diff --git a/lib/core.sh b/lib/core.sh
index ff26de1..37a53e4 100644
--- a/lib/core.sh
+++ b/lib/core.sh
@@ -445,6 +445,14 @@ create_worktree() {
 
   _check_branch_refs "$branch_name"
 
+  # Resolve from_ref to a commit SHA to prevent git's guess-remote logic
+  # from overriding the -b flag when from_ref matches a remote branch name.
+  # Try the ref as-is first, then with origin/ prefix for remote-only refs.
+  local resolved_ref
+  resolved_ref=$(git rev-parse --verify "${from_ref}^{commit}" 2>/dev/null) \
+    || resolved_ref=$(git rev-parse --verify "origin/${from_ref}^{commit}" 2>/dev/null) \
+    || resolved_ref="$from_ref"
+
   case "$track_mode" in
     remote)
       if [ "$_wt_remote_exists" -eq 1 ]; then
@@ -475,7 +483,7 @@ create_worktree() {
       _try_worktree_add "$worktree_path" \
         "Creating new branch $branch_name from $from_ref" \
         "Worktree created with new branch $branch_name" \
-        "${force_args[@]}" -b "$branch_name" "$from_ref" && return 0
+        "${force_args[@]}" -b "$branch_name" "$resolved_ref" && return 0
       log_error "Failed to create worktree with new branch"
       return 1
       ;;
@@ -492,7 +500,7 @@ create_worktree() {
         _try_worktree_add "$worktree_path" \
           "Creating new branch $branch_name from $from_ref" \
           "Worktree created with new branch $branch_name" \
-          "${force_args[@]}" -b "$branch_name" "$from_ref" && return 0
+          "${force_args[@]}" -b "$branch_name" "$resolved_ref" && return 0
       fi
       ;;
   esac
diff --git a/tests/core_create_worktree.bats b/tests/core_create_worktree.bats
index 13109cc..0bca387 100644
--- a/tests/core_create_worktree.bats
+++ b/tests/core_create_worktree.bats
@@ -139,3 +139,130 @@ teardown() {
   wt_path=$(create_worktree "$TEST_WORKTREES_DIR" "" "feature/deep/path" "HEAD" "none" "1")
   [ "$wt_path" = "$TEST_WORKTREES_DIR/feature-deep-path" ]
 }
+
+# ── from_ref handling ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@test "create_worktree from local branch starts at that branch's commit" {
+  git commit --allow-empty -m "second" --quiet
+  local expected_sha
+  expected_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+
+  git branch from-source HEAD
+  git reset --hard HEAD~1 --quiet
+
+  local wt_path
+  wt_path=$(create_worktree "$TEST_WORKTREES_DIR" "" "from-local" "from-source" "none" "1")
+  [ -d "$wt_path" ]
+
+  local actual_sha
+  actual_sha=$(git -C "$wt_path" rev-parse HEAD)
+  [ "$actual_sha" = "$expected_sha" ]
+}
+
+@test "create_worktree from lightweight tag starts at the tagged commit" {
+  git commit --allow-empty -m "tagged commit" --quiet
+  local expected_sha
+  expected_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+  git tag v1.0.0
+
+  git commit --allow-empty -m "after tag" --quiet
+
+  local wt_path
+  wt_path=$(create_worktree "$TEST_WORKTREES_DIR" "" "from-light-tag" "v1.0.0" "none" "1")
+  [ -d "$wt_path" ]
+
+  local actual_sha
+  actual_sha=$(git -C "$wt_path" rev-parse HEAD)
+  [ "$actual_sha" = "$expected_sha" ]
+}
+
+@test "create_worktree from annotated tag starts at the tagged commit" {
+  git commit --allow-empty -m "tagged commit" --quiet
+  local expected_sha
+  expected_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+  git tag -a v2.0.0 -m "v2.0.0"
+
+  git commit --allow-empty -m "after tag" --quiet
+
+  local wt_path
+  wt_path=$(create_worktree "$TEST_WORKTREES_DIR" "" "from-ann-tag" "v2.0.0" "none" "1")
+  [ -d "$wt_path" ]
+
+  local actual_sha
+  actual_sha=$(git -C "$wt_path" rev-parse HEAD)
+  [ "$actual_sha" = "$expected_sha" ]
+}
+
+@test "create_worktree from commit SHA starts at that commit" {
+  git commit --allow-empty -m "target commit" --quiet
+  local expected_sha
+  expected_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+
+  git commit --allow-empty -m "later commit" --quiet
+
+  local wt_path
+  wt_path=$(create_worktree "$TEST_WORKTREES_DIR" "" "from-sha" "$expected_sha" "none" "1")
+  [ -d "$wt_path" ]
+
+  local actual_sha
+  actual_sha=$(git -C "$wt_path" rev-parse HEAD)
+  [ "$actual_sha" = "$expected_sha" ]
+}
+
+@test "create_worktree from remote branch uses the requested branch name not the remote name" {
+  # Set up a "remote" by using the test repo as its own remote
+  git remote add origin "$TEST_REPO" 2>/dev/null || true
+  git branch remote-feature HEAD
+  git fetch origin --quiet
+
+  local wt_path
+  wt_path=$(create_worktree "$TEST_WORKTREES_DIR" "" "my-branch" "remote-feature" "none" "1")
+  [ -d "$wt_path" ]
+
+  # The worktree branch must be our requested name, not the remote branch name
+  local actual_branch
+  actual_branch=$(git -C "$wt_path" rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+  [ "$actual_branch" = "my-branch" ]
+}
+
+@test "create_worktree from remote branch starts at the correct commit" {
+  git commit --allow-empty -m "remote target" --quiet
+  local expected_sha
+  expected_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+
+  git remote add origin "$TEST_REPO" 2>/dev/null || true
+  git branch remote-source HEAD
+  git fetch origin --quiet
+
+  git commit --allow-empty -m "moved on" --quiet
+
+  local wt_path
+  wt_path=$(create_worktree "$TEST_WORKTREES_DIR" "" "from-remote-ref" "remote-source" "none" "1")
+  [ -d "$wt_path" ]
+
+  local actual_sha
+  actual_sha=$(git -C "$wt_path" rev-parse HEAD)
+  [ "$actual_sha" = "$expected_sha" ]
+}
+
+@test "create_worktree auto mode from local branch starts at that commit" {
+  git commit --allow-empty -m "auto target" --quiet
+  local expected_sha
+  expected_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+
+  git branch auto-source HEAD
+  git reset --hard HEAD~1 --quiet
+
+  local wt_path
+  wt_path=$(create_worktree "$TEST_WORKTREES_DIR" "" "auto-from-local" "auto-source" "auto" "1")
+  [ -d "$wt_path" ]
+
+  local actual_sha
+  actual_sha=$(git -C "$wt_path" rev-parse HEAD)
+  [ "$actual_sha" = "$expected_sha" ]
+}
+
+@test "create_worktree fails with invalid from_ref" {
+  run create_worktree "$TEST_WORKTREES_DIR" "" "bad-ref" "nonexistent-ref-xyz" "none" "1"
+  [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+}