diff --git a/lib/codereview/codereview.py b/lib/codereview/codereview.py
index 509c8b6d406..0a5ef727fd2 100644
--- a/lib/codereview/codereview.py
+++ b/lib/codereview/codereview.py
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ def change(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
 		if opts["delete"]:
 			if cl.copied_from:
 				return "original author must delete CL; hg change -D will remove locally"
-			PostMessage(ui, cl.name, "*** Abandoned ***")
+			PostMessage(ui, cl.name, "*** Abandoned ***", send_mail=cl.mailed)
 			EditDesc(cl.name, closed="checked")
 		cl.Delete(ui, repo)
 		return