diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
index 0b7f3b22..d4d0335e 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.LocalChanges.Discard" xml:space="preserve">Discard</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.LocalChanges.StashAndReply" xml:space="preserve">Stash &amp; Reapply</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.NoTags" xml:space="preserve">Fetch without tags</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.RecurseSubmodules" xml:space="preserve">Update all submodules</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.Remote" xml:space="preserve">Remote:</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.Title" xml:space="preserve">Pull (Fetch &amp; Merge)</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.UseRebase" xml:space="preserve">Use rebase instead of merge</x:String>
diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
index c28e1aef..545623b7 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.LocalChanges.Discard" xml:space="preserve">丢弃更改</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.LocalChanges.StashAndReply" xml:space="preserve">贮藏并自动恢复</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.NoTags" xml:space="preserve">不拉取远程标签</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.RecurseSubmodules" xml:space="preserve">同时更新所有子模块</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.Remote" xml:space="preserve">远程 ：</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.Title" xml:space="preserve">拉回（拉取并合并）</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.UseRebase" xml:space="preserve">使用变基方式合并分支</x:String>
diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
index 4a9d689b..b40f62fe 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.LocalChanges.Discard" xml:space="preserve">捨棄變更</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.LocalChanges.StashAndReply" xml:space="preserve">擱置變更並自動復原</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.NoTags" xml:space="preserve">不拉取遠端標籤</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.RecurseSubmodules" xml:space="preserve">同時更新所有子模組</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.Remote" xml:space="preserve">遠端:</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.Title" xml:space="preserve">拉取 (提取並合併)</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Pull.UseRebase" xml:space="preserve">使用重定基底 (rebase) 合併分支</x:String>
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Checkout.cs b/src/ViewModels/Checkout.cs
index d8e9b38a..5cdf4de5 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Checkout.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Checkout.cs
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
 
         public bool IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible
         {
-            get;
-            private set;
+            get => _repo.Submodules.Count > 0;
         }
 
         public bool RecurseSubmodules
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             _repo = repo;
             Branch = branch;
             DiscardLocalChanges = false;
-            IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible = repo.Submodules.Count > 0;
         }
 
         public override Task<bool> Sure()
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/CheckoutCommit.cs b/src/ViewModels/CheckoutCommit.cs
index a8c5b8cf..57aadf65 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/CheckoutCommit.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/CheckoutCommit.cs
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
 
         public bool IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible
         {
-            get;
-            private set;
+            get => _repo.Submodules.Count > 0;
         }
 
         public bool RecurseSubmodules
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             _repo = repo;
             Commit = commit;
             DiscardLocalChanges = false;
-            IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible = repo.Submodules.Count > 0;
         }
 
         public override Task<bool> Sure()
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/CreateBranch.cs b/src/ViewModels/CreateBranch.cs
index 252802f4..e5d1eea8 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/CreateBranch.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/CreateBranch.cs
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
 
         public bool IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible
         {
-            get;
-            private set;
+            get => _repo.Submodules.Count > 0;
         }
 
         public bool RecurseSubmodules
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
 
             BasedOn = branch;
             DiscardLocalChanges = false;
-            IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible = repo.Submodules.Count > 0;
         }
 
         public CreateBranch(Repository repo, Models.Commit commit)
@@ -77,7 +75,6 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
 
             BasedOn = commit;
             DiscardLocalChanges = false;
-            IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible = repo.Submodules.Count > 0;
         }
 
         public CreateBranch(Repository repo, Models.Tag tag)
@@ -87,7 +84,6 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
 
             BasedOn = tag;
             DiscardLocalChanges = false;
-            IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible = repo.Submodules.Count > 0;
         }
 
         public static ValidationResult ValidateBranchName(string name, ValidationContext ctx)
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Popup.cs b/src/ViewModels/Popup.cs
index ec1e007c..b3fe7e23 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Popup.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Popup.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,14 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
 
         protected void Use(CommandLog log)
         {
-            log.Register(newline => ProgressDescription = newline.Trim());
+            log.Register(SetDescription);
+        }
+
+        private void SetDescription(string data)
+        {
+            var desc = data.Trim();
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(desc))
+                ProgressDescription = desc;
         }
 
         private bool _inProgress = false;
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Pull.cs b/src/ViewModels/Pull.cs
index e13dad96..14451e98 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Pull.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Pull.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,17 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             set => _repo.Settings.FetchWithoutTagsOnPull = value;
         }
 
+        public bool IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible
+        {
+            get => _repo.Submodules.Count > 0;
+        }
+
+        public bool RecurseSubmodules
+        {
+            get => _repo.Settings.UpdateSubmodulesOnCheckoutBranch;
+            set => _repo.Settings.UpdateSubmodulesOnCheckoutBranch = value;
+        }
+
         public Pull(Repository repo, Models.Branch specifiedRemoteBranch)
         {
             _repo = repo;
@@ -119,6 +130,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             var log = _repo.CreateLog("Pull");
             Use(log);
 
+            var updateSubmodules = IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible && RecurseSubmodules;
             return Task.Run(() =>
             {
                 var changes = new Commands.CountLocalChangesWithoutUntracked(_repo.FullPath).Result();
@@ -176,8 +188,18 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
                         NoTags).Use(log).Exec();
                 }
 
-                if (rs && needPopStash)
-                    rs = new Commands.Stash(_repo.FullPath).Use(log).Pop("stash@{0}");
+                if (rs)
+                {
+                    if (updateSubmodules)
+                    {
+                        var submodules = new Commands.QuerySubmodules(_repo.FullPath).Result();
+                        if (submodules.Count > 0)
+                            new Commands.Submodule(_repo.FullPath).Use(log).Update(submodules, true, true, false);
+                    }
+
+                    if (needPopStash)
+                        new Commands.Stash(_repo.FullPath).Use(log).Pop("stash@{0}");
+                }
 
                 log.Complete();
 
diff --git a/src/Views/Pull.axaml b/src/Views/Pull.axaml
index 67121826..1c438b8b 100644
--- a/src/Views/Pull.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/Pull.axaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         <RowDefinition Height="32"/>
         <RowDefinition Height="32"/>
         <RowDefinition Height="32"/>
+        <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
       </Grid.RowDefinitions>
 
       <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"
@@ -105,6 +106,13 @@
                 Content="{DynamicResource Text.Pull.UseRebase}"
                 IsChecked="{Binding UseRebase, Mode=TwoWay}"
                 ToolTip.Tip="--rebase"/>
+
+      <CheckBox Grid.Row="7" Grid.Column="1"
+                Height="32"
+                Content="{DynamicResource Text.Pull.RecurseSubmodules}"
+                IsChecked="{Binding RecurseSubmodules, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                IsVisible="{Binding IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible}"
+                ToolTip.Tip="--recurse-submodules"/>
     </Grid>
   </StackPanel>
 </UserControl>