diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index 6694cf20ef..2b2ff9b7d2 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static int add(int argc, const char **argv)
 struct branch_info {
 	char *remote_name;
 	struct string_list merge;
-	int rebase;
+	enum { NO_REBASE, NORMAL_REBASE, INTERACTIVE_REBASE } rebase;
 };
 
 static struct string_list branch_list;
@@ -311,7 +311,9 @@ static int config_read_branches(const char *key, const char *value, void *cb)
 			if (v >= 0)
 				info->rebase = v;
 			else if (!strcmp(value, "preserve"))
-				info->rebase = 1;
+				info->rebase = NORMAL_REBASE;
+			else if (!strcmp(value, "interactive"))
+				info->rebase = INTERACTIVE_REBASE;
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -980,7 +982,9 @@ static int show_local_info_item(struct string_list_item *item, void *cb_data)
 
 	printf("    %-*s ", show_info->width, item->string);
 	if (branch_info->rebase) {
-		printf_ln(_("rebases onto remote %s"), merge->items[0].string);
+		printf_ln(_(branch_info->rebase == INTERACTIVE_REBASE ?
+			"rebases interactively onto remote %s" :
+			"rebases onto remote %s"), merge->items[0].string);
 		return 0;
 	} else if (show_info->any_rebase) {
 		printf_ln(_(" merges with remote %s"), merge->items[0].string);