diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/commit_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/commit_controller.rb
index 44b176d304e..641e1d362b5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/commit_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/commit_controller.rb
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class Projects::CommitController < Projects::ApplicationController
 
     @branch_name = create_new_branch? ? @commit.cherry_pick_branch_name : @start_branch
 
-    create_commit(Commits::CherryPickService, success_notice: "The #{@commit.change_type_title(current_user)} has been successfully cherry-picked.",
+    create_commit(Commits::CherryPickService, success_notice: "The #{@commit.change_type_title(current_user)} has been successfully cherry-picked into #{@start_branch}.",
                                               success_path: -> { successful_change_path }, failure_path: failed_change_path)
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/commit_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/commit_controller_spec.rb
index 916a4be2567..9e149bc4c3c 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/commit_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/commit_controller_spec.rb
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ describe Projects::CommitController do
             id: master_pickable_commit.id)
 
         expect(response).to redirect_to project_commits_path(project, 'master')
-        expect(flash[:notice]).to eq('The commit has been successfully cherry-picked.')
+        expect(flash[:notice]).to eq('The commit has been successfully cherry-picked into master.')
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/features/projects/commit/cherry_pick_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects/commit/cherry_pick_spec.rb
index bc3c00dafe2..d53d6d32c3c 100644
--- a/spec/features/projects/commit/cherry_pick_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/projects/commit/cherry_pick_spec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe 'Cherry-pick Commits' do
         uncheck 'create_merge_request'
         click_button 'Cherry-pick'
       end
-      expect(page).to have_content('The commit has been successfully cherry-picked.')
+      expect(page).to have_content('The commit has been successfully cherry-picked into master.')
     end
   end
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe 'Cherry-pick Commits' do
         uncheck 'create_merge_request'
         click_button 'Cherry-pick'
       end
-      expect(page).to have_content('The commit has been successfully cherry-picked.')
+      expect(page).to have_content('The commit has been successfully cherry-picked into master.')
     end
   end
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe 'Cherry-pick Commits' do
       page.within('#modal-cherry-pick-commit') do
         click_button 'Cherry-pick'
       end
-      expect(page).to have_content('The commit has been successfully cherry-picked. You can now submit a merge request to get this change into the original branch.')
+      expect(page).to have_content('The commit has been successfully cherry-picked into master. You can now submit a merge request to get this change into the original branch.')
       expect(page).to have_content("From cherry-pick-#{master_pickable_commit.short_id} into master")
     end
   end
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe 'Cherry-pick Commits' do
         click_button 'Cherry-pick'
       end
 
-      expect(page).to have_content('The commit has been successfully cherry-picked.')
+      expect(page).to have_content('The commit has been successfully cherry-picked into master.')
     end
   end