diff --git a/Documentation/rest-api-changes.txt b/Documentation/rest-api-changes.txt
index 0d0d27bbe1..4c599f141c 100644
--- a/Documentation/rest-api-changes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rest-api-changes.txt
@@ -1553,7 +1553,6 @@ link:#review-input[ReviewInput] entity.
             "end_line": 55,
             "end_character": 20
           },
-          "line": 55,
           "message": "Incorrect indentation"
         }
       ]
@@ -2900,7 +2899,7 @@ If not set, the default is `REVISION`.
 The number of the line for which the comment should be added. +
 `0` if it is a file comment. +
 If neither line nor range is set, a file comment is added. +
-If range is set, this should equal the end line of the range.
+If range is set, this value is ignored in favor of the `end_line` of the range.
 |`range`       |optional|
 The range of the comment as a link:#comment-range[CommentRange]
 entity.
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 25c63b5d11..022538796c 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
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ public class PostReview implements RestModifyView<RevisionResource, ReviewInput>
               c.range.startCharacter,
               c.range.endLine,
               c.range.endCharacter));
+          e.setLine(c.range.endLine);
         }
         ups.add(e);
       }