diff --git a/collections/comments.js b/collections/comments.js
index 4eb9d9132..cb56662d4 100644
--- a/collections/comments.js
+++ b/collections/comments.js
@@ -147,16 +147,20 @@ Meteor.methods({
 
     // -------------------------------- Insert ------------------------------- //
 
-    var newCommentId=Comments.insert(comment);
+    comment._id = Comments.insert(comment);
+
+    // ------------------------------ Callbacks ------------------------------ //
+
+    // run all post submit server callbacks on comment object successively
+    comment = commentAfterSubmitMethodCallbacks.reduce(function(result, currentFunction) {
+        return currentFunction(result);
+    }, comment);
 
     // increment comment count
     Meteor.users.update({_id: user._id}, {
       $inc:       {'data.commentsCount': 1}
     });
 
-    // extend comment with newly created _id
-    comment = _.extend(comment, {_id: newCommentId});
-
     Posts.update(postId, {
       $inc:       {commentsCount: 1},
       $set:       {lastCommentedAt: now},
diff --git a/collections/posts.js b/collections/posts.js
index 80ffd7450..4f19ed331 100644
--- a/collections/posts.js
+++ b/collections/posts.js
@@ -265,6 +265,13 @@ Meteor.methods({
     // console.log(post)
     post._id = Posts.insert(post);
 
+    // ------------------------------ Callbacks ------------------------------ //
+
+    // run all post submit server callbacks on post object successively
+    post = postAfterSubmitMethodCallbacks.reduce(function(result, currentFunction) {
+        return currentFunction(result);
+    }, post);
+
     // ------------------------------ Post-Insert ------------------------------ //
 
     // increment posts count
diff --git a/packages/telescope-base/lib/base.js b/packages/telescope-base/lib/base.js
index 53279aa12..cc547df20 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-base/lib/base.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-base/lib/base.js
@@ -148,18 +148,22 @@ postMeta = [
 postSubmitRenderedCallbacks = [];
 postSubmitClientCallbacks = [];
 postSubmitMethodCallbacks = [];
+postAfterSubmitMethodCallbacks = [];
 
 postEditRenderedCallbacks = [];
 postEditClientCallbacks = [];
 postEditMethodCallbacks = []; // not used yet
+postAfterMethodCallbacks = []; // not used yet
 
 commentSubmitRenderedCallbacks = [];
 commentSubmitClientCallbacks = [];
 commentSubmitMethodCallbacks = [];
+commentAfterSubmitMethodCallbacks = [];
 
 commentEditRenderedCallbacks = []; 
 commentEditClientCallbacks = [];
 commentEditMethodCallbacks = []; // not used yet
+commentAfterEditMethodCallbacks = []; // not used yet
 
 // ------------------------------ Dynamic Templates ------------------------------ //
 
diff --git a/packages/telescope-base/package.js b/packages/telescope-base/package.js
index 50f164880..080e02859 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-base/package.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-base/package.js
@@ -28,18 +28,22 @@ Package.onUse(function (api) {
     'postSubmitRenderedCallbacks',
     'postSubmitClientCallbacks',
     'postSubmitMethodCallbacks',
+    'postAfterSubmitMethodCallbacks',
 
     'postEditRenderedCallbacks',
     'postEditClientCallbacks',
     'postEditMethodCallbacks',
+    'postAfterEditMethodCallbacks',
 
     'commentSubmitRenderedCallbacks',
     'commentSubmitClientCallbacks',
     'commentSubmitMethodCallbacks',
+    'commentAfterSubmitMethodCallbacks',
 
     'commentEditRenderedCallbacks',
     'commentEditClientCallbacks',
     'commentEditMethodCallbacks',
+    'commentAfterEditMethodCallbacks',
     
     'getTemplate',
     'templates',
diff --git a/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/notifications.js b/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/notifications.js
index 5a392d859..fbac625d5 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/notifications.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Meteor.methods({
 });
 
 // add new post notification callback on post submit
-postSubmitMethodCallbacks.push(function (post) {
+postAfterSubmitMethodCallbacks.push(function (post) {
   if(Meteor.isServer && !!getSetting('emailNotifications', false)){
     // we don't want emails to hold up the post submission, so we make the whole thing async with setTimeout
     Meteor.setTimeout(function () {
@@ -111,12 +111,14 @@ postSubmitMethodCallbacks.push(function (post) {
 });
 
 // add new comment notification callback on comment submit
-commentSubmitMethodCallbacks.push(function (comment) {
+commentAfterSubmitMethodCallbacks.push(function (comment) {
   if(Meteor.isServer){
 
-    var post = Posts.findOne(comment.postId);
     var parentCommentId = comment.parentCommentId;
-    
+    var user = Meteor.user();
+    var post = Posts.findOne(comment.postId);
+    var postUser = Meteor.users.findOne(post.userId);
+
     var notificationProperties = {
       comment: _.pick(comment, '_id', 'userId', 'author', 'body'),
       post: _.pick(post, '_id', 'title', 'url')
@@ -146,4 +148,6 @@ commentSubmitMethodCallbacks.push(function (comment) {
         createNotification('newComment', notificationProperties, postUser);
     }
   }
+
+  return comment;
 });
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