diff --git a/git.py b/git.py
index cf8ee8193..3c5ff6817 100644
--- a/git.py
+++ b/git.py
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ def getGitProjectName(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
 
 def isGitPatch(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                messageType: str,
-               subject: str, content: str) -> bool:
+               subject: str, content: str,
+               checkProjectName=True) -> bool:
     """Is the given post content a git patch?
     """
     if messageType != 'Note' and \
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ def isGitPatch(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
         return False
     if 'diff ' not in content:
         return False
+    if 'From ' not in content:
+        return False
     if 'From:' not in content:
         return False
     if 'Date:' not in content:
@@ -66,11 +69,11 @@ def isGitPatch(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
     if '<br>' not in content:
         if '<br />' not in content:
             return False
-    projectName = \
-        getGitProjectName(baseDir, nickname, domain,
-                          subject)
-    if not projectName:
-        return False
+    if checkProjectName:
+        projectName = \
+            getGitProjectName(baseDir, nickname, domain, subject)
+        if not projectName:
+            return False
     return True
 
 
@@ -88,6 +91,48 @@ def getGitHash(patchStr: str) -> str:
     return None
 
 
+def convertPostToCommit(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
+                        postJsonObject: {}) -> bool:
+    """Detects whether the given post contains a patch
+    and if so then converts it to a Commit ActivityPub type
+    """
+    if not postJsonObject.get('object'):
+        return False
+    if not isinstance(postJsonObject['object'], dict):
+        return False
+    if not postJsonObject['object'].get('type'):
+        return False
+    if postJsonObject['object']['type'] == 'Commit':
+        return True
+    if not postJsonObject['object'].get('summary'):
+        return False
+    if not postJsonObject['object'].get('content'):
+        return False
+    if not postJsonObject['object'].get('attributedTo'):
+        return False
+    if not isGitPatch(baseDir, nickname, domain,
+                      postJsonObject['object']['type'],
+                      postJsonObject['object']['summary'],
+                      postJsonObject['object']['content'],
+                      False):
+        return False
+    postJsonObject['object']['type'] = 'Commit'
+    # add a commitedBy parameter
+    if not postJsonObject['object'].get('committedBy'):
+        postJsonObject['object']['committedBy'] = \
+            postJsonObject['object']['attributedTo']
+    patchStr = gitFormatContent(postJsonObject['object']['content'])
+    commitHash = getGitHash(patchStr)
+    if commitHash:
+        postJsonObject['object']['hash'] = commitHash
+    postJsonObject['object']['description'] = {
+        "mediaType": "text/plain",
+        "content": patchStr
+    }
+    print('Converted post to Commit type')
+    return True
+
+
 def gitAddFromHandle(patchStr: str, handle: str) -> str:
     """Adds the activitypub handle of the sender to the patch
     """
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index e64be8b86..ecebc8d29 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ from auth import createBasicAuthHeader
 from config import getConfigParam
 from blocking import isBlocked
 from filters import isFiltered
+from git import convertPostToCommit
 # try:
 #     from BeautifulSoup import BeautifulSoup
 # except ImportError:
@@ -795,6 +796,10 @@ def createPostBase(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str, port: int,
             modFile.write(newPostId + '\n')
             modFile.close()
 
+    # If a commit has been posted - i.e. the output from
+    # git format-patch - then convert the activitypub type
+    convertPostToCommit(baseDir, nickname, domain, newPost)
+
     if schedulePost:
         if eventDate and eventTime:
             # add an item to the scheduled post index file