diff --git a/src/applications/audit/editor/PhabricatorAuditEditor.php b/src/applications/audit/editor/PhabricatorAuditEditor.php
--- a/src/applications/audit/editor/PhabricatorAuditEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/audit/editor/PhabricatorAuditEditor.php
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@
       switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
         case PhabricatorAuditTransaction::TYPE_COMMIT:
           $repository = $object->getRepository();
-          if (!$repository->shouldPublish()) {
+          if (!$repository->shouldPublishCommit($object)) {
             return false;
           }
           return true;
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@
     // TODO: They should, and then we should simplify this.
     $repository = $object->getRepository($assert_attached = false);
     if ($repository != PhabricatorLiskDAO::ATTACHABLE) {
-      if (!$repository->shouldPublish()) {
+      if (!$repository->shouldPublishCommit($object)) {
         return false;
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/applications/diffusion/controller/DiffusionCommitController.php b/src/applications/diffusion/controller/DiffusionCommitController.php
--- a/src/applications/diffusion/controller/DiffusionCommitController.php
+++ b/src/applications/diffusion/controller/DiffusionCommitController.php
@@ -240,6 +240,19 @@
             'reachable from any branch, tag, or ref.');
         }
       }
+      if (!$commit->isPermanentCommit()) {
+        $nonpermanent_tag = id(new PHUITagView())
+          ->setType(PHUITagView::TYPE_SHADE)
+          ->setName(pht('Not Permanent'))
+          ->setColor(PHUITagView::COLOR_ORANGE);
+
+        $header->addTag($nonpermanent_tag);
+
+        $this->commitErrors[] = pht(
+          'This commit is not reachable from any permanent branch, tag, '.
+          'or ref.');
+      }
+
 
       if ($this->getCommitErrors()) {
         $error_panel = id(new PHUIInfoView())
diff --git a/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php b/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php
--- a/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php
+++ b/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php
@@ -1055,6 +1055,18 @@
     return true;
   }
 
+  public function shouldPublishCommit(PhabricatorRepositoryCommit $commit) {
+    if (!$this->shouldPublish()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!$commit->isPermanentCommit()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
 
 /* -(  Autoclose  )---------------------------------------------------------- */
 
@@ -1152,8 +1164,7 @@
         throw new Exception(pht('Unrecognized version control system.'));
     }
 
-    $closeable_flag = PhabricatorRepositoryCommit::IMPORTED_CLOSEABLE;
-    if (!$commit->isPartiallyImported($closeable_flag)) {
+    if (!$commit->isPermanentCommit()) {
       return self::BECAUSE_NOT_ON_AUTOCLOSE_BRANCH;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepositoryCommit.php b/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepositoryCommit.php
--- a/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepositoryCommit.php
+++ b/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepositoryCommit.php
@@ -496,6 +496,10 @@
     return $this->getAuditStatusObject()->isAudited();
   }
 
+  public function isPermanentCommit() {
+    return (bool)$this->isPartiallyImported(self::IMPORTED_CLOSEABLE);
+  }
+
 /* -(  PhabricatorPolicyInterface  )----------------------------------------- */
 
   public function getCapabilities() {
diff --git a/src/applications/repository/worker/PhabricatorRepositoryCommitOwnersWorker.php b/src/applications/repository/worker/PhabricatorRepositoryCommitOwnersWorker.php
--- a/src/applications/repository/worker/PhabricatorRepositoryCommitOwnersWorker.php
+++ b/src/applications/repository/worker/PhabricatorRepositoryCommitOwnersWorker.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     PhabricatorRepositoryCommit $commit) {
     $viewer = PhabricatorUser::getOmnipotentUser();
 
-    if (!$repository->shouldPublish()) {
+    if (!$repository->shouldPublishCommit($commit)) {
       return;
     }