diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionGuesser.php b/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionGuesser.php
index e6ff84965..f35aabeb2 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionGuesser.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionGuesser.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class VersionGuesser
      * @param array  $packageConfig
      * @param string $path          Path to guess into
      *
-     * @return null|array versionData, 'version', 'pretty_version' and 'commit' keys
+     * @return null|array versionData, 'version', 'pretty_version' and 'commit' keys, if the version is a feature branch, 'feature_version' and 'feature_pretty_version' keys may also be returned
      */
     public function guessVersion(array $packageConfig, $path)
     {
@@ -88,10 +88,18 @@ class VersionGuesser
 
     private function postprocess(array $versionData)
     {
+        if (!empty($versionData['feature_version']) && $versionData['feature_version'] === $versionData['version'] && $versionData['feature_pretty_version'] === $versionData['feature_pretty_version']) {
+            unset($versionData['feature_version'], $versionData['feature_pretty_version']);
+        }
+
         if ('-dev' === substr($versionData['version'], -4) && preg_match('{\.9{7}}', $versionData['version'])) {
             $versionData['pretty_version'] = preg_replace('{(\.9{7})+}', '.x', $versionData['version']);
         }
 
+        if (!empty($versionData['feature_version']) && '-dev' === substr($versionData['feature_version'], -4) && preg_match('{\.9{7}}', $versionData['feature_version'])) {
+            $versionData['feature_pretty_version'] = preg_replace('{(\.9{7})+}', '.x', $versionData['feature_version']);
+        }
+
         return $versionData;
     }
 
@@ -101,6 +109,8 @@ class VersionGuesser
         $commit = null;
         $version = null;
         $prettyVersion = null;
+        $featureVersion = null;
+        $featurePrettyVersion = null;
         $isDetached = false;
 
         // try to fetch current version from git branch
@@ -135,6 +145,8 @@ class VersionGuesser
             }
 
             if ($isFeatureBranch) {
+                $featureVersion = $version;
+                $featurePrettyVersion = $prettyVersion;
                 // try to find the best (nearest) version branch to assume this feature's version
                 $result = $this->guessFeatureVersion($packageConfig, $version, $branches, 'git rev-list %candidate%..%branch%', $path);
                 $version = $result['version'];
@@ -147,6 +159,8 @@ class VersionGuesser
             if ($result) {
                 $version = $result['version'];
                 $prettyVersion = $result['pretty_version'];
+                $featureVersion = null;
+                $featurePrettyVersion = null;
             }
         }
 
@@ -157,6 +171,10 @@ class VersionGuesser
             }
         }
 
+        if ($featureVersion) {
+            return array('version' => $version, 'commit' => $commit, 'pretty_version' => $prettyVersion, 'feature_version' => $featureVersion, 'feature_pretty_version' => $featurePrettyVersion);
+        }
+
         return array('version' => $version, 'commit' => $commit, 'pretty_version' => $prettyVersion);
     }
 
@@ -198,6 +216,8 @@ class VersionGuesser
             // try to find the best (nearest) version branch to assume this feature's version
             $result = $this->guessFeatureVersion($packageConfig, $version, $branches, 'hg log -r "not ancestors(\'%candidate%\') and ancestors(\'%branch%\')" --template "{node}\\n"', $path);
             $result['commit'] = '';
+            $result['feature_version'] = $version;
+            $result['feature_pretty_version'] = $version;
 
             return $result;
         }
diff --git a/src/Composer/Repository/PathRepository.php b/src/Composer/Repository/PathRepository.php
index 6e218f159..4e6bb05b7 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Repository/PathRepository.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Repository/PathRepository.php
@@ -153,19 +153,26 @@ class PathRepository extends ArrayRepository implements ConfigurableRepositoryIn
                 }
             }
 
+            $output = '';
+            if (is_dir($path . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '.git') && 0 === $this->process->execute('git log -n1 --pretty=%H', $output, $path)) {
+                $package['dist']['reference'] = trim($output);
+            }
+
             if (!isset($package['version'])) {
                 $versionData = $this->versionGuesser->guessVersion($package, $path);
                 if (is_array($versionData) && $versionData['pretty_version']) {
+                    // if there is a feature branch detected, we add a second packages with the feature branch version
+                    if (!empty($versionData['feature_pretty_version'])) {
+                        $package['version'] = $versionData['feature_pretty_version'];
+                        $this->addPackage($this->loader->load($package));
+                    }
+
                     $package['version'] = $versionData['pretty_version'];
                 } else {
                     $package['version'] = 'dev-master';
                 }
             }
 
-            $output = '';
-            if (is_dir($path . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '.git') && 0 === $this->process->execute('git log -n1 --pretty=%H', $output, $path)) {
-                $package['dist']['reference'] = trim($output);
-            }
             $package = $this->loader->load($package);
             $this->addPackage($package);
         }
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionGuesserTest.php b/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionGuesserTest.php
index fe229d679..6eeafd122 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionGuesserTest.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionGuesserTest.php
@@ -126,13 +126,15 @@ class VersionGuesserTest extends TestCase
 
         $this->assertEquals("9999999-dev", $versionArray['version']);
         $this->assertEquals("dev-master", $versionArray['pretty_version']);
+        $this->assertArrayNotHasKey('feature_version', $versionArray);
+        $this->assertArrayNotHasKey('feature_pretty_version', $versionArray);
         $this->assertEquals($commitHash, $versionArray['commit']);
     }
 
     public function testGuessVersionReadsAndRespectsNonFeatureBranchesConfigurationForArbitraryNaming()
     {
         $commitHash = '03a15d220da53c52eddd5f32ffca64a7b3801bea';
-        $anotherCommitHash = '03a15d220da53c52eddd5f32ffca64a7b3801bea';
+        $anotherCommitHash = '13a15d220da53c52eddd5f32ffca64a7b3801bea';
 
         $executor = $this->getMockBuilder('\\Composer\\Util\\ProcessExecutor')
             ->setMethods(array('execute'))
@@ -172,12 +174,14 @@ class VersionGuesserTest extends TestCase
 
         $this->assertEquals("dev-arbitrary", $versionArray['version']);
         $this->assertEquals($anotherCommitHash, $versionArray['commit']);
+        $this->assertEquals("dev-current", $versionArray['feature_version']);
+        $this->assertEquals("dev-current", $versionArray['feature_pretty_version']);
     }
 
     public function testGuessVersionReadsAndRespectsNonFeatureBranchesConfigurationForArbitraryNamingRegex()
     {
         $commitHash = '03a15d220da53c52eddd5f32ffca64a7b3801bea';
-        $anotherCommitHash = '03a15d220da53c52eddd5f32ffca64a7b3801bea';
+        $anotherCommitHash = '13a15d220da53c52eddd5f32ffca64a7b3801bea';
 
         $executor = $this->getMockBuilder('\\Composer\\Util\\ProcessExecutor')
             ->setMethods(array('execute'))
@@ -217,12 +221,14 @@ class VersionGuesserTest extends TestCase
 
         $this->assertEquals("dev-latest-testing", $versionArray['version']);
         $this->assertEquals($anotherCommitHash, $versionArray['commit']);
+        $this->assertEquals("dev-current", $versionArray['feature_version']);
+        $this->assertEquals("dev-current", $versionArray['feature_pretty_version']);
     }
 
     public function testGuessVersionReadsAndRespectsNonFeatureBranchesConfigurationForArbitraryNamingWhenOnNonFeatureBranch()
     {
         $commitHash = '03a15d220da53c52eddd5f32ffca64a7b3801bea';
-        $anotherCommitHash = '03a15d220da53c52eddd5f32ffca64a7b3801bea';
+        $anotherCommitHash = '13a15d220da53c52eddd5f32ffca64a7b3801bea';
 
         $executor = $this->getMockBuilder('\\Composer\\Util\\ProcessExecutor')
             ->setMethods(array('execute'))
@@ -251,6 +257,8 @@ class VersionGuesserTest extends TestCase
 
         $this->assertEquals("dev-latest-testing", $versionArray['version']);
         $this->assertEquals($commitHash, $versionArray['commit']);
+        $this->assertArrayNotHasKey('feature_version', $versionArray);
+        $this->assertArrayNotHasKey('feature_pretty_version', $versionArray);
     }
 
     public function testDetachedHeadBecomesDevHash()