diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
index cb01c2fd5d..1435548e00 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
@@ -556,9 +556,14 @@ __git_ps1 ()
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	b=${b##refs/heads/}
 	local z="${GIT_PS1_STATESEPARATOR-" "}"
 
+	b=${b##refs/heads/}
+	if [ $pcmode = yes ] && [ $ps1_expanded = yes ]; then
+		__git_ps1_branch_name=$b
+		b="\${__git_ps1_branch_name}"
+	fi
+
 	# NO color option unless in PROMPT_COMMAND mode or it's Zsh
 	if [ -n "${GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS-}" ]; then
 		if [ $pcmode = yes ] || [ -n "${ZSH_VERSION-}" ]; then
@@ -566,11 +571,6 @@ __git_ps1 ()
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	if [ $pcmode = yes ] && [ $ps1_expanded = yes ]; then
-		__git_ps1_branch_name=$b
-		b="\${__git_ps1_branch_name}"
-	fi
-
 	local f="$h$w$i$s$u$p"
 	local gitstring="$c$b${f:+$z$f}${sparse}$r${upstream}"
 
diff --git a/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh b/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh
index abd82eec35..6a30f5719c 100755
--- a/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh
+++ b/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - pc mode' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - branch name' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name}):AFTER\\n${c_green}main${c_clear}" >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (${c_green}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear}):AFTER\\nmain" >expected &&
 	(
 		GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS=y &&
 		__git_ps1 "BEFORE:" ":AFTER" >"$actual" &&
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - branch name' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - detached head' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name}):AFTER\\n${c_red}(%s...)"${c_clear} $(git log -1 --format="%h" b1^) >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (${c_red}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear}):AFTER\\n(%s...)" $(git log -1 --format="%h" b1^) >expected &&
 	git checkout b1^ &&
 	test_when_finished "git checkout main" &&
 	(
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - detached head' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - dirty status indicator - dirty worktree' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name} ${c_red}*${c_clear}):AFTER\\n${c_green}main${c_clear}" >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (${c_green}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear} ${c_red}*${c_clear}):AFTER\\nmain" >expected &&
 	echo "dirty" >file &&
 	test_when_finished "git reset --hard" &&
 	(
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - dirty status indicator - dirt
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - dirty status indicator - dirty index' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name} ${c_green}+${c_clear}):AFTER\\n${c_green}main${c_clear}" >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (${c_green}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear} ${c_green}+${c_clear}):AFTER\\nmain" >expected &&
 	echo "dirty" >file &&
 	test_when_finished "git reset --hard" &&
 	git add -u &&
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - dirty status indicator - dirt
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - dirty status indicator - dirty index and worktree' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name} ${c_red}*${c_clear}${c_green}+${c_clear}):AFTER\\n${c_green}main${c_clear}" >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (${c_green}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear} ${c_red}*${c_clear}${c_green}+${c_clear}):AFTER\\nmain" >expected &&
 	echo "dirty index" >file &&
 	test_when_finished "git reset --hard" &&
 	git add -u &&
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - dirty status indicator - dirt
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - dirty status indicator - before root commit' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name} ${c_green}#${c_clear}):AFTER\\n${c_green}main${c_clear}" >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (${c_green}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear} ${c_green}#${c_clear}):AFTER\\nmain" >expected &&
 	(
 		GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE=y &&
 		GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS=y &&
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - dirty status indicator - befo
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - inside .git directory' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name}):AFTER\\n${c_green}GIT_DIR!${c_clear}" >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (${c_green}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear}):AFTER\\nGIT_DIR!" >expected &&
 	echo "dirty" >file &&
 	test_when_finished "git reset --hard" &&
 	(
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - inside .git directory' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - stash status indicator' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name} ${c_lblue}\$${c_clear}):AFTER\\n${c_green}main${c_clear}" >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (${c_green}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear} ${c_lblue}\$${c_clear}):AFTER\\nmain" >expected &&
 	echo 2 >file &&
 	git stash &&
 	test_when_finished "git stash drop" &&
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - stash status indicator' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - untracked files status indicator' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name} ${c_red}%%${c_clear}):AFTER\\n${c_green}main${c_clear}" >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (${c_green}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear} ${c_red}%%${c_clear}):AFTER\\nmain" >expected &&
 	(
 		GIT_PS1_SHOWUNTRACKEDFILES=y &&
 		GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS=y &&