diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index 30e8ade99ff3df0f0579b43404c8747284be7e44..c1cb1558132f9cbd1fe20eddb2e67bc07d9626ae 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -429,12 +429,15 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
     repository.commit(ref)
   end
 
-  # ref can't be HEAD or SHA, can only be branch/tag name
+  # ref can't be HEAD, can only be branch/tag name or SHA
   def latest_success_pipeline_for(ref = 'master')
-    pipelines.where(ref: ref).success.order(id: :desc)
+    table = Ci::Pipeline.quoted_table_name
+    # TODO: Use `where(ref: ref).or(sha: ref)` in Rails 5
+    pipelines.where("#{table}.ref = ? OR #{table}.sha = ?", ref, ref).
+      success.order(id: :desc)
   end
 
-  # ref can't be HEAD or SHA, can only be branch/tag name
+  # ref can't be HEAD, can only be branch/tag name or SHA
   def latest_success_builds_for(ref = 'master')
     Ci::Build.joins(:pipeline).
       merge(latest_success_pipeline_for(ref)).
diff --git a/spec/requests/shared/artifacts_context.rb b/spec/requests/shared/artifacts_context.rb
index 635c5646f919166e3db8bd1e13b8eb27dbd664fe..102ae392844ca8ab88642be0c0019a342f3c6cae 100644
--- a/spec/requests/shared/artifacts_context.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/shared/artifacts_context.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ shared_examples 'artifacts from ref successfully' do
     create(:ci_build, status, :artifacts, pipeline: new_pipeline)
   end
 
+  context 'with sha' do
+    before do
+      get path_from_ref(pipeline.sha)
+    end
+
+    it('gives the file') { verify }
+  end
+
   context 'with regular branch' do
     before do
       pipeline.update(ref: 'master',