diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index 65d4faf08a1..e59670ac0c1 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -951,6 +951,15 @@
           "dark": "#6c6cc4",
           "highContrast": "#6c6cc4"
         }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "gitDecoration.submoduleResourceForeground",
+        "description": "%colors.submodule%",
+        "defaults": {
+          "light": "#1258a7",
+          "dark": "#8db9e2",
+          "highContrast": "#8db9e2"
+        }
       }
     ]
   },
diff --git a/extensions/git/package.nls.json b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
index 542740ef483..179c430eb4b 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
@@ -68,5 +68,6 @@
 	"colors.deleted": "Color for deleted resources.",
 	"colors.untracked": "Color for untracked resources.",
 	"colors.ignored": "Color for ignored resources.",
-	"colors.conflict": "Color for resources with conflicts."
+	"colors.conflict": "Color for resources with conflicts.",
+	"colors.submodule": "Color for submodule resources."
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/decorationProvider.ts b/extensions/git/src/decorationProvider.ts
index fc068efd8c4..20b523aa953 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/decorationProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/decorationProvider.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
 import { window, workspace, Uri, Disposable, Event, EventEmitter, DecorationData, DecorationProvider, ThemeColor } from 'vscode';
+import * as path from 'path';
 import { Repository, GitResourceGroup, Status } from './repository';
 import { Model } from './model';
 import { debounce } from './decorators';
 import { filterEvent } from './util';
+import { Submodule } from './git';
 
 class GitIgnoreDecorationProvider implements DecorationProvider {
 
@@ -65,6 +67,14 @@ class GitIgnoreDecorationProvider implements DecorationProvider {
 
 class GitDecorationProvider implements DecorationProvider {
 
+	private static SubmoduleDecorationData = {
+		source: 'git.resource',
+		title: 'Submodule',
+		abbreviation: 'S',
+		color: new ThemeColor('gitDecoration.submoduleResourceForeground'),
+		priority: 1
+	};
+
 	private readonly _onDidChangeDecorations = new EventEmitter<Uri[]>();
 	readonly onDidChangeDecorations: Event<Uri[]> = this._onDidChangeDecorations.event;
 
@@ -83,6 +93,7 @@ class GitDecorationProvider implements DecorationProvider {
 		this.collectDecorationData(this.repository.indexGroup, newDecorations);
 		this.collectDecorationData(this.repository.workingTreeGroup, newDecorations);
 		this.collectDecorationData(this.repository.mergeGroup, newDecorations);
+		this.collectSubmoduleDecorationData(newDecorations);
 
 		const uris = new Set([...this.decorations.keys()].concat([...newDecorations.keys()]));
 		this.decorations = newDecorations;
@@ -101,6 +112,12 @@ class GitDecorationProvider implements DecorationProvider {
 		});
 	}
 
+	private collectSubmoduleDecorationData(bucket: Map<string, DecorationData>): void {
+		for (const submodule of this.repository.submodules) {
+			bucket.set(Uri.file(path.join(this.repository.root, submodule.path)).toString(), GitDecorationProvider.SubmoduleDecorationData);
+		}
+	}
+
 	provideDecoration(uri: Uri): DecorationData | undefined {
 		return this.decorations.get(uri.toString());
 	}