diff --git a/pkg/commands/file.go b/pkg/commands/file.go
index 750b4e4f8..f030b4e67 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/file.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/file.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ type File struct {
 	DisplayString           string
 	Type                    string // one of 'file', 'directory', and 'other'
 	ShortStatus             string // e.g. 'AD', ' A', 'M ', '??'
-	IsSubmodule             bool
 }
 
 const RENAME_SEPARATOR = " -> "
@@ -45,3 +44,17 @@ func (f *File) ID() string {
 func (f *File) Description() string {
 	return f.Name
 }
+
+func (f *File) IsSubmodule(configs []*SubmoduleConfig) bool {
+	return f.SubmoduleConfig(configs) != nil
+}
+
+func (f *File) SubmoduleConfig(configs []*SubmoduleConfig) *SubmoduleConfig {
+	for _, config := range configs {
+		if f.Name == config.Name {
+			return config
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git.go b/pkg/commands/git.go
index 465552b48..90fbc9890 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package commands
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
@@ -272,32 +271,6 @@ func (c *GitCommand) GetConfigValue(key string) string {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(output)
 }
 
-func (c *GitCommand) GetSubmoduleNames() ([]string, error) {
-	file, err := os.Open(".gitmodules")
-	if err != nil {
-		if err == os.ErrNotExist {
-			return nil, nil
-		}
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	submoduleNames := []string{}
-
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
-	scanner.Split(bufio.ScanLines)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := scanner.Text()
-		re := regexp.MustCompile(`\[submodule "(.*)"\]`)
-		matches := re.FindStringSubmatch(line)
-
-		if len(matches) > 0 {
-			submoduleNames = append(submoduleNames, matches[1])
-		}
-	}
-
-	return submoduleNames, nil
-}
-
 func (c *GitCommand) GetStatusFiles(opts GetStatusFileOptions) []*File {
 	// check if config wants us ignoring untracked files
 	untrackedFilesSetting := c.GetConfigValue("status.showUntrackedFiles")
@@ -314,11 +287,6 @@ func (c *GitCommand) GetStatusFiles(opts GetStatusFileOptions) []*File {
 	statusStrings := utils.SplitLines(statusOutput)
 	files := []*File{}
 
-	submoduleNames, err := c.GetSubmoduleNames()
-	if err != nil {
-		c.Log.Error(err)
-	}
-
 	for _, statusString := range statusStrings {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(statusString, "warning") {
 			c.Log.Warningf("warning when calling git status: %s", statusString)
@@ -332,7 +300,6 @@ func (c *GitCommand) GetStatusFiles(opts GetStatusFileOptions) []*File {
 		hasNoStagedChanges := utils.IncludesString([]string{" ", "U", "?"}, stagedChange)
 		hasMergeConflicts := utils.IncludesString([]string{"DD", "AA", "UU", "AU", "UA", "UD", "DU"}, change)
 		hasInlineMergeConflicts := utils.IncludesString([]string{"UU", "AA"}, change)
-		isSubmodule := utils.IncludesString(submoduleNames, filename)
 
 		file := &File{
 			Name:                    filename,
@@ -345,7 +312,6 @@ func (c *GitCommand) GetStatusFiles(opts GetStatusFileOptions) []*File {
 			HasInlineMergeConflicts: hasInlineMergeConflicts,
 			Type:                    c.OSCommand.FileType(filename),
 			ShortStatus:             change,
-			IsSubmodule:             isSubmodule,
 		}
 		files = append(files, file)
 	}
@@ -752,11 +718,7 @@ func (c *GitCommand) DiscardAllFileChanges(file *File) error {
 
 	// if the file isn't tracked, we assume you want to delete it
 	quotedFileName := c.OSCommand.Quote(file.Name)
-	if file.IsSubmodule {
-		if err := c.OSCommand.RunCommand(fmt.Sprintf("git submodule update --checkout --force --init %s", quotedFileName)); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else if file.HasStagedChanges || file.HasMergeConflicts {
+	if file.HasStagedChanges || file.HasMergeConflicts {
 		if err := c.OSCommand.RunCommand("git reset -- %s", quotedFileName); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -816,7 +778,7 @@ func (c *GitCommand) ShowCmdStr(sha string, filterPath string) string {
 	if filterPath != "" {
 		filterPathArg = fmt.Sprintf(" -- %s", c.OSCommand.Quote(filterPath))
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("git show --color=%s --no-renames --stat -p %s %s", c.colorArg(), sha, filterPathArg)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("git show --submodule --color=%s --no-renames --stat -p %s %s", c.colorArg(), sha, filterPathArg)
 }
 
 func (c *GitCommand) GetBranchGraphCmdStr(branchName string) string {
diff --git a/pkg/commands/submodule_config.go b/pkg/commands/submodule_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9e7ad22b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/commands/submodule_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package commands
+
+type SubmoduleConfig struct {
+	Name string
+	Path string
+	Url  string
+}
diff --git a/pkg/commands/submodules.go b/pkg/commands/submodules.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad130544c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/commands/submodules.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"os"
+	"regexp"
+)
+
+// .gitmodules looks like this:
+// [submodule "mysubmodule"]
+//   path = blah/mysubmodule
+//   url = git@github.com:subbo.git
+
+func (c *GitCommand) GetSubmoduleConfigs() ([]*SubmoduleConfig, error) {
+	file, err := os.Open(".gitmodules")
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
+	scanner.Split(bufio.ScanLines)
+
+	firstMatch := func(str string, regex string) (string, bool) {
+		re := regexp.MustCompile(regex)
+		matches := re.FindStringSubmatch(str)
+
+		if len(matches) > 0 {
+			return matches[1], true
+		} else {
+			return "", false
+		}
+	}
+
+	configs := []*SubmoduleConfig{}
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+
+		if name, ok := firstMatch(line, `\[submodule "(.*)"\]`); ok {
+			configs = append(configs, &SubmoduleConfig{Name: name})
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if len(configs) > 0 {
+			lastConfig := configs[len(configs)-1]
+
+			if path, ok := firstMatch(line, `\s*path\s*=\s*(.*)\s*`); ok {
+				lastConfig.Path = path
+			} else if url, ok := firstMatch(line, `\s*url\s*=\s*(.*)\s*`); ok {
+				lastConfig.Url = url
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return configs, nil
+}
+
+func (c *GitCommand) SubmoduleStash(config *SubmoduleConfig) error {
+	return c.OSCommand.RunCommand("git -C %s stash --include-untracked", config.Path)
+}
+
+func (c *GitCommand) SubmoduleReset(config *SubmoduleConfig) error {
+	return c.OSCommand.RunCommand("git submodule update --force %s", config.Name)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/discard_changes_menu_panel.go b/pkg/gui/discard_changes_menu_panel.go
index f8a0f1df2..2c4e8f759 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/discard_changes_menu_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/discard_changes_menu_panel.go
@@ -2,42 +2,74 @@ package gui
 
 import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands"
 )
 
+func (gui *Gui) submoduleFromFile(file *commands.File) *commands.SubmoduleConfig {
+	for _, config := range gui.State.SubmoduleConfigs {
+		if config.Name == file.Name {
+			return config
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (gui *Gui) handleCreateDiscardMenu(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	file := gui.getSelectedFile()
 	if file == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if file.IsSubmodule {
-		// git submodule foreach '[[ "$name" == "renderers/chartify" ]] && git stash --include-untracked'
-		// git submodule update --force renderers/chartify
-	}
+	var menuItems []*menuItem
 
-	menuItems := []*menuItem{
-		{
-			displayString: gui.Tr.SLocalize("discardAllChanges"),
-			onPress: func() error {
-				if err := gui.GitCommand.DiscardAllFileChanges(file); err != nil {
-					return gui.surfaceError(err)
-				}
-				return gui.refreshSidePanels(refreshOptions{mode: ASYNC, scope: []int{FILES}})
+	submoduleConfigs := gui.State.SubmoduleConfigs
+	if file.IsSubmodule(submoduleConfigs) {
+		submoduleConfig := file.SubmoduleConfig(submoduleConfigs)
+
+		menuItems = []*menuItem{
+			{
+				displayString: gui.Tr.SLocalize("submoduleStashAndReset"),
+				onPress: func() error {
+					if err := gui.GitCommand.UnStageFile(file.Name, file.Tracked); err != nil {
+						return gui.surfaceError(err)
+					}
+					if err := gui.GitCommand.SubmoduleStash(submoduleConfig); err != nil {
+						return gui.surfaceError(err)
+					}
+					if err := gui.GitCommand.SubmoduleReset(submoduleConfig); err != nil {
+						return gui.surfaceError(err)
+					}
+					return gui.refreshSidePanels(refreshOptions{mode: ASYNC, scope: []int{FILES}})
+				},
 			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	if file.HasStagedChanges && file.HasUnstagedChanges {
-		menuItems = append(menuItems, &menuItem{
-			displayString: gui.Tr.SLocalize("discardUnstagedChanges"),
-			onPress: func() error {
-				if err := gui.GitCommand.DiscardUnstagedFileChanges(file); err != nil {
-					return gui.surfaceError(err)
-				}
-
-				return gui.refreshSidePanels(refreshOptions{mode: ASYNC, scope: []int{FILES}})
+		}
+	} else {
+		menuItems = []*menuItem{
+			{
+				displayString: gui.Tr.SLocalize("discardAllChanges"),
+				onPress: func() error {
+					if err := gui.GitCommand.DiscardAllFileChanges(file); err != nil {
+						return gui.surfaceError(err)
+					}
+					return gui.refreshSidePanels(refreshOptions{mode: ASYNC, scope: []int{FILES}})
+				},
 			},
-		})
+		}
+
+		if file.HasStagedChanges && file.HasUnstagedChanges {
+			menuItems = append(menuItems, &menuItem{
+				displayString: gui.Tr.SLocalize("discardUnstagedChanges"),
+				onPress: func() error {
+					if err := gui.GitCommand.DiscardUnstagedFileChanges(file); err != nil {
+						return gui.surfaceError(err)
+					}
+
+					return gui.refreshSidePanels(refreshOptions{mode: ASYNC, scope: []int{FILES}})
+				},
+			})
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	return gui.createMenu(file.Name, menuItems, createMenuOptions{showCancel: true})
diff --git a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
index aa01b4b36..c57f94082 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshFiles() error {
 		// if the filesView hasn't been instantiated yet we just return
 		return nil
 	}
+	if err := gui.refreshStateSubmoduleConfigs(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := gui.refreshStateFiles(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -426,6 +429,17 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshStateFiles() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (gui *Gui) refreshStateSubmoduleConfigs() error {
+	configs, err := gui.GitCommand.GetSubmoduleConfigs()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	gui.State.SubmoduleConfigs = configs
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (gui *Gui) handlePullFiles(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	if gui.popupPanelFocused() {
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index db6624ec0..94634113b 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -271,11 +271,12 @@ type Modes struct {
 }
 
 type guiState struct {
-	Files        []*commands.File
-	Branches     []*commands.Branch
-	Commits      []*commands.Commit
-	StashEntries []*commands.StashEntry
-	CommitFiles  []*commands.CommitFile
+	Files            []*commands.File
+	SubmoduleConfigs []*commands.SubmoduleConfig
+	Branches         []*commands.Branch
+	Commits          []*commands.Commit
+	StashEntries     []*commands.StashEntry
+	CommitFiles      []*commands.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 []*commands.Commit
diff --git a/pkg/gui/list_context.go b/pkg/gui/list_context.go
index 1ba7da80a..e2dec2a96 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)
+			return presentation.GetFileListDisplayStrings(gui.State.Files, gui.State.Modes.Diffing.Ref, gui.State.SubmoduleConfigs)
 		},
 		SelectedItem: func() (ListItem, bool) {
 			item := gui.getSelectedFile()
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/files.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/files.go
index 6493e1024..f02aee91f 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/files.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/files.go
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
-func GetFileListDisplayStrings(files []*commands.File, diffName string) [][]string {
+func GetFileListDisplayStrings(files []*commands.File, diffName string, submoduleConfigs []*commands.SubmoduleConfig) [][]string {
 	lines := make([][]string, len(files))
 
 	for i := range files {
 		diffed := files[i].Name == diffName
-		lines[i] = getFileDisplayStrings(files[i], diffed)
+		lines[i] = getFileDisplayStrings(files[i], diffed, submoduleConfigs)
 	}
 
 	return lines
 }
 
 // getFileDisplayStrings returns the display string of branch
-func getFileDisplayStrings(f *commands.File, diffed bool) []string {
+func getFileDisplayStrings(f *commands.File, diffed bool, submoduleConfigs []*commands.SubmoduleConfig) []string {
 	// potentially inefficient to be instantiating these color
 	// objects with each render
 	red := color.New(color.FgRed)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func getFileDisplayStrings(f *commands.File, diffed bool) []string {
 	output += secondCharCl.Sprint(secondChar)
 	output += restColor.Sprintf(" %s", f.Name)
 
-	if f.IsSubmodule {
+	if f.IsSubmodule(submoduleConfigs) {
 		output += utils.ColoredString(" (submodule)", theme.DefaultTextColor)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index f774f553d..f34e74748 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -1191,6 +1191,9 @@ func addEnglish(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "runningCustomCommandStatus",
 			Other: "running custom command",
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "submoduleStashAndReset",
+			Other: "stash uncommitted submodule changes and reset",
 		},
 	)
 }