diff --git a/pkg/commands/models/submodule_config.go b/pkg/commands/models/submodule_config.go
index c6481bbd1..f52576921 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/models/submodule_config.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/models/submodule_config.go
@@ -5,3 +5,15 @@ type SubmoduleConfig struct {
 	Path string
 	Url  string
 }
+
+func (r *SubmoduleConfig) RefName() string {
+	return r.Name
+}
+
+func (r *SubmoduleConfig) ID() string {
+	return r.RefName()
+}
+
+func (r *SubmoduleConfig) Description() string {
+	return r.RefName()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/context.go b/pkg/gui/context.go
index 585838505..3119065a5 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/context.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/context.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const (
 	CONFIRMATION_CONTEXT_KEY        = "confirmation"
 	SEARCH_CONTEXT_KEY              = "search"
 	COMMIT_MESSAGE_CONTEXT_KEY      = "commitMessage"
+	SUBMODULES_CONTEXT_KEY          = "submodules"
 )
 
 var allContextKeys = []string{
@@ -57,6 +58,64 @@ var allContextKeys = []string{
 	CONFIRMATION_CONTEXT_KEY,
 	SEARCH_CONTEXT_KEY,
 	COMMIT_MESSAGE_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	SUBMODULES_CONTEXT_KEY,
+}
+
+type SimpleContextNode struct {
+	Context Context
+}
+
+type RemotesContextNode struct {
+	Context  Context
+	Branches SimpleContextNode
+}
+
+type ContextTree struct {
+	Status        SimpleContextNode
+	Files         SimpleContextNode
+	Submodules    SimpleContextNode
+	Menu          SimpleContextNode
+	Branches      SimpleContextNode
+	Remotes       RemotesContextNode
+	Tags          SimpleContextNode
+	BranchCommits SimpleContextNode
+	CommitFiles   SimpleContextNode
+	ReflogCommits SimpleContextNode
+	SubCommits    SimpleContextNode
+	Stash         SimpleContextNode
+	Normal        SimpleContextNode
+	Staging       SimpleContextNode
+	PatchBuilding SimpleContextNode
+	Merging       SimpleContextNode
+	Credentials   SimpleContextNode
+	Confirmation  SimpleContextNode
+	CommitMessage SimpleContextNode
+	Search        SimpleContextNode
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) allContexts() []Context {
+	return []Context{
+		gui.Contexts.Status.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.Files.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.Submodules.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.Branches.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.Remotes.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.Remotes.Branches.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.Tags.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.BranchCommits.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.CommitFiles.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.ReflogCommits.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.Stash.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.Menu.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.Confirmation.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.Credentials.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.CommitMessage.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.Normal.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.Staging.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.Merging.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.PatchBuilding.Context,
+		gui.Contexts.SubCommits.Context,
+	}
 }
 
 type Context interface {
@@ -139,61 +198,6 @@ func (c BasicContext) GetKey() string {
 	return c.Key
 }
 
-type SimpleContextNode struct {
-	Context Context
-}
-
-type RemotesContextNode struct {
-	Context  Context
-	Branches SimpleContextNode
-}
-
-type ContextTree struct {
-	Status        SimpleContextNode
-	Files         SimpleContextNode
-	Menu          SimpleContextNode
-	Branches      SimpleContextNode
-	Remotes       RemotesContextNode
-	Tags          SimpleContextNode
-	BranchCommits SimpleContextNode
-	CommitFiles   SimpleContextNode
-	ReflogCommits SimpleContextNode
-	SubCommits    SimpleContextNode
-	Stash         SimpleContextNode
-	Normal        SimpleContextNode
-	Staging       SimpleContextNode
-	PatchBuilding SimpleContextNode
-	Merging       SimpleContextNode
-	Credentials   SimpleContextNode
-	Confirmation  SimpleContextNode
-	CommitMessage SimpleContextNode
-	Search        SimpleContextNode
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) allContexts() []Context {
-	return []Context{
-		gui.Contexts.Status.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.Files.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.Branches.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.Remotes.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.Remotes.Branches.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.Tags.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.BranchCommits.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.CommitFiles.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.ReflogCommits.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.Stash.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.Menu.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.Confirmation.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.Credentials.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.CommitMessage.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.Normal.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.Staging.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.Merging.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.PatchBuilding.Context,
-		gui.Contexts.SubCommits.Context,
-	}
-}
-
 func (gui *Gui) contextTree() ContextTree {
 	return ContextTree{
 		Status: SimpleContextNode{
@@ -207,6 +211,9 @@ func (gui *Gui) contextTree() ContextTree {
 		Files: SimpleContextNode{
 			Context: gui.filesListContext(),
 		},
+		Submodules: SimpleContextNode{
+			Context: gui.submodulesListContext(),
+		},
 		Menu: SimpleContextNode{
 			Context: gui.menuListContext(),
 		},
@@ -365,6 +372,18 @@ func (gui *Gui) viewTabContextMap() map[string][]tabContext {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		"files": {
+			{
+				tab:      "Files",
+				contexts: []Context{gui.Contexts.Files.Context},
+			},
+			{
+				tab: "Submodules",
+				contexts: []Context{
+					gui.Contexts.Submodules.Context,
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/diffing.go b/pkg/gui/diffing.go
index 7da33dee0..58a549d62 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/diffing.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/diffing.go
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ func (gui *Gui) currentDiffTerminals() []string {
 	switch gui.currentContext().GetKey() {
 	case "":
 		return nil
-	case FILES_CONTEXT_KEY:
+	case FILES_CONTEXT_KEY, SUBMODULES_CONTEXT_KEY:
+		// TODO: should we just return nil here?
 		return []string{""}
 	case COMMIT_FILES_CONTEXT_KEY:
 		return []string{gui.State.Panels.CommitFiles.refName}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/discard_changes_menu_panel.go b/pkg/gui/discard_changes_menu_panel.go
index 8c761a3e9..6805187c4 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/discard_changes_menu_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/discard_changes_menu_panel.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (gui *Gui) submoduleFromFile(file *models.File) *models.SubmoduleConfig {
-	for _, config := range gui.State.SubmoduleConfigs {
+	for _, config := range gui.State.Submodules {
 		if config.Name == file.Name {
 			return config
 		}
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCreateDiscardMenu(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 
 	var menuItems []*menuItem
 
-	submoduleConfigs := gui.State.SubmoduleConfigs
+	submoduleConfigs := gui.State.Submodules
 	if file.IsSubmodule(submoduleConfigs) {
 		submoduleConfig := file.SubmoduleConfig(submoduleConfigs)
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
index 157b75599..d70309a6a 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	// "strings"
 
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) selectFile(alreadySelected bool) error {
 	return gui.refreshMainViews(refreshOpts)
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) refreshFiles() error {
+func (gui *Gui) refreshFilesAndSubmodules() error {
 	gui.State.RefreshingFilesMutex.Lock()
 	gui.State.IsRefreshingFiles = true
 	defer func() {
@@ -103,15 +102,25 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshFiles() error {
 	}
 
 	gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
-		if err := gui.Contexts.Files.Context.HandleRender(); err != nil {
-			return err
+		if err := gui.postRefreshUpdate(gui.Contexts.Submodules.Context); err != nil {
+			gui.Log.Error(err)
 		}
 
-		if g.CurrentView() == filesView || (g.CurrentView() == gui.getMainView() && g.CurrentView().Context == MAIN_MERGING_CONTEXT_KEY) {
+		if gui.getFilesView().Context == FILES_CONTEXT_KEY {
+			// doing this a little custom (as opposed to using gui.postRefreshUpdate) because we handle selecting the file explicitly below
+			if err := gui.Contexts.Files.Context.HandleRender(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		if gui.currentContext().GetKey() == FILES_CONTEXT_KEY || (g.CurrentView() == gui.getMainView() && g.CurrentView().Context == MAIN_MERGING_CONTEXT_KEY) {
 			newSelectedFile := gui.getSelectedFile()
 			alreadySelected := selectedFile != nil && newSelectedFile != nil && newSelectedFile.Name == selectedFile.Name
-			return gui.selectFile(alreadySelected)
+			if err := gui.selectFile(alreadySelected); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
+
 		return nil
 	})
 
@@ -161,15 +170,10 @@ func (gui *Gui) enterFile(forceSecondaryFocused bool, selectedLineIdx int) error
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	submoduleConfigs := gui.State.SubmoduleConfigs
+	submoduleConfigs := gui.State.Submodules
 	if file.IsSubmodule(submoduleConfigs) {
-		wd, err := os.Getwd()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		gui.State.RepoPathStack = append(gui.State.RepoPathStack, wd)
 		submoduleConfig := file.SubmoduleConfig(submoduleConfigs)
-		return gui.dispatchSwitchToRepo(submoduleConfig.Path)
+		return gui.enterSubmodule(submoduleConfig)
 	}
 
 	if file.HasInlineMergeConflicts {
@@ -325,7 +329,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) promptToStageAllAndRetry(retry func() error) error {
 			if err := gui.GitCommand.StageAll(); err != nil {
 				return gui.surfaceError(err)
 			}
-			if err := gui.refreshFiles(); err != nil {
+			if err := gui.refreshFilesAndSubmodules(); err != nil {
 				return gui.surfaceError(err)
 			}
 
@@ -448,7 +452,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshStateSubmoduleConfigs() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	gui.State.SubmoduleConfigs = configs
+	gui.State.Submodules = configs
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index 57d450f8a..06d79e12d 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ type commitFilesPanelState struct {
 	canRebase bool
 }
 
+type submodulePanelState struct {
+	listPanelState
+}
+
 type panelStates struct {
 	Files          *filePanelState
 	Branches       *branchPanelState
@@ -223,6 +227,7 @@ type panelStates struct {
 	LineByLine     *lineByLinePanelState
 	Merging        *mergingPanelState
 	CommitFiles    *commitFilesPanelState
+	Submodules     *submodulePanelState
 }
 
 type searchingState struct {
@@ -273,12 +278,12 @@ type Modes struct {
 }
 
 type guiState struct {
-	Files            []*models.File
-	SubmoduleConfigs []*models.SubmoduleConfig
-	Branches         []*models.Branch
-	Commits          []*models.Commit
-	StashEntries     []*models.StashEntry
-	CommitFiles      []*models.CommitFile
+	Files        []*models.File
+	Submodules   []*models.SubmoduleConfig
+	Branches     []*models.Branch
+	Commits      []*models.Commit
+	StashEntries []*models.StashEntry
+	CommitFiles  []*models.CommitFile
 	// FilteredReflogCommits are the ones that appear in the reflog panel.
 	// when in filtering mode we only include the ones that match the given path
 	FilteredReflogCommits []*models.Commit
@@ -358,6 +363,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) resetState() {
 		Panels: &panelStates{
 			// TODO: work out why some of these are -1 and some are 0. Last time I checked there was a good reason but I'm less certain now
 			Files:          &filePanelState{listPanelState{SelectedLineIdx: -1}},
+			Submodules:     &submodulePanelState{listPanelState{SelectedLineIdx: -1}},
 			Branches:       &branchPanelState{listPanelState{SelectedLineIdx: 0}},
 			Remotes:        &remotePanelState{listPanelState{SelectedLineIdx: 0}},
 			RemoteBranches: &remoteBranchesState{listPanelState{SelectedLineIdx: -1}},
@@ -456,7 +462,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) Run() error {
 		go gui.startBackgroundFetch()
 	}
 
-	gui.goEvery(time.Second*10, gui.stopChan, gui.refreshFiles)
+	gui.goEvery(time.Second*10, gui.stopChan, gui.refreshFilesAndSubmodules)
 
 	g.SetManager(gocui.ManagerFunc(gui.layout), gocui.ManagerFunc(gui.getFocusLayout()))
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index 5abe3d989..b08f3df92 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -363,102 +363,119 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetInitialKeybindings() []*Binding {
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("files.commitChanges"),
 			Handler:     gui.wrappedHandler(gui.handleCommitPress),
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("CommitChanges"),
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("files.commitChangesWithoutHook"),
 			Handler:     gui.handleWIPCommitPress,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("commitChangesWithoutHook"),
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("files.amendLastCommit"),
 			Handler:     gui.wrappedHandler(gui.handleAmendCommitPress),
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("AmendLastCommit"),
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("files.commitChangesWithEditor"),
 			Handler:     gui.wrappedHandler(gui.handleCommitEditorPress),
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("CommitChangesWithEditor"),
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("universal.select"),
 			Handler:     gui.wrappedHandler(gui.handleFilePress),
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("toggleStaged"),
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("universal.remove"),
 			Handler:     gui.handleCreateDiscardMenu,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("viewDiscardOptions"),
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("universal.edit"),
 			Handler:     gui.handleFileEdit,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("editFile"),
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("universal.openFile"),
 			Handler:     gui.handleFileOpen,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("openFile"),
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("files.ignoreFile"),
 			Handler:     gui.handleIgnoreFile,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("ignoreFile"),
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("files.refreshFiles"),
 			Handler:     gui.handleRefreshFiles,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("refreshFiles"),
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("files.stashAllChanges"),
 			Handler:     gui.handleStashChanges,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("stashAllChanges"),
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("files.viewStashOptions"),
 			Handler:     gui.handleCreateStashMenu,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("viewStashOptions"),
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("files.toggleStagedAll"),
 			Handler:     gui.handleStageAll,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("toggleStagedAll"),
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("files.viewResetOptions"),
 			Handler:     gui.handleCreateResetMenu,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("viewResetOptions"),
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("universal.goInto"),
 			Handler:     gui.handleEnterFile,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("StageLines"),
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("files.fetch"),
 			Handler:     gui.handleGitFetch,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("fetch"),
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("universal.copyToClipboard"),
 			Handler:     gui.wrappedHandler(gui.handleCopySelectedSideContextItemToClipboard),
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("copyFileNameToClipboard"),
@@ -471,6 +488,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetInitialKeybindings() []*Binding {
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{FILES_CONTEXT_KEY},
 			Key:         gui.getKey("commits.viewResetOptions"),
 			Handler:     gui.handleCreateResetToUpstreamMenu,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("viewResetToUpstreamOptions"),
@@ -1542,6 +1560,32 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetInitialKeybindings() []*Binding {
 			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
 			Handler:  gui.wrappedHandler(gui.onMenuPress),
 		},
+		{
+			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{SUBMODULES_CONTEXT_KEY},
+			Key:         gui.getKey("universal.goInto"),
+			Handler:     gui.wrappedHandler(gui.handleSubmoduleEnter),
+			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("enterSubmodule"),
+		},
+		{
+			ViewName:    "files",
+			Key:         gui.getKey("universal.nextTab"),
+			Handler:     gui.handleNextTab,
+			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("nextTab"),
+		},
+		{
+			ViewName:    "files",
+			Key:         gui.getKey("universal.prevTab"),
+			Handler:     gui.handlePrevTab,
+			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("prevTab"),
+		},
+		{
+			ViewName:    "files",
+			Contexts:    []string{SUBMODULES_CONTEXT_KEY},
+			Key:         gui.getKey("universal.copyToClipboard"),
+			Handler:     gui.wrappedHandler(gui.handleCopySelectedSideContextItemToClipboard),
+			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("copySubmoduleNameToClipboard"),
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, viewName := range []string{"status", "branches", "files", "commits", "commitFiles", "stash", "menu"} {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/layout.go b/pkg/gui/layout.go
index 2aa01c6a7..e27a46457 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/layout.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/layout.go
@@ -285,8 +285,10 @@ func (gui *Gui) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		listContext *ListContext
 	}
 
+	// TODO: don't we already have the view included in the context object itself? Or might that change in a way we don't want reflected here?
 	listContextStates := []listContextState{
 		{view: filesView, listContext: gui.filesListContext()},
+		{view: filesView, listContext: gui.submodulesListContext()},
 		{view: branchesView, listContext: gui.branchesListContext()},
 		{view: branchesView, listContext: gui.remotesListContext()},
 		{view: branchesView, listContext: gui.remoteBranchesListContext()},
diff --git a/pkg/gui/list_context.go b/pkg/gui/list_context.go
index e2dec2a96..c360b2f2a 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/list_context.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/list_context.go
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) filesListContext() *ListContext {
 		ResetMainViewOriginOnFocus: false,
 		Kind:                       SIDE_CONTEXT,
 		GetDisplayStrings: func() [][]string {
-			return presentation.GetFileListDisplayStrings(gui.State.Files, gui.State.Modes.Diffing.Ref, gui.State.SubmoduleConfigs)
+			return presentation.GetFileListDisplayStrings(gui.State.Files, gui.State.Modes.Diffing.Ref, gui.State.Submodules)
 		},
 		SelectedItem: func() (ListItem, bool) {
 			item := gui.getSelectedFile()
@@ -462,6 +462,27 @@ func (gui *Gui) commitFilesListContext() *ListContext {
 	}
 }
 
+func (gui *Gui) submodulesListContext() *ListContext {
+	return &ListContext{
+		ViewName:                   "files",
+		WindowName:                 "files",
+		ContextKey:                 SUBMODULES_CONTEXT_KEY,
+		GetItemsLength:             func() int { return len(gui.State.Submodules) },
+		GetPanelState:              func() IListPanelState { return gui.State.Panels.Submodules },
+		OnFocus:                    gui.handleSubmoduleSelect,
+		Gui:                        gui,
+		ResetMainViewOriginOnFocus: true,
+		Kind:                       SIDE_CONTEXT,
+		GetDisplayStrings: func() [][]string {
+			return presentation.GetSubmoduleListDisplayStrings(gui.State.Submodules)
+		},
+		SelectedItem: func() (ListItem, bool) {
+			item := gui.getSelectedSubmodule()
+			return item, item != nil
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 func (gui *Gui) getListContexts() []*ListContext {
 	return []*ListContext{
 		gui.menuListContext(),
@@ -475,6 +496,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) getListContexts() []*ListContext {
 		gui.subCommitsListContext(),
 		gui.stashListContext(),
 		gui.commitFilesListContext(),
+		gui.submodulesListContext(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/submodules.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/submodules.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b42d76f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/submodules.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package presentation
+
+import (
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/theme"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
+)
+
+func GetSubmoduleListDisplayStrings(submodules []*models.SubmoduleConfig) [][]string {
+	lines := make([][]string, len(submodules))
+
+	for i := range submodules {
+		lines[i] = getSubmoduleDisplayStrings(submodules[i])
+	}
+
+	return lines
+}
+
+func getSubmoduleDisplayStrings(s *models.SubmoduleConfig) []string {
+	return []string{utils.ColoredString(s.Name, theme.DefaultTextColor)}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/submodules_panel.go b/pkg/gui/submodules_panel.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e956a30f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gui/submodules_panel.go
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+package gui
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
+)
+
+func (gui *Gui) getSelectedSubmodule() *models.SubmoduleConfig {
+	selectedLine := gui.State.Panels.Submodules.SelectedLineIdx
+	if selectedLine == -1 || len(gui.State.Submodules) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return gui.State.Submodules[selectedLine]
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleSubmoduleSelect() error {
+	var task updateTask
+	submodule := gui.getSelectedSubmodule()
+	if submodule == nil {
+		task = gui.createRenderStringTask("No submodules")
+	} else {
+		// TODO: we want to display the path, name, url, and a diff. We really need to be able to pipe commands together. We can always pipe commands together and just not do it asynchronously, but what if it's an expensive diff to obtain? I think that makes the most sense now though.
+		task = gui.createRenderStringTask(
+			fmt.Sprintf(
+				"Name: %s\nPath: %s\nUrl:  %s\n",
+				utils.ColoredString(submodule.Name, color.FgGreen),
+				utils.ColoredString(submodule.Path, color.FgYellow),
+				utils.ColoredString(submodule.Url, color.FgCyan),
+			),
+		)
+	}
+
+	return gui.refreshMainViews(refreshMainOpts{
+		main: &viewUpdateOpts{
+			title: "Submodule",
+			task:  task,
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleSubmoduleEnter() error {
+	submodule := gui.getSelectedSubmodule()
+	if submodule == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return gui.enterSubmodule(submodule)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) enterSubmodule(submodule *models.SubmoduleConfig) error {
+	wd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	gui.State.RepoPathStack = append(gui.State.RepoPathStack, wd)
+
+	return gui.dispatchSwitchToRepo(submodule.Path)
+}
+
+// func (gui *Gui) handleAddRemote(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+// 	return gui.prompt(gui.Tr.SLocalize("newRemoteName"), "", func(remoteName string) error {
+// 		return gui.prompt(gui.Tr.SLocalize("newRemoteUrl"), "", func(remoteUrl string) error {
+// 			if err := gui.GitCommand.AddRemote(remoteName, remoteUrl); err != nil {
+// 				return err
+// 			}
+// 			return gui.refreshSidePanels(refreshOptions{scope: []int{REMOTES}})
+// 		})
+// 	})
+// }
+
+// func (gui *Gui) handleRemoveRemote(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+// 	remote := gui.getSelectedSubmodule()
+// 	if remote == nil {
+// 		return nil
+// 	}
+
+// 	return gui.ask(askOpts{
+// 		title:  gui.Tr.SLocalize("removeRemote"),
+// 		prompt: gui.Tr.SLocalize("removeRemotePrompt") + " '" + remote.Name + "'?",
+// 		handleConfirm: func() error {
+// 			if err := gui.GitCommand.RemoveRemote(remote.Name); err != nil {
+// 				return err
+// 			}
+
+// 			return gui.refreshSidePanels(refreshOptions{scope: []int{BRANCHES, REMOTES}})
+// 		},
+// 	})
+// }
+
+// func (gui *Gui) handleEditRemote(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+// 	remote := gui.getSelectedSubmodule()
+// 	if remote == nil {
+// 		return nil
+// 	}
+
+// 	editNameMessage := gui.Tr.TemplateLocalize(
+// 		"editRemoteName",
+// 		Teml{
+// 			"remoteName": remote.Name,
+// 		},
+// 	)
+
+// 	return gui.prompt(editNameMessage, remote.Name, func(updatedRemoteName string) error {
+// 		if updatedRemoteName != remote.Name {
+// 			if err := gui.GitCommand.RenameRemote(remote.Name, updatedRemoteName); err != nil {
+// 				return gui.surfaceError(err)
+// 			}
+// 		}
+
+// 		editUrlMessage := gui.Tr.TemplateLocalize(
+// 			"editRemoteUrl",
+// 			Teml{
+// 				"remoteName": updatedRemoteName,
+// 			},
+// 		)
+
+// 		urls := remote.Urls
+// 		url := ""
+// 		if len(urls) > 0 {
+// 			url = urls[0]
+// 		}
+
+// 		return gui.prompt(editUrlMessage, url, func(updatedRemoteUrl string) error {
+// 			if err := gui.GitCommand.UpdateRemoteUrl(updatedRemoteName, updatedRemoteUrl); err != nil {
+// 				return gui.surfaceError(err)
+// 			}
+// 			return gui.refreshSidePanels(refreshOptions{scope: []int{BRANCHES, REMOTES}})
+// 		})
+// 	})
+// }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
index d7eab73ba..f2b5b6026 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
@@ -25,18 +25,20 @@ const (
 	TAGS
 	REMOTES
 	STATUS
+	SUBMODULES
 )
 
 func getScopeNames(scopes []int) []string {
 	scopeNameMap := map[int]string{
-		COMMITS:  "commits",
-		BRANCHES: "branches",
-		FILES:    "files",
-		STASH:    "stash",
-		REFLOG:   "reflog",
-		TAGS:     "tags",
-		REMOTES:  "remotes",
-		STATUS:   "status",
+		COMMITS:    "commits",
+		BRANCHES:   "branches",
+		FILES:      "files",
+		SUBMODULES: "submodules",
+		STASH:      "stash",
+		REFLOG:     "reflog",
+		TAGS:       "tags",
+		REMOTES:    "remotes",
+		STATUS:     "status",
 	}
 
 	scopeNames := make([]string, len(scopes))
@@ -116,13 +118,13 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshSidePanels(options refreshOptions) error {
 			}()
 		}
 
-		if scopeMap[FILES] {
+		if scopeMap[FILES] || scopeMap[SUBMODULES] {
 			wg.Add(1)
 			func() {
 				if options.mode == ASYNC {
-					go gui.refreshFiles()
+					go gui.refreshFilesAndSubmodules()
 				} else {
-					gui.refreshFiles()
+					gui.refreshFilesAndSubmodules()
 				}
 				wg.Done()
 			}()
diff --git a/pkg/gui/workspace_reset_options_panel.go b/pkg/gui/workspace_reset_options_panel.go
index 93b33f56e..6695c6cb5 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/workspace_reset_options_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/workspace_reset_options_panel.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCreateResetMenu(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	red := color.New(color.FgRed)
 
 	nukeStr := "reset --hard HEAD && git clean -fd"
-	if len(gui.State.SubmoduleConfigs) > 0 {
+	if len(gui.State.Submodules) > 0 {
 		nukeStr = fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", nukeStr, gui.Tr.SLocalize("andResetSubmodules"))
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index afce1cffd..45a13647f 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -1197,6 +1197,12 @@ func addEnglish(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "andResetSubmodules",
 			Other: "and reset submodules",
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "enterSubmodule",
+			Other: "enter submodule",
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "copySubmoduleNameToClipboard",
+			Other: "copy submodule name to clipboard",
 		},
 	)
 }