diff --git a/aurweb/routers/pkgbase.py b/aurweb/routers/pkgbase.py
index 23651350..cd35a7f8 100644
--- a/aurweb/routers/pkgbase.py
+++ b/aurweb/routers/pkgbase.py
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ async def pkgbase_comments_post(
                       PackageBase=pkgbase)
     update_comment_render_fastapi(comment)
 
+    notif = notify.CommentNotification(request.user.ID, pkgbase.ID, comment.ID)
+    notif.send()
+
     # Redirect to the pkgbase page.
     return RedirectResponse(f"/pkgbase/{pkgbase.Name}#comment-{comment.ID}",
                             status_code=HTTPStatus.SEE_OTHER)
diff --git a/test/test_pkgbase_routes.py b/test/test_pkgbase_routes.py
index 1bd3e524..03b55063 100644
--- a/test/test_pkgbase_routes.py
+++ b/test/test_pkgbase_routes.py
@@ -370,6 +370,12 @@ def test_pkgbase_comments(client: TestClient, maintainer: User, user: User,
     - GET /pkgbase/{name}/comments/{id}/form
         - Tested against a comment created with the POST route
     """
+    with db.begin():
+        user.CommentNotify = 1
+        db.create(PackageNotification,
+                  PackageBase=package.PackageBase,
+                  User=user)
+
     cookies = {"AURSID": maintainer.login(Request(), "testPassword")}
     pkgbasename = package.PackageBase.Name
     endpoint = f"/pkgbase/{pkgbasename}/comments"
@@ -380,6 +386,9 @@ def test_pkgbase_comments(client: TestClient, maintainer: User, user: User,
         }, cookies=cookies)
     assert resp.status_code == int(HTTPStatus.SEE_OTHER)
 
+    # user should've gotten a CommentNotification email.
+    assert Email.count() == 1
+
     expected_prefix = f"/pkgbase/{pkgbasename}"
     prefix_len = len(expected_prefix)
     assert resp.headers.get("location")[:prefix_len] == expected_prefix