diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/changeset.py b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/changeset.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/changeset.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/changeset.py
@@ -364,24 +364,31 @@ class GitChangeset(BaseChangeset):
         path = self._fix_path(path)
         if not path in self.nodes:
             try:
-                id = self._get_id_for_path(path)
+                id_ = self._get_id_for_path(path)
             except ChangesetError:
                 raise NodeDoesNotExistError("Cannot find one of parents' "
                     "directories for a given path: %s" % path)
-            obj = self.repository._repo.get_object(id)
-            if isinstance(obj, objects.Tree):
-                if path == '':
-                    node = RootNode(changeset=self)
+
+            als = self.repository.alias
+            _GL = lambda m: m and objects.S_ISGITLINK(m)
+            if _GL(self._stat_modes.get(path)):
+                node = SubModuleNode(path, url=None, changeset=id_, alias=als)
+            else:
+                obj = self.repository._repo.get_object(id_)
+
+                if isinstance(obj, objects.Tree):
+                    if path == '':
+                        node = RootNode(changeset=self)
+                    else:
+                        node = DirNode(path, changeset=self)
+                    node._tree = obj
+                elif isinstance(obj, objects.Blob):
+                    node = FileNode(path, changeset=self)
+                    node._blob = obj
                 else:
-                    node = DirNode(path, changeset=self)
-                node._tree = obj
-            elif isinstance(obj, objects.Blob):
-                node = FileNode(path, changeset=self)
-                node._blob = obj
-            else:
-                raise NodeDoesNotExistError("There is no file nor directory "
-                    "at the given path %r at revision %r"
-                    % (path, self.short_id))
+                    raise NodeDoesNotExistError("There is no file nor directory "
+                        "at the given path %r at revision %r"
+                        % (path, self.short_id))
             # cache node
             self.nodes[path] = node
         return self.nodes[path]
@@ -423,7 +430,6 @@ class GitChangeset(BaseChangeset):
                         line))
                 _path = splitted[1].strip()
                 paths.add(_path)
-
         return sorted(paths)
 
     @LazyProperty