.h b/Classes/Controllers/PBRefController.h
index a9c11f4c2..373312b43 100644
--- a/Classes/Controllers/PBRefController.h
+++ b/Classes/Controllers/PBRefController.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 	IBOutlet NSPopUpButton *branchPopUp;
 }
 
+- (void) pruneRemote:(PBRefMenuItem *)sender;
 - (void) fetchRemote:(PBRefMenuItem *)sender;
 - (void) pullRemote:(PBRefMenuItem *)sender;
 - (void) pushUpdatesToRemote:(PBRefMenuItem *)sender;
diff --git a/Classes/Controllers/PBRefController.m b/Classes/Controllers/PBRefController.m
index 9be1fd8cc..7ddf52d89 100644
--- a/Classes/Controllers/PBRefController.m
+++ b/Classes/Controllers/PBRefController.m
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ - (void)awakeFromNib
 	[commitList registerForDraggedTypes:[NSArray arrayWithObject:@"PBGitRef"]];
 }
 
+#pragma mark Prune
+
+- (void) pruneRemote:(PBRefMenuItem *)sender
+{
+	id <PBGitRefish> refish = [sender refish];
+	if ([refish refishType] == kGitXCommitType)
+		return;
+
+	[historyController.repository beginPruneRemoteForRef:refish];
+}
 
 #pragma mark Fetch
 
diff --git a/Classes/Views/PBRefMenuItem.m b/Classes/Views/PBRefMenuItem.m
index 721d9aaad..cc5a49c8d 100644
--- a/Classes/Views/PBRefMenuItem.m
+++ b/Classes/Views/PBRefMenuItem.m
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ + (NSArray *) defaultMenuItemsForRef:(PBGitRef *)ref inRepository:(PBGitReposito
 		}
 	}
 
+  if (isRemote) {
+    // prune
+    [items addObject:[PBRefMenuItem separatorItem]];
+	  NSString *pruneTitle = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Prune %@", remoteName];
+    [items addObject:[PBRefMenuItem itemWithTitle:pruneTitle action:@selector(pruneRemote:) enabled:YES]];
+  }
+
 	// delete ref
 	[items addObject:[PBRefMenuItem separatorItem]];
 	{
diff --git a/Classes/git/PBGitRepository.h b/Classes/git/PBGitRepository.h
index 2cda588f4..0bf2f585e 100644
--- a/Classes/git/PBGitRepository.h
+++ b/Classes/git/PBGitRepository.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ static NSString * PBStringFromBranchFilterType(PBGitXBranchFilterType type) {
 
 - (void) cloneRepositoryToPath:(NSString *)path bare:(BOOL)isBare;
 - (void) beginAddRemote:(NSString *)remoteName forURL:(NSString *)remoteURL;
+- (void) beginPruneRemoteForRef:(PBGitRef *)ref;
 - (void) beginFetchFromRemoteForRef:(PBGitRef *)ref;
 - (void) beginPullFromRemote:(PBGitRef *)remoteRef forRef:(PBGitRef *)ref;
 - (void) beginPushRef:(PBGitRef *)ref toRemote:(PBGitRef *)remoteRef;
diff --git a/Classes/git/PBGitRepository.m b/Classes/git/PBGitRepository.m
index 7d1082a7c..23ef277b9 100644
--- a/Classes/git/PBGitRepository.m
+++ b/Classes/git/PBGitRepository.m
@@ -623,6 +623,27 @@ - (void) beginAddRemote:(NSString *)remoteName forURL:(NSString *)remoteURL
 	[PBRemoteProgressSheet beginRemoteProgressSheetForArguments:arguments title:title description:description inRepository:self];
 }
 
+- (void) beginPruneRemoteForRef:(PBGitRef *)ref
+{
+	NSMutableArray *arguments = [NSMutableArray arrayWithObject:@"prune"];
+
+	if (![ref isRemote]) {
+		NSError *error = nil;
+		ref = [self remoteRefForBranch:ref error:&error];
+		if (!ref) {
+			if (error)
+				[self.windowController showErrorSheet:error];
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+	NSString *remoteName = [ref remoteName];
+	[arguments addObject:remoteName];
+
+	NSString *description = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Deleting all stale remote-tracking branches from %@", remoteName];
+	NSString *title = @"Pruning remote";
+	[PBRemoteProgressSheet beginRemoteProgressSheetForArguments:arguments title:title description:description inRepository:self];
+}
+
 - (void) beginFetchFromRemoteForRef:(PBGitRef *)ref
 {
 	NSMutableArray *arguments = [NSMutableArray arrayWithObject:@"fetch"];