diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/base.py b/rhodecode/lib/base.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/base.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/base.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from paste.httpexceptions import HTTPUna
 from paste.httpheaders import WWW_AUTHENTICATE, AUTHORIZATION
 
 import rhodecode
+from rhodecode.apps._base import TemplateArgs
 from rhodecode.authentication.base import VCS_TYPE
 from rhodecode.lib import auth, utils2
 from rhodecode.lib import helpers as h
@@ -312,6 +313,10 @@ def attach_context_attributes(context, r
         rc_config.get('rhodecode_dashboard_items', 100))
     context.visual.admin_grid_items = safe_int(
         rc_config.get('rhodecode_admin_grid_items', 100))
+    context.visual.show_revision_number = str2bool(
+        rc_config.get('rhodecode_show_revision_number', True))
+    context.visual.show_sha_length = safe_int(
+        rc_config.get('rhodecode_show_sha_length', 100))
     context.visual.repository_fields = str2bool(
         rc_config.get('rhodecode_repository_fields'))
     context.visual.show_version = str2bool(
@@ -551,7 +556,11 @@ def bootstrap_request(**kwargs):
             from rhodecode.lib.partial_renderer import get_partial_renderer
             return get_partial_renderer(request=self, tmpl_name=tmpl_name)
 
-        _call_context = {}
+        _call_context = TemplateArgs()
+        _call_context.visual = TemplateArgs()
+        _call_context.visual.show_sha_length = 12
+        _call_context.visual.show_revision_number = True
+
         @property
         def call_context(self):
             return self._call_context
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
@@ -683,23 +683,25 @@ def age_component(datetime_iso, value=No
             datetime_iso, title, tzinfo))
 
 
-def _shorten_commit_id(commit_id):
-    from rhodecode import CONFIG
-    def_len = safe_int(CONFIG.get('rhodecode_show_sha_length', 12))
-    return commit_id[:def_len]
+def _shorten_commit_id(commit_id, commit_len=None):
+    if commit_len is None:
+        request = get_current_request()
+        commit_len = request.call_context.visual.show_sha_length
+    return commit_id[:commit_len]
 
 
-def show_id(commit):
+def show_id(commit, show_idx=None, commit_len=None):
     """
     Configurable function that shows ID
     by default it's r123:fffeeefffeee
 
     :param commit: commit instance
     """
-    from rhodecode import CONFIG
-    show_idx = str2bool(CONFIG.get('rhodecode_show_revision_number', True))
+    if show_idx is None:
+        request = get_current_request()
+        show_idx = request.call_context.visual.show_revision_number
 
-    raw_id = _shorten_commit_id(commit.raw_id)
+    raw_id = _shorten_commit_id(commit.raw_id, commit_len=commit_len)
     if show_idx:
         return 'r%s:%s' % (commit.idx, raw_id)
     else: