diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index 890edc39ee2..d959aadbd65 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
     revise(
       actor,
       { raw: self.raw, user_id: new_user.id, edit_reason: edit_reason },
-      bypass_bump: true, skip_revision: skip_revision
+      bypass_bump: true, skip_revision: skip_revision, skip_validations: true
     )
 
     if post_number == topic.highest_post_number
diff --git a/spec/services/post_owner_changer_spec.rb b/spec/services/post_owner_changer_spec.rb
index f4896ea1972..fb507dca7a0 100644
--- a/spec/services/post_owner_changer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/post_owner_changer_spec.rb
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ describe PostOwnerChanger do
       expect(p2.revisions.size).to eq(0)
     end
 
+    it "changes the user even when the post does not pass validation" do
+      p1.update_attribute(:raw, "foo")
+      PostOwnerChanger.new(post_ids: [p1.id], topic_id: topic.id, new_owner: user_a, acting_user: editor).change_owner!
+      p1.reload
+
+      expect(p1.user).to eq(user_a)
+    end
+
     context "integration tests" do
       let(:p1user) { p1.user }
       let(:p2user) { p2.user }