diff --git a/lib/commands/base.rb b/lib/commands/base.rb
index 9d9ee5f..00e48e1 100644
--- a/lib/commands/base.rb
+++ b/lib/commands/base.rb
@@ -63,15 +63,21 @@ def parse_gitconfig
       id                 = get("git config --get pivotal.project-id").strip
       name               = get("git config --get pivotal.full-name").strip
       integration_branch = get("git config --get pivotal.integration-branch").strip
+      parent_branch      = get("git config --get pivotal.parent-branch").strip          # git config --global pivotal.parent-branch origin/master
       only_mine          = get("git config --get pivotal.only-mine").strip
       append_name        = get("git config --get pivotal.append-name").strip
       use_ssl            = get("git config --get pivotal.use-ssl").strip
+      upcoming           = get("git config --get --int pivotal.upcoming").strip
+      upcoming_with_desc = get("git config --get --int pivotal.upcoming-with-desc").strip
 
       options[:api_token]          = token              unless token == ""
       options[:project_id]         = id                 unless id == ""
       options[:full_name]          = name               unless name == ""
       options[:integration_branch] = integration_branch unless integration_branch == ""
+      options[:parent_branch]      = parent_branch      unless parent_branch == ""
       options[:only_mine]          = (only_mine != "")  unless name == ""
+      options[:upcoming]           = upcoming.to_i           unless upcoming == ""
+      options[:upcoming_with_desc] = upcoming_with_desc.to_i unless upcoming_with_desc == ""
       options[:append_name]        = (append_name != "")
       options[:use_ssl] = (/^true$/i.match(use_ssl))
     end
@@ -89,6 +95,9 @@ def parse_argv(*args)
         opts.on("-D", "--defaults", "Accept default options. No-interaction mode") { |d| options[:defaults] = d }
         opts.on("-q", "--quiet", "Quiet, no-interaction mode") { |q| options[:quiet] = q }
         opts.on("-v", "--[no-]verbose", "Run verbosely") { |v| options[:verbose] = v }
+        opts.banner = "Usage: git info [options]"
+        opts.on("-u", "--upcoming-stories=", "Show upcoming stories (number of the stories to be shown) for instance -u10") { |u| options[:upcoming] = u.to_i }
+        opts.on("-d", "--upcoming-stories-with-description=", "Show upcoming stories (number of the stories to be shown) with description") { |d| options[:upcoming_with_desc] = d.to_i }
         opts.on_tail("-h", "--help", "This usage guide") { put opts.to_s; exit 0 }
       end.parse!(args)
     end
diff --git a/lib/commands/info.rb b/lib/commands/info.rb
index a33be75..10535de 100644
--- a/lib/commands/info.rb
+++ b/lib/commands/info.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,20 @@ def run!
       put "URL:           #{story.url}"
       put "Description:   #{story.description}"
 
+      fetched_stories = stories
+
+      if fetched_stories.size > 0
+        puts
+        put "Upcoming stories:"
+
+        fetched_stories.each do |s|
+          put "  #{s.story_type[0].upcase!}#{rounded_text s.estimate}: #{s.name}"
+          put "     #{s.url}\tby #{s.requested_by}\t#{rounded_text s.labels}"
+          puts "\t\t#{s.description}" if s.description != '' && options[:upcoming_with_desc]
+          puts
+        end
+      end
+
       return 0
     end
 
@@ -27,5 +41,18 @@ def story_id
     def story
       @story ||= project.stories.find(story_id)
     end
+
+    def stories
+      limit = options[:upcoming] || options[:upcoming_with_desc] || 0
+      return [] if limit == 0
+      conditions = {:current_state => "unstarted", :limit => limit, :offset => 0}
+      conditions[:owned_by] = options[:full_name] if options[:only_mine]
+      @story = project.stories.all(conditions)
+    end
+
+    def rounded_text(text)
+      '(' + text.to_s + ')' if text
+    end
+
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/commands/pick.rb b/lib/commands/pick.rb
index 769be49..0259512 100755
--- a/lib/commands/pick.rb
+++ b/lib/commands/pick.rb
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ def run!
           branch = "#{story.id}-#{suffix_or_prefix}"
         end
         if get("git branch").match(branch).nil?
+          sys "git checkout -b #{branch} #{options[:parent_branch]}"
           put "Switched to a new branch '#{branch}'"
-          sys "git checkout -b #{branch}"
         end
 
         return 0