diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/hook.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/hook.go
index 8a546e581ad5..b17142c0f647 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/hook.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/hook.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/convert"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/v1/utils"
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ func TestHook(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   required: true
 	// - name: ref
 	//   in: query
-	//   description: "The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default the repository’s default branch (usually master)"
+	//   description: "The name of the commit/branch/tag, indicates which commit will be loaded to the webhook payload."
 	//   type: string
 	//   required: false
 	// responses:
@@ -153,6 +154,11 @@ func TestHook(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	ref := git.BranchPrefix + ctx.Repo.Repository.DefaultBranch
+	if r := ctx.FormTrim("ref"); r != "" {
+		ref = r
+	}
+
 	hookID := ctx.ParamsInt64(":id")
 	hook, err := utils.GetRepoHook(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, hookID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -161,10 +167,12 @@ func TestHook(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 
 	commit := convert.ToPayloadCommit(ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.Commit)
 
+	commitID := ctx.Repo.Commit.ID.String()
 	if err := webhook_service.PrepareWebhook(hook, ctx.Repo.Repository, webhook.HookEventPush, &api.PushPayload{
-		Ref:        git.BranchPrefix + ctx.Repo.Repository.DefaultBranch,
-		Before:     ctx.Repo.Commit.ID.String(),
-		After:      ctx.Repo.Commit.ID.String(),
+		Ref:        ref,
+		Before:     commitID,
+		After:      commitID,
+		CompareURL: setting.AppURL + ctx.Repo.Repository.ComposeCompareURL(commitID, commitID),
 		Commits:    []*api.PayloadCommit{commit},
 		HeadCommit: commit,
 		Repo:       convert.ToRepo(ctx.Repo.Repository, perm.AccessModeNone),
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/webhook.go b/routers/web/repo/webhook.go
index a5270a7761d1..7e659de0da75 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/webhook.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/webhook.go
@@ -665,10 +665,12 @@ func TestWebhook(ctx *context.Context) {
 		},
 	}
 
+	commitID := commit.ID.String()
 	p := &api.PushPayload{
 		Ref:        git.BranchPrefix + ctx.Repo.Repository.DefaultBranch,
-		Before:     commit.ID.String(),
-		After:      commit.ID.String(),
+		Before:     commitID,
+		After:      commitID,
+		CompareURL: setting.AppURL + ctx.Repo.Repository.ComposeCompareURL(commitID, commitID),
 		Commits:    []*api.PayloadCommit{apiCommit},
 		HeadCommit: apiCommit,
 		Repo:       convert.ToRepo(ctx.Repo.Repository, perm.AccessModeNone),
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index 63b124bd9e76..15f71c244a0e 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -4666,7 +4666,7 @@
           },
           {
             "type": "string",
-            "description": "The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default the repository’s default branch (usually master)",
+            "description": "The name of the commit/branch/tag, indicates which commit will be loaded to the webhook payload.",
             "name": "ref",
             "in": "query"
           }