diff --git a/git_redmine.py b/git_redmine.py
index 7a2f20d..289fcb0 100644
--- a/git_redmine.py
+++ b/git_redmine.py
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ def apply_attachments(repo, issue):
 
 @issue.command()
 @click.argument('issue_number')
-def take(issue_number):
+@click.option('--reference', default=None)
+def take(issue_number, reference):
     '''Create or switch to a branch to fix an issue'''
     api = get_redmine_api()
     issue = api.issue.get(issue_number, include='attachments')
@@ -207,9 +208,10 @@ def take(issue_number):
     else:
         new = True
         default_branch_name = 'wip/%s-%s' % (issue_number, slugify(issue.subject)[:32])
-        click.confirm('Do you want to create a branch tracking master ?', abort=True)
+        click.confirm('Do you want to create a branch tracking %s ?' % (reference or 'origin/master'),
+                      default=True, abort=True)
         branch_name = click.prompt('Branch name', default=default_branch_name)
-        branch = repo.create_head(branch_name)
+        branch = repo.create_head(branch_name, commit=reference or 'origin/master')
         set_branch_option(branch, 'merge', 'refs/heads/master')
         set_branch_option(branch, 'remote', '.')
     if repo.head.reference == branch: