diff --git a/app/mailers/emails/merge_requests.rb b/app/mailers/emails/merge_requests.rb
index be99f3780cc..b3f2aeb08ca 100644
--- a/app/mailers/emails/merge_requests.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/emails/merge_requests.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module Emails
       setup_merge_request_mail(merge_request_id, recipient_id)
       @new_commits = new_commits
       @existing_commits = existing_commits
+      @updated_by_user = User.find(updated_by_user_id)
 
       mail_answer_thread(@merge_request, merge_request_thread_options(updated_by_user_id, recipient_id, reason))
     end
diff --git a/app/views/notify/push_to_merge_request_email.html.haml b/app/views/notify/push_to_merge_request_email.html.haml
index 5cc6f21c0f3..4c507c08ed7 100644
--- a/app/views/notify/push_to_merge_request_email.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notify/push_to_merge_request_email.html.haml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %h3
-  New commits were pushed to the merge request
+  = @updated_by_user.name
+  pushed new commits to merge request
   = link_to(@merge_request.to_reference, project_merge_request_url(@merge_request.target_project, @merge_request))
-  by #{@current_user.name}
 
 - if @existing_commits.any?
   - count = @existing_commits.size
diff --git a/app/views/notify/push_to_merge_request_email.text.haml b/app/views/notify/push_to_merge_request_email.text.haml
index d7722e5f41f..553f771f1a6 100644
--- a/app/views/notify/push_to_merge_request_email.text.haml
+++ b/app/views/notify/push_to_merge_request_email.text.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-New commits were pushed to the merge request #{@merge_request.to_reference} by #{@current_user.name}
+#{@updated_by_user.name} pushed new commits to merge request #{@merge_request.to_reference}
 \
 #{url_for(project_merge_request_url(@merge_request.target_project, @merge_request))}
 \
diff --git a/spec/mailers/notify_spec.rb b/spec/mailers/notify_spec.rb
index 83c33797bbc..971a88e9ee9 100644
--- a/spec/mailers/notify_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mailers/notify_spec.rb
@@ -389,6 +389,36 @@ describe Notify do
           end
         end
       end
+
+      describe 'that have new commits' do
+        let(:push_user) { create(:user) }
+
+        subject do
+          described_class.push_to_merge_request_email(recipient.id, merge_request.id, push_user.id, new_commits: merge_request.commits)
+        end
+
+        it_behaves_like 'a multiple recipients email'
+        it_behaves_like 'an answer to an existing thread with reply-by-email enabled' do
+          let(:model) { merge_request }
+        end
+        it_behaves_like 'it should show Gmail Actions View Merge request link'
+        it_behaves_like 'an unsubscribeable thread'
+
+        it 'is sent as the push user' do
+          sender = subject.header[:from].addrs[0]
+
+          expect(sender.display_name).to eq(push_user.name)
+          expect(sender.address).to eq(gitlab_sender)
+        end
+
+        it 'has the correct subject and body' do
+          aggregate_failures do
+            is_expected.to have_referable_subject(merge_request, reply: true)
+            is_expected.to have_body_text("#{push_user.name} pushed new commits")
+            is_expected.to have_body_text(project_merge_request_path(project, merge_request))
+          end
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     context 'for issue notes' do