diff --git a/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts b/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
index 1eff40bb3d040..c31deacb6681e 100644
--- a/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
+++ b/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
 	WorktreeDeleteErrorReason,
 } from '../../../git/errors';
 import type {
+	GitBranchOptions,
 	GitCaches,
 	GitDir,
 	GitProvider,
@@ -1227,9 +1228,18 @@ export class LocalGitProvider implements GitProvider, Disposable {
 	}
 
 	@log()
-	async branch(repoPath: string, ...args: string[]): Promise<void> {
+	async branch(repoPath: string, options: GitBranchOptions): Promise<void> {
+		const { create = null, rename = null } = options;
 		try {
-			await this.git.branch(repoPath, ...args);
+			if (create != null) {
+				await this.git.branch(repoPath, create.name, create.startRef);
+			}
+
+			if (rename != null) {
+				await this.git.branch(repoPath, '-m', rename.new, rename.old);
+			}
+
+			throw new Error('Invalid branch options');
 		} catch (ex) {
 			Logger.error(ex, getLogScope());
 			void showGenericErrorMessage(`Unable to create branch`);
diff --git a/src/git/gitProvider.ts b/src/git/gitProvider.ts
index 5311451c9fa05..24f9e3e8e3f02 100644
--- a/src/git/gitProvider.ts
+++ b/src/git/gitProvider.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,17 @@ export interface RepositoryVisibilityInfo {
 	remotesHash?: string;
 }
 
+export type GitBranchOptions = {
+	rename?: {
+		old: string;
+		new: string;
+	};
+	create?: {
+		name: string;
+		startRef: string;
+	};
+};
+
 export interface GitProvider extends Disposable {
 	get onDidChange(): Event<void>;
 	get onDidChangeRepository(): Event<RepositoryChangeEvent>;
@@ -167,7 +178,7 @@ export interface GitProvider extends Disposable {
 			stash?: boolean | 'prompt';
 		},
 	): Promise<void>;
-	branch(repoPath: string, ...args: string[]): Promise<void>;
+	branch(repoPath: string, options: GitBranchOptions): Promise<void>;
 	checkout(
 		repoPath: string,
 		ref: string,
diff --git a/src/git/gitProviderService.ts b/src/git/gitProviderService.ts
index 3d23d28e1f605..aa4ac486543ba 100644
--- a/src/git/gitProviderService.ts
+++ b/src/git/gitProviderService.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import { configuration } from '../system/vscode/configuration';
 import { setContext } from '../system/vscode/context';
 import { getBestPath } from '../system/vscode/path';
 import type {
+	GitBranchOptions,
 	GitCaches,
 	GitDir,
 	GitProvider,
@@ -1326,9 +1327,9 @@ export class GitProviderService implements Disposable {
 	}
 
 	@log()
-	branch(repoPath: string | Uri, ...args: string[]): Promise<void> {
+	branch(repoPath: string | Uri, options: GitBranchOptions): Promise<void> {
 		const { provider, path } = this.getProvider(repoPath);
-		return provider.branch(path, ...args);
+		return provider.branch(path, options);
 	}
 
 	@log()
diff --git a/src/git/models/repository.ts b/src/git/models/repository.ts
index e7d4e9f739592..6f88cd2d39acb 100644
--- a/src/git/models/repository.ts
+++ b/src/git/models/repository.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,13 @@ import { basename, normalizePath } from '../../system/path';
 import { sortCompare } from '../../system/string';
 import { executeActionCommand } from '../../system/vscode/command';
 import { configuration } from '../../system/vscode/configuration';
-import type { GitDir, GitProviderDescriptor, GitRepositoryCaches, PagingOptions } from '../gitProvider';
+import type {
+	GitBranchOptions,
+	GitDir,
+	GitProviderDescriptor,
+	GitRepositoryCaches,
+	PagingOptions,
+} from '../gitProvider';
 import type { RemoteProvider } from '../remotes/remoteProvider';
 import type { GitSearch } from '../search';
 import type { BranchSortOptions, GitBranch } from './branch';
@@ -47,17 +53,6 @@ export interface RepositoriesSortOptions {
 	orderBy?: RepositoriesSorting;
 }
 
-type GitBranchOptions = {
-	rename?: {
-		old: string;
-		new: string;
-	};
-	create?: {
-		name: string;
-		startRef: string;
-	};
-};
-
 const emptyArray = Object.freeze([]) as unknown as any[];
 
 const millisecondsPerMinute = 60 * 1000;
@@ -580,16 +575,7 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 
 	@log()
 	branch(options: GitBranchOptions) {
-		const { rename, create } = options;
-		if (rename != null) {
-			return this.container.git.branch(this.uri, '-m', rename.old, rename.new);
-		}
-
-		if (create != null) {
-			return this.container.git.branch(this.uri, create.name, create.startRef);
-		}
-
-		throw new Error('Invalid branch options');
+		return this.container.git.branch(this.uri, options);
 	}
 
 	@log()
diff --git a/src/plus/integrations/providers/github/githubGitProvider.ts b/src/plus/integrations/providers/github/githubGitProvider.ts
index 96d00a9406e5f..0eb3145cd8065 100644
--- a/src/plus/integrations/providers/github/githubGitProvider.ts
+++ b/src/plus/integrations/providers/github/githubGitProvider.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 import { Features } from '../../../../features';
 import { GitSearchError } from '../../../../git/errors';
 import type {
+	GitBranchOptions,
 	GitCaches,
 	GitProvider,
 	LeftRightCommitCountResult,
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ export class GitHubGitProvider implements GitProvider, Disposable {
 	async applyChangesToWorkingFile(_uri: GitUri, _ref1?: string, _ref2?: string): Promise<void> {}
 
 	@log()
-	async branch(_repoPath: string, ..._args: string[]): Promise<void> {}
+	async branch(_repoPath: string, _options: GitBranchOptions): Promise<void> {}
 
 	@log()
 	async branchContainsCommit(_repoPath: string, _name: string, _ref: string): Promise<boolean> {