diff --git a/rhodecode/integrations/types/handlers/slack.py b/rhodecode/integrations/types/handlers/slack.py
index edd50a61..abb8dbb0 100644
--- a/rhodecode/integrations/types/handlers/slack.py
+++ b/rhodecode/integrations/types/handlers/slack.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class SlackDataHandler(CommitParsingDataHandler):
         pullrequest = event.pullrequest
         source_branch = pullrequest.source_ref_parts.name if pullrequest.source_ref_parts else "unknown"
         target_branch = pullrequest.target_ref_parts.name if pullrequest.target_ref_parts else "unknown"
-        branch_info = f"{source_branch} → {target_branch}"
+        branch_info = f"`{source_branch}` → `{target_branch}`"
 
         template = Template(
             textwrap.dedent(r"""
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/integrations/test_slack.py b/rhodecode/tests/integrations/test_slack.py
index 2740f25e..cd9d76af 100644
--- a/rhodecode/tests/integrations/test_slack.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/integrations/test_slack.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def test_slack_pull_request_branch_info_display(app, base_slack_data):
     slack_data = SlackData(title="default", text="default")
 
     result = handler.format_pull_request_event(mock_event, base_slack_data, slack_data)
-    assert "feature/login-improvements → main" in result.text
+    assert "`feature/login-improvements` → `main`" in result.text
 
 
 def test_slack_pull_request_different_actions(app, base_slack_data):
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def test_slack_pull_request_different_actions(app, base_slack_data):
     mock_pr.target_ref_parts.name = "develop"
 
     slack_data = SlackData(title="default", text="default")
-    branch_info = "bugfix/JIRA-456 → develop"
+    branch_info = "`bugfix/JIRA-456` → `develop`"
 
     # Test different PR event types
     for event_class in [