diff --git a/app/logical/forum_updater.rb b/app/logical/forum_updater.rb
index 84db03410..036a7f0b9 100644
--- a/app/logical/forum_updater.rb
+++ b/app/logical/forum_updater.rb
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ class ForumUpdater
   end
 
   def create_response(body)
-    forum_topic.posts.create(
-      :body => body
-    )
+    forum_topic.posts.create({
+      :body => body,
+      :skip_mention_notifications => true
+    }, :without_protection => true)
   end
 
   def update_title(title_tag)
@@ -33,6 +34,6 @@ class ForumUpdater
   end
 
   def update_post(body)
-    forum_post.update(:body => "#{forum_post.body}\n\nEDIT: #{body}")
+    forum_post.update({:body => "#{forum_post.body}\n\nEDIT: #{body}", :skip_mention_notifications => true }, :without_protection => true)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/logical/mentionable.rb b/app/logical/mentionable.rb
index 290c42baf..355fa6362 100644
--- a/app/logical/mentionable.rb
+++ b/app/logical/mentionable.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module Mentionable
       @mentionable_options = options
 
       message_field = mentionable_option(:message_field)
-      after_save :queue_mention_messages, if: :"#{message_field}_changed?"
+      after_save :queue_mention_messages
     end
 
     def mentionable_option(key)
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ module Mentionable
 
   def queue_mention_messages
     message_field = self.class.mentionable_option(:message_field)
+    return if !send("#{message_field}_changed?")
+    return if self.skip_mention_notifications
+
     text = send(message_field)
     text_was = send("#{message_field}_was")
 
diff --git a/app/models/forum_post.rb b/app/models/forum_post.rb
index 38c4fffe8..293487b68 100644
--- a/app/models/forum_post.rb
+++ b/app/models/forum_post.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ class ForumPost < ApplicationRecord
 
   attr_accessible :body, :topic_id, :as => [:member, :builder, :gold, :platinum, :admin, :moderator, :default]
   attr_accessible :is_locked, :is_sticky, :is_deleted, :as => [:admin, :moderator]
+  attr_accessor :skip_mention_notifications # used by `Mentionable::queue_mention_messages`
   attr_readonly :topic_id
   belongs_to :creator, :class_name => "User"
   belongs_to :updater, :class_name => "User"
diff --git a/test/unit/bulk_update_request_test.rb b/test/unit/bulk_update_request_test.rb
index 6f21c1a8a..45c467eff 100644
--- a/test/unit/bulk_update_request_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/bulk_update_request_test.rb
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ class BulkUpdateRequestTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
         @post.reload
         assert_match(/\[REJECTED\]/, @topic.title)
       end
+
+      should "not send @mention dmails to the approver" do
+        assert_no_difference("Dmail.count") do
+          @req.approve!(@admin)
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     context "when searching" do