diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bb996ef2ce..abfb157d35 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   should be noticeably faster on large repos. You may need to create a new
   clone to see the full speedup.
 
+* The `remote_branches()` revset now includes branches exported to the Git
+  repository (so called Git-tracking branches.) Use
+  `remote_branches(remote=exact:"origin")` to query branches of certain remote.
+
 ### New features
 
 ### Fixed bugs
diff --git a/cli/tests/test_branch_command.rs b/cli/tests/test_branch_command.rs
index f30f466f44..57dcb49b0a 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_branch_command.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/test_branch_command.rs
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ fn test_branch_forget_export() {
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
     // Forgetting a branch does not delete its local-git tracking branch. The
     // git-tracking branch is kept.
+    // TODO: Actually git-tracking branch is forgotten. Update the branch
+    // resolution code to not shadow the real @git branch.
     let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["branch", "list"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
     foo (forgotten)
@@ -258,25 +260,14 @@ fn test_branch_forget_export() {
     (empty) (no description set)
     "###);
 
-    // The presence of the @git branch means that a `jj git import` is a no-op...
-    let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["git", "import"]);
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
-    Nothing changed.
-    "###);
-    // ... and a `jj git export` will delete the branch from git and will delete the
-    // git-tracking branch. In a colocated repo, this will happen automatically
-    // immediately after a `jj branch forget`. This is demonstrated in
-    // `test_git_colocated_branch_forget` in test_git_colocated.rs
+    // `jj git export` will delete the branch from git. In a colocated repo,
+    // this will happen automatically immediately after a `jj branch forget`.
+    // This is demonstrated in `test_git_colocated_branch_forget` in
+    // test_git_colocated.rs
     let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["git", "export"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
     let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["branch", "list"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
-
-    // Note that if `jj branch forget` *did* delete foo@git, a subsequent `jj
-    // git export` would be a no-op and a `jj git import` would resurrect
-    // the branch. In a normal repo, that might be OK. In a colocated repo,
-    // this would automatically happen before the next command, making `jj
-    // branch forget` useless.
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/cli/tests/test_git_import_export.rs b/cli/tests/test_git_import_export.rs
index 4347a147c7..66cfaf82ad 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_git_import_export.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/test_git_import_export.rs
@@ -39,30 +39,20 @@ fn test_resolution_of_git_tracking_branches() {
     "###);
 
     // Test that we can address both revisions
-    let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(
-        &repo_path,
-        &[
-            "log",
-            "-r=main",
-            "-T",
-            r#"commit_id ++ " " ++ description"#,
-            "--no-graph",
-        ],
-    );
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
+    let query = |expr| {
+        let template = r#"commit_id ++ " " ++ description"#;
+        test_env.jj_cmd_success(
+            &repo_path,
+            &["log", "-r", expr, "-T", template, "--no-graph"],
+        )
+    };
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(query("main"), @r###"
     3af370264cdcbba791762f8ef6bc79b456dcbf3b new_message
     "###);
-    let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(
-        &repo_path,
-        &[
-            "log",
-            "-r=main@git",
-            "-T",
-            r#"commit_id ++ " " ++ description"#,
-            "--no-graph",
-        ],
-    );
-    insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(query("main@git"), @r###"
+    16d541ca40f42baf2dea41aa61a0b5f1cbf1f91b old_message
+    "###);
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(query(r#"remote_branches(exact:"main", exact:"git")"#), @r###"
     16d541ca40f42baf2dea41aa61a0b5f1cbf1f91b old_message
     "###);
 }
diff --git a/cli/tests/test_git_remotes.rs b/cli/tests/test_git_remotes.rs
index de961532f7..2777b85a91 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_git_remotes.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/test_git_remotes.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+use std::fs;
+
 use crate::common::TestEnvironment;
 
 pub mod common;
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ fn test_git_remote_named_git() {
         .remote("git", "http://example.com/repo/repo")
         .unwrap();
     test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["init", "--git-repo=."]);
+    test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["branch", "set", "main"]);
 
     // The remote can be renamed.
     let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["git", "remote", "rename", "git", "bar"]);
@@ -141,4 +144,36 @@ fn test_git_remote_named_git() {
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
     bar http://example.com/repo/repo
     "###);
+    // @git branch shouldn't be renamed.
+    let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["log", "-rmain@git", "-Tbranches"]);
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
+    @  main
+    │
+    ~
+    "###);
+
+    // The remote cannot be renamed back by jj.
+    let stderr = test_env.jj_cmd_failure(&repo_path, &["git", "remote", "rename", "bar", "git"]);
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    Error: Git remote named 'git' is reserved for local Git repository
+    "###);
+
+    // Reinitialize the repo with remote named 'git'.
+    fs::remove_dir_all(repo_path.join(".jj")).unwrap();
+    git_repo.remote_rename("bar", "git").unwrap();
+    test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["init", "--git-repo=."]);
+
+    // The remote can also be removed.
+    let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["git", "remote", "remove", "git"]);
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
+    let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["git", "remote", "list"]);
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
+    "###);
+    // @git branch shouldn't be removed.
+    let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["log", "-rmain@git", "-Tbranches"]);
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
+    ◉  main
+    │
+    ~
+    "###);
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/git.rs b/lib/src/git.rs
index a729e30e29..3149d4dce7 100644
--- a/lib/src/git.rs
+++ b/lib/src/git.rs
@@ -284,6 +284,14 @@ pub fn import_some_refs(
                 mut_repo.merge_single_ref(&local_ref_name, old_git_target, new_git_target);
             }
         } else {
+            if let RefName::LocalBranch(branch) = ref_name {
+                // Update Git-tracking branch like the other remote branches.
+                mut_repo.set_remote_branch_target(
+                    branch,
+                    REMOTE_NAME_FOR_LOCAL_GIT_REPO,
+                    new_git_target.clone(),
+                );
+            }
             mut_repo.merge_single_ref(ref_name, old_git_target, new_git_target);
         }
     }
@@ -493,7 +501,15 @@ pub fn export_some_refs(
                 reason,
             });
         } else {
-            mut_repo.set_git_ref_target(&git_ref_name, RefTarget::absent());
+            let new_target = RefTarget::absent();
+            if let RefName::LocalBranch(branch) = &parsed_ref_name {
+                mut_repo.set_remote_branch_target(
+                    branch,
+                    REMOTE_NAME_FOR_LOCAL_GIT_REPO,
+                    new_target.clone(),
+                );
+            }
+            mut_repo.set_git_ref_target(&git_ref_name, new_target);
         }
     }
     for (parsed_ref_name, (old_oid, new_oid)) in branches_to_update {
@@ -504,10 +520,15 @@ pub fn export_some_refs(
                 reason,
             });
         } else {
-            mut_repo.set_git_ref_target(
-                &git_ref_name,
-                RefTarget::normal(CommitId::from_bytes(new_oid.as_bytes())),
-            );
+            let new_target = RefTarget::normal(CommitId::from_bytes(new_oid.as_bytes()));
+            if let RefName::LocalBranch(branch) = &parsed_ref_name {
+                mut_repo.set_remote_branch_target(
+                    branch,
+                    REMOTE_NAME_FOR_LOCAL_GIT_REPO,
+                    new_target.clone(),
+                );
+            }
+            mut_repo.set_git_ref_target(&git_ref_name, new_target);
         }
     }
     failed_branches.sort_by_key(|failed| failed.name.clone());
@@ -533,6 +554,7 @@ fn diff_refs_to_export(
             target
                 .remote_targets
                 .keys()
+                .filter(|&remote| remote != REMOTE_NAME_FOR_LOCAL_GIT_REPO)
                 .map(|remote| RefName::RemoteBranch {
                     branch: branch.to_string(),
                     remote: remote.to_string(),
@@ -777,6 +799,13 @@ pub fn remove_remote(
             GitRemoteManagementError::InternalGitError(err)
         }
     })?;
+    if remote_name != REMOTE_NAME_FOR_LOCAL_GIT_REPO {
+        remove_remote_refs(mut_repo, remote_name);
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn remove_remote_refs(mut_repo: &mut MutableRepo, remote_name: &str) {
     let mut branches_to_delete = vec![];
     for (branch, target) in mut_repo.view().branches() {
         if target.remote_targets.contains_key(remote_name) {
@@ -797,7 +826,6 @@ pub fn remove_remote(
     for git_ref in git_refs_to_delete {
         mut_repo.set_git_ref_target(&git_ref, RefTarget::absent());
     }
-    Ok(())
 }
 
 pub fn rename_remote(
@@ -820,6 +848,13 @@ pub fn rename_remote(
                 GitRemoteManagementError::InternalGitError(err)
             }
         })?;
+    if old_remote_name != REMOTE_NAME_FOR_LOCAL_GIT_REPO {
+        rename_remote_refs(mut_repo, old_remote_name, new_remote_name);
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn rename_remote_refs(mut_repo: &mut MutableRepo, old_remote_name: &str, new_remote_name: &str) {
     mut_repo.rename_remote(old_remote_name, new_remote_name);
     let prefix = format!("refs/remotes/{old_remote_name}/");
     let git_refs = mut_repo
@@ -840,7 +875,6 @@ pub fn rename_remote(
         mut_repo.set_git_ref_target(&old, RefTarget::absent());
         mut_repo.set_git_ref_target(&new, target);
     }
-    Ok(())
 }
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
diff --git a/lib/src/protos/op_store.proto b/lib/src/protos/op_store.proto
index 87de2db7e8..f7b4799656 100644
--- a/lib/src/protos/op_store.proto
+++ b/lib/src/protos/op_store.proto
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ message View {
   // TODO: Delete support for the old format.
   bytes git_head_legacy = 7 [deprecated = true];
   RefTarget git_head = 9;
+  // Whether "@git" branches have been migrated to remote_targets.
+  bool has_git_refs_migrated_to_remote = 10;
 }
 
 message Operation {
diff --git a/lib/src/protos/op_store.rs b/lib/src/protos/op_store.rs
index 58180d0ea7..fdd8671697 100644
--- a/lib/src/protos/op_store.rs
+++ b/lib/src/protos/op_store.rs
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ pub struct View {
     pub git_head_legacy: ::prost::alloc::vec::Vec<u8>,
     #[prost(message, optional, tag = "9")]
     pub git_head: ::core::option::Option<RefTarget>,
+    /// Whether "@git" branches have been migrated to remote_targets.
+    #[prost(bool, tag = "10")]
+    pub has_git_refs_migrated_to_remote: bool,
 }
 #[allow(clippy::derive_partial_eq_without_eq)]
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
diff --git a/lib/src/simple_op_store.rs b/lib/src/simple_op_store.rs
index 39fac510b8..e175aabc96 100644
--- a/lib/src/simple_op_store.rs
+++ b/lib/src/simple_op_store.rs
@@ -242,7 +242,11 @@ fn operation_from_proto(proto: crate::protos::op_store::Operation) -> Operation
 }
 
 fn view_to_proto(view: &View) -> crate::protos::op_store::View {
-    let mut proto = crate::protos::op_store::View::default();
+    let mut proto = crate::protos::op_store::View {
+        // New/loaded view should have been migrated to the latest format
+        has_git_refs_migrated_to_remote: true,
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
     for (workspace_id, commit_id) in &view.wc_commit_ids {
         proto
             .wc_commit_ids
@@ -355,7 +359,10 @@ fn view_from_proto(proto: crate::protos::op_store::View) -> View {
         view.git_head = RefTarget::normal(CommitId::new(proto.git_head_legacy));
     }
 
-    migrate_git_refs_to_remote(&mut view);
+    if !proto.has_git_refs_migrated_to_remote {
+        migrate_git_refs_to_remote(&mut view);
+    }
+
     view
 }
 
@@ -371,6 +378,16 @@ fn migrate_git_refs_to_remote(view: &mut View) {
             .remote_targets
             .remove(git::REMOTE_NAME_FOR_LOCAL_GIT_REPO);
     }
+    for (full_name, target) in &view.git_refs {
+        if let Some(name) = full_name.strip_prefix("refs/heads/") {
+            assert!(!name.is_empty());
+            let branch_target = view.branches.entry(name.to_owned()).or_default();
+            branch_target.remote_targets.insert(
+                git::REMOTE_NAME_FOR_LOCAL_GIT_REPO.to_owned(),
+                target.clone(),
+            );
+        }
+    }
 
     // jj < 0.9 might have imported refs from remote named "git"
     let reserved_git_ref_prefix = format!("refs/remotes/{}/", git::REMOTE_NAME_FOR_LOCAL_GIT_REPO);
@@ -609,6 +626,7 @@ mod tests {
                 git_ref_to_proto("refs/remotes/git/main", &normal_ref_target("555555")),
                 git_ref_to_proto("refs/remotes/gita/main", &normal_ref_target("666666")),
             ],
+            has_git_refs_migrated_to_remote: false,
             ..Default::default()
         };
 
@@ -619,6 +637,7 @@ mod tests {
                 "main".to_owned() => BranchTarget {
                     local_target: normal_ref_target("111111"),
                     remote_targets: btreemap! {
+                        "git".to_owned() => normal_ref_target("444444"), // refs/heads/main
                         "gita".to_owned() => normal_ref_target("333333"),
                     },
                 },
@@ -631,6 +650,13 @@ mod tests {
                 "refs/remotes/gita/main".to_owned() => normal_ref_target("666666"),
             },
         );
+
+        // Once migrated, "git" remote branches shouldn't be populated again.
+        let mut proto = view_to_proto(&view);
+        assert!(proto.has_git_refs_migrated_to_remote);
+        proto.branches.clear();
+        let view = view_from_proto(proto);
+        assert!(view.branches.is_empty());
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/lib/tests/test_git.rs b/lib/tests/test_git.rs
index 95fa2b4726..763f16600f 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test_git.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/test_git.rs
@@ -123,13 +123,16 @@ fn test_import_refs() {
     let expected_main_branch = BranchTarget {
         local_target: RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit2)),
         remote_targets: btreemap! {
-          "origin".to_string() => RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit1)),
+            "git".to_string() => RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit2)),
+            "origin".to_string() => RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit1)),
         },
     };
     assert_eq!(view.get_branch("main"), Some(expected_main_branch).as_ref());
     let expected_feature1_branch = BranchTarget {
         local_target: RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit3)),
-        remote_targets: btreemap! {},
+        remote_targets: btreemap! {
+            "git".to_string() => RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit3)),
+        },
     };
     assert_eq!(
         view.get_branch("feature1"),
@@ -137,7 +140,9 @@ fn test_import_refs() {
     );
     let expected_feature2_branch = BranchTarget {
         local_target: RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit4)),
-        remote_targets: btreemap! {},
+        remote_targets: btreemap! {
+            "git".to_string() => RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit4)),
+        },
     };
     assert_eq!(
         view.get_branch("feature2"),
@@ -256,7 +261,8 @@ fn test_import_refs_reimport() {
     let expected_main_branch = BranchTarget {
         local_target: RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit2)),
         remote_targets: btreemap! {
-          "origin".to_string() => commit1_target.clone(),
+            "git".to_string() => RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit2)),
+            "origin".to_string() => commit1_target.clone(),
         },
     };
     assert_eq!(view.get_branch("main"), Some(expected_main_branch).as_ref());
@@ -265,7 +271,9 @@ fn test_import_refs_reimport() {
             [jj_id(&commit4)],
             [commit6.id().clone(), jj_id(&commit5)],
         ),
-        remote_targets: btreemap! {},
+        remote_targets: btreemap! {
+            "git".to_string() => RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit5)),
+        },
     };
     assert_eq!(
         view.get_branch("feature2"),
@@ -463,6 +471,7 @@ fn test_import_refs_reimport_with_deleted_remote_ref() {
         Some(&BranchTarget {
             local_target: RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit_remote_and_local)),
             remote_targets: btreemap! {
+                "git".to_string() => RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit_remote_and_local)),
                 "origin".to_string() => RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit_remote_and_local)),
             },
         }),
@@ -482,10 +491,18 @@ fn test_import_refs_reimport_with_deleted_remote_ref() {
 
     let view = repo.view();
     // The local branches were indeed deleted
-    assert_eq!(view.branches().len(), 1);
-    view.get_branch("main").unwrap(); // branch #1 of 1
-    assert_eq!(view.get_branch("feature-remote-local"), None);
-    assert_eq!(view.get_branch("feature-remote-and-local"), None);
+    assert_eq!(view.branches().len(), 2);
+    assert!(view.get_branch("main").is_some());
+    assert!(view.get_branch("feature-remote-only").is_none());
+    assert_eq!(
+        view.get_branch("feature-remote-and-local"),
+        Some(&BranchTarget {
+            local_target: RefTarget::absent(),
+            remote_targets: btreemap! {
+                "git".to_string() => RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit_remote_and_local)),
+            },
+        }),
+    );
     let expected_heads = hashset! {
             jj_id(&commit_main),
             // Neither commit_remote_only nor commit_remote_and_local should be
@@ -552,6 +569,7 @@ fn test_import_refs_reimport_with_moved_remote_ref() {
         Some(&BranchTarget {
             local_target: RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit_remote_and_local)),
             remote_targets: btreemap! {
+                "git".to_string() => RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit_remote_and_local)),
                 "origin".to_string() => RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit_remote_and_local)),
             },
         }),
@@ -596,6 +614,7 @@ fn test_import_refs_reimport_with_moved_remote_ref() {
         Some(&BranchTarget {
             local_target: RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&new_commit_remote_and_local)),
             remote_targets: btreemap! {
+                "git".to_string() => RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&commit_remote_and_local)),
                 "origin".to_string() => RefTarget::normal(jj_id(&new_commit_remote_and_local)),
             },
         }),