diff --git a/conf/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/conf/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index 30540d4791..23543a867a 100644
--- a/conf/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/conf/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ notices.delete_success = System notice has been deleted successfully.
 [action]
 create_repo = created repository <a href="%s">%s</a>
 rename_repo = renamed repository from <code>%[1]s</code> to <a href="%[2]s">%[3]s</a>
-commit_repo = pushed to <a href="%s/src/%s">%[2]s</a> at <a href="%[1]s">%[3]s</a>
+commit_repo = pushed to <a href="%[1]s/src/%[2]s">%[3]s</a> at <a href="%[1]s">%[4]s</a>
 create_issue = `opened issue <a href="%s/issues/%s">%s#%[2]s</a>`
 create_pull_request = `created pull request <a href="%s/pulls/%s">%s#%[2]s</a>`
 comment_issue = `commented on issue <a href="%s/issues/%s">%s#%[2]s</a>`
diff --git a/modules/git/utils.go b/modules/git/utils.go
index 78792aaf5e..d2d0c19ed9 100644
--- a/modules/git/utils.go
+++ b/modules/git/utils.go
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ func parsePrettyFormatLog(repo *Repository, logByts []byte) (*list.List, error)
 }
 
 func RefEndName(refStr string) string {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(refStr, "refs/heads/") {
+		// trim the "refs/heads/"
+		return refStr[len("refs/heads/"):]
+	}
+
 	index := strings.LastIndex(refStr, "/")
 	if index != -1 {
 		return refStr[index+1:]
diff --git a/templates/user/dashboard/feeds.tmpl b/templates/user/dashboard/feeds.tmpl
index 70142f9a51..fff1e16f60 100644
--- a/templates/user/dashboard/feeds.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/dashboard/feeds.tmpl
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
           {{else if eq .GetOpType 2}}
           {{$.i18n.Tr "action.rename_repo" .GetContent .GetRepoLink .GetRepoPath | Str2html}}
           {{else if eq .GetOpType 5}}
-          {{$.i18n.Tr "action.commit_repo" .GetRepoLink .GetBranch .GetRepoPath | Str2html}}
+          {{ $branchLink := .GetBranch | EscapePound}}
+          {{$.i18n.Tr "action.commit_repo" .GetRepoLink $branchLink .GetBranch .GetRepoPath | Str2html}}
           {{else if eq .GetOpType 6}}
           {{ $index := index .GetIssueInfos 0}}
           {{$.i18n.Tr "action.create_issue" .GetRepoLink $index .GetRepoPath | Str2html}}