diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index d4b69fe778..d9b8746cb3 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -344,12 +344,13 @@ static void read_branches(void)
 
 struct ref_states {
 	struct remote *remote;
-	struct string_list new_refs, stale, tracked, heads, push;
+	struct string_list new_refs, skipped, stale, tracked, heads, push;
 	int queried;
 };
 
 #define REF_STATES_INIT { \
 	.new_refs = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP, \
+	.skipped = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP, \
 	.stale = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP, \
 	.tracked = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP, \
 	.heads = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP, \
@@ -368,7 +369,9 @@ static int get_ref_states(const struct ref *remote_refs, struct ref_states *stat
 				states->remote->fetch.raw[i]);
 
 	for (ref = fetch_map; ref; ref = ref->next) {
-		if (!ref->peer_ref || !ref_exists(ref->peer_ref->name))
+		if (omit_name_by_refspec(ref->name, &states->remote->fetch))
+			string_list_append(&states->skipped, abbrev_branch(ref->name));
+		else if (!ref->peer_ref || !ref_exists(ref->peer_ref->name))
 			string_list_append(&states->new_refs, abbrev_branch(ref->name));
 		else
 			string_list_append(&states->tracked, abbrev_branch(ref->name));
@@ -383,6 +386,7 @@ static int get_ref_states(const struct ref *remote_refs, struct ref_states *stat
 	free_refs(fetch_map);
 
 	string_list_sort(&states->new_refs);
+	string_list_sort(&states->skipped);
 	string_list_sort(&states->tracked);
 	string_list_sort(&states->stale);
 
@@ -941,6 +945,7 @@ static void clear_push_info(void *util, const char *string)
 static void free_remote_ref_states(struct ref_states *states)
 {
 	string_list_clear(&states->new_refs, 0);
+	string_list_clear(&states->skipped, 0);
 	string_list_clear(&states->stale, 1);
 	string_list_clear(&states->tracked, 0);
 	string_list_clear(&states->heads, 0);
@@ -1035,6 +1040,8 @@ static int show_remote_info_item(struct string_list_item *item, void *cb_data)
 			arg = states->remote->name;
 		} else if (string_list_has_string(&states->tracked, name))
 			arg = _(" tracked");
+		else if (string_list_has_string(&states->skipped, name))
+			arg = _(" skipped");
 		else if (string_list_has_string(&states->stale, name))
 			arg = _(" stale (use 'git remote prune' to remove)");
 		else
@@ -1308,6 +1315,7 @@ static int show(int argc, const char **argv)
 		/* remote branch info */
 		info.width = 0;
 		for_each_string_list(&info.states.new_refs, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(&info.states.skipped, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
 		for_each_string_list(&info.states.tracked, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
 		for_each_string_list(&info.states.stale, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
 		if (info.list.nr)
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 9b9bbfe80e..63bddc5989 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ static int refspec_match(const struct refspec_item *refspec,
 	return !strcmp(refspec->src, name);
 }
 
-static int omit_name_by_refspec(const char *name, struct refspec *rs)
+int omit_name_by_refspec(const char *name, struct refspec *rs)
 {
 	int i;
 
diff --git a/remote.h b/remote.h
index dd4402436f..448675e112 100644
--- a/remote.h
+++ b/remote.h
@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@ int resolve_remote_symref(struct ref *ref, struct ref *list);
  */
 struct ref *ref_remove_duplicates(struct ref *ref_map);
 
+/*
+ * Check whether a name matches any negative refspec in rs. Returns 1 if the
+ * name matches at least one negative refspec, and 0 otherwise.
+ */
+int omit_name_by_refspec(const char *name, struct refspec *rs);
+
 /*
  * Remove all entries in the input list which match any negative refspec in
  * the refspec list.
diff --git a/t/t5505-remote.sh b/t/t5505-remote.sh
index fff14e13ed..0aad0eb4d2 100755
--- a/t/t5505-remote.sh
+++ b/t/t5505-remote.sh
@@ -302,6 +302,52 @@ test_expect_success 'show' '
 	)
 '
 
+cat >expect <<EOF
+* remote origin
+  Fetch URL: $(pwd)/one
+  Push  URL: $(pwd)/one
+  HEAD branch: main
+  Remote branches:
+    main skipped
+    side tracked
+  Local branches configured for 'git pull':
+    ahead merges with remote main
+    main  merges with remote main
+  Local refs configured for 'git push':
+    main pushes to main     (local out of date)
+    main pushes to upstream (create)
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'show with negative refspecs' '
+	test_when_finished "git -C test config --unset-all --fixed-value remote.origin.fetch ^refs/heads/main" &&
+	git -C test config --add remote.origin.fetch ^refs/heads/main &&
+	git -C test remote show origin >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+cat >expect <<EOF
+* remote origin
+  Fetch URL: $(pwd)/one
+  Push  URL: $(pwd)/one
+  HEAD branch: main
+  Remote branches:
+    main new (next fetch will store in remotes/origin)
+    side stale (use 'git remote prune' to remove)
+  Local branches configured for 'git pull':
+    ahead merges with remote main
+    main  merges with remote main
+  Local refs configured for 'git push':
+    main pushes to main     (local out of date)
+    main pushes to upstream (create)
+EOF
+
+test_expect_failure 'show stale with negative refspecs' '
+	test_when_finished "git -C test config --unset-all --fixed-value remote.origin.fetch ^refs/heads/side" &&
+	git -C test config --add remote.origin.fetch ^refs/heads/side &&
+	git -C test remote show origin >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
 cat >test/expect <<EOF
 * remote origin
   Fetch URL: $(pwd)/one