diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/components/BranchView.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/components/BranchView.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7dd7dbd4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/components/BranchView.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// @flow
+import React from "react";
+import BranchDetail from "./BranchDetail";
+import { ExtensionPoint } from "@scm-manager/ui-extensions";
+import type { Repository, Branch } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+
+type Props = {
+  repository: Repository,
+  branch: Branch
+};
+
+class BranchView extends React.Component<Props> {
+  render() {
+    const { repository, branch } = this.props;
+
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <BranchDetail repository={repository} branch={branch} />
+        <hr />
+        <div className="content">
+          <ExtensionPoint
+            name="repos.branch-details.information"
+            renderAll={true}
+            props={{ repository, branch }}
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default BranchView;
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchView.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchRoot.js
similarity index 57%
rename from scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchView.js
rename to scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchRoot.js
index 5e7fa9610a..f1570735e2 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchView.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchRoot.js
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-// @flow
+//@flow
 import React from "react";
-import BranchDetail from "../components/BranchDetail";
-import { ExtensionPoint } from "@scm-manager/ui-extensions";
-import type { Repository, Branch } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+import BranchView from "../components/BranchView";
 import { connect } from "react-redux";
+import { Redirect, Route, Switch, withRouter } from "react-router-dom";
 import { translate } from "react-i18next";
-import { withRouter } from "react-router-dom";
+import type { Repository, Branch } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
 import {
   fetchBranch,
   getBranch,
@@ -13,32 +12,61 @@ import {
   isFetchBranchPending
 } from "../modules/branches";
 import { ErrorPage, Loading } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
+import type { History } from "history";
 
 type Props = {
   repository: Repository,
   branchName: string,
+  branch: Branch,
   loading: boolean,
   error?: Error,
-  branch?: Branch,
-
-  // dispatch functions
-  fetchBranch: (repository: Repository, branchName: string) => void,
 
   // context props
-  t: string => string
+  t: string => string,
+  history: History,
+  match: any,
+  location: any,
+
+  // dispatch functions
+  fetchBranch: (repository: Repository, branchName: string) => void
 };
 
-class BranchView extends React.Component<Props> {
+class BranchRoot extends React.Component<Props> {
   componentDidMount() {
     const { fetchBranch, repository, branchName } = this.props;
 
     fetchBranch(repository, branchName);
   }
 
+  stripEndingSlash = (url: string) => {
+    if (url.endsWith("/")) {
+      return url.substring(0, url.length - 1);
+    }
+    return url;
+  };
+
+  matchedUrl = () => {
+    return this.stripEndingSlash(this.props.match.url);
+  };
+
   render() {
-    const { loading, error, t, repository, branch } = this.props;
+    const {
+      repository,
+      branch,
+      loading,
+      error,
+      t,
+      match,
+      location
+    } = this.props;
+
+    const url = this.matchedUrl();
 
     if (error) {
+      if(location.search.indexOf("?create=true") > -1) {
+        return <Redirect to={`/repo/${repository.namespace}/${repository.name}/branches/create?name=${match.params.branch}`} />;
+      }
+
       return (
         <ErrorPage
           title={t("branches.errorTitle")}
@@ -48,22 +76,20 @@ class BranchView extends React.Component<Props> {
       );
     }
 
-    if (!branch || loading) {
+    if (loading || !branch) {
       return <Loading />;
     }
 
     return (
-      <div>
-        <BranchDetail repository={repository} branch={branch} />
-        <hr />
-        <div className="content">
-          <ExtensionPoint
-            name="repos.branch-details.information"
-            renderAll={true}
-            props={{ repository, branch }}
-          />
-        </div>
-      </div>
+      <Switch>
+        <Redirect exact from={url} to={`${url}/info`} />
+        <Route
+          path={`${url}/info`}
+          component={() => (
+            <BranchView repository={repository} branch={branch} />
+          )}
+        />
+      </Switch>
     );
   }
 }
@@ -95,5 +121,5 @@ export default withRouter(
   connect(
     mapStateToProps,
     mapDispatchToProps
-  )(translate("repos")(BranchView))
+  )(translate("repos")(BranchRoot))
 );
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchesOverview.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchesOverview.js
index 3bc92deab4..f8c8be7529 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchesOverview.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchesOverview.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import {
   fetchBranches,
   getBranches,
   getFetchBranchesFailure,
-  isFetchBranchesPending,
-  orderBranches
+  isFetchBranchesPending
 } from "../modules/branches";
+import { orderBranches } from "../util/orderBranches";
 import { connect } from "react-redux";
 import type { Branch, Repository } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
 import { compose } from "redux";
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.js
index d1e17191b1..b226ba7c0c 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.js
@@ -310,32 +310,3 @@ function createKey(repository: Repository): string {
   const { namespace, name } = repository;
   return `${namespace}/${name}`;
 }
-
-// master, default should always be the first one,
-// followed by develop the rest should be ordered by its name
-export function orderBranches(branches: Branch[]) {
-  branches.sort((a, b) => {
-    if (a.defaultBranch && !b.defaultBranch) {
-      return -20;
-    } else if (!a.defaultBranch && b.defaultBranch) {
-      return 20;
-    } else if (a.name === "master" && b.name !== "master") {
-      return -10;
-    } else if (a.name !== "master" && b.name === "master") {
-      return 10;
-    } else if (a.name === "default" && b.name !== "default") {
-      return -10;
-    } else if (a.name !== "default" && b.name === "default") {
-      return 10;
-    } else if (a.name === "develop" && b.name !== "develop") {
-      return -5;
-    } else if (a.name !== "develop" && b.name === "develop") {
-      return 5;
-    } else if (a.name < b.name) {
-      return -1;
-    } else if (a.name > b.name) {
-      return 1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-  });
-}
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.test.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.test.js
index 8db4f6f83a..99c9bba60a 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.test.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import reducer, {
   FETCH_BRANCHES_FAILURE,
   FETCH_BRANCHES_PENDING,
   FETCH_BRANCHES_SUCCESS,
-  FETCH_BRANCH,
   FETCH_BRANCH_PENDING,
   FETCH_BRANCH_SUCCESS,
   FETCH_BRANCH_FAILURE,
@@ -16,8 +15,7 @@ import reducer, {
   getBranch,
   getBranches,
   getFetchBranchesFailure,
-  isFetchBranchesPending,
-  orderBranches
+  isFetchBranchesPending
 } from "./branches";
 
 const namespace = "foo";
@@ -35,18 +33,7 @@ const repository = {
 
 const branch1 = { name: "branch1", revision: "revision1" };
 const branch2 = { name: "branch2", revision: "revision2" };
-const branch3 = { name: "branch3", revision: "revision3", defaultBranch: true };
-const defaultBranch = {
-  name: "default",
-  revision: "revision4",
-  defaultBranch: false
-};
-const developBranch = {
-  name: "develop",
-  revision: "revision5",
-  defaultBranch: false
-};
-const masterBranch = { name: "master", revision: "revision6", defaultBranch: false };
+const branch3 = { name: "branch3", revision: "revision3" };
 
 describe("branches", () => {
   describe("fetch branches", () => {
@@ -293,30 +280,4 @@ describe("branches", () => {
       expect(getFetchBranchesFailure({}, repository)).toBeUndefined();
     });
   });
-
-  describe("sort branches", () => {
-    it("should return branches", () => {
-      let branches = [branch1, branch2];
-      orderBranches(branches);
-      expect(branches).toEqual([branch1, branch2]);
-    });
-
-    it("should return defaultBranch first", () => {
-      let branches = [branch1, branch2, branch3];
-      orderBranches(branches);
-      expect(branches).toEqual([branch3, branch1, branch2]);
-    });
-
-    it("should order special branches as follows: master > default > develop", () => {
-      let branches = [defaultBranch, developBranch, masterBranch];
-      orderBranches(branches);
-      expect(branches).toEqual([masterBranch, defaultBranch, developBranch]);
-    });
-
-    it("should order special branches but starting with defaultBranch", () => {
-      let branches = [masterBranch, developBranch, defaultBranch, branch3];
-      orderBranches(branches);
-      expect(branches).toEqual([branch3, masterBranch, defaultBranch, developBranch]);
-    });
-  });
 });
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/util/orderBranches.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/util/orderBranches.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1c2f5e460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/util/orderBranches.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// @flow
+
+// master, default should always be the first one,
+// followed by develop the rest should be ordered by its name
+import type {Branch} from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+
+export function orderBranches(branches: Branch[]) {
+  branches.sort((a, b) => {
+    if (a.defaultBranch && !b.defaultBranch) {
+      return -20;
+    } else if (!a.defaultBranch && b.defaultBranch) {
+      return 20;
+    } else if (a.name === "master" && b.name !== "master") {
+      return -10;
+    } else if (a.name !== "master" && b.name === "master") {
+      return 10;
+    } else if (a.name === "default" && b.name !== "default") {
+      return -10;
+    } else if (a.name !== "default" && b.name === "default") {
+      return 10;
+    } else if (a.name === "develop" && b.name !== "develop") {
+      return -5;
+    } else if (a.name !== "develop" && b.name === "develop") {
+      return 5;
+    } else if (a.name < b.name) {
+      return -1;
+    } else if (a.name > b.name) {
+      return 1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+  });
+}
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/util/orderBranches.test.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/util/orderBranches.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..557cc8a4c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/util/orderBranches.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { orderBranches } from "./orderBranches";
+
+const branch1 = { name: "branch1", revision: "revision1" };
+const branch2 = { name: "branch2", revision: "revision2" };
+const branch3 = { name: "branch3", revision: "revision3", defaultBranch: true };
+const defaultBranch = {
+  name: "default",
+  revision: "revision4",
+  defaultBranch: false
+};
+const developBranch = {
+  name: "develop",
+  revision: "revision5",
+  defaultBranch: false
+};
+const masterBranch = {
+  name: "master",
+  revision: "revision6",
+  defaultBranch: false
+};
+
+describe("order branches", () => {
+  it("should return branches", () => {
+    let branches = [branch1, branch2];
+    orderBranches(branches);
+    expect(branches).toEqual([branch1, branch2]);
+  });
+
+  it("should return defaultBranch first", () => {
+    let branches = [branch1, branch2, branch3];
+    orderBranches(branches);
+    expect(branches).toEqual([branch3, branch1, branch2]);
+  });
+
+  it("should order special branches as follows: master > default > develop", () => {
+    let branches = [defaultBranch, developBranch, masterBranch];
+    orderBranches(branches);
+    expect(branches).toEqual([masterBranch, defaultBranch, developBranch]);
+  });
+
+  it("should order special branches but starting with defaultBranch", () => {
+    let branches = [masterBranch, developBranch, defaultBranch, branch3];
+    orderBranches(branches);
+    expect(branches).toEqual([
+      branch3,
+      masterBranch,
+      defaultBranch,
+      developBranch
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/ChangesetsRoot.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/ChangesetsRoot.js
index c4f40e0d74..c4c310d94d 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/ChangesetsRoot.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/ChangesetsRoot.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type Props = {
   t: string => string
 };
 
-class BranchRoot extends React.Component<Props> {
+class ChangesetsRoot extends React.Component<Props> {
   componentDidMount() {
     this.props.fetchBranches(this.props.repository);
   }
@@ -146,4 +146,4 @@ export default compose(
     mapStateToProps,
     mapDispatchToProps
   )
-)(BranchRoot);
+)(ChangesetsRoot);
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/RepositoryRoot.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/RepositoryRoot.js
index 8c481f1adc..418b43d144 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/RepositoryRoot.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/RepositoryRoot.js
@@ -24,14 +24,13 @@ import { translate } from "react-i18next";
 import RepositoryDetails from "../components/RepositoryDetails";
 import EditRepo from "./EditRepo";
 import BranchesOverview from "../branches/containers/BranchesOverview";
-import BranchView from "../branches/containers/BranchView";
 import CreateBranch from "../branches/containers/CreateBranch";
 import Permissions from "../permissions/containers/Permissions";
 
 import type { History } from "history";
 import EditRepoNavLink from "../components/EditRepoNavLink";
-
-import BranchRoot from "./ChangesetsRoot";
+import BranchRoot from "../branches/containers/BranchRoot";
+import ChangesetsRoot from "./ChangesetsRoot";
 import ChangesetView from "./ChangesetView";
 import PermissionsNavLink from "../components/PermissionsNavLink";
 import Sources from "../sources/containers/Sources";
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ class RepositoryRoot extends React.Component<Props> {
               <Route
                 path={`${url}/changesets`}
                 render={() => (
-                  <BranchRoot
+                  <ChangesetsRoot
                     repository={repository}
                     baseUrlWithBranch={`${url}/branch`}
                     baseUrlWithoutBranch={`${url}/changesets`}
@@ -176,9 +175,9 @@ class RepositoryRoot extends React.Component<Props> {
                 )}
               />
               <Route
-                path={`${url}/branch/:branch/info`}
+                path={`${url}/branch/:branch`}
                 render={() => (
-                  <BranchView
+                  <BranchRoot
                     repository={repository}
                     baseUrl={`${url}/branch`}
                   />
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ class RepositoryRoot extends React.Component<Props> {
               <Route
                 path={`${url}/branch/:branch/changesets`}
                 render={() => (
-                  <BranchRoot
+                  <ChangesetsRoot
                     repository={repository}
                     baseUrlWithBranch={`${url}/branch`}
                     baseUrlWithoutBranch={`${url}/changesets`}