diff --git a/src/applications/maniphest/editor/ManiphestTransactionEditor.php b/src/applications/maniphest/editor/ManiphestTransactionEditor.php
index c0a763dbcb..f014e13083 100644
--- a/src/applications/maniphest/editor/ManiphestTransactionEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/maniphest/editor/ManiphestTransactionEditor.php
@@ -1,823 +1,837 @@
 <?php
 
 final class ManiphestTransactionEditor
   extends PhabricatorApplicationTransactionEditor {
 
   public function getEditorApplicationClass() {
     return 'PhabricatorManiphestApplication';
   }
 
   public function getEditorObjectsDescription() {
     return pht('Maniphest Tasks');
   }
 
   public function getTransactionTypes() {
     $types = parent::getTransactionTypes();
 
     $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_COMMENT;
     $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDGE;
     $types[] = ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_PRIORITY;
     $types[] = ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_STATUS;
     $types[] = ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_TITLE;
     $types[] = ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_DESCRIPTION;
     $types[] = ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_OWNER;
     $types[] = ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_SUBPRIORITY;
     $types[] = ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_PROJECT_COLUMN;
     $types[] = ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_MERGED_INTO;
     $types[] = ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_MERGED_FROM;
     $types[] = ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_UNBLOCK;
     $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_VIEW_POLICY;
     $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDIT_POLICY;
 
     return $types;
   }
 
   protected function getCustomTransactionOldValue(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
 
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_PRIORITY:
         if ($this->getIsNewObject()) {
           return null;
         }
         return (int)$object->getPriority();
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_STATUS:
         if ($this->getIsNewObject()) {
           return null;
         }
         return $object->getStatus();
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_TITLE:
         if ($this->getIsNewObject()) {
           return null;
         }
         return $object->getTitle();
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
         if ($this->getIsNewObject()) {
           return null;
         }
         return $object->getDescription();
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_OWNER:
         return nonempty($object->getOwnerPHID(), null);
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_PROJECT_COLUMN:
         // These are pre-populated.
         return $xaction->getOldValue();
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_SUBPRIORITY:
         return $object->getSubpriority();
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_MERGED_INTO:
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_MERGED_FROM:
         return null;
     }
   }
 
   protected function getCustomTransactionNewValue(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
 
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_PRIORITY:
         return (int)$xaction->getNewValue();
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_OWNER:
         return nonempty($xaction->getNewValue(), null);
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_STATUS:
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_TITLE:
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_SUBPRIORITY:
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_PROJECT_COLUMN:
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_MERGED_INTO:
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_MERGED_FROM:
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_UNBLOCK:
         return $xaction->getNewValue();
     }
   }
 
   protected function transactionHasEffect(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
 
     $old = $xaction->getOldValue();
     $new = $xaction->getNewValue();
 
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_PROJECT_COLUMN:
         $new_column_phids = $new['columnPHIDs'];
         $old_column_phids = $old['columnPHIDs'];
         sort($new_column_phids);
         sort($old_column_phids);
         return ($old !== $new);
     }
 
     return parent::transactionHasEffect($object, $xaction);
   }
 
   protected function applyCustomInternalTransaction(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
 
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_PRIORITY:
         return $object->setPriority($xaction->getNewValue());
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_STATUS:
         return $object->setStatus($xaction->getNewValue());
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_TITLE:
         return $object->setTitle($xaction->getNewValue());
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
         return $object->setDescription($xaction->getNewValue());
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_OWNER:
         $phid = $xaction->getNewValue();
 
         // Update the "ownerOrdering" column to contain the full name of the
         // owner, if the task is assigned.
 
         $handle = null;
         if ($phid) {
           $handle = id(new PhabricatorHandleQuery())
             ->setViewer($this->getActor())
             ->withPHIDs(array($phid))
             ->executeOne();
         }
 
         if ($handle) {
           $object->setOwnerOrdering($handle->getName());
         } else {
           $object->setOwnerOrdering(null);
         }
 
         return $object->setOwnerPHID($phid);
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_SUBPRIORITY:
         $object->setSubpriority($xaction->getNewValue());
         return;
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_PROJECT_COLUMN:
         // these do external (edge) updates
         return;
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_MERGED_INTO:
         $object->setStatus(ManiphestTaskStatus::getDuplicateStatus());
         return;
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_MERGED_FROM:
         return;
     }
   }
 
   protected function applyCustomExternalTransaction(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
 
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_PROJECT_COLUMN:
         $board_phid = idx($xaction->getNewValue(), 'projectPHID');
         if (!$board_phid) {
           throw new Exception(
             pht(
               "Expected '%s' in column transaction.",
               'projectPHID'));
         }
 
         $old_phids = idx($xaction->getOldValue(), 'columnPHIDs', array());
         $new_phids = idx($xaction->getNewValue(), 'columnPHIDs', array());
         if (count($new_phids) !== 1) {
           throw new Exception(
             pht(
               "Expected exactly one '%s' in column transaction.",
               'columnPHIDs'));
         }
 
         $columns = id(new PhabricatorProjectColumnQuery())
           ->setViewer($this->requireActor())
           ->withPHIDs($new_phids)
           ->execute();
         $columns = mpull($columns, null, 'getPHID');
 
         $positions = id(new PhabricatorProjectColumnPositionQuery())
           ->setViewer($this->requireActor())
           ->withObjectPHIDs(array($object->getPHID()))
           ->withBoardPHIDs(array($board_phid))
           ->execute();
 
         $before_phid = idx($xaction->getNewValue(), 'beforePHID');
         $after_phid = idx($xaction->getNewValue(), 'afterPHID');
 
         if (!$before_phid && !$after_phid && ($old_phids == $new_phids)) {
           // If we are not moving the object between columns and also not
           // reordering the position, this is a move on some other order
           // (like priority). We can leave the positions untouched and just
           // bail, there's no work to be done.
           return;
         }
 
         // Otherwise, we're either moving between columns or adjusting the
         // object's position in the "natural" ordering, so we do need to update
         // some rows.
 
         // Remove all existing column positions on the board.
 
         foreach ($positions as $position) {
           $position->delete();
         }
 
         // Add the new column positions.
 
         foreach ($new_phids as $phid) {
           $column = idx($columns, $phid);
           if (!$column) {
             throw new Exception(
               pht('No such column "%s" exists!', $phid));
           }
 
           // Load the other object positions in the column. Note that we must
           // skip implicit column creation to avoid generating a new position
           // if the target column is a backlog column.
 
           $other_positions = id(new PhabricatorProjectColumnPositionQuery())
             ->setViewer($this->requireActor())
             ->withColumns(array($column))
             ->withBoardPHIDs(array($board_phid))
             ->setSkipImplicitCreate(true)
             ->execute();
           $other_positions = msort($other_positions, 'getOrderingKey');
 
           // Set up the new position object. We're going to figure out the
           // right sequence number and then persist this object with that
           // sequence number.
           $new_position = id(new PhabricatorProjectColumnPosition())
             ->setBoardPHID($board_phid)
             ->setColumnPHID($column->getPHID())
             ->setObjectPHID($object->getPHID());
 
           $updates = array();
           $sequence = 0;
 
           // If we're just dropping this into the column without any specific
           // position information, put it at the top.
           if (!$before_phid && !$after_phid) {
             $new_position->setSequence($sequence)->save();
             $sequence++;
           }
 
           foreach ($other_positions as $position) {
             $object_phid = $position->getObjectPHID();
 
             // If this is the object we're moving before and we haven't
             // saved yet, insert here.
             if (($before_phid == $object_phid) && !$new_position->getID()) {
               $new_position->setSequence($sequence)->save();
               $sequence++;
             }
 
             // This object goes here in the sequence; we might need to update
             // the row.
             if ($sequence != $position->getSequence()) {
               $updates[$position->getID()] = $sequence;
             }
             $sequence++;
 
             // If this is the object we're moving after and we haven't saved
             // yet, insert here.
             if (($after_phid == $object_phid) && !$new_position->getID()) {
               $new_position->setSequence($sequence)->save();
               $sequence++;
             }
           }
 
           // We should have found a place to put it.
           if (!$new_position->getID()) {
             throw new Exception(
               pht('Unable to find a place to insert object on column!'));
           }
 
           // If we changed other objects' column positions, bulk reorder them.
 
           if ($updates) {
             $position = new PhabricatorProjectColumnPosition();
             $conn_w = $position->establishConnection('w');
 
             $pairs = array();
             foreach ($updates as $id => $sequence) {
               // This is ugly because MySQL gets upset with us if it is
               // configured strictly and we attempt inserts which can't work.
               // We'll never actually do these inserts since they'll always
               // collide (triggering the ON DUPLICATE KEY logic), so we just
               // provide dummy values in order to get there.
 
               $pairs[] = qsprintf(
                 $conn_w,
                 '(%d, %d, "", "", "")',
                 $id,
                 $sequence);
             }
 
             queryfx(
               $conn_w,
               'INSERT INTO %T (id, sequence, boardPHID, columnPHID, objectPHID)
                 VALUES %Q ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE sequence = VALUES(sequence)',
               $position->getTableName(),
               implode(', ', $pairs));
           }
         }
         break;
       default:
         break;
     }
   }
 
   protected function applyFinalEffects(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     array $xactions) {
 
     // When we change the status of a task, update tasks this tasks blocks
     // with a message to the effect of "alincoln resolved blocking task Txxx."
     $unblock_xaction = null;
     foreach ($xactions as $xaction) {
       switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
         case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_STATUS:
           $unblock_xaction = $xaction;
           break;
       }
     }
 
     if ($unblock_xaction !== null) {
       $blocked_phids = PhabricatorEdgeQuery::loadDestinationPHIDs(
         $object->getPHID(),
         ManiphestTaskDependedOnByTaskEdgeType::EDGECONST);
       if ($blocked_phids) {
         // In theory we could apply these through policies, but that seems a
         // little bit surprising. For now, use the actor's vision.
         $blocked_tasks = id(new ManiphestTaskQuery())
           ->setViewer($this->getActor())
           ->withPHIDs($blocked_phids)
           ->needSubscriberPHIDs(true)
           ->needProjectPHIDs(true)
           ->execute();
 
         $old = $unblock_xaction->getOldValue();
         $new = $unblock_xaction->getNewValue();
 
         foreach ($blocked_tasks as $blocked_task) {
           $unblock_xactions = array();
 
           $unblock_xactions[] = id(new ManiphestTransaction())
             ->setTransactionType(ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_UNBLOCK)
             ->setOldValue(array($object->getPHID() => $old))
             ->setNewValue(array($object->getPHID() => $new));
 
           id(new ManiphestTransactionEditor())
             ->setActor($this->getActor())
             ->setActingAsPHID($this->getActingAsPHID())
             ->setContentSource($this->getContentSource())
             ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true)
             ->setContinueOnMissingFields(true)
             ->applyTransactions($blocked_task, $unblock_xactions);
         }
       }
     }
 
     return $xactions;
   }
 
   protected function shouldSendMail(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     array $xactions) {
     return true;
   }
 
   protected function getMailSubjectPrefix() {
     return PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('metamta.maniphest.subject-prefix');
   }
 
   protected function getMailThreadID(PhabricatorLiskDAO $object) {
     return 'maniphest-task-'.$object->getPHID();
   }
 
   protected function getMailTo(PhabricatorLiskDAO $object) {
     $phids = array();
 
     if ($object->getOwnerPHID()) {
       $phids[] = $object->getOwnerPHID();
     }
     $phids[] = $this->getActingAsPHID();
 
     return $phids;
   }
 
   public function getMailTagsMap() {
     return array(
       ManiphestTransaction::MAILTAG_STATUS =>
         pht("A task's status changes."),
       ManiphestTransaction::MAILTAG_OWNER =>
         pht("A task's owner changes."),
       ManiphestTransaction::MAILTAG_PRIORITY =>
         pht("A task's priority changes."),
       ManiphestTransaction::MAILTAG_CC =>
         pht("A task's subscribers change."),
       ManiphestTransaction::MAILTAG_PROJECTS =>
         pht("A task's associated projects change."),
       ManiphestTransaction::MAILTAG_UNBLOCK =>
         pht('One of the tasks a task is blocked by changes status.'),
       ManiphestTransaction::MAILTAG_COLUMN =>
         pht('A task is moved between columns on a workboard.'),
       ManiphestTransaction::MAILTAG_COMMENT =>
         pht('Someone comments on a task.'),
       ManiphestTransaction::MAILTAG_OTHER =>
         pht('Other task activity not listed above occurs.'),
     );
   }
 
   protected function buildReplyHandler(PhabricatorLiskDAO $object) {
     return id(new ManiphestReplyHandler())
       ->setMailReceiver($object);
   }
 
   protected function buildMailTemplate(PhabricatorLiskDAO $object) {
     $id = $object->getID();
     $title = $object->getTitle();
 
     return id(new PhabricatorMetaMTAMail())
       ->setSubject("T{$id}: {$title}")
       ->addHeader('Thread-Topic', "T{$id}: ".$object->getOriginalTitle());
   }
 
   protected function buildMailBody(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     array $xactions) {
 
     $body = parent::buildMailBody($object, $xactions);
 
     if ($this->getIsNewObject()) {
       $body->addRemarkupSection(
         pht('TASK DESCRIPTION'),
         $object->getDescription());
     }
 
     $body->addLinkSection(
       pht('TASK DETAIL'),
       PhabricatorEnv::getProductionURI('/T'.$object->getID()));
 
 
     $board_phids = array();
     $type_column = ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_PROJECT_COLUMN;
     foreach ($xactions as $xaction) {
       if ($xaction->getTransactionType() == $type_column) {
         $new = $xaction->getNewValue();
         $project_phid = idx($new, 'projectPHID');
         if ($project_phid) {
           $board_phids[] = $project_phid;
         }
       }
     }
 
     if ($board_phids) {
       $projects = id(new PhabricatorProjectQuery())
         ->setViewer($this->requireActor())
         ->withPHIDs($board_phids)
         ->execute();
 
       foreach ($projects as $project) {
         $body->addLinkSection(
           pht('WORKBOARD'),
           PhabricatorEnv::getProductionURI(
             '/project/board/'.$project->getID().'/'));
       }
     }
 
 
     return $body;
   }
 
   protected function shouldPublishFeedStory(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     array $xactions) {
     return $this->shouldSendMail($object, $xactions);
   }
 
   protected function supportsSearch() {
     return true;
   }
 
   protected function shouldApplyHeraldRules(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     array $xactions) {
     return true;
   }
 
   protected function buildHeraldAdapter(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     array $xactions) {
 
     return id(new HeraldManiphestTaskAdapter())
       ->setTask($object);
   }
 
   protected function requireCapabilities(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
 
     parent::requireCapabilities($object, $xaction);
 
     $app_capability_map = array(
       ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_PRIORITY =>
         ManiphestEditPriorityCapability::CAPABILITY,
       ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_STATUS =>
         ManiphestEditStatusCapability::CAPABILITY,
       ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_OWNER =>
         ManiphestEditAssignCapability::CAPABILITY,
       PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDIT_POLICY =>
         ManiphestEditPoliciesCapability::CAPABILITY,
       PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_VIEW_POLICY =>
         ManiphestEditPoliciesCapability::CAPABILITY,
     );
 
 
     $transaction_type = $xaction->getTransactionType();
 
     $app_capability = null;
     if ($transaction_type == PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDGE) {
       switch ($xaction->getMetadataValue('edge:type')) {
         case PhabricatorProjectObjectHasProjectEdgeType::EDGECONST:
           $app_capability = ManiphestEditProjectsCapability::CAPABILITY;
           break;
       }
     } else {
       $app_capability = idx($app_capability_map, $transaction_type);
     }
 
     if ($app_capability) {
       $app = id(new PhabricatorApplicationQuery())
         ->setViewer($this->getActor())
         ->withClasses(array('PhabricatorManiphestApplication'))
         ->executeOne();
       PhabricatorPolicyFilter::requireCapability(
         $this->getActor(),
         $app,
         $app_capability);
     }
   }
 
   protected function adjustObjectForPolicyChecks(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     array $xactions) {
 
     $copy = parent::adjustObjectForPolicyChecks($object, $xactions);
     foreach ($xactions as $xaction) {
       switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
         case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_OWNER:
           $copy->setOwnerPHID($xaction->getNewValue());
           break;
         default:
           continue;
       }
     }
 
     return $copy;
   }
 
   /**
    * Get priorities for moving a task to a new priority.
    */
   public static function getEdgeSubpriority(
     $priority,
     $is_end) {
 
     $query = id(new ManiphestTaskQuery())
       ->setViewer(PhabricatorUser::getOmnipotentUser())
       ->withPriorities(array($priority))
       ->setLimit(1);
 
     if ($is_end) {
       $query->setOrderVector(array('-priority', '-subpriority', '-id'));
     } else {
       $query->setOrderVector(array('priority', 'subpriority', 'id'));
     }
 
     $result = $query->executeOne();
     $step = (double)(2 << 32);
 
     if ($result) {
       $base = $result->getSubpriority();
       if ($is_end) {
         $sub = ($base - $step);
       } else {
         $sub = ($base + $step);
       }
     } else {
       $sub = 0;
     }
 
     return array($priority, $sub);
   }
 
 
   /**
    * Get priorities for moving a task before or after another task.
    */
   public static function getAdjacentSubpriority(
     ManiphestTask $dst,
     $is_after,
     $allow_recursion = true) {
 
     $query = id(new ManiphestTaskQuery())
       ->setViewer(PhabricatorUser::getOmnipotentUser())
       ->setOrder(ManiphestTaskQuery::ORDER_PRIORITY)
       ->withPriorities(array($dst->getPriority()))
       ->setLimit(1);
 
     if ($is_after) {
       $query->setAfterID($dst->getID());
     } else {
       $query->setBeforeID($dst->getID());
     }
 
     $adjacent = $query->executeOne();
 
     $base = $dst->getSubpriority();
     $step = (double)(2 << 32);
 
     // If we find an adjacent task, we average the two subpriorities and
     // return the result.
     if ($adjacent) {
       $epsilon = 0.01;
 
       // If the adjacent task has a subpriority that is identical or very
       // close to the task we're looking at, we're going to move it and all
       // tasks with the same subpriority a little farther down the subpriority
       // scale.
       if ($allow_recursion &&
           (abs($adjacent->getSubpriority() - $base) < $epsilon)) {
         $conn_w = $adjacent->establishConnection('w');
 
         $min = ($adjacent->getSubpriority() - ($epsilon));
         $max = ($adjacent->getSubpriority() + ($epsilon));
 
         // Get all of the tasks with the similar subpriorities to the adjacent
         // task, including the adjacent task itself.
         $query = id(new ManiphestTaskQuery())
           ->setViewer(PhabricatorUser::getOmnipotentUser())
           ->withPriorities(array($adjacent->getPriority()))
           ->withSubpriorityBetween($min, $max);
 
         if (!$is_after) {
           $query->setOrderVector(array('-priority', '-subpriority', '-id'));
         } else {
           $query->setOrderVector(array('priority', 'subpriority', 'id'));
         }
 
         $shift_all = $query->execute();
         $shift_last = last($shift_all);
 
         // Select the most extreme subpriority in the result set as the
         // base value.
         $shift_base = head($shift_all)->getSubpriority();
 
         // Find the subpriority before or after the task at the end of the
         // block.
         list($shift_pri, $shift_sub) = self::getAdjacentSubpriority(
           $shift_last,
           $is_after,
           $allow_recursion = false);
 
         $delta = ($shift_sub - $shift_base);
         $count = count($shift_all);
 
         $shift = array();
         $cursor = 1;
         foreach ($shift_all as $shift_task) {
           $shift_target = $shift_base + (($cursor / $count) * $delta);
           $cursor++;
 
           queryfx(
             $conn_w,
             'UPDATE %T SET subpriority = %f WHERE id = %d',
             $adjacent->getTableName(),
             $shift_target,
             $shift_task->getID());
 
           // If we're shifting the adjacent task, update it.
           if ($shift_task->getID() == $adjacent->getID()) {
             $adjacent->setSubpriority($shift_target);
           }
 
           // If we're shifting the original target task, update the base
           // subpriority.
           if ($shift_task->getID() == $dst->getID()) {
             $base = $shift_target;
           }
         }
       }
 
       $sub = ($adjacent->getSubpriority() + $base) / 2;
     } else {
       // Otherwise, we take a step away from the target's subpriority and
       // use that.
       if ($is_after) {
         $sub = ($base - $step);
       } else {
         $sub = ($base + $step);
       }
     }
 
     return array($dst->getPriority(), $sub);
   }
 
   protected function validateTransaction(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     $type,
     array $xactions) {
 
     $errors = parent::validateTransaction($object, $type, $xactions);
 
     switch ($type) {
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_TITLE:
         $missing = $this->validateIsEmptyTextField(
           $object->getTitle(),
           $xactions);
 
         if ($missing) {
           $error = new PhabricatorApplicationTransactionValidationError(
             $type,
             pht('Required'),
             pht('Task title is required.'),
             nonempty(last($xactions), null));
 
           $error->setIsMissingFieldError(true);
           $errors[] = $error;
         }
         break;
     }
 
     return $errors;
   }
 
   protected function expandTransactions(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     array $xactions) {
+
+    $actor = $this->getActor();
+    $actor_phid = $actor->getPHID();
+
     $results = parent::expandTransactions($object, $xactions);
 
     $is_unassigned = ($object->getOwnerPHID() === null);
 
     $any_assign = false;
     foreach ($xactions as $xaction) {
       if ($xaction->getTransactionType() == ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_OWNER) {
         $any_assign = true;
         break;
       }
     }
 
     $is_open = !$object->isClosed();
 
     $new_status = null;
     foreach ($xactions as $xaction) {
       switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
         case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_STATUS:
           $new_status = $xaction->getNewValue();
           break;
       }
     }
 
     if ($new_status === null) {
       $is_closing = false;
     } else {
       $is_closing = ManiphestTaskStatus::isClosedStatus($new_status);
     }
 
     // If the task is not assigned, not being assigned, currently open, and
     // being closed, try to assign the actor as the owner.
     if ($is_unassigned && !$any_assign && $is_open && $is_closing) {
       // Don't assign the actor if they aren't a real user.
-      $actor = $this->getActor();
-      $actor_phid = $actor->getPHID();
       if ($actor_phid) {
         $results[] = id(new ManiphestTransaction())
           ->setTransactionType(ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_OWNER)
           ->setNewValue($actor_phid);
       }
     }
 
+    // Automatically subscribe the author when they create a task.
+    if ($this->getIsNewObject()) {
+      if ($actor_phid) {
+        $results[] = id(new ManiphestTransaction())
+          ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_SUBSCRIBERS)
+          ->setNewValue(
+            array(
+              '+' => array($actor_phid => $actor_phid),
+            ));
+      }
+    }
+
     return $results;
   }
 
   protected function expandTransaction(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
 
     $results = parent::expandTransaction($object, $xaction);
 
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
       case ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_OWNER:
         // When a task is reassigned, move the old owner to the subscriber
         // list so they're still in the loop.
         $owner_phid = $object->getOwnerPHID();
         if ($owner_phid) {
           $results[] = id(new ManiphestTransaction())
             ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_SUBSCRIBERS)
             ->setIgnoreOnNoEffect(true)
             ->setNewValue(
               array(
                 '+' => array($owner_phid => $owner_phid),
               ));
         }
         break;
     }
 
     return $results;
   }
 
 
 }