diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/IdentifiedUser.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/IdentifiedUser.java
index 168dbf75e0..7397070abf 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/IdentifiedUser.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/IdentifiedUser.java
@@ -424,6 +424,28 @@ public class IdentifiedUser extends CurrentUser {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a materialized copy of the user with all dependencies.
+   *
+   * Invoke all providers and factories of dependent objects and store the
+   * references to a copy of the current identified user.
+   *
+   * @return copy of the identified user
+   */
+  public IdentifiedUser materializedCopy() {
+    final CapabilityControl capabilities = getCapabilities();
+    return new IdentifiedUser(new CapabilityControl.Factory() {
+
+      @Override
+      public CapabilityControl create(CurrentUser user) {
+        return capabilities;
+      }
+    }, authConfig, realm, anonymousCowardName,
+        Providers.of(canonicalUrl.get()), accountCache, groupBackend,
+        disableReverseDnsLookup, Providers.of(remotePeerProvider.get()), state,
+        realUser);
+  }
+
   private String getHost(final InetAddress in) {
     if (Boolean.FALSE.equals(disableReverseDnsLookup)) {
       return in.getCanonicalHostName();
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 8e08818bdd..7bd9d8400c 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
@@ -825,8 +825,9 @@ public class ReceiveCommits {
       return;
     }
 
-    try (BatchUpdate bu = batchUpdateFactory.create(db,
-          magicBranch.dest.getParentKey(), user, TimeUtil.nowTs());
+    try (BatchUpdate bu =
+        batchUpdateFactory.create(db, magicBranch.dest.getParentKey(),
+            user.materializedCopy(), TimeUtil.nowTs());
         ObjectInserter ins = repo.newObjectInserter()) {
       bu.setRepository(repo, rp.getRevWalk(), ins)
           .updateChangesInParallel();