diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/folders.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/folders.rs
index 396a8bd..e250084 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/folders.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/folders.rs
@@ -432,15 +432,31 @@ pub async fn get_git_branch(path: String) -> Result<Option<String>, AppCommandEr
         .await
         .map_err(AppCommandError::io)?;
 
-    if !output.status.success() {
-        return Ok(None);
+    if output.status.success() {
+        let branch = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string();
+        if !branch.is_empty() && branch != "HEAD" {
+            return Ok(Some(branch));
+        }
     }
 
-    let branch = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string();
-    if branch.is_empty() || branch == "HEAD" {
-        return Ok(None);
+    // Fallback: symbolic-ref works on unborn branches (after git init, before first commit)
+    let sym_output = crate::process::tokio_command("git")
+        .args(["symbolic-ref", "--short", "HEAD"])
+        .current_dir(&path)
+        .output()
+        .await
+        .map_err(AppCommandError::io)?;
+
+    if sym_output.status.success() {
+        let branch = String::from_utf8_lossy(&sym_output.stdout)
+            .trim()
+            .to_string();
+        if !branch.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(Some(branch));
+        }
     }
-    Ok(Some(branch))
+
+    Ok(None)
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]