3 files changed, 22 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/plugins/jira/README.md b/plugins/jira/README.md
index efb8a743a..a934ae68c 100644
--- a/plugins/jira/README.md
+++ b/plugins/jira/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jira new        # opens a new issue
 jira dashboard  # opens your JIRA dashboard
 jira reported [username]  # queries for issues reported by a user
 jira assigned [username]  # queries for issues assigned to a user
+jira branch     # opens an existing issue matching the current branch name
 jira ABC-123    # opens an existing issue
 jira ABC-123 m  # opens an existing issue for adding a comment
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/jira/_jira b/plugins/jira/_jira
index 03fe6a499..d64614233 100644
--- a/plugins/jira/_jira
+++ b/plugins/jira/_jira
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ _1st_arguments=(
   'dashboard:open the dashboard'
   'reported:search for issues reported by a user'
   'assigned:search for issues assigned to a user'
+  'branch:open the issue named after the git branch of the current directory'
   'dumpconfig:display effective jira configuration'
 )
 
diff --git a/plugins/jira/jira.plugin.zsh b/plugins/jira/jira.plugin.zsh
index 67c989457..052481a60 100644
--- a/plugins/jira/jira.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/jira/jira.plugin.zsh
@@ -2,13 +2,21 @@
 #
 # See README.md for details
 
-: ${JIRA_DEFAULT_ACTION:=new}
-
 function jira() {
   emulate -L zsh
-  local action=${1:=$JIRA_DEFAULT_ACTION}
+  local action jira_url jira_prefix
+  if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
+    action=$1
+  elif [[ -f .jira-default-action ]]; then
+    action=$(cat .jira-default-action)
+  elif [[ -f ~/.jira-default-action ]]; then
+    action=$(cat ~/.jira-default-action)
+  elif [[ -n "${JIRA_DEFAULT_ACTION}" ]]; then
+    action=${JIRA_DEFAULT_ACTION}
+  else
+    action="new"
+  fi
 
-  local jira_url jira_prefix
   if [[ -f .jira-url ]]; then
     jira_url=$(cat .jira-url)
   elif [[ -f ~/.jira-url ]]; then
@@ -51,8 +59,14 @@ function jira() {
     echo "JIRA_DEFAULT_ACTION=$JIRA_DEFAULT_ACTION"
   else
     # Anything that doesn't match a special action is considered an issue name
-    local issue_arg=$action
-    local issue="${jira_prefix}${issue_arg}"
+    # but `branch` is a special case that will parse the current git branch
+    if [[ "$action" == "branch" ]]; then
+      local issue_arg=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+      local issue="${jira_prefix}${issue_arg}"
+    else
+      local issue_arg=$action
+      local issue="${jira_prefix}${issue_arg}"
+    fi
     local url_fragment=''
     if [[ "$2" == "m" ]]; then
       url_fragment="#add-comment"