diff --git a/src/Models/Watcher.cs b/src/Models/Watcher.cs
index e7684e2c..03b4ca5f 100644
--- a/src/Models/Watcher.cs
+++ b/src/Models/Watcher.cs
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ namespace SourceGit.Models
             Interlocked.Exchange(ref _updateStashes, 0);
         }
 
+        public void MarkSubmodulesUpdated()
+        {
+            Interlocked.Exchange(ref _updateSubmodules, 0);
+        }
+
         public void Dispose()
         {
             foreach (var watcher in _watchers)
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/DeinitSubmodule.cs b/src/ViewModels/DeinitSubmodule.cs
index d224ce03..f9fff198 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/DeinitSubmodule.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/DeinitSubmodule.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
                 .DeinitAsync(Submodule, false);
 
             log.Complete();
+            _repo.MarkSubmodulesDirtyManually();
             return succ;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs b/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
index 1aaa6bd9..5ab2d1c2 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
@@ -877,6 +877,12 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             RefreshStashes();
         }
 
+        public void MarkSubmodulesDirtyManually()
+        {
+            _watcher?.MarkSubmodulesUpdated();
+            RefreshSubmodules();
+        }
+
         public void MarkFetched()
         {
             _lastFetchTime = DateTime.Now;
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/UpdateSubmodules.cs b/src/ViewModels/UpdateSubmodules.cs
index e66a85dd..53aa8c17 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/UpdateSubmodules.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/UpdateSubmodules.cs
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
                 .UpdateAsync(targets, EnableInit, EnableRecursive, EnableRemote);
 
             log.Complete();
+            _repo.MarkSubmodulesDirtyManually();
             return true;
         }