diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/Menus.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/Menus.cpp
index 4561093e52..c2622b229b 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/Menus.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/Menus.cpp
@@ -1035,16 +1035,17 @@ void MenuDefinition::expandBranches(Buffer const * buf)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	BufferParams const & params = buf->masterBuffer()->params();
-	if (params.branchlist().empty()) {
+	BufferParams const & master_params = buf->masterBuffer()->params();
+	BufferParams const & params = buf->params();
+	if (params.branchlist().empty() && master_params.branchlist().empty() ) {
 		add(MenuItem(MenuItem::Command,
 				    qt_("No Branch in Document!"),
 				    FuncRequest(LFUN_NOACTION)));
 		return;
 	}
 
-	BranchList::const_iterator cit = params.branchlist().begin();
-	BranchList::const_iterator end = params.branchlist().end();
+	BranchList::const_iterator cit = master_params.branchlist().begin();
+	BranchList::const_iterator end = master_params.branchlist().end();
 
 	for (int ii = 1; cit != end; ++cit, ++ii) {
 		docstring label = cit->branch();
@@ -1056,6 +1057,32 @@ void MenuDefinition::expandBranches(Buffer const * buf)
 				    FuncRequest(LFUN_BRANCH_INSERT,
 						cit->branch())));
 	}
+	
+	if (buf == buf->masterBuffer())
+		return;
+	
+	MenuDefinition child_branches;
+	
+	BranchList::const_iterator ccit = params.branchlist().begin();
+	BranchList::const_iterator cend = params.branchlist().end();
+
+	for (int ii = 1; ccit != cend; ++ccit, ++ii) {
+		docstring label = ccit->branch();
+		if (ii < 10) {
+			label = convert<docstring>(ii) + ". " + label
+				+ char_type('|') + convert<docstring>(ii);
+		}
+		child_branches.addWithStatusCheck(MenuItem(MenuItem::Command,
+				    toqstr(label),
+				    FuncRequest(LFUN_BRANCH_INSERT,
+						ccit->branch())));
+	}
+	
+	if (!child_branches.empty()) {
+		MenuItem item(MenuItem::Submenu, qt_("Child Document"));
+		item.setSubmenu(child_branches);
+		add(item);
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetBranch.cpp b/src/insets/InsetBranch.cpp
index 01d8658c56..91a7c731df 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetBranch.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetBranch.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ docstring InsetBranch::toolTip(BufferView const &, int, int) const
 docstring const InsetBranch::buttonLabel(BufferView const & bv) const
 {
 	docstring s = _("Branch: ") + params_.branch;
+	Buffer const & realbuffer = *buffer().masterBuffer();
+	BranchList const & branchlist = realbuffer.params().branchlist();
+	if (!branchlist.find(params_.branch))
+		s = _("Branch (child only): ") + params_.branch;
 	if (!params_.branch.empty()) {
 		// FIXME UNICODE
 		ColorCode c = lcolor.getFromLyXName(to_utf8(params_.branch));
diff --git a/status.16x b/status.16x
index ed528dbc1d..072c14021e 100644
--- a/status.16x
+++ b/status.16x
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ What's new
 
 - Add Listings Settings to the Edit menu.
 
+- Add child-exclusive branches to the Insert>Branch submenu (bug 5851).
+
 
 * DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION