diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
index e7a39096f63..d017dc1b1b8 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
@@ -5111,8 +5111,16 @@ void QgisApp::about()
 
     if ( QString( Qgis::devVersion() ) == QLatin1String( "exported" ) )
     {
-      versionString += QStringLiteral( "%1</td><td><a href=\"https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/tree/release-%1_%2\">Release %1.%2</a></td>" )
-                       .arg( tr( "QGIS code branch" ) ).arg( Qgis::versionInt() / 10000 ).arg( Qgis::versionInt() / 100 % 100 );
+      versionString += tr( "QGIS code branch" );
+      if ( Qgis::version().endsWith( QLatin1String( "Master" ) ) )
+      {
+        versionString += QLatin1String( "</td><td><a href=\"https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/tree/master\">master</a></td>" );
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        versionString += QStringLiteral( "</td><td><a href=\"https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/tree/release-%1_%2\">Release %1.%2</a></td>" )
+                         .arg( Qgis::versionInt() / 10000 ).arg( Qgis::versionInt() / 100 % 100 );
+      }
     }
     else
     {