diff --git a/src/Commands/Checkout.cs b/src/Commands/Checkout.cs
index c39c28ae..b0274e7d 100644
--- a/src/Commands/Checkout.cs
+++ b/src/Commands/Checkout.cs
@@ -11,15 +11,17 @@ namespace SourceGit.Commands
             Context = repo;
         }
 
-        public bool Branch(string branch)
+        public bool Branch(string branch, bool recurseSubmodules)
         {
-            Args = $"checkout --recurse-submodules --progress {branch}";
+            var options = recurseSubmodules ? "--recurse-submodules" : string.Empty;
+            Args = $"checkout {options} --progress {branch}";
             return Exec();
         }
 
-        public bool Branch(string branch, string basedOn)
+        public bool Branch(string branch, string basedOn, bool recurseSubmodules)
         {
-            Args = $"checkout --recurse-submodules --progress -b {branch} {basedOn}";
+            var options = recurseSubmodules ? "--recurse-submodules" : string.Empty;
+            Args = $"checkout {options} --progress -b {branch} {basedOn}";
             return Exec();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Models/RepositorySettings.cs b/src/Models/RepositorySettings.cs
index 34a72033..3df463b3 100644
--- a/src/Models/RepositorySettings.cs
+++ b/src/Models/RepositorySettings.cs
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ namespace SourceGit.Models
             set;
         } = true;
 
+        public bool UpdateSubmodulesOnCheckoutBranch
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        } = true;
+
         public AvaloniaList<Filter> HistoriesFilters
         {
             get;
diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
index f4c62a90..640cb8f3 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Checkout.LocalChanges" xml:space="preserve">Local Changes:</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Checkout.LocalChanges.Discard" xml:space="preserve">Discard</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Checkout.LocalChanges.StashAndReply" xml:space="preserve">Stash &amp; Reapply</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Checkout.RecurseSubmodules" xml:space="preserve">Update all submodules</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Checkout.Target" xml:space="preserve">Branch:</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.CherryPick" xml:space="preserve">Cherry Pick</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.CherryPick.AppendSourceToMessage" xml:space="preserve">Append source to commit message</x:String>
diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
index 8ee210e9..5db542b1 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Checkout.LocalChanges" xml:space="preserve">未提交更改 ：</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Checkout.LocalChanges.Discard" xml:space="preserve">丢弃更改</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Checkout.LocalChanges.StashAndReply" xml:space="preserve">贮藏并自动恢复</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Checkout.RecurseSubmodules" xml:space="preserve">同时更新所有子模块</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Checkout.Target" xml:space="preserve">目标分支 ：</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.CherryPick" xml:space="preserve">挑选提交</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.CherryPick.AppendSourceToMessage" xml:space="preserve">提交信息中追加来源信息</x:String>
diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
index 7430d609..6fd380ec 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Checkout.LocalChanges" xml:space="preserve">未提交變更:</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Checkout.LocalChanges.Discard" xml:space="preserve">捨棄變更</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Checkout.LocalChanges.StashAndReply" xml:space="preserve">擱置變更並自動復原</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Checkout.RecurseSubmodules" xml:space="preserve">同時更新所有子模組</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Checkout.Target" xml:space="preserve">目標分支:</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.CherryPick" xml:space="preserve">揀選提交</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.CherryPick.AppendSourceToMessage" xml:space="preserve">提交資訊中追加來源資訊</x:String>
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Checkout.cs b/src/ViewModels/Checkout.cs
index a96ac79a..67db08c9 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Checkout.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Checkout.cs
@@ -15,11 +15,24 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             set;
         }
 
+        public bool IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible
+        {
+            get;
+            private set;
+        }
+
+        public bool RecurseSubmodules
+        {
+            get => _repo.Settings.UpdateSubmodulesOnCheckoutBranch;
+            set => _repo.Settings.UpdateSubmodulesOnCheckoutBranch = value;
+        }
+
         public Checkout(Repository repo, string branch)
         {
             _repo = repo;
             Branch = branch;
             DiscardLocalChanges = false;
+            IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible = repo.Submodules.Count > 0;
         }
 
         public override Task<bool> Sure()
@@ -30,6 +43,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             var log = _repo.CreateLog($"Checkout '{Branch}'");
             Use(log);
 
+            var updateSubmodules = IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible && RecurseSubmodules;
             return Task.Run(() =>
             {
                 var changes = new Commands.CountLocalChangesWithoutUntracked(_repo.FullPath).Result();
@@ -54,7 +68,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
                     }
                 }
 
-                var rs = new Commands.Checkout(_repo.FullPath).Use(log).Branch(Branch);
+                var rs = new Commands.Checkout(_repo.FullPath).Use(log).Branch(Branch, updateSubmodules);
                 if (needPopStash)
                     rs = new Commands.Stash(_repo.FullPath).Use(log).Pop("stash@{0}");
 
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/CreateBranch.cs b/src/ViewModels/CreateBranch.cs
index dd190e18..3a99d88c 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/CreateBranch.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/CreateBranch.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,14 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
         public bool CheckoutAfterCreated
         {
             get => _repo.Settings.CheckoutBranchOnCreateBranch;
-            set => _repo.Settings.CheckoutBranchOnCreateBranch = value;
+            set
+            {
+                if (_repo.Settings.CheckoutBranchOnCreateBranch != value)
+                {
+                    _repo.Settings.CheckoutBranchOnCreateBranch = value;
+                    OnPropertyChanged();
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         public bool IsBareRepository
@@ -36,6 +43,18 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             get => _repo.IsBare;
         }
 
+        public bool IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible
+        {
+            get;
+            private set;
+        }
+
+        public bool RecurseSubmodules
+        {
+            get => _repo.Settings.UpdateSubmodulesOnCheckoutBranch;
+            set => _repo.Settings.UpdateSubmodulesOnCheckoutBranch = value;
+        }
+
         public CreateBranch(Repository repo, Models.Branch branch)
         {
             _repo = repo;
@@ -48,6 +67,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
 
             BasedOn = branch;
             DiscardLocalChanges = false;
+            IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible = repo.Submodules.Count > 0;
         }
 
         public CreateBranch(Repository repo, Models.Commit commit)
@@ -57,6 +77,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
 
             BasedOn = commit;
             DiscardLocalChanges = false;
+            IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible = repo.Submodules.Count > 0;
         }
 
         public CreateBranch(Repository repo, Models.Tag tag)
@@ -66,6 +87,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
 
             BasedOn = tag;
             DiscardLocalChanges = false;
+            IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible = repo.Submodules.Count > 0;
         }
 
         public static ValidationResult ValidateBranchName(string name, ValidationContext ctx)
@@ -92,6 +114,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             var log = _repo.CreateLog($"Create Branch '{fixedName}'");
             Use(log);
 
+            var updateSubmodules = IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible && RecurseSubmodules;
             return Task.Run(() =>
             {
                 bool succ;
@@ -119,7 +142,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
                         }
                     }
 
-                    succ = new Commands.Checkout(_repo.FullPath).Use(log).Branch(fixedName, _baseOnRevision);
+                    succ = new Commands.Checkout(_repo.FullPath).Use(log).Branch(fixedName, _baseOnRevision, updateSubmodules);
                     if (needPopStash)
                         new Commands.Stash(_repo.FullPath).Use(log).Pop("stash@{0}");
                 }
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs b/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
index 289d890f..5e8bd40d 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
 
             if (branch.IsLocal)
             {
-                if (_localChangesCount > 0)
+                if (_localChangesCount > 0 || _submodules.Count > 0)
                     ShowPopup(new Checkout(this, branch.Name));
                 else
                     ShowAndStartPopup(new Checkout(this, branch.Name));
diff --git a/src/Views/Checkout.axaml b/src/Views/Checkout.axaml
index 3cdfd94e..42b9cec5 100644
--- a/src/Views/Checkout.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/Checkout.axaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
       <Grid.RowDefinitions>
         <RowDefinition Height="32"/>
         <RowDefinition Height="Auto" MinHeight="32"/>
+        <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
       </Grid.RowDefinitions>
 
       <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"
@@ -35,11 +36,18 @@
       <WrapPanel Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Orientation="Horizontal" VerticalAlignment="Center">
         <RadioButton GroupName="LocalChanges"
                      Margin="0,0,8,0"
-                     Content="{DynamicResource Text.CreateBranch.LocalChanges.StashAndReply}"
+                     Content="{DynamicResource Text.Checkout.LocalChanges.StashAndReply}"
                      IsChecked="{Binding !DiscardLocalChanges, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
         <RadioButton GroupName="LocalChanges"
-                     Content="{DynamicResource Text.CreateBranch.LocalChanges.Discard}"/>
+                     Content="{DynamicResource Text.Checkout.LocalChanges.Discard}"/>
       </WrapPanel>
+
+      <CheckBox Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1"
+                Height="32"
+                Content="{DynamicResource Text.Checkout.RecurseSubmodules}"
+                IsChecked="{Binding RecurseSubmodules, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                IsVisible="{Binding IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible}"
+                ToolTip.Tip="--recurse-submodules"/>
     </Grid>
   </StackPanel>
 </UserControl>
diff --git a/src/Views/CreateBranch.axaml b/src/Views/CreateBranch.axaml
index a5f1f212..e77f8751 100644
--- a/src/Views/CreateBranch.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/CreateBranch.axaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <TextBlock FontSize="18"
                Classes="bold"
                Text="{DynamicResource Text.CreateBranch.Title}"/>
-    <Grid Margin="0,16,0,0" RowDefinitions="32,32,Auto,Auto,Auto" ColumnDefinitions="140,*">
+    <Grid Margin="0,16,0,0" RowDefinitions="32,32,Auto,Auto,Auto,Auto" ColumnDefinitions="140,*">
       <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"
                  HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center"
                  Margin="0,0,8,0"
@@ -83,6 +83,19 @@
                 Content="{DynamicResource Text.CreateBranch.Checkout}"
                 IsChecked="{Binding CheckoutAfterCreated, Mode=TwoWay}"
                 IsVisible="{Binding !IsBareRepository}"/>
+
+      <CheckBox Grid.Row="5" Grid.Column="1"
+                Content="{DynamicResource Text.Checkout.RecurseSubmodules}"
+                IsChecked="{Binding RecurseSubmodules, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                ToolTip.Tip="--recurse-submodules">
+        <CheckBox.IsVisible>
+          <MultiBinding Converter="{x:Static BoolConverters.And}">
+            <Binding Path="IsBareRepository" Converter="{x:Static BoolConverters.Not}"/>
+            <Binding Path="CheckoutAfterCreated"/>
+            <Binding Path="IsRecurseSubmoduleVisible"/>
+          </MultiBinding>
+        </CheckBox.IsVisible>
+      </CheckBox>
     </Grid>
   </StackPanel>
 </UserControl>