diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PostReview.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PostReview.java
index 4eb4763871..39f7bb4661 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PostReview.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PostReview.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.git.BatchUpdate.ChangeContext;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.BatchUpdate.Context;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.UpdateException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.notedb.ChangeUpdate;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.notedb.ReviewerState;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.PatchListCache;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ChangeControl;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.query.change.ChangeData;
@@ -548,6 +549,7 @@ public class PostReview implements RestModifyView<RevisionResource, ReviewInput>
           ups.add(c);
           addLabelDelta(normName, c.getValue());
           categories.put(normName, c.getValue());
+          update.putReviewer(user.getAccountId(), ReviewerState.REVIEWER);
           update.putApproval(ent.getKey(), ent.getValue());
         }
       }