diff --git a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
index 366de94a796..3da2b05213b 100644
--- a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
+++ b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
@@ -189,9 +189,18 @@ func isSupportBundlesEnabled(s *ServiceImpl) bool {
 	return s.cfg.SectionWithEnvOverrides("support_bundles").Key("enabled").MustBool(true)
 }
 
+// don't need to show the full commit hash in the UI
+// let's substring to 10 chars like local git does automatically
+func getShortCommitHash(commitHash string, maxLength int) string {
+	if len(commitHash) > maxLength {
+		return commitHash[:maxLength]
+	}
+	return commitHash
+}
+
 func (s *ServiceImpl) addHelpLinks(treeRoot *navtree.NavTreeRoot, c *contextmodel.ReqContext) {
 	if setting.HelpEnabled {
-		helpVersion := fmt.Sprintf(`%s v%s (%s)`, setting.ApplicationName, setting.BuildVersion, setting.BuildCommit)
+		helpVersion := fmt.Sprintf(`%s v%s (%s)`, setting.ApplicationName, setting.BuildVersion, getShortCommitHash(setting.BuildCommit, 10))
 		if s.cfg.AnonymousHideVersion && !c.IsSignedIn {
 			helpVersion = setting.ApplicationName
 		}