diff --git a/gitstatus.py b/gitstatus.py
index e049d08..bf1d1d9 100755
--- a/gitstatus.py
+++ b/gitstatus.py
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ for st in status:
     if st[0] == '#' and st[1] == '#':
         if re.search('Initial commit on', st[2]):
             branch = st[2].split(' ')[-1]
+        elif re.search('No commits yet on', st[2]):
+            branch = st[2].split(' ')[-1]
         elif re.search('no branch', st[2]):  # detached status
             branch = get_tag_or_hash()
         elif len(st[2].strip().split('...')) == 1:
@@ -150,4 +152,3 @@ if python_version == 2:
     Print(out.encode('utf-8'))
 else:
     Print(out)
-
diff --git a/gitstatus.sh b/gitstatus.sh
index 713c5db..9ec99ce 100755
--- a/gitstatus.sh
+++ b/gitstatus.sh
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ if [[ "$branch" == *"Initial commit on"* ]]; then
   IFS=" " read -ra fields <<< "$branch"
   branch="${fields[3]}"
   remote="_NO_REMOTE_TRACKING_"
+elif [[ "$branch" == *"No commits yet on"* ]]; then
+  IFS=" " read -ra fields <<< "$branch"
+  branch="${fields[4]}"
+  remote="_NO_REMOTE_TRACKING_"
 elif [[ "$branch" == *"no branch"* ]]; then
   tag=$( git describe --tags --exact-match )
   if [[ -n "$tag" ]]; then