diff --git a/models/repo.go b/models/repo.go
index d79a8fdf6..176182e67 100644
--- a/models/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo.go
@@ -1470,16 +1470,6 @@ func createRepository(e *xorm.Session, doer, u *User, repo *Repository) (err err
 			return fmt.Errorf("watchRepo: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
-	if err = notifyWatchers(e, &Action{
-		ActUserID: doer.ID,
-		ActUser:   doer,
-		OpType:    ActionCreateRepo,
-		RepoID:    repo.ID,
-		Repo:      repo,
-		IsPrivate: repo.IsPrivate,
-	}); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("notify watchers '%d/%d': %v", doer.ID, repo.ID, err)
-	}
 
 	if err = copyDefaultWebhooksToRepo(e, repo.ID); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("copyDefaultWebhooksToRepo: %v", err)
diff --git a/modules/notification/action/action.go b/modules/notification/action/action.go
index 52471c110..d481bd8c4 100644
--- a/modules/notification/action/action.go
+++ b/modules/notification/action/action.go
@@ -91,3 +91,29 @@ func (a *actionNotifier) NotifyRenameRepository(doer *models.User, repo *models.
 		log.Trace("action.renameRepoAction: %s/%s", doer.Name, repo.Name)
 	}
 }
+
+func (a *actionNotifier) NotifyCreateRepository(doer *models.User, u *models.User, repo *models.Repository) {
+	if err := models.NotifyWatchers(&models.Action{
+		ActUserID: doer.ID,
+		ActUser:   doer,
+		OpType:    models.ActionCreateRepo,
+		RepoID:    repo.ID,
+		Repo:      repo,
+		IsPrivate: repo.IsPrivate,
+	}); err != nil {
+		log.Error("notify watchers '%d/%d': %v", doer.ID, repo.ID, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (a *actionNotifier) NotifyForkRepository(doer *models.User, oldRepo, repo *models.Repository) {
+	if err := models.NotifyWatchers(&models.Action{
+		ActUserID: doer.ID,
+		ActUser:   doer,
+		OpType:    models.ActionCreateRepo,
+		RepoID:    repo.ID,
+		Repo:      repo,
+		IsPrivate: repo.IsPrivate,
+	}); err != nil {
+		log.Error("notify watchers '%d/%d': %v", doer.ID, repo.ID, err)
+	}
+}