diff --git a/src/application/GitRepository.ts b/src/application/GitRepository.ts
index e7e5834..6b01747 100644
--- a/src/application/GitRepository.ts
+++ b/src/application/GitRepository.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { join } from 'path'
 import { readFile } from 'fs'
 import Git from '../models/Git'
 import Submodule from '../models/Submodule'
+import Branch from '../models/Branch'
 import Logger from '../UI/Logger'
 import Status from '../UI/Status'
 import StatusBar from '../UI/StatusBar'
@@ -470,6 +471,37 @@ export default class GitRepository {
 		})
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the list of branches that conatining current commit
+	 * @param gitModel Git-Model of Submodule
+	 */
+	static async getBranchesContain(gitModel: Git): Promise<Branch[]> {
+		let simplegit = GitRepository.getSimplegit(gitModel.getRelativePath())
+		const branches_local = await simplegit.branch(['--contains', gitModel.getBranch()])
+		const branches_remote = await simplegit.branch(['--remote', '--contains', gitModel.getBranch()])
+		let branches : Branch[] = []
+		let branches_local_names : string[] = []
+		let discardfirst : boolean = branches_local.detached
+		branches_local.all.forEach((key: any) => {
+			// Discard the first local branch if detached (it is our detached branch)
+			if (discardfirst) {
+				discardfirst = false
+			} else {
+				branches.push(new Branch(branches_local.branches[key].name, branches_local.branches[key].commit))
+				branches_local_names.push(branches_local.branches[key].name)
+			}
+		})
+		branches_remote.all.forEach((key: any) => {
+			// Get the branch name by removing the first part before slash which is the origin
+			let name = branches_remote.branches[key].name.split("/",2)[1]
+			// Make sure that we don't add twice a remote branch and local branch
+			if (!branches_local_names.includes(name)) {
+				branches.push(new Branch(name, branches_remote.branches[key].commit))
+			}
+		})
+		return branches
+	}
+	
 	/*******************************************************************************************/
 	/* PULL */
 	/*******************************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/handlers/git/branch_changed/DetectDetachedHead.handler.ts b/src/handlers/git/branch_changed/DetectDetachedHead.handler.ts
index 0bcd3bb..ad05eb3 100644
--- a/src/handlers/git/branch_changed/DetectDetachedHead.handler.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/git/branch_changed/DetectDetachedHead.handler.ts
@@ -66,44 +66,41 @@ export default class DetectDetachedHead extends ChangeHandler {
 	 * finds the corresponding Branch for a Commit-Hash
 	 */
 	private static getRealBranchForHash = async (gitModel: Git): Promise<string> => {
-		// the first one in the list is the current "detached HEAD"
-		const branches = gitModel.getLocalBranches().filter((branch, index) => index > 1)
-		const current = gitModel.getBranch()
-
-		const realBranches: string[] = []
-		branches.forEach((branch: Branch) => {
-			if (current === branch.getCommit() || current === branch.getName()) {
-				realBranches.push(branch.getName())
-			}
-		})
-
-		if (realBranches.length) {
-			if (realBranches.length === 1) {
-				return realBranches[0]
-			}
-
+		// Get the list of branches that contain the specified commit
+		const branches = await GitRepository.getBranchesContain(gitModel)
+		// If there is only one, we have found it
+		if (branches.length === 1) {
+			return branches[0].getName()
+		}
+		// Otherwise, if we have many options ...
+		if (branches.length) {
+			// Create a list with the branches names
+			const branches_names: string[] = []
+			branches.forEach((branch: Branch) => {
+				branches_names.push(branch.getName())
+			})
+			// Check if any of them match with the configured one in .gitmodules
 			if (gitModel.getMainRepositoryPath()) {
 				const configuredBranch = await GitRepository.getConfiguredBranchForSubmodule(gitModel)
-				if (configuredBranch && realBranches.includes(configuredBranch)) {
+				if (configuredBranch && branches_names.includes(configuredBranch)) {
 					return configuredBranch
 				}
-
-				const options: QuickPickOption[] = realBranches.map((branch) => new QuickPickOption(branch, branch))
-
-				const selectedBranch = await QuickPick.showQuickPick('choose the branch to check out', ...options)
-				if (selectedBranch) {
-					return selectedBranch
-				}
+			}
+			// Otherwise ask the user
+			const options: QuickPickOption[] = branches_names.map((branch) => new QuickPickOption(branch, branch))
+			const selectedBranch = await QuickPick.showQuickPick('choose the branch to check out', ...options)
+			if (selectedBranch) {
+				return selectedBranch
 			}
 		}
-
+		// If no branch contains the current commit, just warn the user
+		const current = gitModel.getBranch()
 		Logger.showError(
 			`could not find branch for '${current}' ${
 				!gitModel.isRootGit() ? ` in Submodule '${gitModel.getRelativePath()}'` : ''
 			}. You have to checkout the branch manually.`,
 			true,
 		)
-
 		return ''
 	}
 }