diff --git a/app/models/queued_post.rb b/app/models/queued_post.rb
index 7e2e65cd7c4..50f2997541b 100644
--- a/app/models/queued_post.rb
+++ b/app/models/queued_post.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,12 @@ class QueuedPost < ActiveRecord::Base
   def approve!(approved_by)
     created_post = nil
 
-    creator = PostCreator.new(user, create_options.merge(skip_validations: true, skip_jobs: true))
+    creator = PostCreator.new(user, create_options.merge(
+      skip_validations: true,
+      skip_jobs: true,
+      skip_events: true
+    ))
+
     QueuedPost.transaction do
       change_to!(:approved, approved_by)
 
@@ -77,6 +82,7 @@ class QueuedPost < ActiveRecord::Base
 
     # Do sidekiq work outside of the transaction
     creator.enqueue_jobs
+    creator.trigger_after_events
 
     DiscourseEvent.trigger(:approved_post, self, created_post)
     created_post
diff --git a/lib/post_creator.rb b/lib/post_creator.rb
index 52e7830a77c..4209d245959 100644
--- a/lib/post_creator.rb
+++ b/lib/post_creator.rb
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class PostCreator
       enqueue_jobs unless @opts[:skip_jobs]
       BadgeGranter.queue_badge_grant(Badge::Trigger::PostRevision, post: @post)
 
-      trigger_after_events(@post)
+      trigger_after_events unless opts[:skip_events]
 
       auto_close unless @opts[:import_mode]
     end
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@ class PostCreator
     ).enqueue_jobs
   end
 
+  def trigger_after_events
+    DiscourseEvent.trigger(:topic_created, @post.topic, @opts, @user) unless @opts[:topic_id]
+    DiscourseEvent.trigger(:post_created, @post, @opts, @user)
+  end
+
   def self.track_post_stats
     Rails.env != "test".freeze || @track_post_stats
   end
@@ -284,11 +289,6 @@ class PostCreator
     end
   end
 
-  def trigger_after_events(post)
-    DiscourseEvent.trigger(:topic_created, post.topic, @opts, @user) unless @opts[:topic_id]
-    DiscourseEvent.trigger(:post_created, post, @opts, @user)
-  end
-
   def auto_close
     if @post.topic.private_message? &&
         !@post.topic.closed &&