diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/ChangeUtil.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/ChangeUtil.java
index 62d29ddfbb..df218c458b 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/ChangeUtil.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/ChangeUtil.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.project.NoSuchChangeException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.project.NoSuchProjectException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.project.RefControl;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.IdGenerator;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.util.MagicBranch;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmConcurrencyException;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
 
@@ -252,11 +253,14 @@ public class ChangeUtil {
           changeInserterFactory.create(refControl, change, revertCommit);
       PatchSet ps = ins.getPatchSet();
 
+      String ref = refControl.getRefName();
+      final String cmdRef =
+          MagicBranch.NEW_PUBLISH_CHANGE
+              + ref.substring(ref.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
       CommitReceivedEvent commitReceivedEvent =
           new CommitReceivedEvent(new ReceiveCommand(ObjectId.zeroId(),
-              revertCommit.getId(), ps.getRefName()), refControl
-              .getProjectControl().getProject(), refControl.getRefName(),
-              revertCommit, user);
+              revertCommit.getId(), cmdRef), refControl.getProjectControl()
+              .getProject(), refControl.getRefName(), revertCommit, user);
 
       try {
         commitValidators.validateForGerritCommits(commitReceivedEvent);
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PatchSetInserter.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PatchSetInserter.java
index ebee110025..f0458a6822 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PatchSetInserter.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PatchSetInserter.java
@@ -240,9 +240,12 @@ public class PatchSetInserter {
   private void validate() throws InvalidChangeOperationException {
     CommitValidators cv = commitValidatorsFactory.create(refControl, sshInfo, git);
 
+    String refName = patchSet.getRefName();
     CommitReceivedEvent event = new CommitReceivedEvent(
-        new ReceiveCommand(ObjectId.zeroId(), commit.getId(),
-            patchSet.getRefName()),
+        new ReceiveCommand(
+            ObjectId.zeroId(),
+            commit.getId(),
+            refName.substring(0, refName.lastIndexOf('/') + 1) + "new"),
         refControl.getProjectControl().getProject(), refControl.getRefName(),
         commit, user);
 
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 74fff0a737..152cbf42fe 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
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public class ReceiveCommits {
   private static final Logger log =
       LoggerFactory.getLogger(ReceiveCommits.class);
 
-  private static final Pattern NEW_PATCHSET =
+  public static final Pattern NEW_PATCHSET =
       Pattern.compile("^refs/changes/(?:[0-9][0-9]/)?([1-9][0-9]*)(?:/new)?$");
 
   private static final FooterKey CHANGE_ID = new FooterKey("Change-Id");
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/validators/CommitValidators.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/validators/CommitValidators.java
index c6fc709b11..e7b9d31779 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/validators/CommitValidators.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/validators/CommitValidators.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GerritServerConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.events.CommitReceivedEvent;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.GitRepositoryManager;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.ProjectConfig;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.git.ReceiveCommits;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.ValidationError;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectControl;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.project.RefControl;
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ public class CommitValidators {
 
   private static final FooterKey CHANGE_ID = new FooterKey("Change-Id");
 
-  private static final Pattern NEW_PATCHSET = Pattern
-      .compile("^refs/changes/(?:[0-9][0-9])?(/[1-9][0-9]*){1,2}(?:/new)?$");
-
   private static final String GIT_HOOKS_COMMIT_MSG =
       "`git rev-parse --git-dir`/hooks/commit-msg";
 
@@ -109,7 +106,8 @@ public class CommitValidators {
     validators.add(new CommitterUploaderValidator(refControl, canonicalWebUrl));
     validators.add(new SignedOffByValidator(refControl, canonicalWebUrl));
     if (MagicBranch.isMagicBranch(receiveEvent.command.getRefName())
-        || NEW_PATCHSET.matcher(receiveEvent.command.getRefName()).matches()) {
+        || ReceiveCommits.NEW_PATCHSET.matcher(
+            receiveEvent.command.getRefName()).matches()) {
       validators.add(new ChangeIdValidator(refControl, canonicalWebUrl,
           installCommitMsgHookCommand, sshInfo));
     }
@@ -143,7 +141,8 @@ public class CommitValidators {
     validators.add(new AuthorUploaderValidator(refControl, canonicalWebUrl));
     validators.add(new SignedOffByValidator(refControl, canonicalWebUrl));
     if (MagicBranch.isMagicBranch(receiveEvent.command.getRefName())
-        || NEW_PATCHSET.matcher(receiveEvent.command.getRefName()).matches()) {
+        || ReceiveCommits.NEW_PATCHSET.matcher(
+            receiveEvent.command.getRefName()).matches()) {
       validators.add(new ChangeIdValidator(refControl, canonicalWebUrl,
           installCommitMsgHookCommand, sshInfo));
     }