diff --git a/models/issue.go b/models/issue.go
index c982931c0f..f81281b0e1 100644
--- a/models/issue.go
+++ b/models/issue.go
@@ -1121,9 +1121,6 @@ func NewIssue(repo *Repository, issue *Issue, labelIDs []int64, assigneeIDs []in
 	}); err != nil {
 		log.Error(4, "NotifyWatchers: %v", err)
 	}
-	if err = issue.MailParticipants(); err != nil {
-		log.Error(4, "MailParticipants: %v", err)
-	}
 
 	mode, _ := AccessLevel(issue.Poster, issue.Repo)
 	if err = PrepareWebhooks(repo, HookEventIssues, &api.IssuePayload{
diff --git a/models/issue_comment.go b/models/issue_comment.go
index 651cbdfad1..03096414ee 100644
--- a/models/issue_comment.go
+++ b/models/issue_comment.go
@@ -361,7 +361,11 @@ func (c *Comment) LoadDepIssueDetails() (err error) {
 
 // MailParticipants sends new comment emails to repository watchers
 // and mentioned people.
-func (c *Comment) MailParticipants(e Engine, opType ActionType, issue *Issue) (err error) {
+func (c *Comment) MailParticipants(opType ActionType, issue *Issue) (err error) {
+	return c.mailParticipants(x, opType, issue)
+}
+
+func (c *Comment) mailParticipants(e Engine, opType ActionType, issue *Issue) (err error) {
 	mentions := markup.FindAllMentions(c.Content)
 	if err = UpdateIssueMentions(e, c.IssueID, mentions); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("UpdateIssueMentions [%d]: %v", c.IssueID, err)
@@ -632,9 +636,6 @@ func sendCreateCommentAction(e *xorm.Session, opts *CreateCommentOptions, commen
 		if err = notifyWatchers(e, act); err != nil {
 			log.Error(4, "notifyWatchers: %v", err)
 		}
-		if err = comment.MailParticipants(e, act.OpType, opts.Issue); err != nil {
-			log.Error(4, "MailParticipants: %v", err)
-		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/models/pull.go b/models/pull.go
index cd21e494a2..d7e11de032 100644
--- a/models/pull.go
+++ b/models/pull.go
@@ -845,8 +845,6 @@ func NewPullRequest(repo *Repository, pull *Issue, labelIDs []int64, uuids []str
 		IsPrivate: repo.IsPrivate,
 	}); err != nil {
 		log.Error(4, "NotifyWatchers: %v", err)
-	} else if err = pull.MailParticipants(); err != nil {
-		log.Error(4, "MailParticipants: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	pr.Issue = pull
diff --git a/modules/notification/base/base.go b/modules/notification/base/notifier.go
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/notification/base/base.go
rename to modules/notification/base/notifier.go
diff --git a/modules/notification/base/null.go b/modules/notification/base/null.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..608bd0dcaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/notification/base/null.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package base
+
+import (
+	"code.gitea.io/git"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
+)
+
+// NullNotifier implements a blank notifier
+type NullNotifier struct {
+}
+
+var (
+	_ Notifier = &NullNotifier{}
+)
+
+// Run places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) Run() {
+}
+
+// NotifyCreateIssueComment places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyCreateIssueComment(doer *models.User, repo *models.Repository,
+	issue *models.Issue, comment *models.Comment) {
+}
+
+// NotifyNewIssue places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyNewIssue(issue *models.Issue) {
+}
+
+// NotifyIssueChangeStatus places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyIssueChangeStatus(doer *models.User, issue *models.Issue, isClosed bool) {
+}
+
+// NotifyNewPullRequest places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyNewPullRequest(pr *models.PullRequest) {
+}
+
+// NotifyPullRequestReview places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyPullRequestReview(pr *models.PullRequest, r *models.Review, comment *models.Comment) {
+}
+
+// NotifyMergePullRequest places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyMergePullRequest(pr *models.PullRequest, doer *models.User, baseRepo *git.Repository) {
+}
+
+// NotifyUpdateComment places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyUpdateComment(doer *models.User, c *models.Comment, oldContent string) {
+}
+
+// NotifyDeleteComment places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyDeleteComment(doer *models.User, c *models.Comment) {
+}
+
+// NotifyDeleteRepository places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyDeleteRepository(doer *models.User, repo *models.Repository) {
+}
+
+// NotifyForkRepository places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyForkRepository(doer *models.User, oldRepo, repo *models.Repository) {
+}
+
+// NotifyNewRelease places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyNewRelease(rel *models.Release) {
+}
+
+// NotifyUpdateRelease places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyUpdateRelease(doer *models.User, rel *models.Release) {
+}
+
+// NotifyDeleteRelease places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyDeleteRelease(doer *models.User, rel *models.Release) {
+}
+
+// NotifyIssueChangeMilestone places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyIssueChangeMilestone(doer *models.User, issue *models.Issue) {
+}
+
+// NotifyIssueChangeContent places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyIssueChangeContent(doer *models.User, issue *models.Issue, oldContent string) {
+}
+
+// NotifyIssueChangeAssignee places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyIssueChangeAssignee(doer *models.User, issue *models.Issue, removed bool) {
+}
+
+// NotifyIssueClearLabels places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyIssueClearLabels(doer *models.User, issue *models.Issue) {
+}
+
+// NotifyIssueChangeTitle places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyIssueChangeTitle(doer *models.User, issue *models.Issue, oldTitle string) {
+}
+
+// NotifyIssueChangeLabels places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyIssueChangeLabels(doer *models.User, issue *models.Issue,
+	addedLabels []*models.Label, removedLabels []*models.Label) {
+}
+
+// NotifyCreateRepository places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyCreateRepository(doer *models.User, u *models.User, repo *models.Repository) {
+}
+
+// NotifyMigrateRepository places a place holder function
+func (*NullNotifier) NotifyMigrateRepository(doer *models.User, u *models.User, repo *models.Repository) {
+}
diff --git a/modules/notification/mail/mail.go b/modules/notification/mail/mail.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bb4173449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/notification/mail/mail.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package mail
+
+import (
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/notification/base"
+)
+
+type mailNotifier struct {
+	base.NullNotifier
+}
+
+var (
+	_ base.Notifier = &mailNotifier{}
+)
+
+// NewNotifier create a new mailNotifier notifier
+func NewNotifier() base.Notifier {
+	return &mailNotifier{}
+}
+
+func (m *mailNotifier) NotifyCreateIssueComment(doer *models.User, repo *models.Repository,
+	issue *models.Issue, comment *models.Comment) {
+	var act models.ActionType
+	if comment.Type == models.CommentTypeClose {
+		act = models.ActionCloseIssue
+	} else if comment.Type == models.CommentTypeReopen {
+		act = models.ActionReopenIssue
+	} else if comment.Type == models.CommentTypeComment {
+		act = models.ActionCommentIssue
+	} else if comment.Type == models.CommentTypeCode {
+		act = models.ActionCommentIssue
+	}
+
+	if err := comment.MailParticipants(act, issue); err != nil {
+		log.Error(4, "MailParticipants: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *mailNotifier) NotifyNewIssue(issue *models.Issue) {
+	if err := issue.MailParticipants(); err != nil {
+		log.Error(4, "MailParticipants: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *mailNotifier) NotifyIssueChangeStatus(doer *models.User, issue *models.Issue, isClosed bool) {
+	if err := issue.MailParticipants(); err != nil {
+		log.Error(4, "MailParticipants: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *mailNotifier) NotifyNewPullRequest(pr *models.PullRequest) {
+	if err := pr.Issue.MailParticipants(); err != nil {
+		log.Error(4, "MailParticipants: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *mailNotifier) NotifyPullRequestReview(pr *models.PullRequest, r *models.Review, comment *models.Comment) {
+	var act models.ActionType
+	if comment.Type == models.CommentTypeClose {
+		act = models.ActionCloseIssue
+	} else if comment.Type == models.CommentTypeReopen {
+		act = models.ActionReopenIssue
+	} else if comment.Type == models.CommentTypeComment {
+		act = models.ActionCommentIssue
+	}
+	if err := comment.MailParticipants(act, pr.Issue); err != nil {
+		log.Error(4, "MailParticipants: %v", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/modules/notification/notification.go b/modules/notification/notification.go
index 3f3579394e..6f482e8819 100644
--- a/modules/notification/notification.go
+++ b/modules/notification/notification.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/notification/base"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/notification/mail"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/notification/ui"
 )
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ func RegisterNotifier(notifier base.Notifier) {
 
 func init() {
 	RegisterNotifier(ui.NewNotifier())
+	RegisterNotifier(mail.NewNotifier())
 }
 
 // NotifyCreateIssueComment notifies issue comment related message to notifiers
diff --git a/modules/notification/ui/ui.go b/modules/notification/ui/ui.go
index f0d708eb54..135e92abfd 100644
--- a/modules/notification/ui/ui.go
+++ b/modules/notification/ui/ui.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 type (
 	notificationService struct {
+		base.NullNotifier
 		issueQueue chan issueNotificationOpts
 	}
 
@@ -86,49 +87,3 @@ func (ns *notificationService) NotifyPullRequestReview(pr *models.PullRequest, r
 		r.Reviewer.ID,
 	}
 }
-
-func (ns *notificationService) NotifyUpdateComment(doer *models.User, c *models.Comment, oldContent string) {
-}
-
-func (ns *notificationService) NotifyDeleteComment(doer *models.User, c *models.Comment) {
-}
-
-func (ns *notificationService) NotifyDeleteRepository(doer *models.User, repo *models.Repository) {
-}
-
-func (ns *notificationService) NotifyForkRepository(doer *models.User, oldRepo, repo *models.Repository) {
-}
-
-func (ns *notificationService) NotifyNewRelease(rel *models.Release) {
-}
-
-func (ns *notificationService) NotifyUpdateRelease(doer *models.User, rel *models.Release) {
-}
-
-func (ns *notificationService) NotifyDeleteRelease(doer *models.User, rel *models.Release) {
-}
-
-func (ns *notificationService) NotifyIssueChangeMilestone(doer *models.User, issue *models.Issue) {
-}
-
-func (ns *notificationService) NotifyIssueChangeContent(doer *models.User, issue *models.Issue, oldContent string) {
-}
-
-func (ns *notificationService) NotifyIssueChangeAssignee(doer *models.User, issue *models.Issue, removed bool) {
-}
-
-func (ns *notificationService) NotifyIssueClearLabels(doer *models.User, issue *models.Issue) {
-}
-
-func (ns *notificationService) NotifyIssueChangeTitle(doer *models.User, issue *models.Issue, oldTitle string) {
-}
-
-func (ns *notificationService) NotifyIssueChangeLabels(doer *models.User, issue *models.Issue,
-	addedLabels []*models.Label, removedLabels []*models.Label) {
-}
-
-func (ns *notificationService) NotifyCreateRepository(doer *models.User, u *models.User, repo *models.Repository) {
-}
-
-func (ns *notificationService) NotifyMigrateRepository(doer *models.User, u *models.User, repo *models.Repository) {
-}