1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PatchSetInserter.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PatchSetInserter.java
index 5bc3a362b7..f41d41d12e 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PatchSetInserter.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/PatchSetInserter.java
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public class PatchSetInserter extends BatchUpdate.Op {
   private String message;
   private CommitValidators.Policy validatePolicy =
       CommitValidators.Policy.GERRIT;
+  private boolean checkAddPatchSetPermission = true;
   private boolean draft;
   private List<String> groups = Collections.emptyList();
   private boolean fireRevisionCreated = true;
@@ -154,6 +155,12 @@ public class PatchSetInserter extends BatchUpdate.Op {
     return this;
   }
 
+  public PatchSetInserter setCheckAddPatchSetPermission(
+      boolean checkAddPatchSetPermission) {
+    this.checkAddPatchSetPermission = checkAddPatchSetPermission;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   public PatchSetInserter setDraft(boolean draft) {
     this.draft = draft;
     return this;
@@ -294,7 +301,7 @@ public class PatchSetInserter extends BatchUpdate.Op {
     CommitValidators cv = commitValidatorsFactory.create(
         origCtl.getRefControl(), sshInfo, ctx.getRepository());
 
-    if (!origCtl.canAddPatchSet(ctx.getDb())) {
+    if (checkAddPatchSetPermission && !origCtl.canAddPatchSet(ctx.getDb())) {
       throw new AuthException("cannot add patch set");
     }