diff --git a/src/applications/conduit/method/differential/parsecommitmessage/ConduitAPI_differential_parsecommitmessage_Method.php b/src/applications/conduit/method/differential/parsecommitmessage/ConduitAPI_differential_parsecommitmessage_Method.php
index cba392bbb8..02f5ca5f12 100644
--- a/src/applications/conduit/method/differential/parsecommitmessage/ConduitAPI_differential_parsecommitmessage_Method.php
+++ b/src/applications/conduit/method/differential/parsecommitmessage/ConduitAPI_differential_parsecommitmessage_Method.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 /*
- * Copyright 2011 Facebook, Inc.
+ * Copyright 2012 Facebook, Inc.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class ConduitAPI_differential_parsecommitmessage_Method
       if (!$aux_field->shouldAppearOnCommitMessage()) {
         unset($aux_fields[$key]);
       }
+      $aux_field->setUser($request->getUser());
     }
 
     $aux_fields = mpull($aux_fields, null, 'getCommitMessageKey');
@@ -66,12 +67,24 @@ class ConduitAPI_differential_parsecommitmessage_Method
       $field = $aux_fields[$field_key];
       try {
         $fields[$field_key] = $field->parseValueFromCommitMessage($field_value);
+        $field->setValueFromParsedCommitMessage($fields[$field_key]);
       } catch (DifferentialFieldParseException $ex) {
         $field_label = $field->renderLabelForCommitMessage();
         $errors[] = "Error parsing field '{$field_label}': ".$ex->getMessage();
       }
     }
 
+    foreach ($aux_fields as $field_key => $aux_field) {
+      try {
+        $aux_field->validateField();
+      } catch (DifferentialFieldValidationException $ex) {
+        $field_label = $aux_field->renderLabelForCommitMessage();
+        $errors[] =
+          "Invalid or missing field '{$field_label}': ".
+          $ex->getMessage();
+      }
+    }
+
     return array(
       'errors' => $errors,
       'fields' => $fields,
diff --git a/src/applications/differential/field/specification/blamerev/DifferentialBlameRevisionFieldSpecification.php b/src/applications/differential/field/specification/blamerev/DifferentialBlameRevisionFieldSpecification.php
index 57d55e11e6..2821ede35b 100644
--- a/src/applications/differential/field/specification/blamerev/DifferentialBlameRevisionFieldSpecification.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/field/specification/blamerev/DifferentialBlameRevisionFieldSpecification.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 /*
- * Copyright 2011 Facebook, Inc.
+ * Copyright 2012 Facebook, Inc.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ final class DifferentialBlameRevisionFieldSpecification
       ->setValue($this->value);
   }
 
-  public function validateField() {
-    return;
-  }
-
   public function shouldAppearOnRevisionView() {
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/differential/field/specification/revertplan/DifferentialRevertPlanFieldSpecification.php b/src/applications/differential/field/specification/revertplan/DifferentialRevertPlanFieldSpecification.php
index 3f9cda19ac..9a7cacaf76 100644
--- a/src/applications/differential/field/specification/revertplan/DifferentialRevertPlanFieldSpecification.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/field/specification/revertplan/DifferentialRevertPlanFieldSpecification.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 /*
- * Copyright 2011 Facebook, Inc.
+ * Copyright 2012 Facebook, Inc.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ final class DifferentialRevertPlanFieldSpecification
       ->setValue($this->value);
   }
 
-  public function validateField() {
-    return;
-  }
-
   public function shouldAppearOnRevisionView() {
     return true;
   }