diff --git a/appview/db/pulls.go b/appview/db/pulls.go
index 56ff2258..2b2e80da 100644
--- a/appview/db/pulls.go
+++ b/appview/db/pulls.go
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ type Pull struct {
 
 type PullSource struct {
 	Branch string
-	Repo   *syntax.ATURI
+	RepoAt *syntax.ATURI
+
+	// optionally populate this for reverse mappings
+	Repo *Repo
 }
 
 type PullSubmission struct {
@@ -118,8 +121,8 @@ func (p *Pull) LastRoundNumber() int {
 
 func (p *Pull) IsSameRepoBranch() bool {
 	if p.PullSource != nil {
-		if p.PullSource.Repo != nil {
-			return p.PullSource.Repo == &p.RepoAt
+		if p.PullSource.RepoAt != nil {
+			return p.PullSource.RepoAt == &p.RepoAt
 		} else {
 			// no repo specified
 			return true
@@ -201,8 +204,8 @@ func NewPull(tx *sql.Tx, pull *Pull) error {
 	var sourceBranch, sourceRepoAt *string
 	if pull.PullSource != nil {
 		sourceBranch = &pull.PullSource.Branch
-		if pull.PullSource.Repo != nil {
-			x := pull.PullSource.Repo.String()
+		if pull.PullSource.RepoAt != nil {
+			x := pull.PullSource.RepoAt.String()
 			sourceRepoAt = &x
 		}
 	}
@@ -321,7 +324,7 @@ func GetPulls(e Execer, repoAt syntax.ATURI, state PullState) ([]Pull, error) {
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
-				pull.PullSource.Repo = &sourceRepoAtParsed
+				pull.PullSource.RepoAt = &sourceRepoAtParsed
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -394,7 +397,7 @@ func GetPull(e Execer, repoAt syntax.ATURI, pullId int) (*Pull, error) {
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			pull.PullSource.Repo = &sourceRepoAtParsed
+			pull.PullSource.RepoAt = &sourceRepoAtParsed
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/repo/pulls/pull.html b/appview/pages/templates/repo/pulls/pull.html
index 7de9a8e8..dccbe72e 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/repo/pulls/pull.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/repo/pulls/pull.html
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                   {{ if not .Pull.IsSameRepoBranch }}
                     <a href="/{{ $owner }}/{{ .PullSourceRepo.Name }}" class="no-underline hover:underline">{{ $owner }}/{{ .PullSourceRepo.Name }}</a>
                   {{ end }}
-                  
+
                   {{ $fullRepo := .RepoInfo.FullName }}
                   {{ if not .Pull.IsSameRepoBranch }}
                     {{ $fullRepo = printf "%s/%s" $owner .PullSourceRepo.Name }}
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/repo/pulls/pulls.html b/appview/pages/templates/repo/pulls/pulls.html
index 9bbed391..979d34cf 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/repo/pulls/pulls.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/repo/pulls/pulls.html
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
                     </a>
                 </div>
                 <p class="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
+                    {{ $owner := index $.DidHandleMap .OwnerDid }}
                     {{ $bgColor := "bg-gray-800 dark:bg-gray-700" }}
                     {{ $icon := "ban" }}
 
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@
                     </span>
 
                     <span>
-                        {{ $owner := index $.DidHandleMap .OwnerDid }}
                         <a href="/{{ $owner }}" class="dark:text-gray-300">{{ $owner }}</a>
                     </span>
 
@@ -74,12 +74,16 @@
 
                     <span class="before:content-['·']">
                         targeting
-                        <span class="text-xs rounded bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-600 text-black dark:text-white font-mono px-2 mx-1/2 inline-flex items-center">
+                        <span class="text-xs rounded bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-700 text-black dark:text-white font-mono px-2 mx-1/2 inline-flex items-center">
                           {{ .TargetBranch }}
                         </span>
                     </span>
-                    {{ if .IsSameRepoBranch }}
+                    {{ if not .IsPatch }}
                     <span>from
+                      {{ if not .IsSameRepoBranch }}
+                        <a href="/{{ $owner }}/{{ .PullSource.Repo.Name }}" class="no-underline hover:underline">{{ $owner }}/{{ .PullSource.Repo.Name }}</a>
+                      {{ end }}
+
                       <span class="text-xs rounded bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-700 text-black dark:text-white font-mono px-2 mx-1/2 inline-flex items-center">
                         {{ .PullSource.Branch }}
                       </span>
diff --git a/appview/state/pull.go b/appview/state/pull.go
index 82c99702..eae4b477 100644
--- a/appview/state/pull.go
+++ b/appview/state/pull.go
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ func (s *State) RepoSinglePull(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	var pullSourceRepo *db.Repo
 	if pull.PullSource != nil {
-		if pull.PullSource.Repo != nil {
-			pullSourceRepo, err = db.GetRepoByAtUri(s.db, pull.PullSource.Repo.String())
+		if pull.PullSource.RepoAt != nil {
+			pullSourceRepo, err = db.GetRepoByAtUri(s.db, pull.PullSource.RepoAt.String())
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Printf("failed to get repo by at uri: %v", err)
 				return
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ func (s *State) resubmitCheck(f *FullyResolvedRepo, pull *db.Pull) pages.Resubmi
 
 	var knot, ownerDid, repoName string
 
-	if pull.PullSource.Repo != nil {
+	if pull.PullSource.RepoAt != nil {
 		// fork-based pulls
-		sourceRepo, err := db.GetRepoByAtUri(s.db, pull.PullSource.Repo.String())
+		sourceRepo, err := db.GetRepoByAtUri(s.db, pull.PullSource.RepoAt.String())
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println("failed to get source repo", err)
 			return pages.Unknown
@@ -362,6 +362,21 @@ func (s *State) RepoPulls(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	for _, p := range pulls {
+		var pullSourceRepo *db.Repo
+		if p.PullSource != nil {
+			if p.PullSource.RepoAt != nil {
+				pullSourceRepo, err = db.GetRepoByAtUri(s.db, p.PullSource.RepoAt.String())
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Printf("failed to get repo by at uri: %v", err)
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		p.PullSource.Repo = pullSourceRepo
+	}
+
 	identsToResolve := make([]string, len(pulls))
 	for i, pull := range pulls {
 		identsToResolve[i] = pull.OwnerDid
@@ -731,7 +746,7 @@ func (s *State) handleForkBasedPull(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, f *F
 
 	s.createPullRequest(w, r, f, user, title, body, targetBranch, patch, sourceRev, &db.PullSource{
 		Branch: sourceBranch,
-		Repo:   &forkAtUri,
+		RepoAt: &forkAtUri,
 	}, &tangled.RepoPull_Source{Branch: sourceBranch, Repo: &fork.AtUri})
 }
 
@@ -993,7 +1008,7 @@ func (s *State) ResubmitPull(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			repoName = f.RepoName
 			knotName = f.Knot
 		} else if !isSameRepo {
-			sourceRepo, err := db.GetRepoByAtUri(s.db, pull.PullSource.Repo.String())
+			sourceRepo, err := db.GetRepoByAtUri(s.db, pull.PullSource.RepoAt.String())
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Println("failed to get source repo", err)
 				s.pages.Notice(w, "pull", "Failed to create pull request. Try again later.")
diff --git a/knotserver/routes.go b/knotserver/routes.go
index 101f3760..4d1b7323 100644
--- a/knotserver/routes.go
+++ b/knotserver/routes.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (h *Handle) Capabilities(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		"pull_requests": map[string]any{
 			"patch_submissions":  true,
 			"branch_submissions": true,
-			"fork_submissions":   false,
+			"fork_submissions":   true,
 		},
 	}