diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangeInserter.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangeInserter.java
index ff833f4e63..df5c254dda 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangeInserter.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangeInserter.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ApprovalsUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeMessagesUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeUtil;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.IdentifiedUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountCache;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.extensions.events.GitReferenceUpdated;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.WorkQueue;
@@ -278,6 +279,12 @@ public class ChangeInserter {
             accountCache.get(change.getOwner()).getAccount(),
             hashtags, null, hashtags, db);
       }
+
+      if (approvals != null && !approvals.isEmpty()) {
+        hooks.doCommentAddedHook(change,
+            ((IdentifiedUser) ctl.getCurrentUser()).getAccount(), patchSet,
+            null, approvals, db);
+      }
     }
 
     return change;
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/ReceiveCommits.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/ReceiveCommits.java
index 1184a94536..a950eabdc2 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/ReceiveCommits.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/ReceiveCommits.java
@@ -2306,6 +2306,11 @@ public class ReceiveCommits {
             change, currentUser.getAccount(), newPatchSet, db, newCommit.getName());
       }
 
+      if (!approvals.isEmpty()) {
+        hooks.doCommentAddedHook(change, currentUser.getAccount(), newPatchSet,
+            null, approvals, db);
+      }
+
       if (magicBranch != null && magicBranch.submit) {
         submit(changeCtl, newPatchSet);
       }