diff --git a/routers/repo/commit.go b/routers/repo/commit.go
index c411d247e..c3ee6b5ac 100644
--- a/routers/repo/commit.go
+++ b/routers/repo/commit.go
@@ -304,11 +304,12 @@ func Diff(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["CommitStatus"] = models.CalcCommitStatus(statuses)
 	ctx.Data["CommitStatuses"] = statuses
 
-	diff, err := gitdiff.GetDiffCommit(repoPath,
+	diff, err := gitdiff.GetDiffCommitWithWhitespaceBehavior(repoPath,
 		commitID, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines,
-		setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles)
+		setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles,
+		gitdiff.GetWhitespaceFlag(ctx.Data["WhitespaceBehavior"].(string)))
 	if err != nil {
-		ctx.NotFound("GetDiffCommit", err)
+		ctx.NotFound("GetDiffCommitWithWhitespaceBehavior", err)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/routers/repo/compare.go b/routers/repo/compare.go
index 218f71246..4869e5919 100644
--- a/routers/repo/compare.go
+++ b/routers/repo/compare.go
@@ -411,7 +411,8 @@ func PrepareCompareDiff(
 	headRepo *models.Repository,
 	headGitRepo *git.Repository,
 	compareInfo *git.CompareInfo,
-	baseBranch, headBranch string) bool {
+	baseBranch, headBranch string,
+	whitespaceBehavior string) bool {
 
 	var (
 		repo  = ctx.Repo.Repository
@@ -442,11 +443,11 @@ func PrepareCompareDiff(
 		return true
 	}
 
-	diff, err := gitdiff.GetDiffRange(models.RepoPath(headUser.Name, headRepo.Name),
+	diff, err := gitdiff.GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior(models.RepoPath(headUser.Name, headRepo.Name),
 		compareInfo.MergeBase, headCommitID, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines,
-		setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles)
+		setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, whitespaceBehavior)
 	if err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("GetDiffRange", err)
+		ctx.ServerError("GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior", err)
 		return false
 	}
 	ctx.Data["Diff"] = diff
@@ -530,12 +531,14 @@ func getBranchesForRepo(user *models.User, repo *models.Repository) (bool, []str
 // CompareDiff show different from one commit to another commit
 func CompareDiff(ctx *context.Context) {
 	headUser, headRepo, headGitRepo, compareInfo, baseBranch, headBranch := ParseCompareInfo(ctx)
+
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
 	defer headGitRepo.Close()
 
-	nothingToCompare := PrepareCompareDiff(ctx, headUser, headRepo, headGitRepo, compareInfo, baseBranch, headBranch)
+	nothingToCompare := PrepareCompareDiff(ctx, headUser, headRepo, headGitRepo, compareInfo, baseBranch, headBranch,
+		gitdiff.GetWhitespaceFlag(ctx.Data["WhitespaceBehavior"].(string)))
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/routers/repo/pull.go b/routers/repo/pull.go
index 698600210..d3dd9e4fb 100644
--- a/routers/repo/pull.go
+++ b/routers/repo/pull.go
@@ -581,12 +581,6 @@ func ViewPullFiles(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 	pull := issue.PullRequest
 
-	whitespaceFlags := map[string]string{
-		"ignore-all":    "-w",
-		"ignore-change": "-b",
-		"ignore-eol":    "--ignore-space-at-eol",
-		"":              ""}
-
 	var (
 		diffRepoPath  string
 		startCommitID string
@@ -629,7 +623,7 @@ func ViewPullFiles(ctx *context.Context) {
 	diff, err := gitdiff.GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior(diffRepoPath,
 		startCommitID, endCommitID, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines,
 		setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles,
-		whitespaceFlags[ctx.Data["WhitespaceBehavior"].(string)])
+		gitdiff.GetWhitespaceFlag(ctx.Data["WhitespaceBehavior"].(string)))
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior", err)
 		return
@@ -993,7 +987,8 @@ func CompareAndPullRequestPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 		// This stage is already stop creating new pull request, so it does not matter if it has
 		// something to compare or not.
-		PrepareCompareDiff(ctx, headUser, headRepo, headGitRepo, prInfo, baseBranch, headBranch)
+		PrepareCompareDiff(ctx, headUser, headRepo, headGitRepo, prInfo, baseBranch, headBranch,
+			gitdiff.GetWhitespaceFlag(ctx.Data["WhitespaceBehavior"].(string)))
 		if ctx.Written() {
 			return
 		}
@@ -1003,7 +998,8 @@ func CompareAndPullRequestPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	if util.IsEmptyString(form.Title) {
-		PrepareCompareDiff(ctx, headUser, headRepo, headGitRepo, prInfo, baseBranch, headBranch)
+		PrepareCompareDiff(ctx, headUser, headRepo, headGitRepo, prInfo, baseBranch, headBranch,
+			gitdiff.GetWhitespaceFlag(ctx.Data["WhitespaceBehavior"].(string)))
 		if ctx.Written() {
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/routers/routes/web.go b/routers/routes/web.go
index 389e05037..a6af64f87 100644
--- a/routers/routes/web.go
+++ b/routers/routes/web.go
@@ -695,8 +695,8 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *web.Route) {
 			m.Get("/{id}", repo.MilestoneIssuesAndPulls)
 		}, reqRepoIssuesOrPullsReader, context.RepoRef())
 		m.Combo("/compare/*", repo.MustBeNotEmpty, reqRepoCodeReader, repo.SetEditorconfigIfExists).
-			Get(ignSignIn, repo.SetDiffViewStyle, repo.CompareDiff).
-			Post(reqSignIn, context.RepoMustNotBeArchived(), reqRepoPullsReader, repo.MustAllowPulls, bindIgnErr(auth.CreateIssueForm{}), repo.CompareAndPullRequestPost)
+			Get(ignSignIn, repo.SetDiffViewStyle, repo.SetWhitespaceBehavior, repo.CompareDiff).
+			Post(reqSignIn, context.RepoMustNotBeArchived(), reqRepoPullsReader, repo.MustAllowPulls, bindIgnErr(auth.CreateIssueForm{}), repo.SetWhitespaceBehavior, repo.CompareAndPullRequestPost)
 	}, context.RepoAssignment(), context.UnitTypes())
 
 	// Grouping for those endpoints that do require authentication
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *web.Route) {
 			m.Get("/{page}", repo.Wiki)
 			m.Get("/_pages", repo.WikiPages)
 			m.Get("/{page}/_revision", repo.WikiRevision)
-			m.Get("/commit/{sha:[a-f0-9]{7,40}}", repo.SetEditorconfigIfExists, repo.SetDiffViewStyle, repo.Diff)
+			m.Get("/commit/{sha:[a-f0-9]{7,40}}", repo.SetEditorconfigIfExists, repo.SetDiffViewStyle, repo.SetWhitespaceBehavior, repo.Diff)
 			m.Get("/commit/{sha:[a-f0-9]{7,40}}.{:patch|diff}", repo.RawDiff)
 
 			m.Group("", func() {
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *web.Route) {
 
 		m.Group("", func() {
 			m.Get("/graph", repo.Graph)
-			m.Get("/commit/{sha:([a-f0-9]{7,40})$}", repo.SetEditorconfigIfExists, repo.SetDiffViewStyle, repo.Diff)
+			m.Get("/commit/{sha:([a-f0-9]{7,40})$}", repo.SetEditorconfigIfExists, repo.SetDiffViewStyle, repo.SetWhitespaceBehavior, repo.Diff)
 		}, repo.MustBeNotEmpty, context.RepoRef(), reqRepoCodeReader)
 
 		m.Group("/src", func() {
diff --git a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
index 81b92f716..d706dc99c 100644
--- a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
+++ b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
@@ -967,7 +967,13 @@ func GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior(repoPath, beforeCommitID, afterCommitID
 
 // GetDiffCommit builds a Diff representing the given commitID.
 func GetDiffCommit(repoPath, commitID string, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles int) (*Diff, error) {
-	return GetDiffRange(repoPath, "", commitID, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles)
+	return GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior(repoPath, "", commitID, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles, "")
+}
+
+// GetDiffCommitWithWhitespaceBehavior builds a Diff representing the given commitID.
+// The whitespaceBehavior is either an empty string or a git flag
+func GetDiffCommitWithWhitespaceBehavior(repoPath, commitID string, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles int, whitespaceBehavior string) (*Diff, error) {
+	return GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior(repoPath, "", commitID, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles, whitespaceBehavior)
 }
 
 // CommentAsDiff returns c.Patch as *Diff
@@ -995,3 +1001,14 @@ func CommentMustAsDiff(c *models.Comment) *Diff {
 	}
 	return diff
 }
+
+// GetWhitespaceFlag returns git diff flag for treating whitespaces
+func GetWhitespaceFlag(whiteSpaceBehavior string) string {
+	whitespaceFlags := map[string]string{
+		"ignore-all":    "-w",
+		"ignore-change": "-b",
+		"ignore-eol":    "--ignore-space-at-eol",
+		"":              ""}
+
+	return whitespaceFlags[whiteSpaceBehavior]
+}
diff --git a/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl b/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl
index 5110129b8..f93dac9b4 100644
--- a/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 	<div class="diff-detail-box diff-box sticky">
 		<div>
 			<div class="ui right">
-				{{if .PageIsPullFiles}}
-					{{template "repo/diff/whitespace_dropdown" .}}
-				{{else}}
-					<a class="ui tiny basic toggle button" href="?style={{if .IsSplitStyle}}unified{{else}}split{{end}}">{{ if .IsSplitStyle }}{{.i18n.Tr "repo.diff.show_unified_view"}}{{else}}{{.i18n.Tr "repo.diff.show_split_view"}}{{end}}</a>
-				{{end}}
+				{{template "repo/diff/whitespace_dropdown" .}}
 				{{template "repo/diff/options_dropdown" .}}
 				{{if and .PageIsPullFiles $.SignedUserID (not .IsArchived)}}
 					{{template "repo/diff/new_review" .}}
@@ -22,11 +18,7 @@
 				{{svg "octicon-diff" 16 "mr-2"}}{{.i18n.Tr "repo.diff.stats_desc" .Diff.NumFiles .Diff.TotalAddition .Diff.TotalDeletion | Str2html}}
 			</div>
 			<div class="diff-detail-actions df ac">
-				{{if .PageIsPullFiles}}
-					{{template "repo/diff/whitespace_dropdown" .}}
-				{{else}}
-					<a class="ui tiny basic toggle button" href="?style={{if .IsSplitStyle}}unified{{else}}split{{end}}">{{ if .IsSplitStyle }}{{.i18n.Tr "repo.diff.show_unified_view"}}{{else}}{{.i18n.Tr "repo.diff.show_split_view"}}{{end}}</a>
-				{{end}}
+				{{template "repo/diff/whitespace_dropdown" .}}
 				{{template "repo/diff/options_dropdown" .}}
 				{{if and .PageIsPullFiles $.SignedUserID (not .IsArchived)}}
 					{{template "repo/diff/new_review" .}}