diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/committed/SelectGroupingAction.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/committed/SelectGroupingAction.java
index a81e7980ce9a..61056480dbd4 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/committed/SelectGroupingAction.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/committed/SelectGroupingAction.java
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ public class SelectGroupingAction extends LabeledComboBoxAction {
 
     @Override
     public String getGroupName(@NotNull CommittedChangeList changeList) {
-      return changeList.getBranch();
+      Object value = myColumn.getValue(changeList);
+
+      return value != null ? value.toString() : null;
     }
 
     @Override