diff --git a/pkg/web/templates/blob.html b/pkg/web/templates/blob.html
index c013d91ec71b25e8c669534c53a8b31299170ebf..81923ac0f8c12889cb9e4b92d74ec98a745130df 100644
--- a/pkg/web/templates/blob.html
+++ b/pkg/web/templates/blob.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <nav aria-label="breadcrumb">
   <ul>
     <li><a href="/{{.Repo.Name}}">{{.Repo.Name}}</a></li>
-    <li><a href="/{{.Repo.Name}}/tree/{{.Ref}}">{{.Ref | shortHash}}</a></li>
+    <li><a href="/{{.Repo.Name}}/tree/{{.Ref}}">{{if .IsCommitHash}}{{.Ref | shortHash}}{{else}}{{.Ref}}{{end}}</a></li>
     {{range $i, $part := splitPath .Path}}
     <li{{if eq $i (dec (len (splitPath $.Path)))}} aria-current="page"{{end}}>
       {{if eq $i (dec (len (splitPath $.Path)))}}
diff --git a/pkg/web/templates/tree.html b/pkg/web/templates/tree.html
index ff3e2b2eb63f5c72a8b43131dccd0bc51b2b7088..3c40d0998fdf28b1543e245689cd4a2d7de057d8 100644
--- a/pkg/web/templates/tree.html
+++ b/pkg/web/templates/tree.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <ul>
     <li><a href="/{{.Repo.Name}}">{{.Repo.Name}}</a></li>
     {{if ne .Path "."}}
-    <li><a href="/{{.Repo.Name}}/tree/{{.Ref}}">{{.Ref | shortHash}}</a></li>
+    <li><a href="/{{.Repo.Name}}/tree/{{.Ref}}">{{if .IsCommitHash}}{{.Ref | shortHash}}{{else}}{{.Ref}}{{end}}</a></li>
     {{range $i, $part := splitPath .Path}}
     <li{{if eq $i (dec (len (splitPath $.Path)))}} aria-current="page"{{end}}>
       {{if eq $i (dec (len (splitPath $.Path)))}}
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     </li>
     {{end}}
     {{else}}
-    <li>{{.Ref | shortHash}}</li>
+    <li>{{if .IsCommitHash}}{{.Ref | shortHash}}{{else}}{{.Ref}}{{end}}</li>
     {{end}}
   </ul>
 </nav>
diff --git a/pkg/web/webui_blob.go b/pkg/web/webui_blob.go
index 89f92d3127f257e1714acb267ed5db416fbe8b16..2cc6d66549a6c0c50a6c975a83682894b709803c 100644
--- a/pkg/web/webui_blob.go
+++ b/pkg/web/webui_blob.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type BlobData struct {
 	ShowSource    bool
 	ActiveTab     string
 	ServerName    string
+	IsCommitHash  bool
 }
 
 // repoBlob handles file content view.
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func repoBlob(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	refAndPath := vars["refAndPath"]
 	ref, path := parseRefAndPath(gr, refAndPath)
 
-	refObj, err := resolveAndBuildRef(gr, ref)
+	refObj, isCommitHash, err := resolveAndBuildRef(gr, ref)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Debug("failed to resolve ref or commit", "repo", repo.Name(), "ref", ref, "err", err)
 		renderNotFound(w, r)
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ func repoBlob(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		ShowSource:    showSource,
 		ActiveTab:     "tree",
 		ServerName:    cfg.Name,
+		IsCommitHash:  isCommitHash,
 	}
 
 	renderHTML(w, "blob.html", data)
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ func repoBlobRaw(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	refAndPath := vars["refAndPath"]
 	ref, path := parseRefAndPath(gr, refAndPath)
 
-	refObj, err := resolveAndBuildRef(gr, ref)
+	refObj, _, err := resolveAndBuildRef(gr, ref)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Debug("failed to resolve ref or commit", "repo", repo.Name(), "ref", ref, "err", err)
 		renderNotFound(w, r)
diff --git a/pkg/web/webui_commits.go b/pkg/web/webui_commits.go
index 082445bee01d0c8323a635f641f130b6fd0b0c02..6898ea3ddda7fd299145000806f32dd529e61338 100644
--- a/pkg/web/webui_commits.go
+++ b/pkg/web/webui_commits.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func repoCommits(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	refObj, err := resolveAndBuildRef(gr, ref)
+	refObj, _, err := resolveAndBuildRef(gr, ref)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Debug("failed to resolve ref or commit", "repo", repo.Name(), "ref", ref, "err", err)
 		renderNotFound(w, r)
diff --git a/pkg/web/webui_git.go b/pkg/web/webui_git.go
index a48d8f174ce1716e9f4ff994bb9a31de41c57f37..bc4aebb335eabd1939fca69c7741b57dd2cc284c 100644
--- a/pkg/web/webui_git.go
+++ b/pkg/web/webui_git.go
@@ -78,10 +78,11 @@ func parseRefAndPath(gr *git.Repository, refAndPath string) (ref string, path st
 }
 
 // resolveAndBuildRef resolves a ref or hash and builds a git.Reference object.
-func resolveAndBuildRef(gr *git.Repository, refOrHash string) (*git.Reference, error) {
+// Returns the reference, whether it's a commit hash (vs named ref), and any error.
+func resolveAndBuildRef(gr *git.Repository, refOrHash string) (*git.Reference, bool, error) {
 	hash, isRef, err := resolveRefOrHash(gr, refOrHash)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, false, err
 	}
 
 	refSpec := refOrHash
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ func resolveAndBuildRef(gr *git.Repository, refOrHash string) (*git.Reference, e
 			ID:      hash,
 			Refspec: refSpec,
 		},
-	}, nil
+	}, !isRef, nil
 }
 
 // FetchRefsPaginated efficiently fetches a paginated subset of refs sorted by date.
diff --git a/pkg/web/webui_tree.go b/pkg/web/webui_tree.go
index ba8d2d2c9008c6c33fe4e31d1c821e187c196d04..d8398b86b448cb3be87cd6f9e452f75b8ec5bcc2 100644
--- a/pkg/web/webui_tree.go
+++ b/pkg/web/webui_tree.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type TreeData struct {
 	Entries       git.Entries
 	ActiveTab     string
 	ServerName    string
+	IsCommitHash  bool
 }
 
 func repoTree(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ func repoTree(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	refObj, err := resolveAndBuildRef(gr, ref)
+	refObj, isCommitHash, err := resolveAndBuildRef(gr, ref)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Debug("failed to resolve ref or commit", "repo", repo.Name(), "ref", ref, "err", err)
 		renderNotFound(w, r)
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ func repoTree(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Entries:       entries,
 		ActiveTab:     "tree",
 		ServerName:    cfg.Name,
+		IsCommitHash:  isCommitHash,
 	}
 
 	renderHTML(w, "tree.html", data)