diff --git a/GitHubBranches.ps1 b/GitHubBranches.ps1
index 82d693ae..969f7264 100644
--- a/GitHubBranches.ps1
+++ b/GitHubBranches.ps1
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ filter New-GitHubRepositoryBranch
     .PARAMETER TargetBranchName
         Name of the branch to be created.
 
+    .PARAMETER Sha
+        The SHA1 value of the commit that this branch should be based on.
+        If not specified, will use the head of BranchName.
+
     .PARAMETER AccessToken
         If provided, this will be used as the AccessToken for authentication with the
         REST Api.  Otherwise, will attempt to use the configured value or will run unauthenticated.
@@ -212,6 +216,17 @@ filter New-GitHubRepositoryBranch
         $repo | New-GitHubRepositoryBranch -TargetBranchName new-branch
 
         You can also pipe in a repo that was returned from a previous command.
+
+    .EXAMPLE
+        $branch = Get-GitHubRepositoryBranch -OwnerName microsoft -RepositoryName PowerShellForGitHub -BranchName main
+        $branch | New-GitHubRepositoryBranch -TargetBranchName beta
+
+        You can also pipe in a branch that was returned from a previous command.
+
+    .EXAMPLE
+        New-GitHubRepositoryBranch -Uri 'https://github.com/microsoft/PowerShellForGitHub' -Sha 1c3b80b754a983f4da20e77cfb9bd7f0e4cb5da6 -TargetBranchName new-branch
+
+        You can also create a new branch based off of a specific SHA1 commit value.
 #>
     [CmdletBinding(
         SupportsShouldProcess,
@@ -235,6 +250,7 @@ filter New-GitHubRepositoryBranch
         [Alias('RepositoryUrl')]
         [string] $Uri,
 
+        [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)]
         [string] $BranchName = 'master',
 
         [Parameter(
@@ -243,6 +259,9 @@ filter New-GitHubRepositoryBranch
             Position = 2)]
         [string] $TargetBranchName,
 
+        [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)]
+        [string] $Sha,
+
         [string] $AccessToken
     )
 
@@ -259,51 +278,55 @@ filter New-GitHubRepositoryBranch
 
     $originBranch = $null
 
-    try
-    {
-        $getGitHubRepositoryBranchParms = @{
-            OwnerName = $OwnerName
-            RepositoryName = $RepositoryName
-            BranchName = $BranchName
-        }
-        if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('AccessToken'))
-        {
-            $getGitHubRepositoryBranchParms['AccessToken'] = $AccessToken
-        }
-
-        Write-Log -Level Verbose "Getting $BranchName branch for sha reference"
-        $originBranch = Get-GitHubRepositoryBranch  @getGitHubRepositoryBranchParms
-    }
-    catch
+    if (-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('Sha'))
     {
-        # Temporary code to handle current differences in exception object between PS5 and PS7
-        $throwObject = $_
-
-        if ($PSVersionTable.PSedition -eq 'Core')
+        try
         {
-            if ($_.Exception -is [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.HttpResponseException] -and
-            ($_.ErrorDetails.Message | ConvertFrom-Json).message -eq 'Branch not found')
+            $getGitHubRepositoryBranchParms = @{
+                OwnerName = $OwnerName
+                RepositoryName = $RepositoryName
+                BranchName = $BranchName
+            }
+            if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('AccessToken'))
             {
-                $throwObject = "Origin branch $BranchName not found"
+                $getGitHubRepositoryBranchParms['AccessToken'] = $AccessToken
             }
+
+            Write-Log -Level Verbose "Getting $BranchName branch for sha reference"
+            $originBranch = Get-GitHubRepositoryBranch @getGitHubRepositoryBranchParms
+            $Sha = $originBranch.commit.sha
         }
-        else
+        catch
         {
-            if ($_.Exception.Message -like '*Not Found*')
+            # Temporary code to handle current differences in exception object between PS5 and PS7
+            $throwObject = $_
+
+            if ($PSVersionTable.PSedition -eq 'Core')
             {
-                $throwObject = "Origin branch $BranchName not found"
+                if ($_.Exception -is [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.HttpResponseException] -and
+                ($_.ErrorDetails.Message | ConvertFrom-Json).message -eq 'Branch not found')
+                {
+                    $throwObject = "Origin branch $BranchName not found"
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                if ($_.Exception.Message -like '*Not Found*')
+                {
+                    $throwObject = "Origin branch $BranchName not found"
+                }
             }
-        }
 
-        Write-Log -Message $throwObject -Level Error
-        throw $throwObject
+            Write-Log -Message $throwObject -Level Error
+            throw $throwObject
+        }
     }
 
     $uriFragment = "repos/$OwnerName/$RepositoryName/git/refs"
 
     $hashBody = @{
         ref = "refs/heads/$TargetBranchName"
-        sha = $originBranch.commit.sha
+        sha = $Sha
     }
 
     if (-not $PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($BranchName, 'Create Repository Branch'))
@@ -1106,6 +1129,15 @@ filter Add-GitHubBranchAdditionalProperties
             }
 
             Add-Member -InputObject $item -Name 'BranchName' -Value $branchName -MemberType NoteProperty -Force
+
+            if ($null -ne $item.commit)
+            {
+                Add-Member -InputObject $item -Name 'Sha' -Value $item.commit.sha -MemberType NoteProperty -Force
+            }
+            elseif ($null -ne $item.object)
+            {
+                Add-Member -InputObject $item -Name 'Sha' -Value $item.object.sha -MemberType NoteProperty -Force
+            }
         }
 
         Write-Output $item
diff --git a/Tests/GitHubBranches.tests.ps1 b/Tests/GitHubBranches.tests.ps1
index 5e770b99..78768d12 100644
--- a/Tests/GitHubBranches.tests.ps1
+++ b/Tests/GitHubBranches.tests.ps1
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ try
                 $branches[0].PSObject.TypeNames[0] | Should -Be 'GitHub.Branch'
                 $branches[0].RepositoryUrl | Should -Be $repo.RepositoryUrl
                 $branches[0].BranchName | Should -Be $branches[0].name
+                $branches[0].Sha | Should -Be $branches[0].commit.sha
             }
         }
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ try
                 $branches[0].PSObject.TypeNames[0] | Should -Be 'GitHub.Branch'
                 $branches[0].RepositoryUrl | Should -Be $repo.RepositoryUrl
                 $branches[0].BranchName | Should -Be $branches[0].name
+                $branches[0].Sha | Should -Be $branches[0].commit.sha
             }
         }
 
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ try
                 $branch.PSObject.TypeNames[0] | Should -Be 'GitHub.Branch'
                 $branch.RepositoryUrl | Should -Be $repo.RepositoryUrl
                 $branch.BranchName | Should -Be $branch.name
+                $branch.Sha | Should -Be $branch.commit.sha
             }
         }
 
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ try
                 $branch.PSObject.TypeNames[0] | Should -Be 'GitHub.Branch'
                 $branch.RepositoryUrl | Should -Be $repo.RepositoryUrl
                 $branch.BranchName | Should -Be $branch.name
+                $branch.Sha | Should -Be $branch.commit.sha
             }
         }
 
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ try
                 $branchAgain.PSObject.TypeNames[0] | Should -Be 'GitHub.Branch'
                 $branchAgain.RepositoryUrl | Should -Be $repo.RepositoryUrl
                 $branchAgain.BranchName | Should -Be $branchAgain.name
+                $branchAgain.Sha | Should -Be $branchAgain.commit.sha
             }
         }
     }
@@ -140,6 +145,7 @@ try
                     $branch.PSObject.TypeNames[0] | Should -Be 'GitHub.Branch'
                     $branch.RepositoryUrl | Should -Be $repo.RepositoryUrl
                     $branch.BranchName | Should -Be $newBranchName
+                    $branch.Sha | Should -Be $branch.object.sha
                 }
 
                 It 'Should have created the branch' {
@@ -165,6 +171,7 @@ try
                         $branch.PSObject.TypeNames[0] | Should -Be 'GitHub.Branch'
                         $branch.RepositoryUrl | Should -Be $repo.RepositoryUrl
                         $branch.BranchName | Should -Be $newBranchName
+                        $branch.Sha | Should -Be $branch.object.sha
                     }
 
                     It 'Should have created the branch' {
@@ -189,6 +196,71 @@ try
                         $branch.PSObject.TypeNames[0] | Should -Be 'GitHub.Branch'
                         $branch.RepositoryUrl | Should -Be $repo.RepositoryUrl
                         $branch.BranchName | Should -Be $newBranchName
+                        $branch.Sha | Should -Be $branch.object.sha
+                    }
+
+                    It 'Should have created the branch' {
+                        $getGitHubRepositoryBranchParms = @{
+                            OwnerName = $script:ownerName
+                            RepositoryName = $repoName
+                            BranchName = $newBranchName
+                        }
+
+                        { Get-GitHubRepositoryBranch @getGitHubRepositoryBranchParms } |
+                            Should -Not -Throw
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Context 'When providing the GitHub.Branch on the pipeline' {
+                    BeforeAll {
+                        $baseBranchName = 'develop4'
+                        $baseBranch = $baseBranchName | New-GitHubRepositoryBranch -Uri $repo.html_url
+
+                        $newBranchName = 'develop5'
+                        $branch = $baseBranch | New-GitHubRepositoryBranch -TargetBranchName $newBranchName
+                    }
+
+                    It 'Should have been created from the right Sha' {
+                        $branch.Sha | Should -Be $baseBranch.Sha
+                    }
+
+                    It 'Should have the expected type and addititional properties' {
+                        $branch.PSObject.TypeNames[0] | Should -Be 'GitHub.Branch'
+                        $branch.RepositoryUrl | Should -Be $repo.RepositoryUrl
+                        $branch.BranchName | Should -Be $newBranchName
+                        $branch.Sha | Should -Be $branch.object.sha
+                    }
+
+                    It 'Should have created the branch' {
+                        $getGitHubRepositoryBranchParms = @{
+                            OwnerName = $script:ownerName
+                            RepositoryName = $repoName
+                            BranchName = $newBranchName
+                        }
+
+                        { Get-GitHubRepositoryBranch @getGitHubRepositoryBranchParms } |
+                            Should -Not -Throw
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Context 'When providing the Repo on the pipeline and specifying the Sha' {
+                    BeforeAll {
+                        $baseBranchName = 'sha1'
+                        $baseBranch = $baseBranchName | New-GitHubRepositoryBranch -Uri $repo.html_url
+
+                        $newBranchName = 'sha2'
+                        $branch = $repo | New-GitHubRepositoryBranch -Sha $baseBranch.Sha -TargetBranchName $newBranchName
+                    }
+
+                    It 'Should have been created from the right Sha' {
+                        $branch.Sha | Should -Be $baseBranch.Sha
+                    }
+
+                    It 'Should have the expected type and addititional properties' {
+                        $branch.PSObject.TypeNames[0] | Should -Be 'GitHub.Branch'
+                        $branch.RepositoryUrl | Should -Be $repo.RepositoryUrl
+                        $branch.BranchName | Should -Be $newBranchName
+                        $branch.Sha | Should -Be $branch.object.sha
                     }
 
                     It 'Should have created the branch' {