diff --git a/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/project/ProjectWatchIT.java b/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/project/ProjectWatchIT.java
index 891d387..77d3c55 100644
--- a/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/project/ProjectWatchIT.java
+++ b/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/project/ProjectWatchIT.java
@@ -103,6 +103,36 @@
   }
 
   @Test
+  public void noNotificationForDraftPatchSetsForWatchersInNotifyConfig() throws Exception {
+    Address addr = new Address("Watcher", "watcher@example.com");
+    NotifyConfig nc = new NotifyConfig();
+    nc.addEmail(addr);
+    nc.setName("team");
+    nc.setHeader(NotifyConfig.Header.TO);
+    nc.setTypes(EnumSet.of(NotifyType.NEW_PATCHSETS));
+
+    ProjectConfig cfg = projectCache.checkedGet(project).getConfig();
+    cfg.putNotifyConfig("team", nc);
+    saveProjectConfig(project, cfg);
+
+    PushOneCommit.Result r =
+        pushFactory
+            .create(db, admin.getIdent(), testRepo, "subject", "a", "a1")
+            .to("refs/for/master");
+    r.assertOkStatus();
+
+    sender.clear();
+
+    r =
+        pushFactory
+            .create(db, admin.getIdent(), testRepo, "subject", "a", "a2", r.getChangeId())
+            .to("refs/for/master%draft");
+    r.assertOkStatus();
+
+    assertThat(sender.getMessages()).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  @Test
   public void watchProject() throws Exception {
     // watch project
     String watchedProject = createProject("watchedProject").get();
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/send/ReplacePatchSetSender.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/send/ReplacePatchSetSender.java
index 1d670da..27cf2a44 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/send/ReplacePatchSetSender.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/send/ReplacePatchSetSender.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     add(RecipientType.CC, extraCC);
     rcptToAuthors(RecipientType.CC);
     bccStarredBy();
-    includeWatchers(NotifyType.NEW_PATCHSETS);
+    includeWatchers(NotifyType.NEW_PATCHSETS, !patchSet.isDraft());
   }
 
   @Override