diff --git a/packages/cli/src/environments/sourceControl/sourceControlGit.service.ee.ts b/packages/cli/src/environments/sourceControl/sourceControlGit.service.ee.ts
index cdaa264c97a98..f811f7fa27ddc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/environments/sourceControl/sourceControlGit.service.ee.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/environments/sourceControl/sourceControlGit.service.ee.ts
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ export class SourceControlGitService {
 		}
 		try {
 			await this.git.addRemote(SOURCE_CONTROL_ORIGIN, sourceControlPreferences.repositoryUrl);
+			this.logger.debug(`Git remote added: ${sourceControlPreferences.repositoryUrl}`);
 		} catch (error) {
 			if ((error as Error).message.includes('remote origin already exists')) {
 				this.logger.debug(`Git remote already exists: ${(error as Error).message}`);
@@ -189,6 +190,9 @@ export class SourceControlGitService {
 				: SOURCE_CONTROL_DEFAULT_NAME,
 			user.email ?? SOURCE_CONTROL_DEFAULT_EMAIL,
 		);
+
+		await this.trackRemoteIfReady(sourceControlPreferences.branchName);
+
 		if (sourceControlPreferences.initRepo) {
 			try {
 				const branches = await this.getBranches();
@@ -201,6 +205,28 @@ export class SourceControlGitService {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * If this is a new local repository being set up after remote is ready,
+	 * then set this local to start tracking remote's target branch.
+	 */
+	private async trackRemoteIfReady(targetBranch: string) {
+		if (!this.git) return;
+
+		await this.fetch();
+
+		const { currentBranch, branches: remoteBranches } = await this.getBranches();
+
+		if (!currentBranch && remoteBranches.some((b) => b === targetBranch)) {
+			await this.git.checkout(targetBranch);
+
+			const upstream = [SOURCE_CONTROL_ORIGIN, targetBranch].join('/');
+
+			await this.git.branch([`--set-upstream-to=${upstream}`, targetBranch]);
+
+			this.logger.info('Set local git repository to track remote', { upstream });
+		}
+	}
+
 	async setGitUserDetails(name: string, email: string): Promise<void> {
 		if (!this.git) {
 			throw new ApplicationError('Git is not initialized (setGitUserDetails)');
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/unit/GitService.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/unit/GitService.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f4a458ac3583b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/test/unit/GitService.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { SourceControlGitService } from '@/environments/sourceControl/sourceControlGit.service.ee';
+import { mock } from 'jest-mock-extended';
+import type { SourceControlPreferences } from '@/environments/sourceControl/types/sourceControlPreferences';
+import type { User } from '@/databases/entities/User';
+import type { SimpleGit } from 'simple-git';
+
+describe('GitService', () => {
+	describe('initRepository', () => {
+		describe('when local repo is set up after remote is ready', () => {
+			it('should track remote', async () => {
+				/**
+				 * Arrange
+				 */
+				const gitService = new SourceControlGitService(mock(), mock(), mock());
+				const prefs = mock<SourceControlPreferences>({ branchName: 'main' });
+				const user = mock<User>();
+				const git = mock<SimpleGit>();
+				const checkoutSpy = jest.spyOn(git, 'checkout');
+				const branchSpy = jest.spyOn(git, 'branch');
+				gitService.git = git;
+				jest.spyOn(gitService, 'setGitSshCommand').mockResolvedValue();
+				jest
+					.spyOn(gitService, 'getBranches')
+					.mockResolvedValue({ currentBranch: '', branches: ['main'] });
+
+				/**
+				 * Act
+				 */
+				await gitService.initRepository(prefs, user);
+
+				/**
+				 * Assert
+				 */
+				expect(checkoutSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('main');
+				expect(branchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['--set-upstream-to=origin/main', 'main']);
+			});
+		});
+	});
+});