diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_dashboard/components/merge_request.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_dashboard/components/merge_request.vue
index 0ce2c8fcbe0f904c4638281642c92e749038b023..4436bada529649924a01d648bf116ebc310cd6bf 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_dashboard/components/merge_request.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_dashboard/components/merge_request.vue
@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@ export default {
     authorId() {
       return getIdFromGraphQLId(this.mergeRequest.author.id);
     },
+    nonDefaultTarget() {
+      return this.mergeRequest.targetBranch !== this.mergeRequest.project.repository.rootRef;
+    },
+    targetBranchTooltip() {
+      return sprintf(__('Target branch: %{targetBranch}'), {
+        targetBranch: this.mergeRequest.targetBranch,
+      });
+    },
   },
   methods: {
     isScopedLabel,
@@ -127,7 +135,7 @@ export default {
         {{ mergeRequest.title }}
       </gl-link>
       <div class="gl-text-sm gl-text-subtle">
-        <gl-sprintf :message="__('%{reference} %{author} %{stats} %{milestone}')">
+        <gl-sprintf :message="__('%{reference} %{author} %{stats} %{milestone} %{target}')">
           <template #reference>{{ mergeRequest.reference }}</template>
           <template #author>
             <gl-link
@@ -152,6 +160,17 @@ export default {
               {{ mergeRequest.milestone.title }}
             </template>
           </template>
+          <template #target>
+            <gl-link
+              v-if="nonDefaultTarget"
+              v-gl-tooltip
+              class="ref-name gl-ml-2 gl-inline-block gl-max-w-26 gl-truncate gl-align-bottom !gl-text-subtle hover:gl-text-default"
+              :href="mergeRequest.targetBranchPath"
+              :title="targetBranchTooltip"
+            >
+              <gl-icon :size="16" name="branch" class="gl-mr-1" />{{ mergeRequest.targetBranch }}
+            </gl-link>
+          </template>
           <template #stats>
             <div class="gl-mr-2 gl-inline-flex">
               <gl-skeleton-loader
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_dashboard/queries/merge_request.fragment.graphql b/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_dashboard/queries/merge_request.fragment.graphql
index 10db95c41b0e68e5f9ad2895d5498e15760b64b9..7d84ee9e19e434c8f64a6e1f0782ab226a1f0dc4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_dashboard/queries/merge_request.fragment.graphql
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_dashboard/queries/merge_request.fragment.graphql
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ fragment MergeRequestDashboardFragment on MergeRequest {
   webUrl
   draft
   state
+  targetBranch
+  targetBranchPath
   author {
     ...User
   }
@@ -41,6 +43,12 @@ fragment MergeRequestDashboardFragment on MergeRequest {
       ...Label
     }
   }
+  project {
+    id
+    repository {
+      rootRef
+    }
+  }
   resolvedDiscussionsCount
   resolvableDiscussionsCount
   commitCount
diff --git a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/homepage.md b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/homepage.md
index 238e43c3539c52d644c8a8b1d4bd48035151ab37..893baaa5710ed746e5f6ecb1f24f0fa00ec3cc3d 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/homepage.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/homepage.md
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ into three tabs:
   - The assignee's avatar.
   - The number of files and lines added and removed (`+` / `-`).
   - Milestone.
+  - Target branch, if it is not the project's default branch.
 - **Author**: The author's avatar.
 - **Reviewers**: The reviewers' avatars. Reviewers with a green check mark have approved the merge request.
 - **Checks**: A compact assessment of mergeability.
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index d4bea335cd9cad22fba48b30a9ff935dc1d25f1d..42742c38810846427017d3e070cefa3063e8606b 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ msgstr[1] ""
 msgid "%{redirect_link_start} Click here to redirect to %{redirect_uri_val} %{redirect_link_end}"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "%{reference} %{author} %{stats} %{milestone}"
+msgid "%{reference} %{author} %{stats} %{milestone} %{target}"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "%{ref} cannot be added: %{error}"
@@ -64222,6 +64222,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Target branch (%{branch}): %{pipelines}"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Target branch: %{targetBranch}"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Target branch: %{target_branch}"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/spec/frontend/merge_request_dashboard/components/__snapshots__/merge_request_spec.js.snap b/spec/frontend/merge_request_dashboard/components/__snapshots__/merge_request_spec.js.snap
index 50811555aaa89f7f9d9ff7b1eb375d363aac4c1b..10d61c655266939ca33365f97d034d0208d022a6 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/merge_request_dashboard/components/__snapshots__/merge_request_spec.js.snap
+++ b/spec/frontend/merge_request_dashboard/components/__snapshots__/merge_request_spec.js.snap
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ exports[`Merge request dashboard merge request component renders template 1`] =
       class="gl-text-sm gl-text-subtle"
     >
       <gl-sprintf-stub
-        message="%{reference} %{author} %{stats} %{milestone}"
+        message="%{reference} %{author} %{stats} %{milestone} %{target}"
       />
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/spec/frontend/merge_request_dashboard/mock_data.js b/spec/frontend/merge_request_dashboard/mock_data.js
index dd5f69e5428af75d19c4759b22fe0758e78ad234..19678ae5207ed58e2493ccef116eb5f23398bd20 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/merge_request_dashboard/mock_data.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/merge_request_dashboard/mock_data.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ export function createMockMergeRequest(mergeRequest = {}) {
     webUrl: '/',
     draft: false,
     state: 'opened',
+    targetBranch: 'target',
+    targetBranchPath: 'target-path',
     author: {
       id: 1,
       avatarUrl: '/',
@@ -29,6 +31,12 @@ export function createMockMergeRequest(mergeRequest = {}) {
     labels: {
       nodes: [],
     },
+    project: {
+      id: 2,
+      repository: {
+        rootRef: 'main',
+      },
+    },
     headPipeline: null,
     userNotesCount: 0,
     resolvedDiscussionsCount: 0,