diff --git a/docs/USAGE.md b/docs/USAGE.md
index 758b7d5..968154b 100644
--- a/docs/USAGE.md
+++ b/docs/USAGE.md
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ Usage of go-earlybird:
     	Output format [ console | json | csv ] (default "console")
   -git string
     	Full URL to a git repo to scan e.g. github.com/user/repo
+  -git-branch string
+        Name of branch to be scanned
   -git-commit-stream
     	Use stream IO of Git commit log as input instead of file(s) -- e.g., 'cat secrets.text > go-earlybird'
   -git-project string
diff --git a/go-earlybird.go b/go-earlybird.go
index b52cd92..3bc5845 100644
--- a/go-earlybird.go
+++ b/go-earlybird.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func main() {
 	gitcfg.Project = flag.String("git-project", "", "Full URL to a github organization to scan e.g. github.com/org")
 	gitcfg.Repo = flag.String("git", "", "Full URL to a git repo to scan e.g. github.com/user/repo")
 	gitcfg.RepoUser = flag.String("git-user", os.Getenv("gituser"), "If the git repository is private, enter an authorized username")
+	gitcfg.RepoBranch = flag.String("git-branch", "", "Name of branch to be scanned")
 
 	//Load CLI params and Earlybird config
 	eb.ConfigInit()
diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index 3510372..f62d5e5 100755
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -97,8 +97,9 @@ func GITScan(cfg cfgreader.EarlybirdConfig) http.HandlerFunc {
 		}
 
 		giturl := giturls[0]
+		gitbranch := r.URL.Query().Get("branch")
 		utils.GetGitURL(&giturl, &blank)
-		mycfg.SearchDir, err = git.CloneGitRepos([]string{giturl}, os.Getenv("gituser"), os.Getenv("gitpassword"), (cfg.OutputFormat == "json"))
+		mycfg.SearchDir, err = git.CloneGitRepos([]string{giturl}, os.Getenv("gituser"), os.Getenv("gitpassword"), gitbranch, (cfg.OutputFormat == "json"))
 		if err != nil {
 			if err == transport.ErrAuthenticationRequired {
 				http.Error(w, "Failed to clone, repository is private. Please enter a public repository URL.", http.StatusInternalServerError)
diff --git a/pkg/core/core.go b/pkg/core/core.go
index 0e291a9..fe59d24 100644
--- a/pkg/core/core.go
+++ b/pkg/core/core.go
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ func (eb *EarlybirdCfg) GitClone(ptr PTRGitConfig) {
 		}
 		var err error
 		if *ptr.RepoUser != "" { // use auth
-			eb.Config.SearchDir, err = git.CloneGitRepos(scanRepos, *ptr.RepoUser, gitPassword, (eb.Config.OutputFormat == "json"))
+			eb.Config.SearchDir, err = git.CloneGitRepos(scanRepos, *ptr.RepoUser, gitPassword, *ptr.RepoBranch, (eb.Config.OutputFormat == "json"))
 		} else {
-			eb.Config.SearchDir, err = git.CloneGitRepos(scanRepos, "", "", (eb.Config.OutputFormat == "json")) //Blank no auth
+			eb.Config.SearchDir, err = git.CloneGitRepos(scanRepos, "", "", *ptr.RepoBranch, (eb.Config.OutputFormat == "json")) //Blank no auth
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println("Failed to clone repository:", err)
diff --git a/pkg/core/structures.go b/pkg/core/structures.go
index 8541353..54ad577 100644
--- a/pkg/core/structures.go
+++ b/pkg/core/structures.go
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ type PTRHTTPConfig struct {
 
 //PTRGitConfig is the configuration definition for Earlybird git scans
 type PTRGitConfig struct {
-	Repo     *string
-	RepoUser *string
-	Project  *string
+	Repo       *string
+	RepoUser   *string
+	RepoBranch *string
+	Project    *string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/git/cloner.go b/pkg/git/cloner.go
index 0e66806..da17adc 100755
--- a/pkg/git/cloner.go
+++ b/pkg/git/cloner.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package git
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4/plumbing"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ func ReposPerProject(projectURL, username, password string) (scanRepos []string)
 }
 
 //CloneGitRepos Clones a Git repo into a random temporary folder
-func CloneGitRepos(repoURLs []string, username, password string, json bool) (tmpDir string, err error) {
+func CloneGitRepos(repoURLs []string, username, password string, branch string, json bool) (tmpDir string, err error) {
 	tmpDir, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "ebgit")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -96,8 +98,15 @@ func CloneGitRepos(repoURLs []string, username, password string, json bool) (tmp
 			options.Auth = auth
 		}
 
+		if branch != "" {
+			options.ReferenceName = plumbing.ReferenceName(fmt.Sprintf("refs/heads/%s", branch))
+		}
+
 		if !json {
 			log.Println("Cloning Repository:", repo)
+			if branch != "" {
+				log.Println("Cloning Branch:", branch)
+			}
 			options.Progress = os.Stdout
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/git/cloner_test.go b/pkg/git/cloner_test.go
index 564013d..e17530d 100644
--- a/pkg/git/cloner_test.go
+++ b/pkg/git/cloner_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestCloneGitRepos(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skip("If test cases not running locally, skip cloning external repositories for CI/CD purposes.")
 	}
 
-	SearchDir, err := CloneGitRepos([]string{FakeRepo}, "", "", true)
+	SearchDir, err := CloneGitRepos([]string{FakeRepo}, "", "", "", true)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to clone repository: %s", FakeRepo)
 	}