diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/repository/github.go b/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/repository/github.go
index 93580add86e..1048fc2e6f5 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/repository/github.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/repository/github.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v66/github"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -54,6 +56,9 @@ func (r *githubRepository) Validate() (list field.ErrorList) {
 	if gh.Branch == "" {
 		list = append(list, field.Required(field.NewPath("spec", "github", "branch"), "a github branch is required"))
 	}
+	if !isValidGitBranchName(gh.Branch) {
+		list = append(list, field.Invalid(field.NewPath("spec", "github", "branch"), gh.Branch, "invalid branch name"))
+	}
 	if gh.Token == "" {
 		list = append(list, field.Required(field.NewPath("spec", "github", "token"), "a github access token is required"))
 	}
@@ -203,10 +208,31 @@ func (r *githubRepository) Delete(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.Logger, path
 	return r.gh.DeleteFile(ctx, owner, repo, path, ref, comment, file.GetSHA())
 }
 
+// basicGitBranchNameRegex is a regular expression to validate a git branch name
+// it does not cover all cases as positive lookaheads are not supported in Go's regexp
+var basicGitBranchNameRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9\-\_\/\.]+$`)
+
 // isValidGitBranchName checks if a branch name is valid.
+// It uses the following regexp `^[a-zA-Z0-9\-\_\/\.]+$` to validate the branch name with some additional checks that must satisfy the following rules:
+// 1. The branch name must have at least one character and must not be empty.
+// 2. The branch name cannot start with `/` or end with `/`, `.`, or whitespace.
+// 3. The branch name cannot contain consecutive slashes (`//`).
+// 4. The branch name cannot contain consecutive dots (`..`).
+// 5. The branch name cannot contain `@{`.
+// 6. The branch name cannot include the following characters: `~`, `^`, `:`, `?`, `*`, `[`, `\`, or `]`.
 func isValidGitBranchName(branch string) bool {
-	// TODO: add branch validation here as well as in the frontend using the same restrictions
-	return branch != ""
+	if !basicGitBranchNameRegex.MatchString(branch) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Additional checks for invalid patterns
+	if strings.HasPrefix(branch, "/") || strings.HasSuffix(branch, "/") ||
+		strings.HasSuffix(branch, ".") || strings.Contains(branch, "..") ||
+		strings.Contains(branch, "//") || strings.HasSuffix(branch, ".lock") {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
 }
 
 func (r *githubRepository) ensureBranchExists(ctx context.Context, branchName string) error {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/repository/github_test.go b/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/repository/github_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..90688f15350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/repository/github_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package repository
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestIsValidGitBranchName(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		branch   string
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{"Valid branch name", "feature/add-tests", true},
+		{"Valid branch name with numbers", "feature/123-add-tests", true},
+		{"Valid branch name with dots", "feature.add.tests", true},
+		{"Valid branch name with hyphens", "feature-add-tests", true},
+		{"Valid branch name with underscores", "feature_add_tests", true},
+		{"Valid branch name with mixed characters", "feature/add_tests-123", true},
+		{"Starts with /", "/feature", false},
+		{"Ends with /", "feature/", false},
+		{"Ends with .", "feature.", false},
+		{"Ends with space", "feature ", false},
+		{"Contains consecutive slashes", "feature//branch", false},
+		{"Contains consecutive dots", "feature..branch", false},
+		{"Contains @{", "feature@{branch", false},
+		{"Contains invalid character ~", "feature~branch", false},
+		{"Contains invalid character ^", "feature^branch", false},
+		{"Contains invalid character :", "feature:branch", false},
+		{"Contains invalid character ?", "feature?branch", false},
+		{"Contains invalid character *", "feature*branch", false},
+		{"Contains invalid character [", "feature[branch", false},
+		{"Contains invalid character ]", "feature]branch", false},
+		{"Contains invalid character \\", "feature\\branch", false},
+		{"Empty branch name", "", false},
+		{"Only whitespace", " ", false},
+		{"Single valid character", "a", true},
+		{"Ends with .lock", "feature.lock", false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, isValidGitBranchName(tt.branch))
+		})
+	}
+}