diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8ac1898..0e1d97b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ ipch/
 *.opensdf
 *.sdf
 *.cachefile
+*.VC.opendb
+*.VC.db
 
 # Visual Studio profiler
 *.psess
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 514f540..951260a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Retrieves current status information for the requested "Path".
 		"State" : "",
 		"Branch" : "master",
 		"Upstream": "origin/master",
+		"UpstreamGone": false,
 		"AheadBy": 0,
 		"BehindBy": 0,
 		"IndexAdded": [],
diff --git a/ext/ReadDirectoryChanges/ide/ReadDirectoryChangesLib.vcxproj b/ext/ReadDirectoryChanges/ide/ReadDirectoryChangesLib.vcxproj
index a7988c1..67fdec6 100644
--- a/ext/ReadDirectoryChanges/ide/ReadDirectoryChangesLib.vcxproj
+++ b/ext/ReadDirectoryChanges/ide/ReadDirectoryChangesLib.vcxproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="14.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <UseOfMfc>Dynamic</UseOfMfc>
     <UseOfAtl>Static</UseOfAtl>
-    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <UseOfMfc>Dynamic</UseOfMfc>
     <UseOfAtl>Static</UseOfAtl>
-    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
diff --git a/src/GitStatusCache/ide/GitStatusCache.vcxproj b/src/GitStatusCache/ide/GitStatusCache.vcxproj
index 64cdf9e..de65237 100644
--- a/src/GitStatusCache/ide/GitStatusCache.vcxproj
+++ b/src/GitStatusCache/ide/GitStatusCache.vcxproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="14.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/GitStatusCache/src/Git.cpp b/src/GitStatusCache/src/Git.cpp
index d962fe3..d6323c7 100644
--- a/src/GitStatusCache/src/Git.cpp
+++ b/src/GitStatusCache/src/Git.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ bool Git::GetRefStatus(Git::Status& status, UniqueGitRepository& repository)
 {
 	status.Branch = std::string();
 	status.Upstream = std::string();
+	status.UpstreamGone = false;
 	status.AheadBy = 0;
 	status.BehindBy = 0;
 
@@ -267,9 +268,40 @@ bool Git::GetRefStatus(Git::Status& status, UniqueGitRepository& repository)
 	result = git_branch_upstream(&upstream.get(), head.get());
 	if (result == GIT_ENOTFOUND)
 	{
-		Log("Git.GetRefStatus.NoUpstream", Severity::Spam)
-			<< R"(Branch does not have a remote tracking reference. { "repositoryPath": ")" << status.RepositoryPath
-			<< R"(", "localBranch": ")" << status.Branch << R"(" })";
+		auto upstreamBranchName = git_buf{ 0 };
+		auto upstreamBranchResult = git_branch_upstream_name(
+			&upstreamBranchName,
+			git_reference_owner(head.get()),
+			git_reference_name(head.get()));
+
+		auto canBuildUpstream = false;
+		if (upstreamBranchResult == GIT_OK)
+		{
+			Log("Git.GetRefStatus.UpstreamGone", Severity::Spam)
+				<< R"(Branch has a configured upstream that is gone. { "repositoryPath": ")" << status.RepositoryPath
+				<< R"(", "localBranch": ")" << status.Branch << R"(" })";
+			status.UpstreamGone = true;
+			canBuildUpstream = upstreamBranchName.ptr != nullptr && upstreamBranchName.size != 0;
+		}
+
+		if (canBuildUpstream)
+		{
+			const auto patternToRemove = std::string("refs/remotes/");
+			auto upstreamName = std::string(upstreamBranchName.ptr);
+			auto patternPosition = upstreamName.find(patternToRemove);
+			if (patternPosition == 0 && upstreamName.size() > patternToRemove.size())
+			{
+				upstreamName.erase(patternPosition, patternToRemove.size());
+			}
+			status.Upstream = upstreamName;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			Log("Git.GetRefStatus.NoUpstream", Severity::Spam)
+				<< R"(Branch does not have a remote tracking reference. { "repositoryPath": ")" << status.RepositoryPath
+				<< R"(", "localBranch": ")" << status.Branch << R"(" })";
+		}
+
 		return true;
 	}
 	else if (result != GIT_OK)
diff --git a/src/GitStatusCache/src/Git.h b/src/GitStatusCache/src/Git.h
index 3608212..2341eeb 100644
--- a/src/GitStatusCache/src/Git.h
+++ b/src/GitStatusCache/src/Git.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Git
 
 		std::string Branch;
 		std::string Upstream;
+		bool UpstreamGone = false;
 		int AheadBy = 0;
 		int BehindBy = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/GitStatusCache/src/StatusController.cpp b/src/GitStatusCache/src/StatusController.cpp
index 8ad38a2..dd2bfdf 100644
--- a/src/GitStatusCache/src/StatusController.cpp
+++ b/src/GitStatusCache/src/StatusController.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ StatusController::~StatusController()
 	writer.String(value.c_str());
 }
 
+/*static*/ void StatusController::AddBoolToJson(rapidjson::Writer<rapidjson::StringBuffer>& writer, std::string&& name, bool value)
+{
+	writer.String(name.c_str());
+	writer.Bool(value);
+}
+
 /*static*/ void StatusController::AddUintToJson(rapidjson::Writer<rapidjson::StringBuffer>& writer, std::string&& name, uint32_t value)
 {
 	writer.String(name.c_str());
@@ -122,6 +128,7 @@ std::string StatusController::GetStatus(const rapidjson::Document& document, con
 	AddStringToJson(writer, "State", statusToReport.State.c_str());
 	AddStringToJson(writer, "Branch", statusToReport.Branch.c_str());
 	AddStringToJson(writer, "Upstream", statusToReport.Upstream.c_str());
+	AddBoolToJson(writer, "UpstreamGone", statusToReport.UpstreamGone);
 	AddUintToJson(writer, "AheadBy", statusToReport.AheadBy);
 	AddUintToJson(writer, "BehindBy", statusToReport.BehindBy);
 
diff --git a/src/GitStatusCache/src/StatusController.h b/src/GitStatusCache/src/StatusController.h
index 7bf2efe..febcde5 100644
--- a/src/GitStatusCache/src/StatusController.h
+++ b/src/GitStatusCache/src/StatusController.h
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ class StatusController : boost::noncopyable
 	*/
 	static void AddStringToJson(rapidjson::Writer<rapidjson::StringBuffer>& writer, std::string&& name, std::string&& value);
 
+	/**
+	* Adds bool to JSON response.
+	*/
+	static void AddBoolToJson(rapidjson::Writer<rapidjson::StringBuffer>& writer, std::string&& name, bool value);
+
 	/**
 	* Adds uint32_t to JSON response.
 	*/