diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/branch_selector_field.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/branch_selector_field.tmpl
index 9b7a05ce35..3974dec2e4 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/branch_selector_field.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/branch_selector_field.tmpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <form method="post" action="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/{{.Issue.Index}}/ref" id="update_issueref_form">
 	{{$.CsrfTokenHtml}}
 </form>
-
+{{/* TODO: share this branch selector dropdown with the same in repo page */}}
 <div class="ui {{if not .HasIssuesOrPullsWritePermission}}disabled{{end}} floating filter select-branch dropdown" data-no-results="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.pulls.no_results"}}">
 	<div class="ui basic small button">
 		<span class="text branch-name">{{if .Reference}}{{$.RefEndName}}{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.no_ref"}}{{end}}</span>
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 		<div class="header">
 			<div class="ui grid">
 				<div class="two column row">
-					<a class="reference column" href="#" data-target="#branch-list">
+					<a class="reference column muted" href="#" data-target="#branch-list">
 						<span class="text black">
 							{{svg "octicon-git-branch" 16 "gt-mr-2"}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.branches"}}
 						</span>
 					</a>
-					<a class="reference column" href="#" data-target="#tag-list">
+					<a class="reference column muted" href="#" data-target="#tag-list">
 						<span class="text">
 							{{svg "octicon-tag" 16 "gt-mr-2"}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.tags"}}
 						</span>
@@ -31,12 +31,15 @@
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
+		<div class="branch-tag-divider"></div>
 		<div id="branch-list" class="scrolling menu reference-list-menu {{if not .Issue}}new-issue{{end}}">
 			{{if .Reference}}
 				<div class="item text small" data-id="" data-id-selector="#ref_selector"><strong><a href="#">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.clear_ref"}}</a></strong></div>
 			{{end}}
 			{{range .Branches}}
 				<div class="item" data-id="refs/heads/{{.}}" data-name="{{.}}" data-id-selector="#ref_selector">{{.}}</div>
+			{{else}}
+				<div class="item">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.pulls.no_results"}}</div>
 			{{end}}
 		</div>
 		<div id="tag-list" class="scrolling menu reference-list-menu {{if not .Issue}}new-issue{{end}} gt-hidden">
@@ -45,6 +48,8 @@
 			{{end}}
 			{{range .Tags}}
 				<div class="item" data-id="refs/tags/{{.}}" data-name="tags/{{.}}" data-id-selector="#ref_selector">{{.}}</div>
+			{{else}}
+				<div class="item">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.pulls.no_results"}}</div>
 			{{end}}
 		</div>
 	</div>
diff --git a/web_src/css/repo.css b/web_src/css/repo.css
index 3a1f39d2ce..0eba77dbfe 100644
--- a/web_src/css/repo.css
+++ b/web_src/css/repo.css
@@ -3004,3 +3004,33 @@ tbody.commit-list {
 #cherry-pick-modal .scrolling.menu {
   max-height: 200px;
 }
+
+/* Branch tag selector - TODO: Merge this into the same selector on repo page */
+.repository .issue-content .issue-content-right  .ui.grid .column.row {
+  padding: 10px;
+  padding-bottom: 0;
+}
+.repository .issue-content .issue-content-right  .ui.grid .column.muted {
+  padding: 0;
+}
+.repository .issue-content .issue-content-right  .ui.grid .column.muted .text {
+  display: inline-block;
+  padding: 10px;
+  width: 100%;
+  text-align: center;
+  border: 1px solid transparent;
+  border-bottom: none;
+}
+.repository .issue-content .issue-content-right .ui.grid .column.muted .text.black {
+  border-color: var(--color-secondary);
+  background: var(--color-menu);
+  border-top-left-radius: var(--border-radius);
+  border-top-right-radius: var(--border-radius);
+}
+.repository .issue-content .issue-content-right .ui.dropdown  .scrolling.menu {
+  border-top: none;
+}
+.repository .issue-content .issue-content-right .branch-tag-divider {
+  margin-top: -1px;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-secondary);
+}