diff --git a/git-branchless-revset/src/builtins.rs b/git-branchless-revset/src/builtins.rs
index 48b20ab4a..c1034bf48 100644
--- a/git-branchless-revset/src/builtins.rs
+++ b/git-branchless-revset/src/builtins.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ use eden_dag::nameset::hints::Hints;
 
 use lib::core::dag::CommitSet;
 use lib::core::eventlog::{EventLogDb, EventReplayer};
+use lib::core::repo_ext::RepoExt;
 use lib::core::rewrite::find_rewrite_target;
 use lib::git::{
-    get_latest_test_command_path, get_test_tree_dir, Commit, MaybeZeroOid, Repo,
-    SerializedNonZeroOid, SerializedTestResult, TEST_ABORT_EXIT_CODE, TEST_INDETERMINATE_EXIT_CODE,
-    TEST_SUCCESS_EXIT_CODE,
+    get_latest_test_command_path, get_test_tree_dir, CategorizedReferenceName, Commit,
+    MaybeZeroOid, Repo, SerializedNonZeroOid, SerializedTestResult, TEST_ABORT_EXIT_CODE,
+    TEST_INDETERMINATE_EXIT_CODE, TEST_SUCCESS_EXIT_CODE,
 };
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -179,8 +180,46 @@ fn fn_heads(ctx: &mut Context, name: &str, args: &[Expr]) -> EvalResult {
 
 #[instrument]
 fn fn_branches(ctx: &mut Context, name: &str, args: &[Expr]) -> EvalResult {
-    eval0(ctx, name, args)?;
-    Ok(ctx.dag.branch_commits.clone())
+    let all_branch_commits = ctx.dag.branch_commits.clone();
+    let branch_commits = match eval0_or_1_pattern(ctx, name, args)? {
+        None => all_branch_commits,
+        Some(pattern) => make_pattern_matcher(
+            ctx,
+            name,
+            args,
+            Box::new(move |repo, commit| {
+                let references_snapshot = match repo.get_references_snapshot() {
+                    Ok(snapshot) => snapshot,
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        warn!(?repo, ?err, "Could not get references snapshot for repo");
+                        return Ok(false);
+                    }
+                };
+                let mut local_branches_at_commit = match references_snapshot
+                    .branch_oid_to_names
+                    .get(&commit.get_oid())
+                {
+                    None => return Ok(false),
+                    Some(branches) => branches.iter().filter_map(|branch_name| {
+                        let ref_name = CategorizedReferenceName::new(branch_name);
+                        match ref_name {
+                            CategorizedReferenceName::LocalBranch { .. } => {
+                                Some(ref_name.render_suffix())
+                            }
+                            CategorizedReferenceName::RemoteBranch { .. }
+                            | CategorizedReferenceName::OtherRef { .. } => None,
+                        }
+                    }),
+                };
+                let result = local_branches_at_commit
+                    .any(|branch_name| pattern.matches_text(branch_name.as_str()));
+
+                Ok(result)
+            }),
+        )?,
+    };
+
+    Ok(branch_commits)
 }
 
 #[instrument]
diff --git a/git-branchless-revset/src/eval.rs b/git-branchless-revset/src/eval.rs
index 68ccacb1d..dce037baf 100644
--- a/git-branchless-revset/src/eval.rs
+++ b/git-branchless-revset/src/eval.rs
@@ -1216,10 +1216,7 @@ mod tests {
         )?;
 
         {
-            let expr = Expr::FunctionCall(
-                Cow::Borrowed("merges"),
-                vec![]
-            );
+            let expr = Expr::FunctionCall(Cow::Borrowed("merges"), vec![]);
             insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(eval_and_sort(&effects, &repo, &mut dag, &expr), @r###"
             Ok(
                 [
@@ -1241,10 +1238,7 @@ mod tests {
 
             let expr = Expr::FunctionCall(
                 Cow::Borrowed("not"),
-                vec![Expr::FunctionCall(
-                    Cow::Borrowed("merges"),
-                    vec![]
-                )],
+                vec![Expr::FunctionCall(Cow::Borrowed("merges"), vec![])],
             );
             insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(eval_and_sort(&effects, &repo, &mut dag, &expr), @r###"
             Ok(
@@ -1274,6 +1268,85 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_eval_branches_with_pattern() -> eyre::Result<()> {
+        let git = make_git()?;
+        git.init_repo()?;
+
+        git.detach_head()?;
+        git.commit_file("test1", 1)?;
+        git.run(&["branch", "test-1"])?;
+        git.commit_file("test2", 2)?;
+        git.run(&["branch", "test-2"])?;
+
+        let effects = Effects::new_suppress_for_test(Glyphs::text());
+        let repo = git.get_repo()?;
+        let conn = repo.get_db_conn()?;
+        let event_log_db = EventLogDb::new(&conn)?;
+        let event_replayer = EventReplayer::from_event_log_db(&effects, &repo, &event_log_db)?;
+        let event_cursor = event_replayer.make_default_cursor();
+        let references_snapshot = repo.get_references_snapshot()?;
+        let mut dag = Dag::open_and_sync(
+            &effects,
+            &repo,
+            &event_replayer,
+            event_cursor,
+            &references_snapshot,
+        )?;
+
+        {
+            let expr = Expr::FunctionCall(Cow::Borrowed("branches"), vec![]);
+            insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(eval_and_sort(&effects, &repo, &mut dag, &expr), @r###"
+            Ok(
+                [
+                    Commit {
+                        inner: Commit {
+                            id: f777ecc9b0db5ed372b2615695191a8a17f79f24,
+                            summary: "create initial.txt",
+                        },
+                    },
+                    Commit {
+                        inner: Commit {
+                            id: 62fc20d2a290daea0d52bdc2ed2ad4be6491010e,
+                            summary: "create test1.txt",
+                        },
+                    },
+                    Commit {
+                        inner: Commit {
+                            id: 96d1c37a3d4363611c49f7e52186e189a04c531f,
+                            summary: "create test2.txt",
+                        },
+                    },
+                ],
+            )
+            "###);
+
+            let expr = Expr::FunctionCall(
+                Cow::Borrowed("branches"),
+                vec![Expr::Name(Cow::Borrowed("glob:test*"))],
+            );
+            insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(eval_and_sort(&effects, &repo, &mut dag, &expr), @r###"
+            Ok(
+                [
+                    Commit {
+                        inner: Commit {
+                            id: 62fc20d2a290daea0d52bdc2ed2ad4be6491010e,
+                            summary: "create test1.txt",
+                        },
+                    },
+                    Commit {
+                        inner: Commit {
+                            id: 96d1c37a3d4363611c49f7e52186e189a04c531f,
+                            summary: "create test2.txt",
+                        },
+                    },
+                ],
+            )
+            "###);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_eval_aliases() -> eyre::Result<()> {
         let git = make_git()?;