diff --git a/platform/dvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/dvcs/ui/BranchActionGroupPopup.java b/platform/dvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/dvcs/ui/BranchActionGroupPopup.java
index 23a01a2f38a3..17445b9d0402 100644
--- a/platform/dvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/dvcs/ui/BranchActionGroupPopup.java
+++ b/platform/dvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/dvcs/ui/BranchActionGroupPopup.java
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ public class BranchActionGroupPopup extends FlatSpeedSearchPopup {
 
   @Override
   protected void onSpeedSearchPatternChanged() {
+    getList().setSelectedIndex(0);
     super.onSpeedSearchPatternChanged();
     ScrollingUtil.ensureSelectionExists(getList());
   }