diff --git a/Documentation/config-gerrit.txt b/Documentation/config-gerrit.txt
index adba1aad1a..8f04d7cb40 100644
--- a/Documentation/config-gerrit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config-gerrit.txt
@@ -844,30 +844,6 @@ abbreviated commit SHA-1 (`c9c0edb`).
 +
 Default is "Submit patch set ${patchSet} into ${branch}".
 
-[[change.submitWholeTopic]]change.submitWholeTopic::
-+
-Determines if the submit button submits the whole topic instead of
-just the current change.
-+
-Default is false.
-
-[[change.submitTopicLabel]]change.submitTopicLabel::
-+
-If `change.submitWholeTopic` is set and a change has a topic,
-the label name for the submit button is given here instead of
-the configuration `change.submitLabel`.
-+
-Defaults to "Submit whole topic"
-
-[[change.submitTopicTooltip]]change.submitTopicTooltip::
-+
-If `change.submitWholeTopic` is configuerd to true and a change has a
-topic, this configuration determines the tooltip for the submit button
-instead of `change.submitTooltip`. The variable `${topicSize}` is available
-for the number of changes to be submitted.
-+
-Defaults to "Submit all ${topicSize} changes within the topic".
-
 [[change.replyLabel]]change.replyLabel::
 +
 Label name for the reply button. In the user interface an ellipsis (…)
diff --git a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/Actions.java b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/Actions.java
index 37b90c4060..525684d44d 100644
--- a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/Actions.java
+++ b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/Actions.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class Actions extends Composite {
   private String message;
   private String branch;
   private String key;
+  private boolean canSubmit;
 
   Actions() {
     initWidget(uiBinder.createAndBindUi(this));
@@ -86,12 +87,7 @@ class Actions extends Composite {
     changeInfo = info;
 
     initChangeActions(info, hasUser);
-
-    NativeMap<ActionInfo> actionMap = revInfo.has_actions()
-        ? revInfo.actions()
-        : NativeMap.<ActionInfo> create();
-    actionMap.copyKeysIntoChildren("id");
-    reloadRevisionActions(actionMap);
+    initRevisionActions(info, revInfo, hasUser);
   }
 
   private void initChangeActions(ChangeInfo info, boolean hasUser) {
@@ -111,29 +107,30 @@ class Actions extends Composite {
     }
   }
 
-  void reloadRevisionActions(NativeMap<ActionInfo> actions) {
-    if (!Gerrit.isSignedIn()) {
-      return;
-    }
-    boolean canSubmit = actions.containsKey("submit");
-    if (canSubmit) {
-      ActionInfo action = actions.get("submit");
-      submit.setTitle(action.title());
-      submit.setEnabled(action.enabled());
-      submit.setHTML(new SafeHtmlBuilder()
-          .openDiv()
-          .append(action.label())
-          .closeDiv());
-      submit.setEnabled(action.enabled());
-    }
-    submit.setVisible(canSubmit);
+  private void initRevisionActions(ChangeInfo info, RevisionInfo revInfo,
+      boolean hasUser) {
+    NativeMap<ActionInfo> actions = revInfo.has_actions()
+        ? revInfo.actions()
+        : NativeMap.<ActionInfo> create();
+    actions.copyKeysIntoChildren("id");
 
-    a2b(actions, "cherrypick", cherrypick);
-    a2b(actions, "rebase", rebase);
-
-    RevisionInfo revInfo = changeInfo.revision(revision);
-    for (String id : filterNonCore(actions)) {
-      add(new ActionButton(changeInfo, revInfo, actions.get(id)));
+    canSubmit = false;
+    if (hasUser) {
+      canSubmit = actions.containsKey("submit");
+      if (canSubmit) {
+        ActionInfo action = actions.get("submit");
+        submit.setTitle(action.title());
+        submit.setEnabled(action.enabled());
+        submit.setHTML(new SafeHtmlBuilder()
+            .openDiv()
+            .append(action.label())
+            .closeDiv());
+      }
+      a2b(actions, "cherrypick", cherrypick);
+      a2b(actions, "rebase", rebase);
+      for (String id : filterNonCore(actions)) {
+        add(new ActionButton(info, revInfo, actions.get(id)));
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -149,6 +146,10 @@ class Actions extends Composite {
     return ids;
   }
 
+  void setSubmitEnabled() {
+    submit.setVisible(canSubmit);
+  }
+
   @UiHandler("followUp")
   void onFollowUp(@SuppressWarnings("unused") ClickEvent e) {
     if (followUpAction == null) {
diff --git a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/ChangeScreen.java b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/ChangeScreen.java
index bae181c647..8a27fd049a 100644
--- a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/ChangeScreen.java
+++ b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/ChangeScreen.java
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public class ChangeScreen extends Screen {
   void loadChangeInfo(boolean fg, AsyncCallback<ChangeInfo> cb) {
     RestApi call = ChangeApi.detail(changeId.get());
     ChangeList.addOptions(call, EnumSet.of(
-      ListChangesOption.CHANGE_ACTIONS,
+      ListChangesOption.CURRENT_ACTIONS,
       ListChangesOption.ALL_REVISIONS));
     if (!fg) {
       call.background();
@@ -256,18 +256,6 @@ public class ChangeScreen extends Screen {
     call.get(cb);
   }
 
-  void loadRevisionInfo() {
-    RestApi call = ChangeApi.actions(changeId.get(), revision);
-    call.background();
-    call.get(new GerritCallback<NativeMap<ActionInfo>>() {
-      @Override
-      public void onSuccess(NativeMap<ActionInfo> actionMap) {
-        actionMap.copyKeysIntoChildren("id");
-        renderRevisionInfo(changeInfo, actionMap);
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
   @Override
   protected void onUnload() {
     if (replyAction != null) {
@@ -415,8 +403,7 @@ public class ChangeScreen extends Screen {
     }
   }
 
-  private void initRevisionsAction(ChangeInfo info, String revision,
-      NativeMap<ActionInfo> actions) {
+  private void initRevisionsAction(ChangeInfo info, String revision) {
     int currentPatchSet;
     if (info.current_revision() != null
         && info.revisions().containsKey(info.current_revision())) {
@@ -444,6 +431,11 @@ public class ChangeScreen extends Screen {
 
     RevisionInfo revInfo = info.revision(revision);
     if (revInfo.draft()) {
+      NativeMap<ActionInfo> actions = revInfo.has_actions()
+          ? revInfo.actions()
+          : NativeMap.<ActionInfo> create();
+      actions.copyKeysIntoChildren("id");
+
       if (actions.containsKey("publish")) {
         publish.setVisible(true);
         publish.setTitle(actions.get("publish").title());
@@ -814,7 +806,6 @@ public class ChangeScreen extends Screen {
           commentLinkProcessor = result.getCommentLinkProcessor();
           setTheme(result.getTheme());
           renderChangeInfo(info);
-          loadRevisionInfo();
         }
       }));
   }
@@ -942,6 +933,7 @@ public class ChangeScreen extends Screen {
 
   private void loadSubmitType(final Change.Status status, final boolean canSubmit) {
     if (canSubmit) {
+      actions.setSubmitEnabled();
       if (status == Change.Status.NEW) {
         statusText.setInnerText(Util.C.readyToSubmit());
       }
@@ -1051,7 +1043,19 @@ public class ChangeScreen extends Screen {
   private void renderChangeInfo(ChangeInfo info) {
     changeInfo = info;
     lastDisplayedUpdate = info.updated();
+    RevisionInfo revisionInfo = info.revision(revision);
+    boolean current = info.status().isOpen()
+        && revision.equals(info.current_revision())
+        && !revisionInfo.is_edit();
 
+    if (revisionInfo.is_edit()) {
+      statusText.setInnerText(Util.C.changeEdit());
+    } else if (!current && info.status() == Change.Status.NEW) {
+      statusText.setInnerText(Util.C.notCurrent());
+      labels.setVisible(false);
+    } else {
+      statusText.setInnerText(Util.toLongString(info.status()));
+    }
     labels.set(info);
 
     renderOwner(info);
@@ -1060,6 +1064,7 @@ public class ChangeScreen extends Screen {
     initReplyButton(info, revision);
     initIncludedInAction(info);
     initChangeAction(info);
+    initRevisionsAction(info, revision);
     initDownloadAction(info, revision);
     initProjectLinks(info);
     initBranchLink(info);
@@ -1079,37 +1084,6 @@ public class ChangeScreen extends Screen {
       setVisible(hashtagTableRow, false);
     }
 
-    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-    sb.append(Util.M.changeScreenTitleId(info.id_abbreviated()));
-    if (info.subject() != null) {
-      sb.append(": ");
-      sb.append(info.subject());
-    }
-    setWindowTitle(sb.toString());
-
-    // Properly render revision actions initially while waiting for
-    // the callback to populate them correctly.
-    renderRevisionInfo(changeInfo, NativeMap.<ActionInfo> create());
-  }
-
-  private void renderRevisionInfo(ChangeInfo info,
-      NativeMap<ActionInfo> actionMap) {
-    RevisionInfo revisionInfo = info.revision(revision);
-    boolean current = info.status().isOpen()
-        && revision.equals(info.current_revision())
-        && !revisionInfo.is_edit();
-
-    if (revisionInfo.is_edit()) {
-      statusText.setInnerText(Util.C.changeEdit());
-    } else if (!current && info.status() == Change.Status.NEW) {
-      statusText.setInnerText(Util.C.notCurrent());
-      labels.setVisible(false);
-    } else {
-      statusText.setInnerText(Util.toLongString(info.status()));
-    }
-
-    initRevisionsAction(info, revision, actionMap);
-
     if (Gerrit.isSignedIn()) {
       replyAction = new ReplyAction(info, revision,
           style, commentLinkProcessor, reply, quickApprove);
@@ -1131,7 +1105,14 @@ public class ChangeScreen extends Screen {
       quickApprove.setVisible(false);
       setVisible(strategy, false);
     }
-    actions.reloadRevisionActions(actionMap);
+
+    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+    sb.append(Util.M.changeScreenTitleId(info.id_abbreviated()));
+    if (info.subject() != null) {
+      sb.append(": ");
+      sb.append(info.subject());
+    }
+    setWindowTitle(sb.toString());
   }
 
   private void renderOwner(ChangeInfo info) {
diff --git a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/changes/ChangeApi.java b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/changes/ChangeApi.java
index 1135491d4d..98595e7aff 100644
--- a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/changes/ChangeApi.java
+++ b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/changes/ChangeApi.java
@@ -95,13 +95,6 @@ public class ChangeApi {
     return call(id, "detail");
   }
 
-  public static RestApi actions(int id, String revision) {
-    if (revision == null || revision.equals("")) {
-      revision = "current";
-    }
-    return call(id, revision, "actions");
-  }
-
   public static void edit(int id, AsyncCallback<EditInfo> cb) {
     edit(id).get(cb);
   }
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangeResource.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangeResource.java
index 1555cdd842..16472e35cf 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangeResource.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangeResource.java
@@ -57,15 +57,17 @@ public class ChangeResource implements RestResource, HasETag {
     return getControl().getNotes();
   }
 
-
-  // This includes all information relevant for ETag computation
-  // unrelated to the UI.
-  public void prepareETag(Hasher h, CurrentUser user) {
-    h.putLong(getChange().getLastUpdatedOn().getTime())
+  @Override
+  public String getETag() {
+    CurrentUser user = control.getCurrentUser();
+    Hasher h = Hashing.md5().newHasher()
+      .putLong(getChange().getLastUpdatedOn().getTime())
       .putInt(getChange().getRowVersion())
+      .putBoolean(user.getStarredChanges().contains(getChange().getId()))
       .putInt(user.isIdentifiedUser()
           ? ((IdentifiedUser) user).getAccountId().get()
           : 0);
+
     byte[] buf = new byte[20];
     ObjectId noteId;
     try {
@@ -80,14 +82,6 @@ public class ChangeResource implements RestResource, HasETag {
     for (ProjectState p : control.getProjectControl().getProjectState().tree()) {
       hashObjectId(h, p.getConfig().getRevision(), buf);
     }
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public String getETag() {
-    CurrentUser user = control.getCurrentUser();
-    Hasher h = Hashing.md5().newHasher()
-        .putBoolean(user.getStarredChanges().contains(getChange().getId()));
-    prepareETag(h, user);
     return h.hash().toString();
   }
 
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/GetRevisionActions.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/GetRevisionActions.java
index b21bee227b..d58c8d2a5b 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/GetRevisionActions.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/GetRevisionActions.java
@@ -14,59 +14,22 @@
 
 package com.google.gerrit.server.change;
 
-import com.google.common.base.Strings;
-import com.google.common.hash.Hasher;
-import com.google.common.hash.Hashing;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ETagView;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Response;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GerritServerConfig;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.query.change.ChangeData;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.query.change.InternalChangeQuery;
-import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
-import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmRuntimeException;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestReadView;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 
-import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
-
 @Singleton
-public class GetRevisionActions implements ETagView<RevisionResource> {
+public class GetRevisionActions implements RestReadView<RevisionResource> {
   private final ActionJson delegate;
-  private final Provider<InternalChangeQuery> queryProvider;
-  private final Config config;
+
   @Inject
-  GetRevisionActions(
-      ActionJson delegate,
-      Provider<InternalChangeQuery> queryProvider,
-      @GerritServerConfig Config config) {
+  GetRevisionActions(ActionJson delegate) {
     this.delegate = delegate;
-    this.queryProvider = queryProvider;
-    this.config = config;
   }
 
   @Override
   public Object apply(RevisionResource rsrc) {
     return Response.withMustRevalidate(delegate.format(rsrc));
   }
-
-  @Override
-  public String getETag(RevisionResource rsrc) {
-    String topic = rsrc.getChange().getTopic();
-    if (!Submit.wholeTopicEnabled(config)
-        || Strings.isNullOrEmpty(topic)) {
-      return rsrc.getETag();
-    }
-    Hasher h = Hashing.md5().newHasher();
-    CurrentUser user = rsrc.getControl().getCurrentUser();
-    try {
-      for (ChangeData c : queryProvider.get().byTopicOpen(topic)) {
-        new ChangeResource(c.changeControl()).prepareETag(h, user);
-      }
-    } catch (OrmException e){
-      throw new OrmRuntimeException(e);
-    }
-    return h.hash().toString();
-  }
 }
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/Submit.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/Submit.java
index 03bc7f1c72..41151ae8da 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/Submit.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/Submit.java
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public class Submit implements RestModifyView<RevisionResource, SubmitInput>,
     this.titlePattern = new ParameterizedString(MoreObjects.firstNonNull(
         cfg.getString("change", null, "submitTooltip"),
         DEFAULT_TOOLTIP));
-    submitWholeTopic = wholeTopicEnabled(cfg);
+    submitWholeTopic = cfg.getBoolean("change", null, "submitWholeTopic" , false);
     this.submitTopicLabel = MoreObjects.firstNonNull(
         Strings.emptyToNull(cfg.getString("change", null, "submitTopicLabel")),
         "Submit whole topic");
@@ -206,19 +206,17 @@ public class Submit implements RestModifyView<RevisionResource, SubmitInput>,
           rsrc.getPatchSet().getRevision().get()));
     }
 
-    List<Change> submittedChanges = submit(rsrc, caller, false);
+    change = submit(rsrc, caller, false);
+    if (change == null) {
+      throw new ResourceConflictException("change is "
+          + status(dbProvider.get().changes().get(rsrc.getChange().getId())));
+    }
 
     if (input.waitForMerge) {
-      for (Change c : submittedChanges) {
-        // TODO(sbeller): We should make schedule return a Future, then we
-        // could do these all in parallel and still block until they're done.
-        mergeQueue.merge(c.getDest());
-      }
+      mergeQueue.merge(change.getDest());
       change = dbProvider.get().changes().get(change.getId());
     } else {
-      for (Change c : submittedChanges) {
-        mergeQueue.schedule(c.getDest());
-      }
+      mergeQueue.schedule(change.getDest());
     }
 
     if (change == null) {
@@ -347,10 +345,9 @@ public class Submit implements RestModifyView<RevisionResource, SubmitInput>,
         .orNull();
   }
 
-  private Change submitToDatabase(final ReviewDb db, final Change.Id changeId,
-      final Timestamp timestamp) throws OrmException,
-      ResourceConflictException {
-    Change ret = db.changes().atomicUpdate(changeId,
+  private Change submitToDatabase(ReviewDb db, Change.Id changeId,
+      final Timestamp timestamp) throws OrmException {
+    return db.changes().atomicUpdate(changeId,
       new AtomicUpdate<Change>() {
         @Override
         public Change update(Change change) {
@@ -362,12 +359,6 @@ public class Submit implements RestModifyView<RevisionResource, SubmitInput>,
           return null;
         }
       });
-    if (ret != null) {
-      return ret;
-    } else {
-      throw new ResourceConflictException("change " + changeId + " is "
-          + status(db.changes().get(changeId)));
-    }
   }
 
   private Change submitThisChange(RevisionResource rsrc, IdentifiedUser caller,
@@ -389,6 +380,9 @@ public class Submit implements RestModifyView<RevisionResource, SubmitInput>,
       // Write update commit after all normalized label commits.
       batch.write(update, new CommitBuilder());
       change = submitToDatabase(db, change.getId(), timestamp);
+      if (change == null) {
+        return null;
+      }
       db.commit();
     } finally {
       db.rollback();
@@ -397,7 +391,7 @@ public class Submit implements RestModifyView<RevisionResource, SubmitInput>,
     return change;
   }
 
-  private List<Change> submitWholeTopic(RevisionResource rsrc, IdentifiedUser caller,
+  private Change submitWholeTopic(RevisionResource rsrc, IdentifiedUser caller,
       boolean force, String topic) throws ResourceConflictException, OrmException,
       IOException {
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(topic);
@@ -426,31 +420,30 @@ public class Submit implements RestModifyView<RevisionResource, SubmitInput>,
       batch.write(update, new CommitBuilder());
 
       for (ChangeData c : changesByTopic) {
-        submitToDatabase(db, c.getId(), timestamp);
+        if (submitToDatabase(db, c.getId(), timestamp) == null) {
+          return null;
+        }
       }
       db.commit();
     } finally {
       db.rollback();
     }
     List<Change.Id> ids = new ArrayList<>(changesByTopic.size());
-    List<Change> ret = new ArrayList<>(changesByTopic.size());
     for (ChangeData c : changesByTopic) {
       ids.add(c.getId());
-      ret.add(c.change());
     }
     indexer.indexAsync(ids).checkedGet();
-
-    return ret;
+    return change;
   }
 
-  public List<Change> submit(RevisionResource rsrc, IdentifiedUser caller,
+  public Change submit(RevisionResource rsrc, IdentifiedUser caller,
       boolean force) throws ResourceConflictException, OrmException,
       IOException {
     String topic = rsrc.getChange().getTopic();
     if (submitWholeTopic && !Strings.isNullOrEmpty(topic)) {
       return submitWholeTopic(rsrc, caller, force, topic);
     } else {
-      return Arrays.asList(submitThisChange(rsrc, caller, force));
+      return submitThisChange(rsrc, caller, force);
     }
   }
 
@@ -661,10 +654,6 @@ public class Submit implements RestModifyView<RevisionResource, SubmitInput>,
     return new RevisionResource(changes.parse(target), rsrc.getPatchSet());
   }
 
-  static boolean wholeTopicEnabled(Config config) {
-    return config.getBoolean("change", null, "submitWholeTopic" , false);
-  }
-
   public static class CurrentRevision implements
       RestModifyView<ChangeResource, SubmitInput> {
     private final Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider;
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 cf63e78bb5..cc2919d58b 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
@@ -1726,15 +1726,18 @@ public class ReceiveCommits {
       throws OrmException, IOException {
     Submit submit = submitProvider.get();
     RevisionResource rsrc = new RevisionResource(changes.parse(changeCtl), ps);
-    List<Change> changes;
+    Change c;
     try {
       // Force submit even if submit rule evaluation fails.
-      changes = submit.submit(rsrc, currentUser, true);
+      c = submit.submit(rsrc, currentUser, true);
     } catch (ResourceConflictException e) {
       throw new IOException(e);
     }
-    addMessage("");
-    for (Change c : changes) {
+    if (c == null) {
+      addError("Submitting change " + changeCtl.getChange().getChangeId()
+          + " failed.");
+    } else {
+      addMessage("");
       mergeQueue.merge(c.getDest());
       c = db.changes().get(c.getId());
       switch (c.getStatus()) {