diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 013c886d4e..070b32bbcb 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ GIT
 
 GIT
   remote: https://github.com/opf/openproject-translations.git
-  revision: c5146cc45b62d11cc83329ce5e9ac6caf98f510e
+  revision: 48de77103ac4ce2e20b26e3867c00d7053eb13b9
   branch: stable/5
   specs:
-    openproject-translations (5.0.15)
+    openproject-translations (5.0.16)
       crowdin-api (~> 0.4.0)
       mixlib-shellout (~> 2.1.0)
       rails (~> 4.2.3)
diff --git a/app/controllers/repositories_controller.rb b/app/controllers/repositories_controller.rb
index 698f67db17..0142dc64af 100644
--- a/app/controllers/repositories_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/repositories_controller.rb
@@ -310,12 +310,12 @@ def find_repository
 
     # Prepare checkout instructions
     # available on all pages (even empty!)
-    @instructions = ::Scm::CheckoutInstructionsService.new(@repository)
+    @path = params[:path] || ''
+    @instructions = ::Scm::CheckoutInstructionsService.new(@repository, path: @path)
 
     # Asserts repository availability, or renders an appropriate error
     @repository.scm.check_availability!
 
-    @path = params[:path] || ''
     @rev = params[:rev].blank? ? @repository.default_branch : params[:rev].to_s.strip
     @rev_to = params[:rev_to]
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/work_packages_helper.rb b/app/helpers/work_packages_helper.rb
index 30f8b5611f..1b722c68e9 100644
--- a/app/helpers/work_packages_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/work_packages_helper.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ module WorkPackagesHelper
   #   link_to_work_package(package, subject_only: true)      # => This is the subject (as link)
   #   link_to_work_package(package, status: true)            # => #6 New (if #id => true)
   def link_to_work_package(package, options = {})
+    only_path = options.fetch(:only_path) { true }
     if options[:subject_only]
       options.merge!(type: false,
                      subject: true,
@@ -119,20 +120,28 @@ def link_to_work_package(package, options = {})
     title = parts[:title].join(' ')
     css_class = parts[:css_class].join(' ')
 
+    # Determine path or url
+    work_package_link =
+      if only_path
+        work_package_path(package)
+      else
+        work_package_url(package)
+      end
+
     text = if options[:all_link]
              link_text = [prefix, link].reject(&:empty?).join(' - ')
              link_text = [link_text, suffix].reject(&:empty?).join(': ')
              link_text = [hidden_link, link_text].reject(&:empty?).join('')
 
              link_to(link_text.html_safe,
-                     work_package_path(package),
+                     work_package_link,
                      title: title,
                      class: css_class)
            else
              link_text = [hidden_link, link].reject(&:empty?).join('')
 
              html_link = link_to(link_text.html_safe,
-                                 work_package_path(package),
+                                 work_package_link,
                                  title: title,
                                  class: css_class)
 
@@ -141,7 +150,7 @@ def link_to_work_package(package, options = {})
             end.html_safe
   end
 
-  def work_package_quick_info(work_package)
+  def work_package_quick_info(work_package, only_path: true)
     changed_dates = {}
 
     journals = work_package.journals.where(['created_at >= ?', Date.today.to_time - 7.day])
@@ -159,7 +168,7 @@ def work_package_quick_info(work_package)
       end
     end
 
-    link = link_to_work_package(work_package, status: true)
+    link = link_to_work_package(work_package, status: true, only_path: only_path)
     link += " #{work_package.start_date.nil? ? '[?]' : work_package.start_date.to_s}"
     link += changed_dates['start_date']
     link += " – #{work_package.due_date.nil? ? '[?]' : work_package.due_date.to_s}"
@@ -168,10 +177,10 @@ def work_package_quick_info(work_package)
     link
   end
 
-  def work_package_quick_info_with_description(work_package, lines = 3)
+  def work_package_quick_info_with_description(work_package, lines = 3, only_path: true)
     description = truncated_work_package_description(work_package, lines)
 
-    link = work_package_quick_info(work_package)
+    link = work_package_quick_info(work_package, only_path: only_path)
 
     attributes = info_user_attributes(work_package)
 
diff --git a/app/services/scm/checkout_instructions_service.rb b/app/services/scm/checkout_instructions_service.rb
index 5a3da2ff32..47e2700907 100644
--- a/app/services/scm/checkout_instructions_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/scm/checkout_instructions_service.rb
@@ -30,18 +30,21 @@
 ##
 # Implements a repository service for building checkout instructions if supported
 class Scm::CheckoutInstructionsService
-  attr_reader :repository, :user
+  attr_reader :repository, :user, :path
 
-  def initialize(repository, user: User.current)
+  def initialize(repository, path: nil, user: User.current)
     @repository = repository
     @user = user
+    @path = path
   end
 
   ##
   # Retrieve the checkout URL using the repository vendor information
   # It may additionally set a path parameter, if the repository supports subtree checkout
-  def checkout_url(path = nil)
-    repository.scm.checkout_url(repository, checkout_base_url, path)
+  def checkout_url(with_path = false)
+    repository.scm.checkout_url(repository,
+                                checkout_base_url,
+                                with_path ? @path : nil)
   end
 
   ##
diff --git a/app/views/repositories/_repository_header.html.erb b/app/views/repositories/_repository_header.html.erb
index d77fde15c3..b68a82fb7f 100644
--- a/app/views/repositories/_repository_header.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/repositories/_repository_header.html.erb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ See doc/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
     </div>
     <input id="repository-checkout-url"
            type="text" class="-clickable" size="40"
-           value="<%= @instructions.checkout_url %>"
+           value="<%= @instructions.checkout_url(true) %>"
            onclick="this.focus(); this.select();"
            readonly>
     <button class="toolbar-input--affix toolbar-input-group--affix -append"
diff --git a/lib/open_project/text_formatting.rb b/lib/open_project/text_formatting.rb
index a4e5014ef6..fdacd7b2a7 100644
--- a/lib/open_project/text_formatting.rb
+++ b/lib/open_project/text_formatting.rb
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def parse_redmine_links(text, project, obj, attr, only_path, options)
                               .includes(:status)
                               .references(:statuses)
                               .find_by(id: oid)
-              link = work_package_quick_info(work_package)
+              link = work_package_quick_info(work_package, only_path: only_path)
             end
           elsif sep == '###'
             oid = identifier.to_i
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ def parse_redmine_links(text, project, obj, attr, only_path, options)
                            .references(:statuses)
                            .find_by(id: oid)
             if work_package && obj && !(attr == :description && obj.id == work_package.id)
-              link = work_package_quick_info_with_description(work_package)
+              link = work_package_quick_info_with_description(work_package, only_path: only_path)
             end
           elsif sep == ':'
             # removes the double quotes if any
diff --git a/spec/controllers/repositories_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/repositories_controller_spec.rb
index 43646b4738..351151f1f6 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/repositories_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/repositories_controller_spec.rb
@@ -251,6 +251,33 @@
           end
         end
       end
+
+      describe 'checkout path' do
+        render_views
+
+        let(:role) { FactoryGirl.create(:role, permissions: [:browse_repository]) }
+        let(:checkout_hash) {
+          {
+            'subversion' => { 'enabled' => '1',
+                              'text' => 'foo',
+                              'base_url' => 'http://localhost'
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        before do
+          allow(Setting).to receive(:repository_checkout_data).and_return(checkout_hash)
+          get :show, project_id: project.identifier, path: 'subversion_test'
+        end
+
+        it 'renders an empty warning view' do
+          expected_path = "http://localhost/#{project.identifier}/subversion_test"
+
+          expect(response.code).to eq('200')
+          expect(response).to render_template partial: 'repositories/_checkout_instructions'
+          expect(response.body).to have_selector("#repository-checkout-url[value='#{expected_path}']")
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/scm/checkout_instructions_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/scm/checkout_instructions_service_spec.rb
index d9f298c9a2..65e4d6c382 100644
--- a/spec/services/scm/checkout_instructions_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/scm/checkout_instructions_service_spec.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
   }
 
   let(:base_url) { 'http://example.org/svn/' }
+  let(:path) { nil }
   let(:text) { 'foo' }
   let(:checkout_hash) {
     {
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  subject(:service) { Scm::CheckoutInstructionsService.new(repository, user: user) }
+  subject(:service) { Scm::CheckoutInstructionsService.new(repository, user: user, path: path) }
 
   before do
     allow(Setting).to receive(:repository_checkout_data).and_return(checkout_hash)
@@ -64,9 +65,12 @@
           .to eq(URI("http://example.org/svn/#{project.identifier}"))
       end
 
-      it 'builds a subpath' do
-        expect(service.checkout_url('foo/bar'))
-          .to eq(URI("http://example.org/svn/#{project.identifier}/foo/bar"))
+      context 'with a subpath' do
+        let(:path) { 'foo/bar' }
+        it do
+          expect(service.checkout_url('foo/bar'))
+            .to eq(URI("http://example.org/svn/#{project.identifier}/foo/bar"))
+        end
       end
     end