diff --git a/modules/git/commit_submodule_file.go b/modules/git/commit_submodule_file.go
index 2d2dcf5255..34f582c21f 100644
--- a/modules/git/commit_submodule_file.go
+++ b/modules/git/commit_submodule_file.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	giturl "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git/url"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 )
 
 // CommitSubmoduleFile represents a file with submodule type.
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ func NewCommitSubmoduleFile(repoLink, fullPath, refURL, refID string) *CommitSub
 	return &CommitSubmoduleFile{repoLink: repoLink, fullPath: fullPath, refURL: refURL, refID: refID}
 }
 
+func (sf *CommitSubmoduleFile) RefID() string {
+	return sf.refID
+}
+
 func (sf *CommitSubmoduleFile) getWebLinkInTargetRepo(ctx context.Context, moreLinkPath string) *SubmoduleWebLink {
 	if sf == nil {
 		return nil
@@ -47,17 +52,12 @@ func (sf *CommitSubmoduleFile) getWebLinkInTargetRepo(ctx context.Context, moreL
 	return &SubmoduleWebLink{RepoWebLink: sf.parsedTargetLink, CommitWebLink: sf.parsedTargetLink + moreLinkPath}
 }
 
-// RefID returns the commit ref id of the submodule file, it also works on "nil" receiver
-func (sf *CommitSubmoduleFile) RefID() string {
-	if sf == nil {
-		return ""
-	}
-	return sf.refID
-}
-
 // SubmoduleWebLinkTree tries to make the submodule's tree link in its own repo, it also works on "nil" receiver
-func (sf *CommitSubmoduleFile) SubmoduleWebLinkTree(ctx context.Context, refCommitID string) *SubmoduleWebLink {
-	return sf.getWebLinkInTargetRepo(ctx, "/tree/"+refCommitID)
+func (sf *CommitSubmoduleFile) SubmoduleWebLinkTree(ctx context.Context, optCommitID ...string) *SubmoduleWebLink {
+	if sf == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return sf.getWebLinkInTargetRepo(ctx, "/tree/"+util.OptionalArg(optCommitID, sf.refID))
 }
 
 // SubmoduleWebLinkCompare tries to make the submodule's compare link in its own repo, it also works on "nil" receiver
diff --git a/modules/git/commit_submodule_file_test.go b/modules/git/commit_submodule_file_test.go
index 7809ac9b6a..fc2ff39bda 100644
--- a/modules/git/commit_submodule_file_test.go
+++ b/modules/git/commit_submodule_file_test.go
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestCommitSubmoduleLink(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Nil(t, (*CommitSubmoduleFile)(nil).SubmoduleWebLinkTree(t.Context(), ""))
+	assert.Nil(t, (*CommitSubmoduleFile)(nil).SubmoduleWebLinkTree(t.Context()))
 	assert.Nil(t, (*CommitSubmoduleFile)(nil).SubmoduleWebLinkCompare(t.Context(), "", ""))
 
 	t.Run("GitHubRepo", func(t *testing.T) {
 		sf := NewCommitSubmoduleFile("/any/repo-link", "full-path", "git@github.com:user/repo.git", "aaaa")
-		wl := sf.SubmoduleWebLinkTree(t.Context(), sf.RefID())
+		wl := sf.SubmoduleWebLinkTree(t.Context())
 		assert.Equal(t, "https://github.com/user/repo", wl.RepoWebLink)
 		assert.Equal(t, "https://github.com/user/repo/tree/aaaa", wl.CommitWebLink)
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestCommitSubmoduleLink(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("RelativePath", func(t *testing.T) {
 		sf := NewCommitSubmoduleFile("/subpath/any/repo-home-link", "full-path", "../../user/repo", "aaaa")
-		wl := sf.SubmoduleWebLinkTree(t.Context(), sf.RefID())
+		wl := sf.SubmoduleWebLinkTree(t.Context())
 		assert.Equal(t, "/subpath/user/repo", wl.RepoWebLink)
 		assert.Equal(t, "/subpath/user/repo/tree/aaaa", wl.CommitWebLink)
 
diff --git a/services/gitdiff/submodule.go b/services/gitdiff/submodule.go
index 1bc83ebf63..4347743e3d 100644
--- a/services/gitdiff/submodule.go
+++ b/services/gitdiff/submodule.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (si *SubmoduleDiffInfo) CompareRefIDLinkHTML(ctx context.Context) template.
 }
 
 func (si *SubmoduleDiffInfo) SubmoduleRepoLinkHTML(ctx context.Context) template.HTML {
-	webLink := si.SubmoduleFile.SubmoduleWebLinkTree(ctx, si.SubmoduleFile.RefID())
+	webLink := si.SubmoduleFile.SubmoduleWebLinkTree(ctx)
 	if webLink == nil {
 		return htmlutil.HTMLFormat("%s", si.SubmoduleName)
 	}
diff --git a/services/repository/files/tree.go b/services/repository/files/tree.go
index f8f77c6735..27b4cbf56d 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/tree.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/tree.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func newTreeViewNodeFromEntry(ctx context.Context, repoLink string, renderedIcon
 			log.Error("GetSubModule: %v", err)
 		} else if subModule != nil {
 			submoduleFile := git.NewCommitSubmoduleFile(repoLink, node.FullPath, subModule.URL, entry.ID.String())
-			webLink := submoduleFile.SubmoduleWebLinkTree(ctx, submoduleFile.RefID())
+			webLink := submoduleFile.SubmoduleWebLinkTree(ctx)
 			node.SubmoduleURL = webLink.CommitWebLink
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl b/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
index 6fe1ae134b..145494aa1a 100644
--- a/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 			<div class="repo-file-cell name muted-links {{if not $commit}}notready{{end}}">
 				{{index $.FileIcons $entry.Name}}
 				{{if $entry.IsSubModule}}
-					{{$submoduleLink := $submoduleFile.SubmoduleWebLinkTree ctx $submoduleFile.RefID}}
+					{{$submoduleLink := $submoduleFile.SubmoduleWebLinkTree ctx}}
 					{{if $submoduleLink}}
 						<a class="entry-name" href="{{$submoduleLink.RepoWebLink}}" title="{{$entry.Name}}">{{$entry.Name}}</a>
 						@ <a class="text primary" href="{{$submoduleLink.CommitWebLink}}">{{ShortSha $submoduleFile.RefID}}</a>