--- a/Allura/allura/model/discuss.py
+++ b/Allura/allura/model/discuss.py
@@ -442,7 +442,10 @@
                 self.acl, author.project_role()._id, 'unmoderated_post')
         g.post_event('discussion.new_post', self.thread_id, self._id)
         artifact = self.thread.artifact or self.thread
-        Notification.post(artifact, 'message', post=self)
+        n = Notification.post(artifact, 'message', post=self)
+        monitoring_email = self.app.config.options.get('MonitoringEmail')
+        if monitoring_email:
+            n.send_simple(monitoring_email)
         session(self).flush()
         self.thread.last_post_date = max(
             self.thread.last_post_date,