diff --git a/phpBB/includes/notification/type/approve_post.php b/phpBB/includes/notification/type/approve_post.php
index dbd2e4417f..68e8352a13 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/notification/type/approve_post.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/notification/type/approve_post.php
@@ -114,6 +114,38 @@ class phpbb_notification_type_approve_post extends phpbb_notification_type_post
 		return $notify_users;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	* Pre create insert array function
+	* This allows you to perform certain actions, like run a query
+	* and load data, before create_insert_array() is run. The data
+	* returned from this function will be sent to create_insert_array().
+	*
+	* @param array $post Post data from submit_post
+	* @param array $notify_users Notify users list
+	* 		Formated from find_users_for_notification()
+	* @return array Whatever you want to send to create_insert_array().
+	*/
+	public function pre_create_insert_array($post, $notify_users)
+	{
+		/*if (!sizeof($notify_users))
+		{
+			return array();
+		}
+
+		// Mark the topic unread before the post
+		$sql = 'UPDATE ' . TOPICS_TRACK_TABLE . '
+			SET mark_time = ' . (int) ($post['post_time'] - 1) . '
+			WHERE topic_id = ' . (int) $post['topic_id'] . '
+				AND ' . $this->db->sql_in_set('user_id', array_keys($notify_users));
+		$this->db->sql_query($sql);*/
+
+		// In the parent class, this is used to check if the post is already
+		// read by a user and marks the notification read if it was marked read.
+		// Returning an empty array in effect, forces it to be marked as unread
+		// (and also saves a query)
+		return array();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	* Function for preparing the data for insertion in an SQL query
 	* (The service handles insertion)
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/notification/type/approve_topic.php b/phpBB/includes/notification/type/approve_topic.php
index 3608bfba85..f3a94e44b8 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/notification/type/approve_topic.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/notification/type/approve_topic.php
@@ -114,6 +114,36 @@ class phpbb_notification_type_approve_topic extends phpbb_notification_type_topi
 		return $notify_users;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	* Pre create insert array function
+	* This allows you to perform certain actions, like run a query
+	* and load data, before create_insert_array() is run. The data
+	* returned from this function will be sent to create_insert_array().
+	*
+	* @param array $post Post data from submit_post
+	* @param array $notify_users Notify users list
+	* 		Formated from find_users_for_notification()
+	* @return array Whatever you want to send to create_insert_array().
+	*/
+	public function pre_create_insert_array($post, $notify_users)
+	{
+		/*if (!sizeof($notify_users))
+		{
+			return array();
+		}
+
+		// Mark the topic unread
+		$sql = 'DELETE FROM ' . TOPICS_TRACK_TABLE . '
+			WHERE topic_id = ' . (int) $post['topic_id'] . '
+				AND ' . $this->db->sql_in_set('user_id', array_keys($notify_users));
+		$this->db->sql_query($sql*/
+
+		// In the parent class, this is used to check if the post is already
+		// read by a user and marks the notification read if it was marked read.
+		// Returning an empty array in effect, forces it to be marked as unread
+		return array();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	* Function for preparing the data for insertion in an SQL query
 	* (The service handles insertion)