diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dbd3b42..52658a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ OPTIONS:
 
 ### `stack status`
 
-Shows the status of a stack, including commits compared to other branches and the status of any associated pull requests.
+Shows the status of a stack, including commits compared to other branches and optionally the status of any associated pull requests.
 
 ```shell
 USAGE:
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ OPTIONS:
         --working-dir    The path to the directory containing the git repository. Defaults to the current directory
     -n, --name           The name of the stack to show the status of
         --all            Show status of all stacks
+        --full           Show full status including pull requests
 ```
 
 ### `stack delete`
diff --git a/src/Stack.Tests/Commands/Stack/StackStatusCommandHandlerTests.cs b/src/Stack.Tests/Commands/Stack/StackStatusCommandHandlerTests.cs
index d55a43d..4ba41e4 100644
--- a/src/Stack.Tests/Commands/Stack/StackStatusCommandHandlerTests.cs
+++ b/src/Stack.Tests/Commands/Stack/StackStatusCommandHandlerTests.cs
@@ -16,15 +16,19 @@ public async Task WhenMultipleBranchesExistInAStack_AndOneHasAPullRequests_Retur
     {
         // Arrange
         var sourceBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aSecondBranch = Some.BranchName();
+        var branch1 = Some.BranchName();
+        var branch2 = Some.BranchName();
         using var repo = new TestGitRepositoryBuilder()
             .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(sourceBranch).PushToRemote())
-            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(aBranch).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(10).PushToRemote())
-            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(aSecondBranch).FromSourceBranch(aBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(1).PushToRemote())
+            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(branch1).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(10).PushToRemote())
+            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(branch2).FromSourceBranch(branch1).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(1).PushToRemote())
             .WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(b => b.OnBranch(sourceBranch).PushToRemote(), 5)
             .Build();
 
+        var tipOfSourceBranch = repo.GetTipOfBranch(sourceBranch);
+        var tipOfBranch1 = repo.GetTipOfBranch(branch1);
+        var tipOfBranch2 = repo.GetTipOfBranch(branch2);
+
         var stackConfig = Substitute.For<IStackConfig>();
         var inputProvider = Substitute.For<IInputProvider>();
         var outputProvider = Substitute.For<IOutputProvider>();
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ public async Task WhenMultipleBranchesExistInAStack_AndOneHasAPullRequests_Retur
         var gitHubOperations = Substitute.For<IGitHubOperations>();
         var handler = new StackStatusCommandHandler(inputProvider, outputProvider, gitOperations, gitHubOperations, stackConfig);
 
-        var stack1 = new Config.Stack("Stack1", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [aBranch, aSecondBranch]);
+        var stack1 = new Config.Stack("Stack1", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [branch1, branch2]);
         var stack2 = new Config.Stack("Stack2", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, []);
         var stacks = new List<Config.Stack>([stack1, stack2]);
         stackConfig.Load().Returns(stacks);
@@ -45,24 +49,26 @@ public async Task WhenMultipleBranchesExistInAStack_AndOneHasAPullRequests_Retur
         var pr = new GitHubPullRequest(1, "PR title", "PR body", GitHubPullRequestStates.Open, Some.HttpsUri(), false);
 
         gitHubOperations
-            .GetPullRequest(aBranch)
+            .GetPullRequest(branch1)
             .Returns(pr);
 
         // Act
-        var response = await handler.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs(null, false));
+        var response = await handler.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs(null, false, true));
 
         // Assert
         var expectedBranchDetails = new Dictionary<string, BranchDetail>
         {
-            { aBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, 10, 5), PullRequest = pr } },
-            { aSecondBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, 1, 0) } }
+            { sourceBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, true, 0, 0, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfSourceBranch.Sha[..7], tipOfSourceBranch.Message.Trim())) } },
+            { branch1, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, false, 10, 5, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfBranch1.Sha[..7], tipOfBranch1.Message.Trim())), PullRequest = pr } },
+            { branch2, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, false, 1, 0, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfBranch2.Sha[..7], tipOfBranch2.Message.Trim())) } }
         };
-        response.Statuses.Should().BeEquivalentTo(new Dictionary<Config.Stack, StackStatus>
-        {
+        response.Statuses.Should().BeEquivalentTo(
+            new Dictionary<Config.Stack, StackStatus>
             {
-                stack1, new(expectedBranchDetails)
-            }
-        });
+                {
+                    stack1, new(expectedBranchDetails)
+                }
+            });
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -70,15 +76,19 @@ public async Task WhenStackNameIsProvided_DoesNotAskForStack_ReturnsStatus()
     {
         // Arrange
         var sourceBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aSecondBranch = Some.BranchName();
+        var branch1 = Some.BranchName();
+        var branch2 = Some.BranchName();
         using var repo = new TestGitRepositoryBuilder()
             .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(sourceBranch).PushToRemote())
-            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(aBranch).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(10).PushToRemote())
-            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(aSecondBranch).FromSourceBranch(aBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(1).PushToRemote())
+            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(branch1).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(10).PushToRemote())
+            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(branch2).FromSourceBranch(branch1).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(1).PushToRemote())
             .WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(b => b.OnBranch(sourceBranch).PushToRemote(), 5)
             .Build();
 
+        var tipOfSourceBranch = repo.GetTipOfBranch(sourceBranch);
+        var tipOfBranch1 = repo.GetTipOfBranch(branch1);
+        var tipOfBranch2 = repo.GetTipOfBranch(branch2);
+
         var stackConfig = Substitute.For<IStackConfig>();
         var inputProvider = Substitute.For<IInputProvider>();
         var outputProvider = Substitute.For<IOutputProvider>();
@@ -86,7 +96,7 @@ public async Task WhenStackNameIsProvided_DoesNotAskForStack_ReturnsStatus()
         var gitHubOperations = Substitute.For<IGitHubOperations>();
         var handler = new StackStatusCommandHandler(inputProvider, outputProvider, gitOperations, gitHubOperations, stackConfig);
 
-        var stack1 = new Config.Stack("Stack1", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [aBranch, aSecondBranch]);
+        var stack1 = new Config.Stack("Stack1", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [branch1, branch2]);
         var stack2 = new Config.Stack("Stack2", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, []);
         var stacks = new List<Config.Stack>([stack1, stack2]);
         stackConfig.Load().Returns(stacks);
@@ -99,17 +109,18 @@ public async Task WhenStackNameIsProvided_DoesNotAskForStack_ReturnsStatus()
         var pr = new GitHubPullRequest(1, "PR title", "PR body", GitHubPullRequestStates.Open, Some.HttpsUri(), false);
 
         gitHubOperations
-            .GetPullRequest(aBranch)
+            .GetPullRequest(branch1)
             .Returns(pr);
 
         // Act
-        var response = await handler.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs("Stack1", false));
+        var response = await handler.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs("Stack1", false, true));
 
         // Assert
         var expectedBranchDetails = new Dictionary<string, BranchDetail>
         {
-            { aBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, 10, 5), PullRequest = pr } },
-            { aSecondBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, 1, 0) } }
+            { sourceBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, true, 0, 0, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfSourceBranch.Sha[..7], tipOfSourceBranch.Message.Trim())) } },
+            { branch1, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, false, 10, 5, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfBranch1.Sha[..7], tipOfBranch1.Message.Trim())), PullRequest = pr } },
+            { branch2, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, false, 1, 0, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfBranch2.Sha[..7], tipOfBranch2.Message.Trim())) } }
         };
         response.Statuses.Should().BeEquivalentTo(new Dictionary<Config.Stack, StackStatus>
         {
@@ -126,17 +137,22 @@ public async Task WhenAllStacksAreRequested_ReturnsStatusOfEachStack()
     {
         // Arrange
         var sourceBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aSecondBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aThirdBranch = Some.BranchName();
+        var branch1 = Some.BranchName();
+        var branch2 = Some.BranchName();
+        var branch3 = Some.BranchName();
         using var repo = new TestGitRepositoryBuilder()
             .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(sourceBranch).PushToRemote())
-            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(aBranch).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(10).PushToRemote())
-            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(aSecondBranch).FromSourceBranch(aBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(1).PushToRemote())
-            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(aThirdBranch).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(3).PushToRemote())
+            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(branch1).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(10).PushToRemote())
+            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(branch2).FromSourceBranch(branch1).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(1).PushToRemote())
+            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(branch3).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(3).PushToRemote())
             .WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(b => b.OnBranch(sourceBranch).PushToRemote(), 5)
             .Build();
 
+        var tipOfSourceBranch = repo.GetTipOfBranch(sourceBranch);
+        var tipOfBranch1 = repo.GetTipOfBranch(branch1);
+        var tipOfBranch2 = repo.GetTipOfBranch(branch2);
+        var tipOfBranch3 = repo.GetTipOfBranch(branch3);
+
         var stackConfig = Substitute.For<IStackConfig>();
         var inputProvider = Substitute.For<IInputProvider>();
         var outputProvider = Substitute.For<IOutputProvider>();
@@ -144,8 +160,8 @@ public async Task WhenAllStacksAreRequested_ReturnsStatusOfEachStack()
         var gitHubOperations = Substitute.For<IGitHubOperations>();
         var handler = new StackStatusCommandHandler(inputProvider, outputProvider, gitOperations, gitHubOperations, stackConfig);
 
-        var stack1 = new Config.Stack("Stack1", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [aBranch, aSecondBranch]);
-        var stack2 = new Config.Stack("Stack2", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [aThirdBranch]);
+        var stack1 = new Config.Stack("Stack1", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [branch1, branch2]);
+        var stack2 = new Config.Stack("Stack2", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [branch3]);
         var stacks = new List<Config.Stack>([stack1, stack2]);
         stackConfig.Load().Returns(stacks);
 
@@ -156,21 +172,23 @@ public async Task WhenAllStacksAreRequested_ReturnsStatusOfEachStack()
         var pr = new GitHubPullRequest(1, "PR title", "PR body", GitHubPullRequestStates.Open, Some.HttpsUri(), false);
 
         gitHubOperations
-            .GetPullRequest(aBranch)
+            .GetPullRequest(branch1)
             .Returns(pr);
 
         // Act
-        var response = await handler.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs(null, true));
+        var response = await handler.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs(null, true, true));
 
         // Assert
         var expectedBranchDetailsForStack1 = new Dictionary<string, BranchDetail>
         {
-            { aBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, 10, 5), PullRequest = pr } },
-            { aSecondBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, 1, 0) } }
+            { sourceBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, true, 0, 0, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfSourceBranch.Sha[..7], tipOfSourceBranch.Message.Trim())) } },
+            { branch1, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, false, 10, 5, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfBranch1.Sha[..7], tipOfBranch1.Message.Trim())), PullRequest = pr } },
+            { branch2, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, false, 1, 0, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfBranch2.Sha[..7], tipOfBranch2.Message.Trim())) } }
         };
         var expectedBranchDetailsForStack2 = new Dictionary<string, BranchDetail>
         {
-            { aThirdBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, 3, 5) } }
+            { sourceBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, true, 0, 0, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfSourceBranch.Sha[..7], tipOfSourceBranch.Message.Trim())) } },
+            { branch3, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, false, 3, 5, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfBranch3.Sha[..7], tipOfBranch3.Message.Trim())) } }
         };
         response.Statuses.Should().BeEquivalentTo(new Dictionary<Config.Stack, StackStatus>
         {
@@ -188,17 +206,22 @@ public async Task WhenAllStacksAreRequested_WithStacksInMultipleRepositories_Ret
     {
         // Arrange
         var sourceBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aSecondBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aThirdBranch = Some.BranchName();
+        var branch1 = Some.BranchName();
+        var branch2 = Some.BranchName();
+        var branch3 = Some.BranchName();
         using var repo = new TestGitRepositoryBuilder()
             .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(sourceBranch).PushToRemote())
-            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(aBranch).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(10).PushToRemote())
-            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(aSecondBranch).FromSourceBranch(aBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(1).PushToRemote())
-            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(aThirdBranch).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(3).PushToRemote())
+            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(branch1).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(10).PushToRemote())
+            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(branch2).FromSourceBranch(branch1).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(1).PushToRemote())
+            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(branch3).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(3).PushToRemote())
             .WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(b => b.OnBranch(sourceBranch).PushToRemote(), 5)
             .Build();
 
+        var tipOfSourceBranch = repo.GetTipOfBranch(sourceBranch);
+        var tipOfBranch1 = repo.GetTipOfBranch(branch1);
+        var tipOfBranch2 = repo.GetTipOfBranch(branch2);
+        var tipOfBranch3 = repo.GetTipOfBranch(branch3);
+
         var stackConfig = Substitute.For<IStackConfig>();
         var inputProvider = Substitute.For<IInputProvider>();
         var outputProvider = Substitute.For<IOutputProvider>();
@@ -206,8 +229,8 @@ public async Task WhenAllStacksAreRequested_WithStacksInMultipleRepositories_Ret
         var gitHubOperations = Substitute.For<IGitHubOperations>();
         var handler = new StackStatusCommandHandler(inputProvider, outputProvider, gitOperations, gitHubOperations, stackConfig);
 
-        var stack1 = new Config.Stack("Stack1", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [aBranch, aSecondBranch]);
-        var stack2 = new Config.Stack("Stack2", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [aThirdBranch]);
+        var stack1 = new Config.Stack("Stack1", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [branch1, branch2]);
+        var stack2 = new Config.Stack("Stack2", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [branch3]);
         var stack3 = new Config.Stack("Stack2", Some.HttpsUri().ToString(), Some.BranchName(), [Some.BranchName()]);
         var stacks = new List<Config.Stack>([stack1, stack2]);
         stackConfig.Load().Returns(stacks);
@@ -219,21 +242,23 @@ public async Task WhenAllStacksAreRequested_WithStacksInMultipleRepositories_Ret
         var pr = new GitHubPullRequest(1, "PR title", "PR body", GitHubPullRequestStates.Open, Some.HttpsUri(), false);
 
         gitHubOperations
-            .GetPullRequest(aBranch)
+            .GetPullRequest(branch1)
             .Returns(pr);
 
         // Act
-        var response = await handler.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs(null, true));
+        var response = await handler.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs(null, true, true));
 
         // Assert
         var expectedBranchDetailsForStack1 = new Dictionary<string, BranchDetail>
         {
-            { aBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, 10, 5), PullRequest = pr } },
-            { aSecondBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, 1, 0) } }
+            { sourceBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, true, 0, 0, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfSourceBranch.Sha[..7], tipOfSourceBranch.Message.Trim())) } },
+            { branch1, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, false, 10, 5, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfBranch1.Sha[..7], tipOfBranch1.Message.Trim())), PullRequest = pr } },
+            { branch2, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, false, 1, 0, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfBranch2.Sha[..7], tipOfBranch2.Message.Trim())) } }
         };
         var expectedBranchDetailsForStack2 = new Dictionary<string, BranchDetail>
         {
-            { aThirdBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, 3, 5) } }
+            { sourceBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, true, 0, 0, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfSourceBranch.Sha[..7], tipOfSourceBranch.Message.Trim())) } },
+            { branch3, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, false, 3, 5, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfBranch3.Sha[..7], tipOfBranch3.Message.Trim())) } }
         };
         response.Statuses.Should().BeEquivalentTo(new Dictionary<Config.Stack, StackStatus>
         {
@@ -277,7 +302,7 @@ public async Task WhenStackNameIsProvided_ButStackDoesNotExist_Throws()
         // Act and assert
         var incorrectStackName = Some.Name();
         await handler
-            .Invoking(async h => await h.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs(incorrectStackName, false)))
+            .Invoking(async h => await h.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs(incorrectStackName, false, false)))
             .Should().ThrowAsync<InvalidOperationException>()
             .WithMessage($"Stack '{incorrectStackName}' not found.");
     }
@@ -287,15 +312,19 @@ public async Task WhenMultipleBranchesExistInAStack_AndOneNoLongerExistsOnTheRem
     {
         // Arrange
         var sourceBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aSecondBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aThirdBranch = Some.BranchName();
+        var branch1 = "branch-1";
+        var branch2 = "branch-2";
+        var branch3 = "branch-3";
         using var repo = new TestGitRepositoryBuilder()
             .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(5).PushToRemote())
-            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(aBranch).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(10))
-            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(aSecondBranch).FromSourceBranch(aBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(1).PushToRemote())
+            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(branch1).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(10))
+            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(branch2).FromSourceBranch(branch1).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(1).PushToRemote())
             .Build();
 
+        var tipOfSourceBranch = repo.GetTipOfBranch(sourceBranch);
+        var tipOfBranch1 = repo.GetTipOfBranch(branch1);
+        var tipOfBranch2 = repo.GetTipOfBranch(branch2);
+
         var stackConfig = Substitute.For<IStackConfig>();
         var inputProvider = Substitute.For<IInputProvider>();
         var outputProvider = Substitute.For<IOutputProvider>();
@@ -303,8 +332,8 @@ public async Task WhenMultipleBranchesExistInAStack_AndOneNoLongerExistsOnTheRem
         var gitHubOperations = Substitute.For<IGitHubOperations>();
         var handler = new StackStatusCommandHandler(inputProvider, outputProvider, gitOperations, gitHubOperations, stackConfig);
 
-        var stack1 = new Config.Stack("Stack1", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [aBranch, aSecondBranch]);
-        var stack2 = new Config.Stack("Stack2", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [aThirdBranch]);
+        var stack1 = new Config.Stack("Stack1", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [branch1, branch2]);
+        var stack2 = new Config.Stack("Stack2", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [branch3]);
         var stacks = new List<Config.Stack>([stack1, stack2]);
         stackConfig.Load().Returns(stacks);
 
@@ -316,17 +345,18 @@ public async Task WhenMultipleBranchesExistInAStack_AndOneNoLongerExistsOnTheRem
         var pr = new GitHubPullRequest(1, "PR title", "PR body", GitHubPullRequestStates.Open, Some.HttpsUri(), false);
 
         gitHubOperations
-            .GetPullRequest(aSecondBranch)
+            .GetPullRequest(branch2)
             .Returns(pr);
 
         // Act
-        var response = await handler.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs(null, false));
+        var response = await handler.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs(null, false, true));
 
         // Assert
         var expectedBranchDetails = new Dictionary<string, BranchDetail>
         {
-            { aBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, false, 0, 0) } },
-            { aSecondBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, 11, 0), PullRequest = pr } } // The 11 commits are the 10 commits from the parent branch and one from this branch
+            { sourceBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, false, 0, 0, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfSourceBranch.Sha[..7], tipOfSourceBranch.Message.Trim())) } },
+            { branch1, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, false, false, 0, 0, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfBranch1.Sha[..7], tipOfBranch1.Message.Trim())) } },
+            { branch2, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, true, 11, 0, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfBranch2.Sha[..7], tipOfBranch2.Message.Trim())), PullRequest = pr } }
         };
         response.Statuses.Should().BeEquivalentTo(new Dictionary<Config.Stack, StackStatus>
         {
@@ -341,14 +371,17 @@ public async Task WhenMultipleBranchesExistInAStack_AndOneNoLongerExistsOnTheRem
     {
         // Arrange
         var sourceBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aSecondBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aThirdBranch = Some.BranchName();
+        var branch1 = Some.BranchName();
+        var branch2 = Some.BranchName();
+        var branch3 = Some.BranchName();
         using var repo = new TestGitRepositoryBuilder()
             .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(5).PushToRemote())
-            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(aSecondBranch).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(1).PushToRemote())
+            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(branch2).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(1).PushToRemote())
             .Build();
 
+        var tipOfSourceBranch = repo.GetTipOfBranch(sourceBranch);
+        var tipOfBranch2 = repo.GetTipOfBranch(branch2);
+
         var stackConfig = Substitute.For<IStackConfig>();
         var inputProvider = Substitute.For<IInputProvider>();
         var outputProvider = Substitute.For<IOutputProvider>();
@@ -356,8 +389,8 @@ public async Task WhenMultipleBranchesExistInAStack_AndOneNoLongerExistsOnTheRem
         var gitHubOperations = Substitute.For<IGitHubOperations>();
         var handler = new StackStatusCommandHandler(inputProvider, outputProvider, gitOperations, gitHubOperations, stackConfig);
 
-        var stack1 = new Config.Stack("Stack1", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [aBranch, aSecondBranch]);
-        var stack2 = new Config.Stack("Stack2", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [aThirdBranch]);
+        var stack1 = new Config.Stack("Stack1", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [branch1, branch2]);
+        var stack2 = new Config.Stack("Stack2", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [branch3]);
         var stacks = new List<Config.Stack>([stack1, stack2]);
         stackConfig.Load().Returns(stacks);
 
@@ -369,17 +402,18 @@ public async Task WhenMultipleBranchesExistInAStack_AndOneNoLongerExistsOnTheRem
         var pr = new GitHubPullRequest(1, "PR title", "PR body", GitHubPullRequestStates.Open, Some.HttpsUri(), false);
 
         gitHubOperations
-            .GetPullRequest(aSecondBranch)
+            .GetPullRequest(branch2)
             .Returns(pr);
 
         // Act
-        var response = await handler.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs(null, false));
+        var response = await handler.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs(null, false, true));
 
         // Assert
         var expectedBranchDetails = new Dictionary<string, BranchDetail>
         {
-            { aBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(false, false, 0, 0) } },
-            { aSecondBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, 1, 0), PullRequest = pr } }
+            { sourceBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, false, 0, 0, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfSourceBranch.Sha[..7], tipOfSourceBranch.Message.Trim())) } },
+            { branch1, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(false, false, false, 0, 0, 0, 0, null) } },
+            { branch2, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, true, 1, 0, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfBranch2.Sha[..7], tipOfBranch2.Message.Trim())), PullRequest = pr } }
         };
         response.Statuses.Should().BeEquivalentTo(new Dictionary<Config.Stack, StackStatus>
         {
@@ -394,15 +428,19 @@ public async Task WhenOnlyOneStackExists_DoesNotAskForStackName_ReturnsStatus()
     {
         // Arrange
         var sourceBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aBranch = Some.BranchName();
-        var aSecondBranch = Some.BranchName();
+        var branch1 = Some.BranchName();
+        var branch2 = Some.BranchName();
         using var repo = new TestGitRepositoryBuilder()
             .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(sourceBranch).PushToRemote())
-            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(aBranch).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(10).PushToRemote())
-            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(aSecondBranch).FromSourceBranch(aBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(1).PushToRemote())
+            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(branch1).FromSourceBranch(sourceBranch).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(10).PushToRemote())
+            .WithBranch(builder => builder.WithName(branch2).FromSourceBranch(branch1).WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(1).PushToRemote())
             .WithNumberOfEmptyCommits(b => b.OnBranch(sourceBranch).PushToRemote(), 5)
             .Build();
 
+        var tipOfSourceBranch = repo.GetTipOfBranch(sourceBranch);
+        var tipOfBranch1 = repo.GetTipOfBranch(branch1);
+        var tipOfBranch2 = repo.GetTipOfBranch(branch2);
+
         var stackConfig = Substitute.For<IStackConfig>();
         var inputProvider = Substitute.For<IInputProvider>();
         var outputProvider = Substitute.For<IOutputProvider>();
@@ -410,7 +448,7 @@ public async Task WhenOnlyOneStackExists_DoesNotAskForStackName_ReturnsStatus()
         var gitHubOperations = Substitute.For<IGitHubOperations>();
         var handler = new StackStatusCommandHandler(inputProvider, outputProvider, gitOperations, gitHubOperations, stackConfig);
 
-        var stack1 = new Config.Stack("Stack1", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [aBranch, aSecondBranch]);
+        var stack1 = new Config.Stack("Stack1", repo.RemoteUri, sourceBranch, [branch1, branch2]);
         var stacks = new List<Config.Stack>([stack1]);
         stackConfig.Load().Returns(stacks);
 
@@ -421,17 +459,18 @@ public async Task WhenOnlyOneStackExists_DoesNotAskForStackName_ReturnsStatus()
         var pr = new GitHubPullRequest(1, "PR title", "PR body", GitHubPullRequestStates.Open, Some.HttpsUri(), false);
 
         gitHubOperations
-            .GetPullRequest(aBranch)
+            .GetPullRequest(branch1)
             .Returns(pr);
 
         // Act
-        var response = await handler.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs(null, false));
+        var response = await handler.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs(null, false, true));
 
         // Assert
         var expectedBranchDetails = new Dictionary<string, BranchDetail>
         {
-            { aBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, 10, 5), PullRequest = pr } },
-            { aSecondBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, 1, 0) } }
+            { sourceBranch, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, true, 0, 0, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfSourceBranch.Sha[..7], tipOfSourceBranch.Message.Trim())) } },
+            { branch1, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, false, 10, 5, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfBranch1.Sha[..7], tipOfBranch1.Message.Trim())), PullRequest = pr } },
+            { branch2, new BranchDetail { Status = new BranchStatus(true, true, false, 1, 0, 0, 0, new Commit(tipOfBranch2.Sha[..7], tipOfBranch2.Message.Trim())) } }
         };
         response.Statuses.Should().BeEquivalentTo(new Dictionary<Config.Stack, StackStatus>
         {
diff --git a/src/Stack.Tests/Git/GitBranchStatusParserTests.cs b/src/Stack.Tests/Git/GitBranchStatusParserTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..248988c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Stack.Tests/Git/GitBranchStatusParserTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Stack.Git;
+
+namespace Stack.Tests.Git;
+
+public class GitBranchStatusParserTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void WhenBranchIsCurrentBranch_ReturnsCorrectStatus()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var branchStatus = "* main 1234567 [origin/main] Some message";
+
+        // Act
+        var result = GitBranchStatusParser.Parse(branchStatus);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().Be(new GitBranchStatus("main", "origin/main", true, true, 0, 0, new Commit("1234567", "Some message")));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void WhenBranchIsAheadAndBehindItsRemoteTrackingBranch_ReturnsCorrectStatus()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var branchStatus = "  main 1234567 [origin/main: ahead 1, behind 2] Some message";
+
+        // Act
+        var result = GitBranchStatusParser.Parse(branchStatus);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().Be(new GitBranchStatus("main", "origin/main", true, false, 1, 2, new Commit("1234567", "Some message")));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void WhenBranchIsAheadOfItsRemoteTrackingBranch_ReturnsCorrectStatus()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var branchStatus = "  main 1234567 [origin/main: ahead 1] Some message";
+
+        // Act
+        var result = GitBranchStatusParser.Parse(branchStatus);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().Be(new GitBranchStatus("main", "origin/main", true, false, 1, 0, new Commit("1234567", "Some message")));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void WhenBranchIsBehindItsRemoteTrackingBranch_ReturnsCorrectStatus()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var branchStatus = "  main 1234567 [origin/main: behind 2] Some message";
+
+        // Act
+        var result = GitBranchStatusParser.Parse(branchStatus);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().Be(new GitBranchStatus("main", "origin/main", true, false, 0, 2, new Commit("1234567", "Some message")));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void WhenBranchIsNotTracked_ReturnsCorrectStatus()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var branchStatus = "  main 1234567 Some message";
+
+        // Act
+        var result = GitBranchStatusParser.Parse(branchStatus);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().Be(new GitBranchStatus("main", null, false, false, 0, 0, new Commit("1234567", "Some message")));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void WhenRemoteTrackingBranchIsGone_ReturnsCorrectStatus()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var branchStatus = "  main 1234567 [origin/main: gone] Some message";
+
+        // Act
+        var result = GitBranchStatusParser.Parse(branchStatus);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().Be(new GitBranchStatus("main", "origin/main", false, false, 0, 0, new Commit("1234567", "Some message")));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Stack.Tests/Helpers/TestGitRepositoryBuilder.cs b/src/Stack.Tests/Helpers/TestGitRepositoryBuilder.cs
index 14dfcf8..96a4944 100644
--- a/src/Stack.Tests/Helpers/TestGitRepositoryBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Stack.Tests/Helpers/TestGitRepositoryBuilder.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public void Build(Repository repository, string defaultBranchName)
         }
     }
 
-    private static Commit CreateEmptyCommit(Repository repository, Branch branch, string message)
+    private static LibGit2Sharp.Commit CreateEmptyCommit(Repository repository, Branch branch, string message)
     {
         repository.Refs.UpdateTarget("HEAD", branch.CanonicalName);
         var signature = new Signature(Some.Name(), Some.Name(), DateTimeOffset.Now);
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public TestGitRepository Build()
         return new TestGitRepository(localDirectory, remoteDirectory, localRepo);
     }
 
-    private static Commit CreateInitialCommit(Repository repository)
+    private static LibGit2Sharp.Commit CreateInitialCommit(Repository repository)
     {
         var message = $"Initial commit";
         var signature = new Signature(Some.Name(), Some.Name(), DateTimeOffset.Now);
@@ -252,12 +252,12 @@ public class TestGitRepository(TemporaryDirectory LocalDirectory, TemporaryDirec
     public string RemoteUri => RemoteDirectory.DirectoryPath;
     public GitOperationSettings GitOperationSettings => new GitOperationSettings(false, false, LocalDirectory.DirectoryPath);
 
-    public Commit GetTipOfBranch(string branchName)
+    public LibGit2Sharp.Commit GetTipOfBranch(string branchName)
     {
         return LocalRepository.Branches[branchName].Tip;
     }
 
-    public List<Commit> GetCommitsReachableFromBranch(string branchName)
+    public List<LibGit2Sharp.Commit> GetCommitsReachableFromBranch(string branchName)
     {
         return [.. LocalRepository.Branches[branchName].Commits];
     }
diff --git a/src/Stack/Commands/Helpers/StackStatusHelpers.cs b/src/Stack/Commands/Helpers/StackStatusHelpers.cs
index 232477f..e53c465 100644
--- a/src/Stack/Commands/Helpers/StackStatusHelpers.cs
+++ b/src/Stack/Commands/Helpers/StackStatusHelpers.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Text;
+using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
 using Spectre.Console;
 using Stack.Config;
 using Stack.Git;
@@ -8,14 +9,14 @@ namespace Stack.Commands.Helpers;
 
 public class BranchDetail
 {
-    public BranchStatus Status { get; set; } = new(false, false, 0, 0);
+    public BranchStatus Status { get; set; } = new(false, false, false, 0, 0, 0, 0, null);
     public GitHubPullRequest? PullRequest { get; set; }
 
     public bool IsActive => Status.ExistsLocally && Status.ExistsInRemote && (PullRequest is null || PullRequest.State != GitHubPullRequestStates.Merged);
     public bool CouldBeCleanedUp => Status.ExistsLocally && (!Status.ExistsInRemote || PullRequest is not null && PullRequest.State == GitHubPullRequestStates.Merged);
     public bool HasPullRequest => PullRequest is not null && PullRequest.State != GitHubPullRequestStates.Closed;
 }
-public record BranchStatus(bool ExistsLocally, bool ExistsInRemote, int Ahead, int Behind);
+public record BranchStatus(bool ExistsLocally, bool ExistsInRemote, bool IsCurrentBranch, int AheadOfParent, int BehindParent, int AheadOfRemote, int BehindRemote, Commit? Tip);
 public record StackStatus(Dictionary<string, BranchDetail> Branches)
 {
     public string[] GetActiveBranches() => Branches.Where(b => b.Value.IsActive).Select(b => b.Key).ToArray();
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ public static class StackStatusHelpers
         string currentBranch,
         IOutputProvider outputProvider,
         IGitOperations gitOperations,
-        IGitHubOperations gitHubOperations)
+        IGitHubOperations gitHubOperations,
+        bool includePullRequestStatus = true)
     {
         var stacksToCheckStatusFor = new Dictionary<Config.Stack, StackStatus>();
 
@@ -37,65 +39,65 @@ public static class StackStatusHelpers
             .ToList()
             .ForEach(stack => stacksToCheckStatusFor.Add(stack, new StackStatus([])));
 
-        outputProvider.Status("Checking status of remote branches...", () =>
+        var allBranchesInStacks = stacks.SelectMany(s => new List<string>([s.SourceBranch]).Concat(s.Branches)).Distinct().ToArray();
+
+        var branchStatuses = gitOperations.GetBranchStatuses(allBranchesInStacks);
+
+        foreach (var (stack, status) in stacksToCheckStatusFor)
         {
-            foreach (var (stack, status) in stacksToCheckStatusFor)
+            var parentBranch = stack.SourceBranch;
+
+            status.Branches.Add(stack.SourceBranch, new BranchDetail());
+            branchStatuses.TryGetValue(stack.SourceBranch, out var sourceBranchStatus);
+            if (sourceBranchStatus is not null)
             {
-                var allBranchesInStack = new List<string>([stack.SourceBranch]).Concat(stack.Branches).Distinct().ToArray();
-                var branchesThatExistInRemote = gitOperations.GetBranchesThatExistInRemote(allBranchesInStack);
-                var branchesThatExistLocally = gitOperations.GetBranchesThatExistLocally(allBranchesInStack);
+                status.Branches[stack.SourceBranch].Status = new BranchStatus(true, sourceBranchStatus.RemoteBranchExists, sourceBranchStatus.IsCurrentBranch, 0, 0, sourceBranchStatus.Ahead, sourceBranchStatus.Behind, sourceBranchStatus.Tip);
+            }
 
-                gitOperations.FetchBranches(branchesThatExistInRemote);
+            foreach (var branch in stack.Branches)
+            {
+                status.Branches.Add(branch, new BranchDetail());
+                branchStatuses.TryGetValue(branch, out var branchStatus);
 
-                void CheckRemoteBranch(string branch, string sourceBranch)
+                if (branchStatus is not null)
                 {
-                    var branchExistsLocally = branchesThatExistLocally.Contains(branch);
-                    var (ahead, behind) = gitOperations.GetStatusOfRemoteBranch(branch, sourceBranch);
-                    var branchStatus = new BranchStatus(branchExistsLocally, true, ahead, behind);
-                    status.Branches[branch].Status = branchStatus;
-                }
+                    var (aheadOfParent, behindParent) = branchStatus.RemoteBranchExists ? gitOperations.CompareBranches(branch, parentBranch) : (0, 0);
 
-                var parentBranch = stack.SourceBranch;
-
-                foreach (var branch in stack.Branches)
-                {
-                    status.Branches.Add(branch, new BranchDetail());
+                    status.Branches[branch].Status = new BranchStatus(true, branchStatus.RemoteBranchExists, branchStatus.IsCurrentBranch, aheadOfParent, behindParent, branchStatus.Ahead, branchStatus.Behind, branchStatus.Tip);
 
-                    if (branchesThatExistInRemote.Contains(branch))
+                    if (branchStatus.RemoteBranchExists)
                     {
-                        CheckRemoteBranch(branch, parentBranch);
                         parentBranch = branch;
                     }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        status.Branches[branch].Status = new BranchStatus(branchesThatExistLocally.Contains(branch), false, 0, 0);
-                    }
                 }
             }
-        });
+        }
 
-        outputProvider.Status("Checking status of GitHub pull requests...", () =>
+        if (includePullRequestStatus)
         {
-            foreach (var (stack, status) in stacksToCheckStatusFor)
+            outputProvider.Status("Checking status of GitHub pull requests...", () =>
             {
-                try
+                foreach (var (stack, status) in stacksToCheckStatusFor)
                 {
-                    foreach (var branch in stack.Branches)
+                    try
                     {
-                        var pr = gitHubOperations.GetPullRequest(branch);
-
-                        if (pr is not null)
+                        foreach (var branch in stack.Branches)
                         {
-                            status.Branches[branch].PullRequest = pr;
+                            var pr = gitHubOperations.GetPullRequest(branch);
+
+                            if (pr is not null)
+                            {
+                                status.Branches[branch].PullRequest = pr;
+                            }
                         }
                     }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        outputProvider.Warning($"Error checking GitHub pull requests: {ex.Message}");
+                    }
                 }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    outputProvider.Warning($"Error checking GitHub pull requests: {ex.Message}");
-                }
-            }
-        });
+            });
+        }
 
         return stacksToCheckStatusFor;
     }
@@ -114,22 +116,25 @@ public static StackStatus GetStackStatus(
 
     public static void OutputStackStatus(
         Dictionary<Config.Stack, StackStatus> stackStatuses,
-        IGitOperations gitOperations,
         IOutputProvider outputProvider)
     {
         foreach (var (stack, status) in stackStatuses)
         {
-            OutputStackStatus(stack, status, gitOperations, outputProvider);
+            OutputStackStatus(stack, status, outputProvider);
+            outputProvider.NewLine();
         }
     }
 
     public static void OutputStackStatus(
         Config.Stack stack,
         StackStatus status,
-        IGitOperations gitOperations,
         IOutputProvider outputProvider)
     {
-        var header = $"{stack.Name.Stack()}: {stack.SourceBranch.Muted()}";
+        var header = stack.SourceBranch.Branch();
+        if (status.Branches.TryGetValue(stack.SourceBranch, out var sourceBranchStatus))
+        {
+            header = GetBranchStatusOutput(stack.SourceBranch, null, sourceBranchStatus);
+        }
         var items = new List<string>();
 
         string parentBranch = stack.SourceBranch;
@@ -138,7 +143,7 @@ public static void OutputStackStatus(
         {
             if (status.Branches.TryGetValue(branch, out var branchDetail))
             {
-                items.Add(GetBranchAndPullRequestStatusOutput(branch, parentBranch, branchDetail, gitOperations));
+                items.Add(GetBranchAndPullRequestStatusOutput(branch, parentBranch, branchDetail));
 
                 if (branchDetail.IsActive)
                 {
@@ -146,21 +151,21 @@ public static void OutputStackStatus(
                 }
             }
         }
+        outputProvider.Information(stack.Name.Stack());
         outputProvider.Tree(header, [.. items]);
     }
 
     public static string GetBranchAndPullRequestStatusOutput(
         string branch,
-        string parentBranch,
-        BranchDetail branchDetail,
-        IGitOperations gitOperations)
+        string? parentBranch,
+        BranchDetail branchDetail)
     {
         var branchNameBuilder = new StringBuilder();
-        branchNameBuilder.Append(GetBranchStatusOutput(branch, parentBranch, branchDetail, gitOperations));
+        branchNameBuilder.Append(GetBranchStatusOutput(branch, parentBranch, branchDetail));
 
         if (branchDetail.PullRequest is not null)
         {
-            branchNameBuilder.Append($" {branchDetail.PullRequest.GetPullRequestDisplay()}");
+            branchNameBuilder.Append($"   {branchDetail.PullRequest.GetPullRequestDisplay()}");
         }
 
         return branchNameBuilder.ToString();
@@ -168,51 +173,64 @@ public static string GetBranchAndPullRequestStatusOutput(
 
     public static string GetBranchStatusOutput(
         string branch,
-        string parentBranch,
-        BranchDetail branchDetail,
-        IGitOperations gitOperations)
+        string? parentBranch,
+        BranchDetail branchDetail)
     {
         var branchNameBuilder = new StringBuilder();
-        var currentBranch = gitOperations.GetCurrentBranch();
-        var branchIsMerged =
-            branchDetail.Status.ExistsInRemote == false ||
-            branchDetail.Status.ExistsLocally == false ||
-            branchDetail.PullRequest is not null && branchDetail.PullRequest.State == GitHubPullRequestStates.Merged;
 
-        var color = !branchDetail.IsActive ? "grey" : branch.Equals(currentBranch, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ? "blue" : null;
-        Decoration? decoration = !branchDetail.IsActive ? Decoration.Strikethrough : null;
+        var branchName = branchDetail.Status.IsCurrentBranch ? $"* {branch.Branch()}" : branch;
+        Color? color = branchDetail.Status.ExistsLocally ? null : Color.Grey;
+        Decoration? decoration = branchDetail.Status.ExistsLocally ? null : Decoration.Strikethrough;
 
         if (color is not null && decoration is not null)
         {
-            branchNameBuilder.Append($"[{decoration} {color}]{branch}[/]");
+            branchNameBuilder.Append($"[{decoration} {color}]{branchName}[/]");
         }
         else if (color is not null)
         {
-            branchNameBuilder.Append($"[{color}]{branch}[/]");
+            branchNameBuilder.Append($"[{color}]{branchName}[/]");
         }
         else if (decoration is not null)
         {
-            branchNameBuilder.Append($"[{decoration}]{branch}[/]");
+            branchNameBuilder.Append($"[{decoration}]{branchName}[/]");
         }
         else
         {
-            branchNameBuilder.Append(branch);
+            branchNameBuilder.Append(branchName);
         }
 
         if (branchDetail.IsActive)
         {
-            if (branchDetail.Status.Ahead > 0 && branchDetail.Status.Behind > 0)
+            if (branchDetail.Status.AheadOfRemote > 0 || branchDetail.Status.BehindRemote > 0)
             {
-                branchNameBuilder.Append($" [grey]({branchDetail.Status.Ahead} ahead, {branchDetail.Status.Behind} behind {parentBranch})[/]");
+                branchNameBuilder.Append($" {branchDetail.Status.BehindRemote}{Emoji.Known.DownArrow}{branchDetail.Status.AheadOfRemote}{Emoji.Known.UpArrow}");
             }
-            else if (branchDetail.Status.Ahead > 0)
+
+            if (branchDetail.Status.AheadOfParent > 0 && branchDetail.Status.BehindParent > 0)
             {
-                branchNameBuilder.Append($" [grey]({branchDetail.Status.Ahead} ahead of {parentBranch})[/]");
+                branchNameBuilder.Append($" ({branchDetail.Status.AheadOfParent} ahead, {branchDetail.Status.BehindParent} behind {parentBranch})".Muted());
             }
-            else if (branchDetail.Status.Behind > 0)
+            else if (branchDetail.Status.AheadOfParent > 0)
             {
-                branchNameBuilder.Append($" [grey]({branchDetail.Status.Behind} behind {parentBranch})[/]");
+                branchNameBuilder.Append($" ({branchDetail.Status.AheadOfParent} ahead of {parentBranch})".Muted());
             }
+            else if (branchDetail.Status.BehindParent > 0)
+            {
+                branchNameBuilder.Append($" ({branchDetail.Status.BehindParent} behind {parentBranch})".Muted());
+            }
+        }
+        else if (branchDetail.Status.ExistsLocally && !branchDetail.Status.ExistsInRemote)
+        {
+            branchNameBuilder.Append(" (remote branch deleted)".Muted());
+        }
+        else if (branchDetail.PullRequest is not null && branchDetail.PullRequest.State == GitHubPullRequestStates.Merged)
+        {
+            branchNameBuilder.Append(" (pull request merged)".Muted());
+        }
+
+        if (branchDetail.Status.Tip is not null)
+        {
+            branchNameBuilder.Append($"   {branchDetail.Status.Tip.Sha[..7]} {branchDetail.Status.Tip.Message}");
         }
 
         return branchNameBuilder.ToString();
@@ -245,7 +263,7 @@ public static void OutputBranchAndStackCleanup(
             outputProvider.Information($"Run {$"stack delete --name \"{stack.Name}\"".Example()} to delete the stack.");
         }
 
-        if (status.Branches.Values.Any(branch => branch.Status.ExistsInRemote && branch.Status.ExistsLocally && branch.Status.Behind > 0))
+        if (status.Branches.Values.Any(branch => branch.Status.ExistsInRemote && branch.Status.ExistsLocally && branch.Status.BehindParent > 0))
         {
             outputProvider.NewLine();
             outputProvider.Information("There are changes in source branches that have not been applied to the stack.");
diff --git a/src/Stack/Commands/PullRequests/CreatePullRequestsCommand.cs b/src/Stack/Commands/PullRequests/CreatePullRequestsCommand.cs
index 9f28f50..46c8168 100644
--- a/src/Stack/Commands/PullRequests/CreatePullRequestsCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Stack/Commands/PullRequests/CreatePullRequestsCommand.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public async Task<CreatePullRequestsCommandResponse> Handle(CreatePullRequestsCo
             }
         }
 
-        StackStatusHelpers.OutputStackStatus(stack, status, gitOperations, outputProvider);
+        StackStatusHelpers.OutputStackStatus(stack, status, outputProvider);
 
         outputProvider.NewLine();
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public async Task<CreatePullRequestsCommandResponse> Handle(CreatePullRequestsCo
 
                 outputProvider.NewLine();
 
-                OutputUpdatedStackStatus(outputProvider, gitOperations, stack, status, pullRequestCreateActions);
+                OutputUpdatedStackStatus(outputProvider, stack, status, pullRequestCreateActions);
 
                 outputProvider.NewLine();
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ private static List<GitHubPullRequest> CreatePullRequests(
         return pullRequests;
     }
 
-    private static void OutputUpdatedStackStatus(IOutputProvider outputProvider, IGitOperations gitOperations, Config.Stack stack, StackStatus status, List<GitHubPullRequestCreateAction> pullRequestCreateActions)
+    private static void OutputUpdatedStackStatus(IOutputProvider outputProvider, Config.Stack stack, StackStatus status, List<GitHubPullRequestCreateAction> pullRequestCreateActions)
     {
         var branchDisplayItems = new List<string>();
         var parentBranch = stack.SourceBranch;
@@ -239,12 +239,12 @@ private static void OutputUpdatedStackStatus(IOutputProvider outputProvider, IGi
             var branchDetail = status.Branches[branch];
             if (branchDetail.PullRequest is not null && branchDetail.PullRequest.State != GitHubPullRequestStates.Closed)
             {
-                branchDisplayItems.Add(StackStatusHelpers.GetBranchAndPullRequestStatusOutput(branch, parentBranch, branchDetail, gitOperations));
+                branchDisplayItems.Add(StackStatusHelpers.GetBranchAndPullRequestStatusOutput(branch, parentBranch, branchDetail));
             }
             else
             {
                 var action = pullRequestCreateActions.FirstOrDefault(a => a.HeadBranch == branch);
-                branchDisplayItems.Add($"{StackStatusHelpers.GetBranchStatusOutput(branch, parentBranch, branchDetail, gitOperations)} *NEW* {action?.Title}{(action?.Draft == true ? " (draft)".Muted() : string.Empty)}");
+                branchDisplayItems.Add($"{StackStatusHelpers.GetBranchStatusOutput(branch, parentBranch, branchDetail)} *NEW* {action?.Title}{(action?.Draft == true ? " (draft)".Muted() : string.Empty)}");
             }
             parentBranch = branch;
         }
diff --git a/src/Stack/Commands/Stack/StackStatusCommand.cs b/src/Stack/Commands/Stack/StackStatusCommand.cs
index 8c2b66a..2cc771d 100644
--- a/src/Stack/Commands/Stack/StackStatusCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Stack/Commands/Stack/StackStatusCommand.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ public class StackStatusCommandSettings : CommandSettingsBase
     [Description("Show status of all stacks.")]
     [CommandOption("--all")]
     public bool All { get; init; }
+
+    [Description("Show full status including pull requests.")]
+    [CommandOption("--full")]
+    public bool Full { get; init; }
 }
 
 public class StackStatusCommand : AsyncCommand<StackStatusCommandSettings>
@@ -33,13 +37,13 @@ public override async Task<int> ExecuteAsync(CommandContext context, StackStatus
             new GitHubOperations(outputProvider, settings.GetGitHubOperationSettings()),
             new StackConfig());
 
-        await handler.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs(settings.Name, settings.All));
+        await handler.Handle(new StackStatusCommandInputs(settings.Name, settings.All, settings.Full));
 
         return 0;
     }
 }
 
-public record StackStatusCommandInputs(string? Name, bool All);
+public record StackStatusCommandInputs(string? Name, bool All, bool Full);
 public record StackStatusCommandResponse(Dictionary<Config.Stack, StackStatus> Statuses);
 
 public class StackStatusCommandHandler(
@@ -81,9 +85,15 @@ public async Task<StackStatusCommandResponse> Handle(StackStatusCommandInputs in
             currentBranch,
             outputProvider,
             gitOperations,
-            gitHubOperations);
+            gitHubOperations,
+            inputs.Full);
+
+        if (stackStatusResults.Count == 1)
+        {
+            outputProvider.NewLine();
+        }
 
-        StackStatusHelpers.OutputStackStatus(stackStatusResults, gitOperations, outputProvider);
+        StackStatusHelpers.OutputStackStatus(stackStatusResults, outputProvider);
 
         if (stacksToCheckStatusFor.Count == 1)
         {
diff --git a/src/Stack/Git/GitBranchStatusParser.cs b/src/Stack/Git/GitBranchStatusParser.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..238388b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Stack/Git/GitBranchStatusParser.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+
+namespace Stack.Git;
+
+public static class GitBranchStatusParser
+{
+    static Regex regex = new(
+        @"^(?<isCurrentBranch>\*)?\s*(?<branchName>\S+)\s+(?<sha>\S+)\s*(\[(?<remoteTrackingBranchName>[^:]+)?(?::\s*(?<status>(ahead\s+(?<ahead>\d+),\s*behind\s+(?<behind>\d+))|(ahead\s+(?<aheadOnly>\d+))|(behind\s+(?<behindOnly>\d+))|(gone)))?\])?\s+(?<message>.+)$",
+        RegexOptions.Compiled);
+
+    public static GitBranchStatus? Parse(string branchStatus)
+    {
+        var match = regex.Match(branchStatus);
+
+        if (match.Success)
+        {
+            var branchName = match.Groups["branchName"].Value;
+            var isCurrentBranch = match.Groups["isCurrentBranch"].Success;
+            var remoteTrackingBranchName = string.IsNullOrEmpty(match.Groups["remoteTrackingBranchName"].Value) ? null : match.Groups["remoteTrackingBranchName"].Value;
+            var ahead = match.Groups["ahead"].Success ? int.Parse(match.Groups["ahead"].Value) : (match.Groups["aheadOnly"].Success ? int.Parse(match.Groups["aheadOnly"].Value) : 0);
+            var behind = match.Groups["behind"].Success ? int.Parse(match.Groups["behind"].Value) : (match.Groups["behindOnly"].Success ? int.Parse(match.Groups["behindOnly"].Value) : 0);
+            var remoteBranchExists = remoteTrackingBranchName is not null && !match.Groups["status"].Value.Contains("gone");
+            var sha = match.Groups["sha"].Value;
+            var message = match.Groups["message"].Value;
+
+            return new GitBranchStatus(branchName, remoteTrackingBranchName, remoteBranchExists, isCurrentBranch, ahead, behind, new Commit(sha, message));
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Stack/Git/GitOperations.cs b/src/Stack/Git/GitOperations.cs
index 60c9b5a..d2a7f45 100644
--- a/src/Stack/Git/GitOperations.cs
+++ b/src/Stack/Git/GitOperations.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Octopus.Shellfish;
 using Stack.Infrastructure;
 
@@ -10,7 +11,9 @@ public record GitOperationSettings(bool DryRun, bool Verbose, string? WorkingDir
     public static GitOperationSettings Default => new(false, false, null);
 }
 
+public record Commit(string Sha, string Message);
 
+public record GitBranchStatus(string BranchName, string? RemoteTrackingBranchName, bool RemoteBranchExists, bool IsCurrentBranch, int Ahead, int Behind, Commit Tip);
 
 public interface IGitOperations
 {
@@ -31,6 +34,8 @@ public interface IGitOperations
     bool IsRemoteBranchFullyMerged(string branchName, string sourceBranchName);
     string[] GetBranchesThatHaveBeenMerged(string[] branches, string sourceBranchName);
     (int Ahead, int Behind) GetStatusOfRemoteBranch(string branchName, string sourceBranchName);
+    (int Ahead, int Behind) CompareBranches(string branchName, string sourceBranchName);
+    Dictionary<string, GitBranchStatus> GetBranchStatuses(string[] branches);
     string GetRemoteUri();
     string[] GetLocalBranchesOrderedByMostRecentCommitterDate();
     string GetRootOfRepository();
@@ -139,6 +144,32 @@ public string[] GetBranchesThatHaveBeenMerged(string[] branches, string sourceBr
         return (int.Parse(parts[0]), int.Parse(parts[1]));
     }
 
+    public (int Ahead, int Behind) CompareBranches(string branchName, string sourceBranchName)
+    {
+        var status = ExecuteGitCommandAndReturnOutput($"rev-list --left-right --count {branchName}...{sourceBranchName}").Trim();
+        var parts = status.Split('\t');
+        return (int.Parse(parts[0]), int.Parse(parts[1]));
+    }
+
+    public Dictionary<string, GitBranchStatus> GetBranchStatuses(string[] branches)
+    {
+        var statuses = new Dictionary<string, GitBranchStatus>();
+
+        var gitBranchVerbose = ExecuteGitCommandAndReturnOutput("branch -vv").Split(Environment.NewLine, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+
+        foreach (var branchStatus in gitBranchVerbose)
+        {
+            var status = GitBranchStatusParser.Parse(branchStatus);
+
+            if (status is not null && branches.Contains(status.BranchName))
+            {
+                statuses.Add(status.BranchName, status);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return statuses;
+    }
+
     public string GetRemoteUri()
     {
         return ExecuteGitCommandAndReturnOutput("remote get-url origin").Trim();
diff --git a/src/Stack/Infrastructure/ConsoleOutputProvider.cs b/src/Stack/Infrastructure/ConsoleOutputProvider.cs
index 9daf30b..aca97ee 100644
--- a/src/Stack/Infrastructure/ConsoleOutputProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Stack/Infrastructure/ConsoleOutputProvider.cs
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ public void Rule(string message)
 
 public static class OutputStyleExtensionMethods
 {
-    public static string Stack(this string name) => $"[yellow]{name}[/]";
-    public static string Branch(this string name) => $"[blue]{name}[/]";
-    public static string Muted(this string name) => $"[grey]{name}[/]";
-    public static string Example(this string name) => $"[aqua]{name}[/]";
+    public static string Stack(this string name) => $"[{Color.Yellow}]{name}[/]";
+    public static string Branch(this string name) => $"[{Color.Blue}]{name}[/]";
+    public static string Muted(this string name) => $"[{Color.Grey}]{name}[/]";
+    public static string Example(this string name) => $"[{Color.Aqua}]{name}[/]";
 }
\ No newline at end of file