diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PatchSetInserter.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PatchSetInserter.java
index 24c4237..fc2167f 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PatchSetInserter.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PatchSetInserter.java
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
   private ListMultimap<RecipientType, Account.Id> accountsToNotify = ImmutableListMultimap.of();
   private boolean allowClosed;
   private boolean copyApprovals = true;
+  private boolean sendEmail = true;
 
   // Fields set during some phase of BatchUpdate.Op.
   private Change change;
@@ -197,6 +198,11 @@
     return this;
   }
 
+  public PatchSetInserter setSendEmail(boolean sendEmail) {
+    this.sendEmail = sendEmail;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   public Change getChange() {
     checkState(change != null, "getChange() only valid after executing update");
     return change;
@@ -282,7 +288,7 @@
 
   @Override
   public void postUpdate(Context ctx) throws OrmException {
-    if (notify != NotifyHandling.NONE || !accountsToNotify.isEmpty()) {
+    if (sendEmail && (notify != NotifyHandling.NONE || !accountsToNotify.isEmpty())) {
       try {
         ReplacePatchSetSender cm = replacePatchSetFactory.create(ctx.getProject(), change.getId());
         cm.setFrom(ctx.getAccountId());
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/RebaseChangeOp.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/RebaseChangeOp.java
index 1f216f0..f48ea57 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/RebaseChangeOp.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/RebaseChangeOp.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
   private boolean copyApprovals = true;
   private boolean detailedCommitMessage;
   private boolean postMessage = true;
+  private boolean sendEmail = true;
   private boolean matchAuthorToCommitterDate = false;
 
   private RevCommit rebasedCommit;
@@ -141,6 +142,11 @@
     return this;
   }
 
+  public RebaseChangeOp setSendEmail(boolean sendEmail) {
+    this.sendEmail = sendEmail;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   public RebaseChangeOp setMatchAuthorToCommitterDate(boolean matchAuthorToCommitterDate) {
     this.matchAuthorToCommitterDate = matchAuthorToCommitterDate;
     return this;
@@ -189,7 +195,8 @@
             .setFireRevisionCreated(fireRevisionCreated)
             .setCopyApprovals(copyApprovals)
             .setCheckAddPatchSetPermission(checkAddPatchSetPermission)
-            .setValidate(validate);
+            .setValidate(validate)
+            .setSendEmail(sendEmail);
     if (postMessage) {
       patchSetInserter.setMessage(
           "Patch Set "
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/RebaseSubmitStrategy.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/RebaseSubmitStrategy.java
index 1ec7ca8..d59ce68 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/RebaseSubmitStrategy.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/RebaseSubmitStrategy.java
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
                 // Do not post message after inserting new patchset because there
                 // will be one about change being merged already.
                 .setPostMessage(false)
+                .setSendEmail(false)
                 .setMatchAuthorToCommitterDate(
                     args.project.is(BooleanProjectConfig.MATCH_AUTHOR_TO_COMMITTER_DATE));
         try {