diff --git a/src/create-prompt/index.ts b/src/create-prompt/index.ts
index 4624c198f..1c7d89ae8 100644
--- a/src/create-prompt/index.ts
+++ b/src/create-prompt/index.ts
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ function getCommitInstructions(
           Bash(git commit -m "<message>\\n\\n${coAuthorLine}")`
             : ""
         }
-        - Push to the remote: Bash(git push origin ${branchName})`;
+        - Push to the remote: Bash(git push origin "${branchName}")`;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/github/operations/branch.ts b/src/github/operations/branch.ts
index 86197da96..489242a12 100644
--- a/src/github/operations/branch.ts
+++ b/src/github/operations/branch.ts
@@ -23,18 +23,19 @@ function extractFirstLabel(githubData: FetchDataResult): string | undefined {
 }
 
 /**
- * Validates a git branch name against a strict whitelist pattern.
+ * Validates a git branch name against a whitelist pattern.
  * This prevents command injection by ensuring only safe characters are used.
  *
  * Valid branch names:
- * - Start with alphanumeric character (not dash, to prevent option injection)
- * - Contain only alphanumeric, forward slash, hyphen, underscore, or period
+ * - Start with letter or number (not dash, to prevent option injection)
+ * - Contain only letters, numbers, forward slash, hyphen, underscore, period, @, or #
+ * - Support Unicode characters (e.g., Japanese branch names)
  * - Do not start or end with a period
  * - Do not end with a slash
  * - Do not contain '..' (path traversal)
  * - Do not contain '//' (consecutive slashes)
  * - Do not end with '.lock'
- * - Do not contain '@{'
+ * - Do not contain '@{' (git reflog syntax)
  * - Do not contain control characters or special git characters (~^:?*[\])
  */
 export function validateBranchName(branchName: string): void {
@@ -58,12 +59,15 @@ export function validateBranchName(branchName: string): void {
     );
   }
 
-  // Strict whitelist pattern: alphanumeric start, then alphanumeric/slash/hyphen/underscore/period
-  const validPattern = /^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9/_.-]*$/;
+  // Whitelist pattern: Unicode letter/number start, then Unicode letter/number/slash/hyphen/underscore/period/@/#
+  // Allows @ and # for Azure DevOps integration (AB#123) and common naming patterns
+  // Allows Unicode for internationalization (e.g., Japanese branch names)
+  // Note: quotes are still blocked for safe shell interpolation
+  const validPattern = /^[\p{L}\p{N}][\p{L}\p{N}/_@#.-]*$/u;
 
   if (!validPattern.test(branchName)) {
     throw new Error(
-      `Invalid branch name: "${branchName}". Branch names must start with an alphanumeric character and contain only alphanumeric characters, forward slashes, hyphens, underscores, or periods.`,
+      `Invalid branch name: "${branchName}". Branch names must start with a letter or number and contain only letters, numbers, forward slashes, hyphens, underscores, periods, @, or #.`,
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/test/branch-template.test.ts b/test/branch-template.test.ts
index 62ab6c1ca..8b572294c 100644
--- a/test/branch-template.test.ts
+++ b/test/branch-template.test.ts
@@ -243,5 +243,49 @@ describe("branch template utilities", () => {
       expect(result).toMatch(/^fix\/pr-456-\d{8}-\d{4}$/);
       expect(result.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(50);
     });
+
+    it.each([
+      {
+        template: "{{prefix}}TICKET@{{entityNumber}}",
+        prefix: "feat/",
+        entityNumber: 123,
+        expected: "feat/TICKET@123",
+        description: "@ character",
+      },
+      {
+        template: "{{prefix}}AB#{{entityNumber}}-fix",
+        prefix: "feature/",
+        entityNumber: 1992,
+        expected: "feature/AB#1992-fix",
+        description: "# character",
+      },
+      {
+        template: "{{prefix}}機能-{{entityNumber}}",
+        prefix: "feat/",
+        entityNumber: 456,
+        expected: "feat/機能-456",
+        description: "Japanese characters",
+      },
+      {
+        template: "{{prefix}}особенность-{{entityNumber}}",
+        prefix: "fix/",
+        entityNumber: 789,
+        expected: "fix/особенность-789",
+        description: "Russian characters",
+      },
+      {
+        template: "{{prefix}}AB#{{entityNumber}}@新機能",
+        prefix: "特徴/",
+        entityNumber: 999,
+        expected: "特徴/AB#999@新機能",
+        description: "@, #, and Unicode combined",
+      },
+    ])("should generate and validate branch name with $description", ({ template, prefix, entityNumber, expected }) => {
+      const result = generateBranchName(template, prefix, "issue", entityNumber);
+      expect(result).toBe(expected);
+
+      const { validateBranchName } = require("../src/github/operations/branch");
+      expect(() => validateBranchName(result)).not.toThrow();
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/validate-branch-name.test.ts b/test/validate-branch-name.test.ts
index 539932dd0..13d367605 100644
--- a/test/validate-branch-name.test.ts
+++ b/test/validate-branch-name.test.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ describe("validateBranchName", () => {
       expect(() => validateBranchName("refs/heads/main")).not.toThrow();
       expect(() => validateBranchName("bugfix/JIRA-1234")).not.toThrow();
     });
+
+    it.each([
+      "TICKET-123@add-feature",
+      "user@branch",
+      "feat@test",
+      "feature/AB#1992-sentry-enhancements",
+      "AB#123-fix",
+      "issue#456",
+      "feat/add-機能追加",
+      "フィーチャー/新機能",
+      "особенность/новая",
+    ])("should accept special characters and Unicode: %s", (branchName) => {
+      expect(() => validateBranchName(branchName)).not.toThrow();
+    });
   });
 
   describe("command injection attempts", () => {