diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Launcher.cs b/src/ViewModels/Launcher.cs
index 7b17290a7..3fdc83c97 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Launcher.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Launcher.cs
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public void OpenRepositoryInTab(string repo, LauncherPage page)
                 IsUnmanaged = true
             };
 
-            OpenRepositoryInTab(node, null);
+            OpenRepositoryInTab(node, page);
         }
 
         public void OpenRepositoryInTab(RepositoryNode node, LauncherPage page)
@@ -305,6 +305,9 @@ public void OpenRepositoryInTab(RepositoryNode node, LauncherPage page)
             {
                 if (one.Node.Id == node.Id)
                 {
+                    if (page != null && page.Node.IsRepository)
+                        one.Node.Name = ComposeSubmoduleTitle(page, node);
+
                     ActivePage = one;
                     return;
                 }
@@ -354,6 +357,14 @@ public void OpenRepositoryInTab(RepositoryNode node, LauncherPage page)
                     page.Data = repo;
                 }
             }
+            else if (page.Node.IsRepository)
+            {
+                var parent = page;
+                node.Name = ComposeSubmoduleTitle(parent, node);
+                page = new LauncherPage(node, repo);
+                var parentIdx = Pages.IndexOf(parent);
+                Pages.Insert(parentIdx + 1, page);
+            }
             else
             {
                 page.Node = node;
@@ -468,6 +479,12 @@ private void PostActivePageChanged()
             CommandPalette = null;
         }
 
+        private static string ComposeSubmoduleTitle(LauncherPage parent, RepositoryNode node)
+        {
+            var baseName = Path.GetFileName(node.Id);
+            return $"{parent.Node.Name} : {baseName}";
+        }
+
         private Workspace _activeWorkspace;
         private LauncherPage _activePage;
         private bool _ignoreIndexChange;
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs b/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
index 99a3a47e2..80ff356f5 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ public void OpenSubmodule(string submodule)
 
             var root = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(FullPath, submodule));
             var normalizedPath = root.Replace('\\', '/').TrimEnd('/');
-            App.GetLauncher().OpenRepositoryInTab(normalizedPath, null);
+            App.GetLauncher().OpenRepositoryInTab(normalizedPath, selfPage);
         }
 
         public void AddWorktree()