diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 593fb01494..9ed1e9bdc2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1252](https://github.com/martinvonz/jj/issues/1252),
   [#2971](https://github.com/martinvonz/jj/issues/2971)). This may become the
   default depending on feedback.
+* `jj git fetch` now automatically prints new remote branches and tags by default.
 
 ### Fixed bugs
 
diff --git a/cli/src/cli_util.rs b/cli/src/cli_util.rs
index bcf4beeeed..6771d56c08 100644
--- a/cli/src/cli_util.rs
+++ b/cli/src/cli_util.rs
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ impl WorkspaceCommandHelper {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        print_git_import_stats(ui, &stats)?;
+        print_git_import_stats(ui, &stats, false)?;
         let mut tx = tx.into_inner();
         // Rebase here to show slightly different status message.
         let num_rebased = tx.mut_repo().rebase_descendants(&self.settings)?;
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/git.rs b/cli/src/commands/git.rs
index 8831721512..56e8a3a454 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/git.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/git.rs
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ fn init_git_refs(
     if !tx.mut_repo().has_changes() {
         return Ok(repo);
     }
-    print_git_import_stats(ui, &stats)?;
+    print_git_import_stats(ui, &stats, false)?;
     if colocated {
         // If git.auto-local-branch = true, local branches could be created for
         // the imported remote branches.
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ fn cmd_git_fetch(
             GitFetchError::InternalGitError(err) => map_git_error(err),
             _ => user_error(err),
         })?;
-        print_git_import_stats(ui, &stats.import_stats)?;
+        print_git_import_stats(ui, &stats.import_stats, true)?;
     }
     tx.finish(
         ui,
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ fn do_git_clone(
             unreachable!("we didn't provide any globs")
         }
     })?;
-    print_git_import_stats(ui, &stats.import_stats)?;
+    print_git_import_stats(ui, &stats.import_stats, false)?;
     fetch_tx.finish(ui, "fetch from git remote into empty repo")?;
     Ok((workspace_command, stats))
 }
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ fn cmd_git_import(
     // That's why cmd_git_export() doesn't export the HEAD ref.
     git::import_head(tx.mut_repo())?;
     let stats = git::import_refs(tx.mut_repo(), &command.settings().git_settings())?;
-    print_git_import_stats(ui, &stats)?;
+    print_git_import_stats(ui, &stats, false)?;
     tx.finish(ui, "import git refs")?;
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/git_util.rs b/cli/src/git_util.rs
index df0b467e03..97b841826b 100644
--- a/cli/src/git_util.rs
+++ b/cli/src/git_util.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use std::sync::Mutex;
 use std::time::Instant;
 use std::{error, iter};
 
-use jj_lib::git::{self, FailedRefExport, FailedRefExportReason, GitImportStats};
+use jj_lib::git::{self, FailedRefExport, FailedRefExportReason, GitImportStats, RefName};
 use jj_lib::git_backend::GitBackend;
 use jj_lib::repo::{ReadonlyRepo, Repo as _};
 use jj_lib::store::Store;
@@ -172,7 +172,45 @@ pub fn with_remote_git_callbacks<T>(
     f(callbacks)
 }
 
-pub fn print_git_import_stats(ui: &mut Ui, stats: &GitImportStats) -> Result<(), CommandError> {
+pub fn print_git_import_stats(
+    ui: &mut Ui,
+    stats: &GitImportStats,
+    show_ref_stats: bool,
+) -> Result<(), CommandError> {
+    use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+
+    if show_ref_stats && !stats.new_remote_refs.is_empty() {
+        let mut new_remote_branches: BTreeMap<_, Vec<_>> = BTreeMap::new();
+        let mut tags = Vec::new();
+        let mut local_branches = Vec::new();
+        for refname in &stats.new_remote_refs {
+            match refname {
+                RefName::RemoteBranch { branch, remote } => {
+                    new_remote_branches.entry(remote).or_default().push(branch);
+                }
+                RefName::Tag(tag) => tags.push(tag),
+                RefName::LocalBranch(b) => local_branches.push(b),
+            }
+        }
+        local_branches.sort_unstable();
+        for branch in local_branches {
+            writeln!(ui.stderr(), "* [imported local branch]  {branch}")?;
+        }
+        for (remote, branches) in new_remote_branches.iter_mut() {
+            writeln!(ui.stderr(), "From {remote}")?;
+            branches.sort_unstable();
+            for branch in branches {
+                writeln!(ui.stderr(), "* [new untracked branch]  {branch}")?;
+            }
+        }
+        if !tags.is_empty() {
+            writeln!(ui.stderr(), "Tags:")?;
+            tags.sort_unstable();
+            for tag in tags {
+                writeln!(ui.stderr(), "* [new tag]  {tag}")?;
+            }
+        }
+    }
     if !stats.abandoned_commits.is_empty() {
         writeln!(
             ui.stderr(),
diff --git a/cli/tests/test_branch_command.rs b/cli/tests/test_branch_command.rs
index e957e6d667..ca0ce23828 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_branch_command.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/test_branch_command.rs
@@ -536,7 +536,10 @@ fn test_branch_forget_fetched_branch() {
     // We can fetch feature1 again.
     let (stdout, stderr) = test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&repo_path, &["git", "fetch", "--remote=origin"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  feature1
+    "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_branch_output(&test_env, &repo_path), @r###"
     feature1: mzyxwzks 9f01a0e0 message
       @origin: mzyxwzks 9f01a0e0 message
@@ -548,7 +551,10 @@ fn test_branch_forget_fetched_branch() {
     // Fetch works even without the export-import
     let (stdout, stderr) = test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&repo_path, &["git", "fetch", "--remote=origin"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  feature1
+    "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_branch_output(&test_env, &repo_path), @r###"
     feature1: mzyxwzks 9f01a0e0 message
       @origin: mzyxwzks 9f01a0e0 message
@@ -574,7 +580,10 @@ fn test_branch_forget_fetched_branch() {
     // Fetching a moved branch does not create a conflict
     let (stdout, stderr) = test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&repo_path, &["git", "fetch", "--remote=origin"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  feature1
+    "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_branch_output(&test_env, &repo_path), @r###"
     feature1: ooosovrs 38aefb17 (empty) another message
       @origin: ooosovrs 38aefb17 (empty) another message
@@ -687,7 +696,12 @@ fn test_branch_track_untrack() {
     );
     test_env.add_config("git.auto-local-branch = false");
     let (_stdout, stderr) = test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&repo_path, &["git", "fetch"]);
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  feature1
+    * [new untracked branch]  feature2
+    * [new untracked branch]  main
+    "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_branch_output(&test_env, &repo_path), @r###"
     feature1@origin: sptzoqmo 7b33f629 commit 1
     feature2@origin: sptzoqmo 7b33f629 commit 1
@@ -759,7 +773,12 @@ fn test_branch_track_untrack() {
         ],
     );
     let (_stdout, stderr) = test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&repo_path, &["git", "fetch"]);
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  feature1
+    * [new untracked branch]  feature2
+    * [new untracked branch]  main
+    "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_branch_output(&test_env, &repo_path), @r###"
     feature1: sptzoqmo 7b33f629 commit 1
     feature1@origin: mmqqkyyt 40dabdaf commit 2
@@ -791,6 +810,11 @@ fn test_branch_track_untrack() {
     test_env.add_config("git.auto-local-branch = true");
     let (_stdout, stderr) = test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&repo_path, &["git", "fetch"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  feature1
+    * [new untracked branch]  feature2
+    * [new untracked branch]  feature3
+    * [new untracked branch]  main
     Abandoned 1 commits that are no longer reachable.
     "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_branch_output(&test_env, &repo_path), @r###"
@@ -847,7 +871,11 @@ fn test_branch_track_untrack_patterns() {
     // Fetch new commit without auto tracking
     test_env.add_config("git.auto-local-branch = false");
     let (_stdout, stderr) = test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&repo_path, &["git", "fetch"]);
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  feature1
+    * [new untracked branch]  feature2
+    "###);
 
     // Track local branch
     test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&repo_path, &["branch", "create", "main"]);
diff --git a/cli/tests/test_git_colocated.rs b/cli/tests/test_git_colocated.rs
index d59bbf459c..ef99687536 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_git_colocated.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/test_git_colocated.rs
@@ -507,6 +507,9 @@ fn test_git_colocated_fetch_deleted_or_moved_branch() {
     let (stdout, stderr) = test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&clone_path, &["git", "fetch"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  B_to_delete
+    * [new untracked branch]  C_to_move
     Abandoned 2 commits that are no longer reachable.
     "###);
     // "original C" and "B_to_delete" are abandoned, as the corresponding branches
diff --git a/cli/tests/test_git_fetch.rs b/cli/tests/test_git_fetch.rs
index 7b45f8faf1..6356f2fd30 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_git_fetch.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/test_git_fetch.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ fn test_git_fetch_single_remote() {
         .jj_cmd(&repo_path, &["git", "fetch"])
         .assert()
         .success()
-        .stderr("Fetching from the only existing remote: rem1\n");
+        .stderr(
+            "Fetching from the only existing remote: rem1\nFrom rem1\n* [new untracked branch]  \
+             rem1\n",
+        );
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_branch_output(&test_env, &repo_path), @r###"
     rem1: qxosxrvv 6a211027 message
       @rem1: qxosxrvv 6a211027 message
@@ -237,6 +240,8 @@ fn test_git_fetch_nonexistent_remote() {
         &["git", "fetch", "--remote", "rem1", "--remote", "rem2"],
     );
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From rem1
+    * [new untracked branch]  rem1
     Error: No git remote named 'rem2'
     "###);
     // No remote should have been fetched as part of the failing transaction
@@ -253,6 +258,8 @@ fn test_git_fetch_nonexistent_remote_from_config() {
 
     let stderr = &test_env.jj_cmd_failure(&repo_path, &["git", "fetch"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From rem1
+    * [new untracked branch]  rem1
     Error: No git remote named 'rem2'
     "###);
     // No remote should have been fetched as part of the failing transaction
@@ -461,7 +468,13 @@ fn test_git_fetch_all() {
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_branch_output(&test_env, &target_jj_repo_path), @"");
     let (stdout, stderr) = test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&target_jj_repo_path, &["git", "fetch"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  a1
+    * [new untracked branch]  a2
+    * [new untracked branch]  b
+    * [new untracked branch]  trunk1
+    "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_branch_output(&test_env, &target_jj_repo_path), @r###"
     a1: nknoxmzm 359a9a02 descr_for_a1
       @origin: nknoxmzm 359a9a02 descr_for_a1
@@ -529,6 +542,11 @@ fn test_git_fetch_all() {
     let (stdout, stderr) = test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&target_jj_repo_path, &["git", "fetch"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  a1
+    * [new untracked branch]  a2
+    * [new untracked branch]  b
+    * [new untracked branch]  trunk2
     Abandoned 2 commits that are no longer reachable.
     "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_branch_output(&test_env, &target_jj_repo_path), @r###"
@@ -616,7 +634,10 @@ fn test_git_fetch_some_of_many_branches() {
     let (stdout, stderr) =
         test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&target_jj_repo_path, &["git", "fetch", "--branch", "b"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  b
+    "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_log_output(&test_env, &target_jj_repo_path), @r###"
     ◉  c7d4bdcbc215 descr_for_b b
     ◉  ff36dc55760e descr_for_trunk1
@@ -635,7 +656,11 @@ fn test_git_fetch_some_of_many_branches() {
         &["git", "fetch", "--branch", "glob:a*"],
     );
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  a1
+    * [new untracked branch]  a2
+    "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_log_output(&test_env, &target_jj_repo_path), @r###"
     ◉  decaa3966c83 descr_for_a2 a2
     │ ◉  359a9a02457d descr_for_a1 a1
@@ -704,6 +729,9 @@ fn test_git_fetch_some_of_many_branches() {
     );
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  a1
+    * [new untracked branch]  b
     Abandoned 1 commits that are no longer reachable.
     "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_log_output(&test_env, &target_jj_repo_path), @r###"
@@ -741,6 +769,8 @@ fn test_git_fetch_some_of_many_branches() {
     );
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  a2
     Abandoned 1 commits that are no longer reachable.
     "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_log_output(&test_env, &target_jj_repo_path), @r###"
@@ -808,7 +838,11 @@ fn test_git_fetch_undo() {
         &["git", "fetch", "--branch", "b", "--branch", "a1"],
     );
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  a1
+    * [new untracked branch]  b
+    "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_log_output(&test_env, &target_jj_repo_path), @r###"
     ◉  c7d4bdcbc215 descr_for_b b
     │ ◉  359a9a02457d descr_for_a1 a1
@@ -830,7 +864,10 @@ fn test_git_fetch_undo() {
     let (stdout, stderr) =
         test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&target_jj_repo_path, &["git", "fetch", "--branch", "b"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  b
+    "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_log_output(&test_env, &target_jj_repo_path), @r###"
     ◉  c7d4bdcbc215 descr_for_b b
     ◉  ff36dc55760e descr_for_trunk1
@@ -880,7 +917,10 @@ fn test_fetch_undo_what() {
     // Fetch a branch
     let (stdout, stderr) = test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&repo_path, &["git", "fetch", "--branch", "b"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  b
+    "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_log_output(&test_env, &repo_path), @r###"
     ◉  c7d4bdcbc215 descr_for_b b
     ◉  ff36dc55760e descr_for_trunk1
@@ -967,7 +1007,10 @@ fn test_git_fetch_remove_fetch() {
     // Check that origin@origin is properly recreated
     let (stdout, stderr) = test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&repo_path, &["git", "fetch"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  origin
+    "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_branch_output(&test_env, &repo_path), @r###"
     origin (conflicted):
       + qpvuntsm 230dd059 (empty) (no description set)
@@ -1050,7 +1093,13 @@ fn test_git_fetch_removed_branch() {
     // Fetch all branches
     let (stdout, stderr) = test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&target_jj_repo_path, &["git", "fetch"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  a1
+    * [new untracked branch]  a2
+    * [new untracked branch]  b
+    * [new untracked branch]  trunk1
+    "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_log_output(&test_env, &target_jj_repo_path), @r###"
     ◉  c7d4bdcbc215 descr_for_b b
     │ ◉  decaa3966c83 descr_for_a2 a2
@@ -1090,6 +1139,8 @@ fn test_git_fetch_removed_branch() {
         test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&target_jj_repo_path, &["git", "fetch", "--branch", "a2"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  a2
     Abandoned 1 commits that are no longer reachable.
     "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_log_output(&test_env, &target_jj_repo_path), @r###"
@@ -1136,7 +1187,13 @@ fn test_git_fetch_removed_parent_branch() {
     // Fetch all branches
     let (stdout, stderr) = test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&target_jj_repo_path, &["git", "fetch"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  a1
+    * [new untracked branch]  a2
+    * [new untracked branch]  b
+    * [new untracked branch]  trunk1
+    "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_log_output(&test_env, &target_jj_repo_path), @r###"
     ◉  c7d4bdcbc215 descr_for_b b
     │ ◉  decaa3966c83 descr_for_a2 a2
@@ -1163,6 +1220,9 @@ fn test_git_fetch_removed_parent_branch() {
     );
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    From origin
+    * [new untracked branch]  a1
+    * [new untracked branch]  trunk1
     Abandoned 1 commits that are no longer reachable.
     "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_log_output(&test_env, &target_jj_repo_path), @r###"
diff --git a/lib/src/git.rs b/lib/src/git.rs
index d38636731d..f9706e8f73 100644
--- a/lib/src/git.rs
+++ b/lib/src/git.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #![allow(missing_docs)]
 
 use std::borrow::Cow;
-use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap, HashSet};
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet, HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::default::Default;
 use std::io::Read;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -201,10 +201,12 @@ impl GitImportError {
 }
 
 /// Describes changes made by `import_refs()` or `fetch()`.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Default)]
 pub struct GitImportStats {
     /// Commits superseded by newly imported commits.
     pub abandoned_commits: Vec<CommitId>,
+    /// Newly fetched remote refs.
+    pub new_remote_refs: BTreeSet<RefName>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -326,7 +328,10 @@ pub fn import_some_refs(
     } else {
         vec![]
     };
-    let stats = GitImportStats { abandoned_commits };
+    let stats = GitImportStats {
+        abandoned_commits,
+        new_remote_refs: BTreeSet::from_iter(changed_remote_refs.keys().cloned()),
+    };
     Ok(stats)
 }
 
@@ -1089,7 +1094,7 @@ pub enum GitFetchError {
 }
 
 /// Describes successful `fetch()` result.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Default)]
 pub struct GitFetchStats {
     /// Remote's default branch.
     pub default_branch: Option<String>,
@@ -1135,12 +1140,7 @@ pub fn fetch(
         .ok_or(GitFetchError::InvalidBranchPattern)?;
     if refspecs.is_empty() {
         // Don't fall back to the base refspecs.
-        let stats = GitFetchStats {
-            default_branch: None,
-            import_stats: GitImportStats {
-                abandoned_commits: vec![],
-            },
-        };
+        let stats = GitFetchStats::default();
         return Ok(stats);
     }
     tracing::debug!("remote.download");