diff --git a/public/css/gogs.css b/public/css/gogs.css
index b9c7b6ae49..12b6d8b058 100755
--- a/public/css/gogs.css
+++ b/public/css/gogs.css
@@ -109,11 +109,13 @@ html, body {
     background-color: #F6F6F6;
     border-bottom-right-radius: 3px;
     border-top-right-radius: 3px;
+    -webkit-transition: width linear .25s;
 }
 
 #nav-search-form input[type=search]:focus {
     background-color: #FFF;
     border-color: #D9D9D9;
+    width: 320px;
 }
 
 /* gogits nav item active status */
diff --git a/public/js/app.js b/public/js/app.js
index 059663e1a2..a5c79a3987 100644
--- a/public/js/app.js
+++ b/public/js/app.js
@@ -559,7 +559,15 @@ function initRelease() {
         $('.release-write a[data-toggle]').on("click", function () {
             $('.release-preview-content').html("loading...");
         });
-    }())
+    }());
+
+    // release new target selection
+    (function () {
+        $('#release-new-target-branch-list').on('click', 'a', function () {
+            $('#tag-target').val($(this).text());
+            $('#release-new-target-name').text(" " + $(this).text());
+        });
+    }());
 }
 
 (function ($) {
diff --git a/templates/release/new.tmpl b/templates/release/new.tmpl
index 439496ea62..6dfe4a5c2d 100644
--- a/templates/release/new.tmpl
+++ b/templates/release/new.tmpl
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
                             {{end}}
                         </ul>
                     </div>
+                    <input id="tag-target" type="hidden" name="tag_target" value="{{.Repository.DefaultBranch}}"/>
                 </div>
                 <p class="help-block">Choose an existing tag, or create a new tag on publish</p>
             </div>