diff --git a/models/fixtures/action_run.yml b/models/fixtures/action_run.yml
index 2fe9094d13..7a7bf34197 100644
--- a/models/fixtures/action_run.yml
+++ b/models/fixtures/action_run.yml
@@ -432,6 +432,25 @@
   updated: 1683636626
   need_approval: 0
   approved_by: 0
+-
+  id: 794
+  title: "job output"
+  repo_id: 4
+  owner_id: 1
+  workflow_id: "test.yaml"
+  index: 190
+  trigger_user_id: 1
+  ref: "refs/heads/test"
+  commit_sha: "c2d72f548424103f01ee1dc02889c1e2bff816b0"
+  event: "push"
+  is_fork_pull_request: 0
+  status: 1
+  started: 1683636528
+  stopped: 1683636626
+  created: 1683636108
+  updated: 1683636626
+  need_approval: 0
+  approved_by: 0
 -
   id: 891
   title: "update actions"
diff --git a/models/fixtures/branch.yml b/models/fixtures/branch.yml
index 93003049c6..b75d3706cc 100644
--- a/models/fixtures/branch.yml
+++ b/models/fixtures/branch.yml
@@ -45,3 +45,15 @@
   is_deleted: false
   deleted_by_id: 0
   deleted_unix: 0
+
+-
+  id: 15
+  repo_id: 4
+  name: 'master'
+  commit_id: 'c7cd3cd144e6d23c9d6f3d07e52b2c1a956e0338'
+  commit_message: 'add Readme'
+  commit_time: 1588147171
+  pusher_id: 13
+  is_deleted: false
+  deleted_by_id: 0
+  deleted_unix: 0
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/actions/actions.go b/routers/web/repo/actions/actions.go
index 283d476df1..e5134c1f62 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/actions/actions.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/actions/actions.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package actions
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	stdCtx "context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"slices"
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ func List(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if err := loadIsRefDeleted(ctx, runs); err != nil {
+	if err := loadIsRefDeleted(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, runs); err != nil {
 		log.Error("LoadIsRefDeleted", err)
 	}
 
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ func List(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 // loadIsRefDeleted loads the IsRefDeleted field for each run in the list.
 // TODO: move this function to models/actions/run_list.go but now it will result in a circular import.
-func loadIsRefDeleted(ctx *context.Context, runs actions_model.RunList) error {
+func loadIsRefDeleted(ctx stdCtx.Context, repoID int64, runs actions_model.RunList) error {
 	branches := make(container.Set[string], len(runs))
 	for _, run := range runs {
 		refName := git.RefName(run.Ref)
@@ -266,14 +267,14 @@ func loadIsRefDeleted(ctx *context.Context, runs actions_model.RunList) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	branchInfos, err := git_model.GetBranches(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, branches.Values(), false)
+	branchInfos, err := git_model.GetBranches(ctx, repoID, branches.Values(), false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	branchSet := git_model.BranchesToNamesSet(branchInfos)
 	for _, run := range runs {
 		refName := git.RefName(run.Ref)
-		if refName.IsBranch() && !branchSet.Contains(run.Ref) {
+		if refName.IsBranch() && !branchSet.Contains(refName.ShortName()) {
 			run.IsRefDeleted = true
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/actions/actions_test.go b/routers/web/repo/actions/actions_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..939c4aaf57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/web/repo/actions/actions_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package actions
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	actions_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/actions"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	unittest "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func Test_loadIsRefDeleted(t *testing.T) {
+	unittest.PrepareTestEnv(t)
+
+	runs, total, err := db.FindAndCount[actions_model.ActionRun](db.DefaultContext,
+		actions_model.FindRunOptions{RepoID: 4, Ref: "refs/heads/test"})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, runs, 1)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, 1, total)
+	for _, run := range runs {
+		assert.False(t, run.IsRefDeleted)
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, loadIsRefDeleted(db.DefaultContext, 4, runs))
+	for _, run := range runs {
+		assert.True(t, run.IsRefDeleted)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/actions/main_test.go b/routers/web/repo/actions/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a82f9c6672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/web/repo/actions/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package actions
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	unittest.MainTest(m)
+}