diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/send/ChangeEmail.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/send/ChangeEmail.java
index 7bbee2a..ff811a0 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/send/ChangeEmail.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/send/ChangeEmail.java
@@ -242,7 +242,9 @@
   }
 
   private int getInsertionsCount() {
-    return listModifiedFiles().values().stream()
+    return listModifiedFiles().entrySet().stream()
+        .filter(e -> !Patch.COMMIT_MSG.equals(e.getKey()))
+        .map(Map.Entry::getValue)
         .map(FileDiffOutput::insertions)
         .reduce(0, Integer::sum);
   }
@@ -323,8 +325,8 @@
                     + "{1,choice,0#0 insertions|1#1 insertion|1<{1} insertions}(+), " //
                     + "{2,choice,0#0 deletions|1#1 deletion|1<{2} deletions}(-)" //
                     + "\n",
-                modifiedFiles.size() - 1, //
-                getInsertionsCount(), //
+                modifiedFiles.size() - 1, // -1 to account for the commit message
+                getInsertionsCount(),
                 getDeletionsCount()));
         detail.append("\n");
       }
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java
index e3d69e1..21fc4b4 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.BooleanProjectConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.BranchNameKey;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Change;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.EmailHeader.StringEmailHeader;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelFunction;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelId;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelType;
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -4551,6 +4553,47 @@
         .contains(String.format("%s has removed %s", admin.fullName(), reviewerInput.reviewer));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void emailSubjectContainsChangeSizeBucket() throws Exception {
+    testEmailSubjectContainsChangeSizeBucket(0, "NoOp");
+    testEmailSubjectContainsChangeSizeBucket(1, "XS");
+    testEmailSubjectContainsChangeSizeBucket(9, "XS");
+    testEmailSubjectContainsChangeSizeBucket(10, "S");
+    testEmailSubjectContainsChangeSizeBucket(49, "S");
+    testEmailSubjectContainsChangeSizeBucket(50, "M");
+    testEmailSubjectContainsChangeSizeBucket(249, "M");
+    testEmailSubjectContainsChangeSizeBucket(250, "L");
+    testEmailSubjectContainsChangeSizeBucket(999, "L");
+    testEmailSubjectContainsChangeSizeBucket(1000, "XL");
+  }
+
+  private void testEmailSubjectContainsChangeSizeBucket(
+      int numberOfLines, String expectedSizeBucket) throws Exception {
+    String change;
+    if (numberOfLines == 0) {
+      // create empty change
+      ChangeInput in = new ChangeInput();
+      in.branch = Constants.MASTER;
+      in.subject = "Create a change from the API";
+      in.project = project.get();
+      ChangeInfo info = gApi.changes().create(in).get();
+      change = info.changeId;
+    } else {
+      change =
+          createChange(
+                  "subject",
+                  expectedSizeBucket + "-file-with-" + numberOfLines + "lines.txt",
+                  Collections.nCopies(numberOfLines, "line").stream().collect(joining("\n")))
+              .getChangeId();
+    }
+    sender.clear();
+    gApi.changes().id(change).addReviewer(user.email());
+    List<Message> messages = sender.getMessages();
+    assertThat(messages).hasSize(1);
+    assertThat(((StringEmailHeader) messages.get(0).headers().get("Subject")).getString())
+        .contains("[" + expectedSizeBucket + "]");
+  }
+
   private PushOneCommit.Result createWorkInProgressChange() throws Exception {
     return pushTo("refs/for/master%wip");
   }
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/mail/ChangeNotificationsIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/mail/ChangeNotificationsIT.java
index e44bfcf..cced47f 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/mail/ChangeNotificationsIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/mail/ChangeNotificationsIT.java
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@
     StagedPreChange spc = stagePreChange("refs/for/master");
     assertThat(sender)
         .sent("newchange", spc)
-        .title(String.format("[S] Change in %s[master]: test commit", project));
+        .title(String.format("[XS] Change in %s[master]: test commit", project));
     assertThat(sender).didNotSend();
   }