diff --git a/models/activities/action.go b/models/activities/action.go
index 1ac1be7135d8..4baedbfe124b 100644
--- a/models/activities/action.go
+++ b/models/activities/action.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func (a *Action) GetRefLink() string {
 		return a.GetRepoLink() + "/src/branch/" + util.PathEscapeSegments(strings.TrimPrefix(a.RefName, git.BranchPrefix))
 	case strings.HasPrefix(a.RefName, git.TagPrefix):
 		return a.GetRepoLink() + "/src/tag/" + util.PathEscapeSegments(strings.TrimPrefix(a.RefName, git.TagPrefix))
-	case len(a.RefName) == 40 && git.IsValidSHAPattern(a.RefName):
+	case len(a.RefName) == git.SHAFullLength && git.IsValidSHAPattern(a.RefName):
 		return a.GetRepoLink() + "/src/commit/" + a.RefName
 	default:
 		// FIXME: we will just assume it's a branch - this was the old way - at some point we may want to enforce that there is always a ref here.
diff --git a/models/git/commit_status.go b/models/git/commit_status.go
index 0fb0bc66af9a..07e0b9fb73b4 100644
--- a/models/git/commit_status.go
+++ b/models/git/commit_status.go
@@ -279,6 +279,10 @@ func NewCommitStatus(opts NewCommitStatusOptions) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("NewCommitStatus[%s, %s]: no user specified", repoPath, opts.SHA)
 	}
 
+	if _, err := git.NewIDFromString(opts.SHA); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("NewCommitStatus[%s, %s]: invalid sha: %w", repoPath, opts.SHA, err)
+	}
+
 	ctx, committer, err := db.TxContext(db.DefaultContext)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("NewCommitStatus[repo_id: %d, user_id: %d, sha: %s]: %w", opts.Repo.ID, opts.Creator.ID, opts.SHA, err)
diff --git a/modules/context/api.go b/modules/context/api.go
index f49997a7875f..1349f91ec0fb 100644
--- a/modules/context/api.go
+++ b/modules/context/api.go
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ func RepoRefForAPI(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 				return
 			}
 			ctx.Repo.CommitID = ctx.Repo.Commit.ID.String()
-		} else if len(refName) == 40 {
+		} else if len(refName) == git.SHAFullLength {
 			ctx.Repo.CommitID = refName
 			ctx.Repo.Commit, err = ctx.Repo.GitRepo.GetCommit(refName)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/modules/context/repo.go b/modules/context/repo.go
index 71a2b3c0c6ef..d15d28cab783 100644
--- a/modules/context/repo.go
+++ b/modules/context/repo.go
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ func getRefName(ctx *Context, pathType RepoRefType) string {
 		}
 		// For legacy and API support only full commit sha
 		parts := strings.Split(path, "/")
-		if len(parts) > 0 && len(parts[0]) == 40 {
+		if len(parts) > 0 && len(parts[0]) == git.SHAFullLength {
 			ctx.Repo.TreePath = strings.Join(parts[1:], "/")
 			return parts[0]
 		}
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ func getRefName(ctx *Context, pathType RepoRefType) string {
 		return getRefNameFromPath(ctx, path, ctx.Repo.GitRepo.IsTagExist)
 	case RepoRefCommit:
 		parts := strings.Split(path, "/")
-		if len(parts) > 0 && len(parts[0]) >= 7 && len(parts[0]) <= 40 {
+		if len(parts) > 0 && len(parts[0]) >= 7 && len(parts[0]) <= git.SHAFullLength {
 			ctx.Repo.TreePath = strings.Join(parts[1:], "/")
 			return parts[0]
 		}
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ func RepoRefByType(refType RepoRefType, ignoreNotExistErr ...bool) func(*Context
 					return
 				}
 				ctx.Repo.CommitID = ctx.Repo.Commit.ID.String()
-			} else if len(refName) >= 7 && len(refName) <= 40 {
+			} else if len(refName) >= 7 && len(refName) <= git.SHAFullLength {
 				ctx.Repo.IsViewCommit = true
 				ctx.Repo.CommitID = refName
 
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ func RepoRefByType(refType RepoRefType, ignoreNotExistErr ...bool) func(*Context
 					return
 				}
 				// If short commit ID add canonical link header
-				if len(refName) < 40 {
+				if len(refName) < git.SHAFullLength {
 					ctx.RespHeader().Set("Link", fmt.Sprintf("<%s>; rel=\"canonical\"",
 						util.URLJoin(setting.AppURL, strings.Replace(ctx.Req.URL.RequestURI(), util.PathEscapeSegments(refName), url.PathEscape(ctx.Repo.Commit.ID.String()), 1))))
 				}
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_commit_gogit.go b/modules/git/repo_commit_gogit.go
index b6c42a802f0d..72de158e6e11 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_commit_gogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_commit_gogit.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) RemoveReference(name string) error {
 
 // ConvertToSHA1 returns a Hash object from a potential ID string
 func (repo *Repository) ConvertToSHA1(commitID string) (SHA1, error) {
-	if len(commitID) == 40 {
+	if len(commitID) == SHAFullLength {
 		sha1, err := NewIDFromString(commitID)
 		if err == nil {
 			return sha1, nil
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_commit_nogogit.go b/modules/git/repo_commit_nogogit.go
index 35a705fea30f..7373d01c8efb 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_commit_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_commit_nogogit.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) getCommitFromBatchReader(rd *bufio.Reader, id SHA1) (*Co
 
 // ConvertToSHA1 returns a Hash object from a potential ID string
 func (repo *Repository) ConvertToSHA1(commitID string) (SHA1, error) {
-	if len(commitID) == 40 && IsValidSHAPattern(commitID) {
+	if len(commitID) == SHAFullLength && IsValidSHAPattern(commitID) {
 		sha1, err := NewIDFromString(commitID)
 		if err == nil {
 			return sha1, nil
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_index.go b/modules/git/repo_index.go
index 99eb2b540b1a..5ff2a2e4fc9d 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_index.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_index.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 // ReadTreeToIndex reads a treeish to the index
 func (repo *Repository) ReadTreeToIndex(treeish string, indexFilename ...string) error {
-	if len(treeish) != 40 {
+	if len(treeish) != SHAFullLength {
 		res, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-parse", "--verify").AddDynamicArguments(treeish).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_tree_gogit.go b/modules/git/repo_tree_gogit.go
index e0e5e73fa335..a7b1081b15f1 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_tree_gogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_tree_gogit.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) getTree(id SHA1) (*Tree, error) {
 
 // GetTree find the tree object in the repository.
 func (repo *Repository) GetTree(idStr string) (*Tree, error) {
-	if len(idStr) != 40 {
+	if len(idStr) != SHAFullLength {
 		res, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-parse", "--verify").AddDynamicArguments(idStr).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_tree_nogogit.go b/modules/git/repo_tree_nogogit.go
index 16ea6bbd8a31..4fd77df2b824 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_tree_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_tree_nogogit.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) getTree(id SHA1) (*Tree, error) {
 
 // GetTree find the tree object in the repository.
 func (repo *Repository) GetTree(idStr string) (*Tree, error) {
-	if len(idStr) != 40 {
+	if len(idStr) != SHAFullLength {
 		res, err := repo.GetRefCommitID(idStr)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/modules/git/sha1.go b/modules/git/sha1.go
index 3a02484bc23b..4d69653e09ac 100644
--- a/modules/git/sha1.go
+++ b/modules/git/sha1.go
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ const EmptySHA = "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
 // EmptyTreeSHA is the SHA of an empty tree
 const EmptyTreeSHA = "4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904"
 
+// SHAFullLength is the full length of a git SHA
+const SHAFullLength = 40
+
 // SHAPattern can be used to determine if a string is an valid sha
 var shaPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`^[0-9a-f]{4,40}$`)
 
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ func MustIDFromString(s string) SHA1 {
 func NewIDFromString(s string) (SHA1, error) {
 	var id SHA1
 	s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
-	if len(s) != 40 {
+	if len(s) != SHAFullLength {
 		return id, fmt.Errorf("Length must be 40: %s", s)
 	}
 	b, err := hex.DecodeString(s)
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/status.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/status.go
index 0b196d162c27..3202722581ca 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/status.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/status.go
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ func getCommitStatuses(ctx *context.APIContext, sha string) {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "ref/sha not given", nil)
 		return
 	}
+	sha = utils.MustConvertToSHA1(ctx.Context, sha)
 	repo := ctx.Repo.Repository
 
 	listOptions := utils.GetListOptions(ctx)
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/utils/git.go b/routers/api/v1/utils/git.go
index 2801dee8babe..eaf0f5fd37fc 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/utils/git.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/utils/git.go
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ func ResolveRefOrSha(ctx *context.APIContext, ref string) string {
 		}
 	}
 
+	sha = MustConvertToSHA1(ctx.Context, sha)
+
 	if ctx.Repo.GitRepo != nil {
 		err := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.AddLastCommitCache(ctx.Repo.Repository.GetCommitsCountCacheKey(ref, ref != sha), ctx.Repo.Repository.FullName(), sha)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -65,3 +67,30 @@ func searchRefCommitByType(ctx *context.APIContext, refType, filter string) (str
 	}
 	return "", "", nil
 }
+
+// ConvertToSHA1 returns a full-length SHA1 from a potential ID string
+func ConvertToSHA1(ctx *context.Context, commitID string) (git.SHA1, error) {
+	if len(commitID) == git.SHAFullLength && git.IsValidSHAPattern(commitID) {
+		sha1, err := git.NewIDFromString(commitID)
+		if err == nil {
+			return sha1, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	gitRepo, closer, err := git.RepositoryFromContextOrOpen(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.RepoPath())
+	if err != nil {
+		return git.SHA1{}, fmt.Errorf("RepositoryFromContextOrOpen: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer closer.Close()
+
+	return gitRepo.ConvertToSHA1(commitID)
+}
+
+// MustConvertToSHA1 returns a full-length SHA1 string from a potential ID string, or returns origin input if it can't convert to SHA1
+func MustConvertToSHA1(ctx *context.Context, commitID string) string {
+	sha, err := ConvertToSHA1(ctx, commitID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return commitID
+	}
+	return sha.String()
+}
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/commit.go b/routers/web/repo/commit.go
index efc216661cae..6eda3fca10b3 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/commit.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/commit.go
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func Diff(ctx *context.Context) {
 		}
 		return
 	}
-	if len(commitID) != 40 {
+	if len(commitID) != git.SHAFullLength {
 		commitID = commit.ID.String()
 	}
 
diff --git a/services/pull/check.go b/services/pull/check.go
index ed4b18107caf..86460cd49cad 100644
--- a/services/pull/check.go
+++ b/services/pull/check.go
@@ -199,19 +199,19 @@ func getMergeCommit(ctx context.Context, pr *issues_model.PullRequest) (*git.Com
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ReadFile(%s): %w", headFile, err)
 	}
 	commitID := string(commitIDBytes)
-	if len(commitID) < 40 {
+	if len(commitID) < git.SHAFullLength {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(`ReadFile(%s): invalid commit-ID "%s"`, headFile, commitID)
 	}
-	cmd := commitID[:40] + ".." + pr.BaseBranch
+	cmd := commitID[:git.SHAFullLength] + ".." + pr.BaseBranch
 
 	// Get the commit from BaseBranch where the pull request got merged
 	mergeCommit, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "--ancestry-path", "--merges", "--reverse").AddDynamicArguments(cmd).
 		RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: "", Env: []string{"GIT_INDEX_FILE=" + indexTmpPath, "GIT_DIR=" + pr.BaseRepo.RepoPath()}})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("git rev-list --ancestry-path --merges --reverse: %w", err)
-	} else if len(mergeCommit) < 40 {
+	} else if len(mergeCommit) < git.SHAFullLength {
 		// PR was maybe fast-forwarded, so just use last commit of PR
-		mergeCommit = commitID[:40]
+		mergeCommit = commitID[:git.SHAFullLength]
 	}
 
 	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(ctx, pr.BaseRepo.RepoPath())
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ func getMergeCommit(ctx context.Context, pr *issues_model.PullRequest) (*git.Com
 	}
 	defer gitRepo.Close()
 
-	commit, err := gitRepo.GetCommit(mergeCommit[:40])
+	commit, err := gitRepo.GetCommit(mergeCommit[:git.SHAFullLength])
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetMergeCommit[%v]: %w", mergeCommit[:40], err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetMergeCommit[%v]: %w", mergeCommit[:git.SHAFullLength], err)
 	}
 
 	return commit, nil
diff --git a/services/pull/merge.go b/services/pull/merge.go
index 1c42c1c17b8b..41ba45c17762 100644
--- a/services/pull/merge.go
+++ b/services/pull/merge.go
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ func MergedManually(pr *issues_model.PullRequest, doer *user_model.User, baseGit
 			return models.ErrInvalidMergeStyle{ID: pr.BaseRepo.ID, Style: repo_model.MergeStyleManuallyMerged}
 		}
 
-		if len(commitID) < 40 {
+		if len(commitID) < git.SHAFullLength {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Wrong commit ID")
 		}
 
diff --git a/services/pull/temp_repo.go b/services/pull/temp_repo.go
index 842719467f36..d49a15cea00a 100644
--- a/services/pull/temp_repo.go
+++ b/services/pull/temp_repo.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func createTemporaryRepo(ctx context.Context, pr *issues_model.PullRequest) (str
 	var headBranch string
 	if pr.Flow == issues_model.PullRequestFlowGithub {
 		headBranch = git.BranchPrefix + pr.HeadBranch
-	} else if len(pr.HeadCommitID) == 40 { // for not created pull request
+	} else if len(pr.HeadCommitID) == git.SHAFullLength { // for not created pull request
 		headBranch = pr.HeadCommitID
 	} else {
 		headBranch = pr.GetGitRefName()
diff --git a/services/repository/files/commit.go b/services/repository/files/commit.go
index c49b03d60854..74f9eb868d00 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/commit.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/commit.go
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ func CreateCommitStatus(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, creato
 	}
 	defer closer.Close()
 
-	if _, err := gitRepo.GetCommit(sha); err != nil {
+	if commit, err := gitRepo.GetCommit(sha); err != nil {
 		gitRepo.Close()
 		return fmt.Errorf("GetCommit[%s]: %w", sha, err)
+	} else if len(sha) != git.SHAFullLength {
+		// use complete commit sha
+		sha = commit.ID.String()
 	}
 	gitRepo.Close()
 
diff --git a/services/repository/files/tree.go b/services/repository/files/tree.go
index 1aa6d0df36de..f4304ea6306e 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/tree.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/tree.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func GetTreeBySHA(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, gitRepo *git
 	copy(treeURL[apiURLLen:], "/git/trees/")
 
 	// 40 is the size of the sha1 hash in hexadecimal format.
-	copyPos := len(treeURL) - 40
+	copyPos := len(treeURL) - git.SHAFullLength
 
 	if perPage <= 0 || perPage > setting.API.DefaultGitTreesPerPage {
 		perPage = setting.API.DefaultGitTreesPerPage
diff --git a/tests/integration/repo_commits_test.go b/tests/integration/repo_commits_test.go
index 0d794cec757b..ab90e72877e5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/repo_commits_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/repo_commits_test.go
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ func doTestRepoCommitWithStatus(t *testing.T, state string, classes ...string) {
 	reqOne := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/commits/"+path.Base(commitURL)+"/status")
 	testRepoCommitsWithStatus(t, session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK), session.MakeRequest(t, reqOne, http.StatusOK), state)
 
+	// By short SHA
+	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/commits/"+path.Base(commitURL)[:10]+"/statuses")
+	reqOne = NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/commits/"+path.Base(commitURL)[:10]+"/status")
+	testRepoCommitsWithStatus(t, session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK), session.MakeRequest(t, reqOne, http.StatusOK), state)
+
 	// By Ref
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/commits/master/statuses")
 	reqOne = NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/commits/master/status")