diff --git a/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/AccessIT.java b/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/AccessIT.java
index dd0c7f0..b6ac5e9 100644
--- a/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/AccessIT.java
+++ b/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/AccessIT.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 package com.google.gerrit.acceptance.rest.project;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth8.assertThat;
+import static com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.ListChangesOption.MESSAGES;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.AbstractDaemonTest;
@@ -119,6 +121,9 @@
 
     setApiUser(admin);
 
+    ChangeInfo c = gApi.changes().id(out._number).get(MESSAGES);
+    assertThat(c.messages.stream().map(m -> m.message)).containsExactly("Uploaded patch set 1");
+
     ReviewInput reviewIn = new ReviewInput();
     reviewIn.label("Code-Review", (short) 2);
     gApi.changes().id(out._number).current().review(reviewIn);
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangesCollection.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangesCollection.java
index b363b83..c8f88fd 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangesCollection.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangesCollection.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.ChangePermission;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackend;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackendException;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ChangeControl;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.query.change.QueryChanges;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@
   private final CreateChange createChange;
   private final ChangeResource.Factory changeResourceFactory;
   private final PermissionBackend permissionBackend;
-  private final ChangeControl.GenericFactory changeControlFactory;
 
   @Inject
   ChangesCollection(
@@ -60,8 +58,7 @@
       ChangeFinder changeFinder,
       CreateChange createChange,
       ChangeResource.Factory changeResourceFactory,
-      PermissionBackend permissionBackend,
-      ChangeControl.GenericFactory changeControlFactory) {
+      PermissionBackend permissionBackend) {
     this.db = db;
     this.user = user;
     this.queryFactory = queryFactory;
@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@
     this.createChange = createChange;
     this.changeResourceFactory = changeResourceFactory;
     this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
-    this.changeControlFactory = changeControlFactory;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/CreateAccessChange.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/CreateAccessChange.java
index 84f7e27..326d395 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/CreateAccessChange.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/CreateAccessChange.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 package com.google.gerrit.server.project;
 
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.TimeUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.data.AccessSection;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.errors.InvalidNameException;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.RefNames;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.ApprovalsUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.Sequences;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ChangeInserter;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ChangeJson;
@@ -138,12 +140,23 @@
           BatchUpdate bu =
               updateFactory.create(db.get(), rsrc.getNameKey(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
         bu.setRepository(md.getRepository(), rw, objInserter);
-        ChangeInserter ins = changeInserterFactory.create(changeId, commit, RefNames.REFS_CONFIG);
-        ins.setMessage("First patchset").setValidate(false).setUpdateRef(false);
+        ChangeInserter ins = newInserter(changeId, commit);
         bu.insertChange(ins);
         bu.execute();
         return Response.created(jsonFactory.noOptions().format(ins.getChange()));
       }
     }
   }
+
+  // ProjectConfig doesn't currently support fusing into a BatchUpdate.
+  @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+  private ChangeInserter newInserter(Change.Id changeId, RevCommit commit) {
+    return changeInserterFactory
+        .create(changeId, commit, RefNames.REFS_CONFIG)
+        .setMessage(
+            // Same message as in ReceiveCommits.CreateRequest.
+            ApprovalsUtil.renderMessageWithApprovals(1, ImmutableMap.of(), ImmutableMap.of()))
+        .setValidate(false)
+        .setUpdateRef(false);
+  }
 }