diff --git a/Resources/config/services.yml b/Resources/config/services.yml
index 028d92e5d..2e1a0376f 100644
--- a/Resources/config/services.yml
+++ b/Resources/config/services.yml
@@ -191,8 +191,17 @@ services:
         class: %ezsystems.platformui.controller.exception.class%
         parent: twig.controller.exception
 
-    ezsystems.platformui.rest.content_user_gateway:
-        class: EzSystems\PlatformUIBundle\Rest\ContentUserGateway
+    ezsystems.platformui.rest.content_publish_user_gateway:
+        class: EzSystems\PlatformUIBundle\Rest\ContentPublishUserGateway
+        arguments:
+            - @ezpublish_rest.input.dispatcher
+            - @ezpublish_rest.output.visitor.dispatcher
+            - @ezpublish.api.repository
+        tags:
+        - {name: kernel.event_subscriber}
+
+    ezsystems.platformui.rest.content_create_user_gateway:
+        class: EzSystems\PlatformUIBundle\Rest\ContentCreateUserGateway
         arguments:
             - @ezpublish_rest.input.dispatcher
             - @ezpublish_rest.output.visitor.dispatcher
diff --git a/Rest/ContentUserGateway.php b/Rest/ContentCreateUserGateway.php
similarity index 98%
rename from Rest/ContentUserGateway.php
rename to Rest/ContentCreateUserGateway.php
index 49362e47d..963fc168e 100644
--- a/Rest/ContentUserGateway.php
+++ b/Rest/ContentCreateUserGateway.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelEvents;
 use eZ\Publish\Core\FieldType\User\Value as UserFieldValue;
 
-class ContentUserGateway implements EventSubscriberInterface
+class ContentCreateUserGateway implements EventSubscriberInterface
 {
     /** @var \eZ\Publish\Core\REST\Common\Input\Dispatcher */
     private $restInputDispatcher;
diff --git a/Rest/ContentPublishUserGateway.php b/Rest/ContentPublishUserGateway.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0352769cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Rest/ContentPublishUserGateway.php
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @license For full copyright and license information view LICENSE file distributed with this source code.
+ */
+namespace EzSystems\PlatformUIBundle\Rest;
+
+use eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Repository;
+use eZ\Publish\Core\REST\Common\Input\Dispatcher;
+use eZ\Publish\Core\REST\Server\Values\NoContent;
+use eZ\Publish\Core\REST\Server\View\AcceptHeaderVisitorDispatcher;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\GetResponseEvent;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelEvents;
+
+class ContentPublishUserGateway implements EventSubscriberInterface
+{
+    /** @var \eZ\Publish\Core\REST\Common\Input\Dispatcher */
+    private $restInputDispatcher;
+
+    /** @var \eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Repository */
+    private $repository;
+
+    /** @var \eZ\Publish\Core\REST\Server\View\AcceptHeaderVisitorDispatcher */
+    private $viewDispatcher;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        Dispatcher $restInputDispatcher,
+        AcceptHeaderVisitorDispatcher $viewDispatcher,
+        Repository $repository,
+        array $settings = []
+    ) {
+        $this->restInputDispatcher = $restInputDispatcher;
+        $this->repository = $repository;
+        $this->viewDispatcher = $viewDispatcher;
+        $this->settings = $settings + ['user-content-type-id' => 4];
+    }
+
+    public static function getSubscribedEvents()
+    {
+        return [KernelEvents::REQUEST => ['onKernelRequest', -1000]];
+    }
+
+    public function onKernelRequest(GetResponseEvent $event)
+    {
+        if (!$this->shouldRun($request = $event->getRequest())) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $event->setResponse($this->viewDispatcher->dispatch($event->getRequest(), new NoContent()));
+    }
+
+    private function shouldRun(Request $request)
+    {
+        if (!$request->attributes->get('is_rest_request')) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if ($request->attributes->get('_route') !== 'ezpublish_rest_publishVersion') {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $method = $request->getMethod();
+        $methodOverride = strtolower($request->headers->get('x-http-method-override'));
+        if (strtolower($method) !== 'publish' || ($method === 'post' && $methodOverride !== 'publish')) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return ($this->loadContent($request)->contentInfo->contentTypeId === $this->settings['user-content-type-id']);
+    }
+
+    public function loadContent(Request $request)
+    {
+        static $content = null;
+
+        if ($content === null) {
+            $routeParams = $request->attributes->get('_route_params');
+            $content = $this->repository->getContentService()->loadContent(
+                $routeParams['contentId'],
+                null,
+                $routeParams['versionNumber']
+            );
+        }
+
+        return $content;
+    }
+}