diff --git a/src/applications/differential/xaction/DifferentialRevisionActionTransaction.php b/src/applications/differential/xaction/DifferentialRevisionActionTransaction.php
--- a/src/applications/differential/xaction/DifferentialRevisionActionTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/xaction/DifferentialRevisionActionTransaction.php
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@
     return null;
   }
 
+  protected function getRevisionActionMetadata(
+    DifferentialRevision $revision,
+    PhabricatorUser $viewer) {
+    return array();
+  }
+
   public static function loadAllActions() {
     return id(new PhutilClassMapQuery())
       ->setAncestorClass(__CLASS__)
@@ -150,6 +156,11 @@
           $field->setOptions($options);
           $field->setValue($value);
         }
+
+        $metadata = $this->getRevisionActionMetadata($revision, $viewer);
+        foreach ($metadata as $metadata_key => $metadata_value) {
+          $field->setMetadataValue($metadata_key, $metadata_value);
+        }
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/differential/xaction/DifferentialRevisionRequestReviewTransaction.php b/src/applications/differential/xaction/DifferentialRevisionRequestReviewTransaction.php
--- a/src/applications/differential/xaction/DifferentialRevisionRequestReviewTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/xaction/DifferentialRevisionRequestReviewTransaction.php
@@ -6,9 +6,25 @@
   const TRANSACTIONTYPE = 'differential.revision.request';
   const ACTIONKEY = 'request-review';
 
+  const SOURCE_HARBORMASTER = 'harbormaster';
+  const SOURCE_AUTHOR = 'author';
+  const SOURCE_VIEWER = 'viewer';
+
   protected function getRevisionActionLabel(
     DifferentialRevision $revision,
     PhabricatorUser $viewer) {
+
+    // See PHI1810. Allow non-authors to "Request Review" on draft revisions
+    // to promote them out of the draft state. This smoothes over the workflow
+    // where an author asks for review of an urgent change but has not used
+    // "Request Review" to skip builds.
+
+    if ($revision->isDraft()) {
+      if (!$this->isViewerRevisionAuthor($revision, $viewer)) {
+        return pht('Begin Review Now');
+      }
+    }
+
     return pht('Request Review');
   }
 
@@ -16,12 +32,34 @@
     DifferentialRevision $revision,
     PhabricatorUser $viewer) {
     if ($revision->isDraft()) {
-      return pht('This revision will be submitted to reviewers for feedback.');
+      if (!$this->isViewerRevisionAuthor($revision, $viewer)) {
+        return pht(
+          'This revision will be moved out of the draft state so you can '.
+          'review it immediately.');
+      } else {
+        return pht(
+          'This revision will be submitted to reviewers for feedback.');
+      }
     } else {
       return pht('This revision will be returned to reviewers for feedback.');
     }
   }
 
+  protected function getRevisionActionMetadata(
+    DifferentialRevision $revision,
+    PhabricatorUser $viewer) {
+    $map = array();
+
+    if ($revision->isDraft()) {
+      $action_source = $this->getActorSourceType(
+        $revision,
+        $viewer);
+      $map['promotion.source'] = $action_source;
+    }
+
+    return $map;
+  }
+
   protected function getRevisionActionSubmitButtonText(
     DifferentialRevision $revision,
     PhabricatorUser $viewer) {
@@ -76,29 +114,43 @@
           'revisions.'));
     }
 
-    // When revisions automatically promote out of "Draft" after builds finish,
-    // the viewer may be acting as the Harbormaster application.
-    if (!$viewer->isOmnipotent()) {
-      if (!$this->isViewerRevisionAuthor($object, $viewer)) {
-        throw new Exception(
-          pht(
-            'You can not request review of this revision because you are not '.
-            'the author of the revision.'));
-      }
-    }
+    $this->getActorSourceType($object, $viewer);
   }
 
   public function getTitle() {
-    return pht(
-      '%s requested review of this revision.',
-      $this->renderAuthor());
+    $source = $this->getDraftPromotionSource();
+
+    switch ($source) {
+      case self::SOURCE_HARBORMASTER:
+      case self::SOURCE_VIEWER:
+      case self::SOURCE_AUTHOR:
+        return pht(
+          '%s published this revision for review.',
+          $this->renderAuthor());
+      default:
+        return pht(
+          '%s requested review of this revision.',
+          $this->renderAuthor());
+    }
   }
 
   public function getTitleForFeed() {
-    return pht(
-      '%s requested review of %s.',
-      $this->renderAuthor(),
-      $this->renderObject());
+    $source = $this->getDraftPromotionSource();
+
+    switch ($source) {
+      case self::SOURCE_HARBORMASTER:
+      case self::SOURCE_VIEWER:
+      case self::SOURCE_AUTHOR:
+        return pht(
+          '%s published %s for review.',
+          $this->renderAuthor(),
+          $this->renderObject());
+      default:
+        return pht(
+          '%s requested review of %s.',
+          $this->renderAuthor(),
+          $this->renderObject());
+    }
   }
 
   public function getTransactionTypeForConduit($xaction) {
@@ -109,4 +161,36 @@
     return array();
   }
 
+  private function getDraftPromotionSource() {
+    return $this->getMetadataValue('promotion.source');
+  }
+
+  private function getActorSourceType(
+    DifferentialRevision $revision,
+    PhabricatorUser $viewer) {
+
+    $is_harbormaster = $viewer->isOmnipotent();
+    $is_author = $this->isViewerRevisionAuthor($revision, $viewer);
+    $is_draft = $revision->isDraft();
+
+    if ($is_harbormaster) {
+      // When revisions automatically promote out of "Draft" after builds
+      // finish, the viewer may be acting as the Harbormaster application.
+      $source = self::SOURCE_HARBORMASTER;
+    } else if ($is_author) {
+      $source = self::SOURCE_AUTHOR;
+    } else if ($is_draft) {
+      // Non-authors are allowed to "Request Review" on draft revisions, to
+      // force them into review immediately.
+      $source = self::SOURCE_VIEWER;
+    } else {
+      throw new Exception(
+        pht(
+          'You can not request review of this revision because you are not '.
+          'the author of the revision and it is not currently a draft.'));
+    }
+
+    return $source;
+  }
+
 }