1 files changed, 22 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index ff4b32426a..c8c2d77524 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -1363,6 +1363,7 @@ static void wt_shortstatus_print_tracking(struct wt_status *s)
 	const char *base;
 	const char *branch_name;
 	int num_ours, num_theirs;
+	int upstream_is_gone = 0;
 
 	color_fprintf(s->fp, color(WT_STATUS_HEADER, s), "## ");
 
@@ -1380,20 +1381,37 @@ static void wt_shortstatus_print_tracking(struct wt_status *s)
 	branch = branch_get(s->branch + 11);
 	if (s->is_initial)
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, header_color, _("Initial commit on "));
-	if (!stat_tracking_info(branch, &num_ours, &num_theirs)) {
-		color_fprintf(s->fp, branch_color_local, "%s", branch_name);
+
+	color_fprintf(s->fp, branch_color_local, "%s", branch_name);
+
+	switch (stat_tracking_info(branch, &num_ours, &num_theirs)) {
+	case 0:
+		/* no base */
 		fputc(s->null_termination ? '\0' : '\n', s->fp);
 		return;
+	case -1:
+		/* with "gone" base */
+		upstream_is_gone = 1;
+		break;
+	default:
+		/* with base */
+		break;
 	}
 
 	base = branch->merge[0]->dst;
 	base = shorten_unambiguous_ref(base, 0);
-	color_fprintf(s->fp, branch_color_local, "%s", branch_name);
 	color_fprintf(s->fp, header_color, "...");
 	color_fprintf(s->fp, branch_color_remote, "%s", base);
 
+	if (!upstream_is_gone && !num_ours && !num_theirs) {
+		fputc(s->null_termination ? '\0' : '\n', s->fp);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	color_fprintf(s->fp, header_color, " [");
-	if (!num_ours) {
+	if (upstream_is_gone) {
+		color_fprintf(s->fp, header_color, _("gone"));
+	} else if (!num_ours) {
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, header_color, _("behind "));
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, branch_color_remote, "%d", num_theirs);
 	} else if (!num_theirs) {