diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index b2eeab617e4..64bc0c7cc1f 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -3505,3 +3505,12 @@ variables.update.success = The variable has been edited.
 type-1.display_name = Individual Project
 type-2.display_name = Repository Project
 type-3.display_name = Organization Project
+
+[git.filemode]
+changed_filemode = %[1]s → %[2]s
+# Ordered by git filemode value, ascending. E.g. directory has "040000", normal file has "100644", …
+directory = Directory
+normal_file = Normal file
+executable_file = Executable file
+symbolic_link = Symbolic link
+submodule = Submodule
diff --git a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
index 9e1db6fd435..4cb2b1303df 100644
--- a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
+++ b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
@@ -427,6 +427,23 @@ func (diffFile *DiffFile) ShouldBeHidden() bool {
 	return diffFile.IsGenerated || diffFile.IsViewed
 }
 
+func (diffFile *DiffFile) ModeTranslationKey(mode string) string {
+	switch mode {
+	case "040000":
+		return "git.filemode.directory"
+	case "100644":
+		return "git.filemode.normal_file"
+	case "100755":
+		return "git.filemode.executable_file"
+	case "120000":
+		return "git.filemode.symbolic_link"
+	case "160000":
+		return "git.filemode.submodule"
+	default:
+		return mode
+	}
+}
+
 func getCommitFileLineCount(commit *git.Commit, filePath string) int {
 	blob, err := commit.GetBlobByPath(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl b/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl
index c4dd1f658d9..324166b03c1 100644
--- a/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl
@@ -130,9 +130,11 @@
 									<span class="ui label">{{$.locale.Tr "repo.diff.vendored"}}</span>
 								{{end}}
 								{{if and $file.Mode $file.OldMode}}
-									<span class="gt-ml-4 gt-mono">{{$file.OldMode}} → {{$file.Mode}}</span>
+									{{$old := $.locale.Tr ($file.ModeTranslationKey $file.OldMode)}}
+									{{$new := $.locale.Tr ($file.ModeTranslationKey $file.Mode)}}
+									<span class="gt-ml-4 gt-mono">{{$.locale.Tr "git.filemode.changed_filemode" $old $new}}</span>
 								{{else if $file.Mode}}
-									<span class="gt-ml-4 gt-mono">{{$file.Mode}}</span>
+									<span class="gt-ml-4 gt-mono">{{$.locale.Tr ($file.ModeTranslationKey $file.Mode)}}</span>
 								{{end}}
 							</div>
 							<div class="diff-file-header-actions gt-df gt-ac gt-gap-2 gt-fw">