diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangeInserter.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangeInserter.java
index a086cb1..6091091 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangeInserter.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangeInserter.java
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@
               cmd,
               projectState.getProject(),
               change.getDest().branch(),
+              ctx.getRepoView().getConfig(),
               ctx.getRevWalk().getObjectReader(),
               commitId,
               ctx.getIdentifiedUser())) {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PatchSetInserter.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PatchSetInserter.java
index 882352d..ef06ea1 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PatchSetInserter.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PatchSetInserter.java
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@
                 .orElseThrow(illegalState(origNotes.getProjectName()))
                 .getProject(),
             origNotes.getChange().getDest().branch(),
+            ctx.getRepoView().getConfig(),
             ctx.getRevWalk().getObjectReader(),
             commitId,
             ctx.getIdentifiedUser())) {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/events/CommitReceivedEvent.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/events/CommitReceivedEvent.java
index 6e43621..eb4d9ee 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/events/CommitReceivedEvent.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/events/CommitReceivedEvent.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.IdentifiedUser;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectReader;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevCommit;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
   public ReceiveCommand command;
   public Project project;
   public String refName;
+  public Config repoConfig;
   public RevWalk revWalk;
   public RevCommit commit;
   public IdentifiedUser user;
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@
       ReceiveCommand command,
       Project project,
       String refName,
+      Config repoConfig,
       ObjectReader reader,
       ObjectId commitId,
       IdentifiedUser user)
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@
     this.command = command;
     this.project = project;
     this.refName = refName;
+    this.repoConfig = repoConfig;
     this.revWalk = new RevWalk(reader);
     this.commit = revWalk.parseCommit(commitId);
     this.user = user;
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/receive/BranchCommitValidator.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/receive/BranchCommitValidator.java
index 7b5f90bd..55261223 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/receive/BranchCommitValidator.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/receive/BranchCommitValidator.java
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.assistedinject.Assisted;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectReader;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.notes.NoteMap;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevCommit;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.ReceiveCommand;
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@
   /**
    * Validates a single commit. If the commit does not validate, the command is rejected.
    *
+   * @param repository the repository
    * @param objectReader the object reader to use.
    * @param cmd the ReceiveCommand executing the push.
    * @param commit the commit being validated.
@@ -102,6 +105,7 @@
    * @return The validation {@link Result}.
    */
   Result validateCommit(
+      Repository repository,
       ObjectReader objectReader,
       ReceiveCommand cmd,
       RevCommit commit,
@@ -109,12 +113,14 @@
       NoteMap rejectCommits,
       @Nullable Change change)
       throws IOException {
-    return validateCommit(objectReader, cmd, commit, isMerged, rejectCommits, change, false);
+    return validateCommit(
+        repository, objectReader, cmd, commit, isMerged, rejectCommits, change, false);
   }
 
   /**
    * Validates a single commit. If the commit does not validate, the command is rejected.
    *
+   * @param repository the repository
    * @param objectReader the object reader to use.
    * @param cmd the ReceiveCommand executing the push.
    * @param commit the commit being validated.
@@ -124,6 +130,7 @@
    * @return The validation {@link Result}.
    */
   Result validateCommit(
+      Repository repository,
       ObjectReader objectReader,
       ReceiveCommand cmd,
       RevCommit commit,
@@ -135,7 +142,14 @@
     try (TraceTimer traceTimer = TraceContext.newTimer("BranchCommitValidator#validateCommit")) {
       ImmutableList.Builder<CommitValidationMessage> messages = new ImmutableList.Builder<>();
       try (CommitReceivedEvent receiveEvent =
-          new CommitReceivedEvent(cmd, project, branch.branch(), objectReader, commit, user)) {
+          new CommitReceivedEvent(
+              cmd,
+              project,
+              branch.branch(),
+              new Config(repository.getConfig()),
+              objectReader,
+              commit,
+              user)) {
         CommitValidators validators;
         if (isMerged) {
           validators =
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/receive/ReceiveCommits.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/receive/ReceiveCommits.java
index 69db066..246c697 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/receive/ReceiveCommits.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/receive/ReceiveCommits.java
@@ -2212,6 +2212,7 @@
 
           BranchCommitValidator.Result validationResult =
               validator.validateCommit(
+                  repo,
                   receivePack.getRevWalk().getObjectReader(),
                   magicBranch.cmd,
                   c,
@@ -3231,7 +3232,7 @@
 
           BranchCommitValidator.Result validationResult =
               validator.validateCommit(
-                  walk.getObjectReader(), cmd, c, false, rejectCommits, null, skipValidation);
+                  repo, walk.getObjectReader(), cmd, c, false, rejectCommits, null, skipValidation);
           messages.addAll(validationResult.messages());
           if (!validationResult.isValid()) {
             break;