diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/branch/GitBranchPopupActions.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/branch/GitBranchPopupActions.java
index 6181332b0830..35e4b604369b 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/branch/GitBranchPopupActions.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/branch/GitBranchPopupActions.java
@@ -807,7 +807,12 @@ public class GitBranchPopupActions {
         presentation.setDescription("Update is already running");
         return;
       }
-      presentation.setEnabled(isTrackingInfosExist(myBranchNameList, myRepositories));
+
+      boolean trackingInfosExist = isTrackingInfosExist(myBranchNameList, myRepositories);
+      presentation.setEnabled(trackingInfosExist);
+      if (!trackingInfosExist) {
+        presentation.setDescription(String.format("Tracking branch doesn't configured for %s", branchPresentation));
+      }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/branch/dashboard/BranchesDashboardActions.kt b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/branch/dashboard/BranchesDashboardActions.kt
index 240b0a294aac..504321d026aa 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/branch/dashboard/BranchesDashboardActions.kt
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/branch/dashboard/BranchesDashboardActions.kt
@@ -139,7 +139,11 @@ internal object BranchesDashboardActions {
       val pluralizedBranchName = StringUtil.pluralize("branch", branchNames.size)
       presentation.description =
         "Fetch remote tracking $pluralizedBranchName and fast-forward selected local $pluralizedBranchName (like `git fetch branch:branch`)"
-      presentation.isEnabled = isTrackingInfosExist(branchNames, repositories)
+      val trackingInfosExist = isTrackingInfosExist(branchNames, repositories)
+      presentation.isEnabled = trackingInfosExist
+      if (!trackingInfosExist) {
+        presentation.description = "Tracking branch doesn't configured for selected $pluralizedBranchName"
+      }
     }
 
     override fun actionPerformed(e: AnActionEvent) {