diff --git a/e2e_tests/stack_sync_adopt_test.go b/e2e_tests/stack_sync_adopt_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7338bf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e_tests/stack_sync_adopt_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package e2e_tests
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/aviator-co/av/internal/git/gittest"
+	"github.com/aviator-co/av/internal/meta"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestStackSyncAdopt(t *testing.T) {
+	repo := gittest.NewTempRepo(t)
+	Chdir(t, repo.Dir())
+
+	require.Equal(t, 0, Cmd(t, "git", "checkout", "-b", "stack-1").ExitCode)
+	gittest.CommitFile(t, repo, "my-file", []byte("1a\n"), gittest.WithMessage("Commit 1a"))
+
+	require.Equal(t, 0, Av(t, "stack", "sync", "--no-fetch", "--no-push", "--parent", "main").ExitCode)
+
+	assert.Equal(t,
+		meta.BranchState{
+			Name:  "main",
+			Trunk: true,
+		},
+		GetStoredParentBranchState(t, repo, "stack-1"),
+		"stack-1 should be re-rooted onto main",
+	)
+}
diff --git a/internal/actions/reparent.go b/internal/actions/reparent.go
index 73abb0a0..df6ec45a 100644
--- a/internal/actions/reparent.go
+++ b/internal/actions/reparent.go
@@ -34,6 +34,24 @@ func Reparent(
 	tx meta.WriteTx,
 	opts ReparentOpts,
 ) (*ReparentResult, error) {
+	branchMeta, exist := tx.Branch(opts.Branch)
+	if !exist {
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr,
+			"  - Adopting a branch ", colors.UserInput(opts.Branch), " to Av", colors.UserInput(opts.NewParent),
+			"\n",
+		)
+		branchMeta.Parent.Name = opts.NewParent
+		branchMeta.Parent.Trunk = opts.NewParentTrunk
+		if !branchMeta.Parent.Trunk {
+			head, err := repo.RevParse(&git.RevParse{Rev: opts.NewParent})
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, errors.WrapIff(err, "failed to get HEAD of %q", opts.NewParent)
+			}
+			branchMeta.Parent.Head = head
+		}
+		tx.SetBranch(branchMeta)
+	}
+
 	_, _ = fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr,
 		"  - Re-parenting branch ", colors.UserInput(opts.Branch),
 		" onto ", colors.UserInput(opts.NewParent),
@@ -73,7 +91,6 @@ func Reparent(
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("parent branch %q does not exist", parentBranch)
 	}
 
-	branchMeta, _ := tx.Branch(opts.Branch)
 	upstream := branchMeta.Parent.Name
 	if branchMeta.Parent.Trunk {
 		upstream = "remotes/origin/" + branchMeta.Parent.Name