diff --git a/git-request-pull.sh b/git-request-pull.sh
index 93b41357ab..b67513a2e7 100755
--- a/git-request-pull.sh
+++ b/git-request-pull.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ fi
 local=${3%:*}
 local=${local:-HEAD}
 remote=${3#*:}
+pretty_remote=${remote#refs/}
+pretty_remote=${pretty_remote#heads/}
 head=$(git symbolic-ref -q "$local")
 head=${head:-$(git show-ref --heads --tags "$local" | cut -d' ' -f2)}
 head=${head:-$(git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$local")}
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ git show -s --format='The following changes since commit %H:
 
 are available in the git repository at:
 ' $merge_base &&
-echo "  $url $remote" &&
+echo "  $url $pretty_remote" &&
 git show -s --format='
 for you to fetch changes up to %H:
 
diff --git a/t/t5150-request-pull.sh b/t/t5150-request-pull.sh
index 262205729d..75d6b3843a 100755
--- a/t/t5150-request-pull.sh
+++ b/t/t5150-request-pull.sh
@@ -216,8 +216,14 @@ test_expect_success 'pull request format' '
 		git request-pull initial "$downstream_url" tags/full >../request
 	) &&
 	<request sed -nf fuzz.sed >request.fuzzy &&
-	test_i18ncmp expect request.fuzzy
+	test_i18ncmp expect request.fuzzy &&
 
+	(
+		cd local &&
+		git request-pull initial "$downstream_url" tags/full:refs/tags/full
+	) >request &&
+	sed -nf fuzz.sed <request >request.fuzzy &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect request.fuzzy
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'request-pull ignores OPTIONS_KEEPDASHDASH poison' '