diff --git a/src/applications/audit/editor/PhabricatorAuditCommentEditor.php b/src/applications/audit/editor/PhabricatorAuditCommentEditor.php
index d658a5a6df..60b8a7f878 100644
--- a/src/applications/audit/editor/PhabricatorAuditCommentEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/audit/editor/PhabricatorAuditCommentEditor.php
@@ -284,4 +284,11 @@ final class PhabricatorAuditCommentEditor extends PhabricatorEditor {
     return array_keys($phids);
   }
 
+  public static function newReplyHandlerForCommit($commit) {
+    $reply_handler = PhabricatorEnv::newObjectFromConfig(
+      'metamta.diffusion.reply-handler');
+    $reply_handler->setMailReceiver($commit);
+    return $reply_handler;
+  }
+
 }