diff --git a/models/actions/run.go b/models/actions/run.go
index 2b748bb0d5633..14d191c814e34 100644
--- a/models/actions/run.go
+++ b/models/actions/run.go
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ package actions
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/json"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
@@ -63,6 +65,24 @@ func (run *ActionRun) Link() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/actions/runs/%d", run.Repo.Link(), run.Index)
 }
 
+// RefLink return the url of run's ref
+func (run *ActionRun) RefLink() string {
+	refName := git.RefName(run.Ref)
+	if refName.RefGroup() == "pull" {
+		return run.Repo.Link() + "/pulls/" + refName.ShortName()
+	}
+	return git.RefURL(run.Repo.Link(), run.Ref)
+}
+
+// PrettyRef return #id for pull ref or ShortName for others
+func (run *ActionRun) PrettyRef() string {
+	refName := git.RefName(run.Ref)
+	if refName.RefGroup() == "pull" {
+		return "#" + strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimPrefix(run.Ref, git.PullPrefix), "/head")
+	}
+	return refName.ShortName()
+}
+
 // LoadAttributes load Repo TriggerUser if not loaded
 func (run *ActionRun) LoadAttributes(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if run == nil {
diff --git a/services/actions/notifier_helper.go b/services/actions/notifier_helper.go
index 44df568cbe9aa..9c9fc644cb497 100644
--- a/services/actions/notifier_helper.go
+++ b/services/actions/notifier_helper.go
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ type notifyInput struct {
 func newNotifyInput(repo *repo_model.Repository, doer *user_model.User, event webhook_module.HookEventType) *notifyInput {
 	return &notifyInput{
 		Repo:  repo,
-		Ref:   repo.DefaultBranch,
 		Doer:  doer,
 		Event: event,
 	}
@@ -90,6 +89,9 @@ func (input *notifyInput) WithPayload(payload api.Payloader) *notifyInput {
 
 func (input *notifyInput) WithPullRequest(pr *issues_model.PullRequest) *notifyInput {
 	input.PullRequest = pr
+	if input.Ref == "" {
+		input.Ref = pr.GetGitRefName()
+	}
 	return input
 }
 
@@ -124,8 +126,13 @@ func notify(ctx context.Context, input *notifyInput) error {
 	}
 	defer gitRepo.Close()
 
+	ref := input.Ref
+	if ref == "" {
+		ref = input.Repo.DefaultBranch
+	}
+
 	// Get the commit object for the ref
-	commit, err := gitRepo.GetCommit(input.Ref)
+	commit, err := gitRepo.GetCommit(ref)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("gitRepo.GetCommit: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -152,7 +159,7 @@ func notify(ctx context.Context, input *notifyInput) error {
 			OwnerID:           input.Repo.OwnerID,
 			WorkflowID:        id,
 			TriggerUserID:     input.Doer.ID,
-			Ref:               input.Ref,
+			Ref:               ref,
 			CommitSHA:         commit.ID.String(),
 			IsForkPullRequest: input.PullRequest != nil && input.PullRequest.IsFromFork(),
 			Event:             input.Event,
diff --git a/templates/repo/actions/runs_list.tmpl b/templates/repo/actions/runs_list.tmpl
index 2e2e037de02e8..d3eb12430f282 100644
--- a/templates/repo/actions/runs_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/actions/runs_list.tmpl
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@
 			<div class="issue-item-main f1 fc df">
 				<div class="issue-item-top-row">
 					<a class="index ml-0 mr-2" href="{{if .HTMLURL}}{{.HTMLURL}}{{else}}{{$.Link}}/{{.Index}}{{end}}">
-						{{.Title}} <span class="ui label">{{RefShortName .Ref}}</span>
+						{{.Title}}
 					</a>
+					<span class="ui label">
+						{{if .RefLink}}
+							<a href="{{.RefLink}}">{{.PrettyRef}}</a>
+						{{else}}
+							{{.PrettyRef}}
+						{{end}}
+					</span>
 				</div>
 				<div class="desc issue-item-bottom-row df ac fw my-1">
 					<b>{{if not $.CurWorkflow}}{{.WorkflowID}} {{end}}#{{.Index}}</b>: {{$.locale.Tr "actions.runs.commit"}}