diff --git a/guix/scripts/describe.scm b/guix/scripts/describe.scm
index 0c310e3da8..e2233c78a5 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/describe.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/describe.scm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Ekaitz Zarraga <ekaitz@elenq.tech>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2022 jgart <jgart@dismail.de>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ (define (channel->json channel)
    (let ((intro (channel-introduction channel)))
      `((name . ,(channel-name channel))
        (url . ,(channel-url channel))
+       (branch . ,(channel-branch channel))
        (commit . ,(channel-commit channel))
        ,@(if intro
              `((introduction