diff --git a/cmd/hook.go b/cmd/hook.go
index ebd230999..aabd9637c 100644
--- a/cmd/hook.go
+++ b/cmd/hook.go
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ var (
 )
 
 func runHookPreReceive(c *cli.Context) error {
+	if os.Getenv(models.EnvIsInternal) == "true" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	setup("hooks/pre-receive.log", false)
+
 	if len(os.Getenv("SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND")) == 0 {
 		if setting.OnlyAllowPushIfGiteaEnvironmentSet {
 			fail(`Rejecting changes as Gitea environment not set.
@@ -69,8 +75,6 @@ Gitea or set your environment appropriately.`, "")
 		}
 	}
 
-	setup("hooks/pre-receive.log", false)
-
 	// the environment setted on serv command
 	isWiki := (os.Getenv(models.EnvRepoIsWiki) == "true")
 	username := os.Getenv(models.EnvRepoUsername)
@@ -186,6 +190,12 @@ func runHookUpdate(c *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 func runHookPostReceive(c *cli.Context) error {
+	if os.Getenv(models.EnvIsInternal) == "true" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	setup("hooks/post-receive.log", false)
+
 	if len(os.Getenv("SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND")) == 0 {
 		if setting.OnlyAllowPushIfGiteaEnvironmentSet {
 			fail(`Rejecting changes as Gitea environment not set.
@@ -196,8 +206,6 @@ Gitea or set your environment appropriately.`, "")
 		}
 	}
 
-	setup("hooks/post-receive.log", false)
-
 	// the environment setted on serv command
 	repoUser := os.Getenv(models.EnvRepoUsername)
 	isWiki := (os.Getenv(models.EnvRepoIsWiki) == "true")
diff --git a/models/helper_environment.go b/models/helper_environment.go
index 2095205db..35af17adb 100644
--- a/models/helper_environment.go
+++ b/models/helper_environment.go
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+// InternalPushingEnvironment returns an os environment to switch off hooks on push
+// It is recommended to avoid using this unless you are pushing within a transaction
+// or if you absolutely are sure that post-receive and pre-receive will do nothing
+// We provide the full pushing-environment for other hook providers
+func InternalPushingEnvironment(doer *User, repo *Repository) []string {
+	return append(PushingEnvironment(doer, repo),
+		EnvIsInternal+"=true",
+	)
+}
+
 // PushingEnvironment returns an os environment to allow hooks to work on push
 func PushingEnvironment(doer *User, repo *Repository) []string {
 	return FullPushingEnvironment(doer, doer, repo, repo.Name, 0)
diff --git a/models/repo.go b/models/repo.go
index 53a9196aa..0dbdcc11b 100644
--- a/models/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo.go
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ func createDelegateHooks(repoPath string) (err error) {
 }
 
 // initRepoCommit temporarily changes with work directory.
-func initRepoCommit(tmpPath string, u *User) (err error) {
+func initRepoCommit(tmpPath string, repo *Repository, u *User) (err error) {
 	commitTimeStr := time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)
 
 	sig := u.NewGitSig()
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ func initRepoCommit(tmpPath string, u *User) (err error) {
 
 	if stdout, err := git.NewCommand("push", "origin", "master").
 		SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("initRepoCommit (git push): %s", tmpPath)).
-		RunInDir(tmpPath); err != nil {
+		RunInDirWithEnv(tmpPath, InternalPushingEnvironment(u, repo)); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Failed to push back to master: Stdout: %s\nError: %v", stdout, err)
 		return fmt.Errorf("git push: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ func initRepository(e Engine, repoPath string, u *User, repo *Repository, opts C
 		}
 
 		// Apply changes and commit.
-		if err = initRepoCommit(tmpDir, u); err != nil {
+		if err = initRepoCommit(tmpDir, repo, u); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("initRepoCommit: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/models/repo_generate.go b/models/repo_generate.go
index 98ef0ea00..556a5fc2f 100644
--- a/models/repo_generate.go
+++ b/models/repo_generate.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func generateRepoCommit(e Engine, repo, templateRepo, generateRepo *Repository,
 		return fmt.Errorf("git remote add: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return initRepoCommit(tmpDir, repo.Owner)
+	return initRepoCommit(tmpDir, repo, repo.Owner)
 }
 
 // generateRepository initializes repository from template
diff --git a/models/update.go b/models/update.go
index b6c04bd51..212f22cfc 100644
--- a/models/update.go
+++ b/models/update.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const (
 	EnvPusherID     = "GITEA_PUSHER_ID"
 	EnvKeyID        = "GITEA_KEY_ID"
 	EnvIsDeployKey  = "GITEA_IS_DEPLOY_KEY"
+	EnvIsInternal   = "GITEA_INTERNAL_PUSH"
 )
 
 // CommitToPushCommit transforms a git.Commit to PushCommit type.
diff --git a/services/pull/pull.go b/services/pull/pull.go
index fb47df1c3..6be9c2da1 100644
--- a/services/pull/pull.go
+++ b/services/pull/pull.go
@@ -242,10 +242,19 @@ func PushToBaseRepo(pr *models.PullRequest) (err error) {
 
 	_ = os.Remove(file)
 
+	if err = pr.LoadIssue(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to load issue %d for pr %d: %v", pr.IssueID, pr.ID, err)
+	}
+	if err = pr.Issue.LoadPoster(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to load poster %d for pr %d: %v", pr.Issue.PosterID, pr.ID, err)
+	}
+
 	if err = git.Push(headRepoPath, git.PushOptions{
 		Remote: tmpRemoteName,
 		Branch: fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", pr.HeadBranch, headFile),
 		Force:  true,
+		// Use InternalPushingEnvironment here because we know that pre-receive and post-receive do not run on a refs/pulls/...
+		Env: models.InternalPushingEnvironment(pr.Issue.Poster, pr.BaseRepo),
 	}); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Push: %v", err)
 	}