diff --git a/src/main/scala/app/RepositoryViewerController.scala b/src/main/scala/app/RepositoryViewerController.scala
index 18a9f3f..5b5b11b 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/app/RepositoryViewerController.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/app/RepositoryViewerController.scala
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
           repo.html.commits(if(path.isEmpty) Nil else path.split("/").toList, branchName, repository,
             logs.splitWith{ (commit1, commit2) =>
               view.helpers.date(commit1.commitTime) == view.helpers.date(commit2.commitTime)
-            }, page, hasNext)
+            }, page, hasNext, hasWritePermission(repository.owner, repository.name, context.loginAccount))
         case Left(_) => NotFound
       }
     }
@@ -242,6 +242,24 @@
   })
 
   /**
+   * Creates a branch.
+   */
+  post("/:owner/:repository/branches")(collaboratorsOnly { repository =>
+    val newBranchName = params.getOrElse("new", halt(400))
+    val fromBranchName = params.getOrElse("from", halt(400))
+    using(Git.open(getRepositoryDir(repository.owner, repository.name))){ git =>
+      JGitUtil.createBranch(git, fromBranchName, newBranchName)
+    } match {
+      case Right(message) =>
+        flash += "info" -> message
+        redirect(s"/${repository.owner}/${repository.name}/tree/${StringUtil.urlEncode(newBranchName).replace("%2F", "/")}")
+      case Left(message) =>
+        flash += "error" -> message
+        redirect(s"/${repository.owner}/${repository.name}/tree/${fromBranchName}")
+    }
+  })
+
+  /**
    * Deletes branch.
    */
   get("/:owner/:repository/delete/*")(collaboratorsOnly { repository =>
@@ -333,7 +351,8 @@
             repo.html.files(revision, repository,
               if(path == ".") Nil else path.split("/").toList, // current path
               new JGitUtil.CommitInfo(lastModifiedCommit), // last modified commit
-              files, readme, hasWritePermission(repository.owner, repository.name, context.loginAccount))
+              files, readme, hasWritePermission(repository.owner, repository.name, context.loginAccount),
+              flash.get("info"), flash.get("error"))
           }
         } getOrElse NotFound
       }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/util/JGitUtil.scala b/src/main/scala/util/JGitUtil.scala
index 0e0493d..5ea43a3 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/util/JGitUtil.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/util/JGitUtil.scala
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.jgit.diff.DiffEntry.ChangeType
 import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.{ConfigInvalidException, MissingObjectException}
 import java.util.Date
-import org.eclipse.jgit.api.errors.NoHeadException
+import org.eclipse.jgit.api.errors.{JGitInternalException, InvalidRefNameException, RefAlreadyExistsException, NoHeadException}
 import service.RepositoryService
 import org.eclipse.jgit.dircache.DirCacheEntry
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
@@ -507,6 +507,17 @@
     }.find(_._1 != null)
   }
 
+  def createBranch(git: Git, fromBranch: String, newBranch: String) = {
+    try {
+      git.branchCreate().setStartPoint(fromBranch).setName(newBranch).call()
+      Right("Branch created.")
+    } catch {
+      case e: RefAlreadyExistsException => Left("Sorry, that branch already exists.")
+      // JGitInternalException occurs when new branch name is 'a' and the branch whose name is 'a/*' exists.
+      case _: InvalidRefNameException | _: JGitInternalException => Left("Sorry, that name is invalid.")
+    }
+  }
+
   def createDirCacheEntry(path: String, mode: FileMode, objectId: ObjectId): DirCacheEntry = {
     val entry = new DirCacheEntry(path)
     entry.setFileMode(mode)
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/helper/branchcontrol.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/helper/branchcontrol.scala.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5381688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/twirl/helper/branchcontrol.scala.html
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+@(branch: String  = "",
+  repository: service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo,
+  hasWritePermission: Boolean)(body: Html)(implicit context: app.Context)
+@import context._
+@import view.helpers._
+@helper.html.dropdown(
+  value = if(branch.length == 40) branch.substring(0, 10) else branch,
+  prefix = if(branch.length == 40) "tree" else if(repository.branchList.contains(branch)) "branch" else "tree",
+  mini = true
+) {
+  <li><div id="branch-control-title">Switch branches<button id="branch-control-close" class="pull-right">&times</button></div></li>
+  <li><input id="branch-control-input" type="text" placeholder="Find or create branch ..."/></li>
+  @body
+  @if(hasWritePermission) {
+    <li id="create-branch" style="display: none;">
+      <a><form action="@url(repository)/branches" method="post" style="margin: 0;">
+        <span class="new-branch-name">Create branch:&nbsp;<span class="new-branch"></span></span>
+        <br><span style="padding-left: 17px;">from&nbsp;'@branch'</span>
+        <input type="hidden" name="new">
+        <input type="hidden" name="from" value="@branch">
+      </form></a>
+    </li>
+  }
+}
+<script>
+  $(function(){
+    $('#branch-control-input').parent().click(function(e) {
+      e.stopPropagation();
+    });
+    $('#branch-control-close').click(function() {
+      $('[data-toggle="dropdown"]').parent().removeClass('open');
+    });
+    $('#branch-control-input').keyup(function() {
+      var inputVal = $('#branch-control-input').val();
+      $.each($('#branch-control-input').parent().parent().find('a'), function(index, elem) {
+        if (!inputVal || !elem.text.trim() || elem.text.trim().lastIndexOf(inputVal, 0) >= 0) {
+          $(elem).parent().show();
+        } else {
+          $(elem).parent().hide();
+        }
+      });
+      @if(hasWritePermission) {
+        if (inputVal) {
+          $('#create-branch').parent().find('li:last-child').show().find('.new-branch').text(inputVal);
+        } else {
+          $('#create-branch').parent().find('li:last-child').hide();
+        }
+      }
+    });
+    @if(hasWritePermission) {
+      $('#create-branch').click(function() {
+        $(this).find('input[name="new"]').val($('.dropdown-menu input').val())
+        $(this).find('form').submit()
+       });
+    }
+    $('.btn-group').click(function() {
+      $('#branch-control-input').val('');
+      $('.dropdown-menu li').show();
+      $('#create-branch').hide();
+    });
+  });
+</script>
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/helper/error.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/helper/error.scala.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00f43e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/twirl/helper/error.scala.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+@(error: Option[Any])
+@if(error.isDefined){
+<div class='alert alert-danger'>
+    <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert">&times;</button>
+    @error
+</div>
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/helper/information.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/helper/information.scala.html
index d8bcff5..ff382a2 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/helper/information.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/helper/information.scala.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @(info: Option[Any])
 @if(info.isDefined){
   <div class="alert alert-info">
-    <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert">×</button>
+    <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert">&times;</button>
     @info
   </div>
 }
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/menu.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/menu.scala.html
index 8076c82..7ac1dc8 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/menu.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/menu.scala.html
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 @(active: String,
   repository: service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo,
   id: Option[String] = None,
-  expand: Boolean = false)(body: Html)(implicit context: app.Context)
+  expand: Boolean = false,
+  info: Option[Any] = None,
+  error: Option[Any] = None)(body: Html)(implicit context: app.Context)
 @import context._
 @import view.helpers._
 
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@
 }
 
 <div class="container">
+  @helper.html.information(info)
+  @helper.html.error(error)
   @if(repository.commitCount > 0){
     <div class="pull-right">
       <div class="input-prepend">
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/repo/blob.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/repo/blob.scala.html
index 68d3870..549d2e8 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/repo/blob.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/repo/blob.scala.html
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 @html.main(s"${repository.owner}/${repository.name}", Some(repository)) {
   @html.menu("code", repository){
     <div class="head">
-      @helper.html.dropdown(
-        value  = if(branch.length == 40) branch.substring(0, 10) else branch,
-        prefix = if(branch.length == 40) "tree" else if(repository.branchList.contains(branch)) "branch" else "tree",
-        mini   = true
+      @helper.html.branchcontrol(
+        branch,
+        repository,
+        hasWritePermission
       ){
         @repository.branchList.map { x =>
           <li><a href="@url(repository)/blob/@encodeRefName(x)/@pathList.mkString("/")">@helper.html.checkicon(x == branch) @x</a></li>
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/repo/commits.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/repo/commits.scala.html
index f0aaf3b..443ab07 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/repo/commits.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/repo/commits.scala.html
@@ -3,16 +3,17 @@
   repository: service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo,
   commits: Seq[Seq[util.JGitUtil.CommitInfo]],
   page: Int,
-  hasNext: Boolean)(implicit context: app.Context)
+  hasNext: Boolean,
+  hasWritePermission: Boolean)(implicit context: app.Context)
 @import context._
 @import view.helpers._
 @html.main(s"${repository.owner}/${repository.name}", Some(repository)) {
   @html.menu("code", repository){
     <div class="head">
-      @helper.html.dropdown(
-        value  = if(branch.length == 40) branch.substring(0, 10) else branch,
-        prefix = if(branch.length == 40) "tree" else if(repository.branchList.contains(branch)) "branch" else "tree",
-        mini   = true
+      @helper.html.branchcontrol(
+        branch,
+        repository,
+        hasWritePermission
       ){
         @repository.branchList.map { x =>
           <li><a href="@url(repository)/commits/@encodeRefName(x)">@helper.html.checkicon(x == branch) @x</a></li>
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/repo/files.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/repo/files.scala.html
index ab14364..96e4a61 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/repo/files.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/repo/files.scala.html
@@ -4,16 +4,18 @@
   latestCommit: util.JGitUtil.CommitInfo,
   files: List[util.JGitUtil.FileInfo],
   readme: Option[(List[String], String)],
-  hasWritePermission: Boolean)(implicit context: app.Context)
+  hasWritePermission: Boolean,
+  info: Option[Any] = None,
+  error: Option[Any] = None)(implicit context: app.Context)
 @import context._
 @import view.helpers._
 @html.main(s"${repository.owner}/${repository.name}", Some(repository)) {
-  @html.menu("code", repository, Some(branch), pathList.isEmpty){
+  @html.menu("code", repository, Some(branch), pathList.isEmpty, info, error){
     <div class="head">
-      @helper.html.dropdown(
-        value  = if(branch.length == 40) branch.substring(0, 10) else branch,
-        prefix = if(branch.length == 40) "tree" else if(repository.branchList.contains(branch)) "branch" else "tree",
-        mini   = true
+      @helper.html.branchcontrol(
+        branch,
+        repository,
+        hasWritePermission
       ){
         @repository.branchList.map { x =>
           <li><a href="@url(repository)/tree/@encodeRefName(x)">@helper.html.checkicon(x == branch) @x</a></li>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/assets/common/css/gitbucket.css b/src/main/webapp/assets/common/css/gitbucket.css
index c8c972d..6fd7455 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/assets/common/css/gitbucket.css
+++ b/src/main/webapp/assets/common/css/gitbucket.css
@@ -617,6 +617,30 @@
   color: #888;
 }
 
+#branch-control-title {
+  margin: 5px 10px;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+#branch-control-close {
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  color: #aaa;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  line-height: 15px;
+}
+
+#branch-control-input {
+  border: solid 1px #ccc;
+  margin: 10px;
+}
+
+.new-branch-name {
+  font-weight: bold;
+  font-size: 1.2em;
+  padding-left: 16px;
+}
+
 /****************************************************************************/
 /* nav pulls group */
 /****************************************************************************/