diff --git a/cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts b/cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts
index fbf152942a..eba891ce1d 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts
@@ -2801,9 +2801,32 @@ export async function push(
       }
     }
     for (const folderName of folderNames) {
-      try {
-        await stat(path.join("f", folderName, "folder.meta.yaml"));
-      } catch {
+      const basePath = path.join("f", folderName, "folder.meta.yaml");
+      const branchPath = getBranchSpecificPath(
+        `f/${folderName}/folder.meta.yaml`,
+        specificItems,
+        opts.branch,
+      );
+      let found = false;
+      // Check branch-specific variant first (e.g. folder.dev.meta.yaml)
+      if (branchPath) {
+        try {
+          await stat(branchPath);
+          found = true;
+        } catch {
+          // fall through to base path check
+        }
+      }
+      // Then check base path
+      if (!found) {
+        try {
+          await stat(basePath);
+          found = true;
+        } catch {
+          // not found
+        }
+      }
+      if (!found) {
         missingFolders.push(folderName);
       }
     }
diff --git a/cli/test/folder_missing_meta.test.ts b/cli/test/folder_missing_meta.test.ts
index 0c95a9ef4f..429ef83b94 100644
--- a/cli/test/folder_missing_meta.test.ts
+++ b/cli/test/folder_missing_meta.test.ts
@@ -397,4 +397,39 @@ describe("sync push missing folder detection", () => {
       expect(output).not.toContain("Missing folder.meta.yaml");
     });
   });
+
+  test("no warning when branch-specific folder.meta.yaml exists", async () => {
+    await withIsolatedWorkspace(async ({ tempDir, runCLICommand }) => {
+      const uniqueId = Date.now();
+      const folderName = `branchmeta${uniqueId}`;
+
+      // wmill.yaml with branch-specific folders configured
+      await writeFile(
+        join(tempDir, "wmill.yaml"),
+        `defaultTs: bun\nincludes:\n  - "**"\nexcludes: []\ngitBranches:\n  dev:\n    specificItems:\n      folders:\n        - "f/${folderName}"\n`,
+        "utf-8"
+      );
+
+      // Create folder with branch-specific meta only (no base folder.meta.yaml)
+      await mkdir(join(tempDir, "f", folderName), { recursive: true });
+      await writeFile(
+        join(tempDir, "f", folderName, "folder.dev.meta.yaml"),
+        `summary: ""\ndisplay_name: "${folderName}"\nowners: []\nextra_perms: {}\n`,
+        "utf-8"
+      );
+      await writeFile(
+        join(tempDir, "f", folderName, "test_script.ts"),
+        'export async function main() { return "hello"; }',
+        "utf-8"
+      );
+
+      const result = await runCLICommand(
+        ["sync", "push", "--yes", "--branch", "dev", "--includes", `f/${folderName}/**`],
+      );
+
+      expect(result.code).toEqual(0);
+      const output = result.stdout + result.stderr;
+      expect(output).not.toContain("Missing folder.meta.yaml");
+    });
+  });
 });