1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 132eff52ca..bab92d773d 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -4534,7 +4534,7 @@ int parse_hide_refs_config(const char *var, const char *value, const char *secti
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int ref_is_hidden(const char *refname)
+int ref_is_hidden(const char *refname, const char *refname_full)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -4542,6 +4542,7 @@ int ref_is_hidden(const char *refname)
 		return 0;
 	for (i = hide_refs->nr - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 		const char *match = hide_refs->items[i].string;
+		const char *subject;
 		int neg = 0;
 		int len;
 
@@ -4550,10 +4551,18 @@ int ref_is_hidden(const char *refname)
 			match++;
 		}
 
-		if (!starts_with(refname, match))
+		if (*match == '^') {
+			subject = refname_full;
+			match++;
+		} else {
+			subject = refname;
+		}
+
+		/* refname can be NULL when namespaces are used. */
+		if (!subject || !starts_with(subject, match))
 			continue;
 		len = strlen(match);
-		if (!refname[len] || refname[len] == '/')
+		if (!subject[len] || subject[len] == '/')
 			return !neg;
 	}
 	return 0;