diff --git a/modules/notification/notification.go b/modules/notification/notification.go
index b2ccc765f3..463f20709b 100644
--- a/modules/notification/notification.go
+++ b/modules/notification/notification.go
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ func NewContext() {
 
 // NotifyNewWikiPage notifies creating new wiki pages to notifiers
 func NotifyNewWikiPage(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository, page, comment string) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyNewWikiPage(ctx, doer, repo, page, comment)
 	}
@@ -52,9 +49,6 @@ func NotifyNewWikiPage(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *repo_mo
 
 // NotifyEditWikiPage notifies editing or renaming wiki pages to notifiers
 func NotifyEditWikiPage(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository, page, comment string) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyEditWikiPage(ctx, doer, repo, page, comment)
 	}
@@ -62,9 +56,6 @@ func NotifyEditWikiPage(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *repo_m
 
 // NotifyDeleteWikiPage notifies deleting wiki pages to notifiers
 func NotifyDeleteWikiPage(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository, page string) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyDeleteWikiPage(ctx, doer, repo, page)
 	}
@@ -74,9 +65,6 @@ func NotifyDeleteWikiPage(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *repo
 func NotifyCreateIssueComment(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository,
 	issue *issues_model.Issue, comment *issues_model.Comment, mentions []*user_model.User,
 ) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyCreateIssueComment(ctx, doer, repo, issue, comment, mentions)
 	}
@@ -84,9 +72,6 @@ func NotifyCreateIssueComment(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *
 
 // NotifyNewIssue notifies new issue to notifiers
 func NotifyNewIssue(ctx context.Context, issue *issues_model.Issue, mentions []*user_model.User) {
-	if issue.Poster.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyNewIssue(ctx, issue, mentions)
 	}
@@ -94,9 +79,6 @@ func NotifyNewIssue(ctx context.Context, issue *issues_model.Issue, mentions []*
 
 // NotifyIssueChangeStatus notifies close or reopen issue to notifiers
 func NotifyIssueChangeStatus(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *issues_model.Issue, actionComment *issues_model.Comment, closeOrReopen bool) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyIssueChangeStatus(ctx, doer, issue, actionComment, closeOrReopen)
 	}
@@ -104,9 +86,6 @@ func NotifyIssueChangeStatus(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *
 
 // NotifyDeleteIssue notify when some issue deleted
 func NotifyDeleteIssue(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *issues_model.Issue) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyDeleteIssue(ctx, doer, issue)
 	}
@@ -114,9 +93,6 @@ func NotifyDeleteIssue(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *issues
 
 // NotifyMergePullRequest notifies merge pull request to notifiers
 func NotifyMergePullRequest(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, pr *issues_model.PullRequest) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyMergePullRequest(ctx, doer, pr)
 	}
@@ -124,9 +100,6 @@ func NotifyMergePullRequest(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, pr *issu
 
 // NotifyAutoMergePullRequest notifies merge pull request to notifiers
 func NotifyAutoMergePullRequest(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, pr *issues_model.PullRequest) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyAutoMergePullRequest(ctx, doer, pr)
 	}
@@ -141,9 +114,6 @@ func NotifyNewPullRequest(ctx context.Context, pr *issues_model.PullRequest, men
 	if err := pr.Issue.LoadPoster(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	if pr.Issue.Poster.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyNewPullRequest(ctx, pr, mentions)
 	}
@@ -151,9 +121,6 @@ func NotifyNewPullRequest(ctx context.Context, pr *issues_model.PullRequest, men
 
 // NotifyPullRequestSynchronized notifies Synchronized pull request
 func NotifyPullRequestSynchronized(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, pr *issues_model.PullRequest) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyPullRequestSynchronized(ctx, doer, pr)
 	}
@@ -165,9 +132,6 @@ func NotifyPullRequestReview(ctx context.Context, pr *issues_model.PullRequest,
 		log.Error("%v", err)
 		return
 	}
-	if review.Reviewer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyPullRequestReview(ctx, pr, review, comment, mentions)
 	}
@@ -179,9 +143,6 @@ func NotifyPullRequestCodeComment(ctx context.Context, pr *issues_model.PullRequ
 		log.Error("LoadPoster: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
-	if comment.Poster.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyPullRequestCodeComment(ctx, pr, comment, mentions)
 	}
@@ -189,9 +150,6 @@ func NotifyPullRequestCodeComment(ctx context.Context, pr *issues_model.PullRequ
 
 // NotifyPullRequestChangeTargetBranch notifies when a pull request's target branch was changed
 func NotifyPullRequestChangeTargetBranch(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, pr *issues_model.PullRequest, oldBranch string) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyPullRequestChangeTargetBranch(ctx, doer, pr, oldBranch)
 	}
@@ -199,9 +157,6 @@ func NotifyPullRequestChangeTargetBranch(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.U
 
 // NotifyPullRequestPushCommits notifies when push commits to pull request's head branch
 func NotifyPullRequestPushCommits(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, pr *issues_model.PullRequest, comment *issues_model.Comment) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyPullRequestPushCommits(ctx, doer, pr, comment)
 	}
@@ -209,9 +164,6 @@ func NotifyPullRequestPushCommits(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, pr
 
 // NotifyPullReviewDismiss notifies when a review was dismissed by repo admin
 func NotifyPullReviewDismiss(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, review *issues_model.Review, comment *issues_model.Comment) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyPullReviewDismiss(ctx, doer, review, comment)
 	}
@@ -219,9 +171,6 @@ func NotifyPullReviewDismiss(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, review
 
 // NotifyUpdateComment notifies update comment to notifiers
 func NotifyUpdateComment(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, c *issues_model.Comment, oldContent string) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyUpdateComment(ctx, doer, c, oldContent)
 	}
@@ -229,9 +178,6 @@ func NotifyUpdateComment(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, c *issues_m
 
 // NotifyDeleteComment notifies delete comment to notifiers
 func NotifyDeleteComment(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, c *issues_model.Comment) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyDeleteComment(ctx, doer, c)
 	}
@@ -243,9 +189,6 @@ func NotifyNewRelease(ctx context.Context, rel *repo_model.Release) {
 		log.Error("LoadPublisher: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
-	if rel.Publisher.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyNewRelease(ctx, rel)
 	}
@@ -253,9 +196,6 @@ func NotifyNewRelease(ctx context.Context, rel *repo_model.Release) {
 
 // NotifyUpdateRelease notifies update release to notifiers
 func NotifyUpdateRelease(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, rel *repo_model.Release) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyUpdateRelease(ctx, doer, rel)
 	}
@@ -263,9 +203,6 @@ func NotifyUpdateRelease(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, rel *repo_m
 
 // NotifyDeleteRelease notifies delete release to notifiers
 func NotifyDeleteRelease(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, rel *repo_model.Release) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyDeleteRelease(ctx, doer, rel)
 	}
@@ -273,9 +210,6 @@ func NotifyDeleteRelease(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, rel *repo_m
 
 // NotifyIssueChangeMilestone notifies change milestone to notifiers
 func NotifyIssueChangeMilestone(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *issues_model.Issue, oldMilestoneID int64) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyIssueChangeMilestone(ctx, doer, issue, oldMilestoneID)
 	}
@@ -283,9 +217,6 @@ func NotifyIssueChangeMilestone(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issu
 
 // NotifyIssueChangeContent notifies change content to notifiers
 func NotifyIssueChangeContent(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *issues_model.Issue, oldContent string) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyIssueChangeContent(ctx, doer, issue, oldContent)
 	}
@@ -293,9 +224,6 @@ func NotifyIssueChangeContent(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue
 
 // NotifyIssueChangeAssignee notifies change content to notifiers
 func NotifyIssueChangeAssignee(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *issues_model.Issue, assignee *user_model.User, removed bool, comment *issues_model.Comment) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyIssueChangeAssignee(ctx, doer, issue, assignee, removed, comment)
 	}
@@ -303,9 +231,6 @@ func NotifyIssueChangeAssignee(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue
 
 // NotifyPullReviewRequest notifies Request Review change
 func NotifyPullReviewRequest(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *issues_model.Issue, reviewer *user_model.User, isRequest bool, comment *issues_model.Comment) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyPullReviewRequest(ctx, doer, issue, reviewer, isRequest, comment)
 	}
@@ -313,9 +238,6 @@ func NotifyPullReviewRequest(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *
 
 // NotifyIssueClearLabels notifies clear labels to notifiers
 func NotifyIssueClearLabels(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *issues_model.Issue) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyIssueClearLabels(ctx, doer, issue)
 	}
@@ -323,9 +245,6 @@ func NotifyIssueClearLabels(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *i
 
 // NotifyIssueChangeTitle notifies change title to notifiers
 func NotifyIssueChangeTitle(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *issues_model.Issue, oldTitle string) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyIssueChangeTitle(ctx, doer, issue, oldTitle)
 	}
@@ -333,9 +252,6 @@ func NotifyIssueChangeTitle(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *i
 
 // NotifyIssueChangeRef notifies change reference to notifiers
 func NotifyIssueChangeRef(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *issues_model.Issue, oldRef string) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyIssueChangeRef(ctx, doer, issue, oldRef)
 	}
@@ -345,9 +261,6 @@ func NotifyIssueChangeRef(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *iss
 func NotifyIssueChangeLabels(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *issues_model.Issue,
 	addedLabels, removedLabels []*issues_model.Label,
 ) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyIssueChangeLabels(ctx, doer, issue, addedLabels, removedLabels)
 	}
@@ -355,9 +268,6 @@ func NotifyIssueChangeLabels(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *
 
 // NotifyCreateRepository notifies create repository to notifiers
 func NotifyCreateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyCreateRepository(ctx, doer, u, repo)
 	}
@@ -365,9 +275,6 @@ func NotifyCreateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, repo
 
 // NotifyMigrateRepository notifies create repository to notifiers
 func NotifyMigrateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyMigrateRepository(ctx, doer, u, repo)
 	}
@@ -375,9 +282,6 @@ func NotifyMigrateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, repo
 
 // NotifyTransferRepository notifies create repository to notifiers
 func NotifyTransferRepository(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository, newOwnerName string) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyTransferRepository(ctx, doer, repo, newOwnerName)
 	}
@@ -385,9 +289,6 @@ func NotifyTransferRepository(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *
 
 // NotifyDeleteRepository notifies delete repository to notifiers
 func NotifyDeleteRepository(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyDeleteRepository(ctx, doer, repo)
 	}
@@ -395,9 +296,6 @@ func NotifyDeleteRepository(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *re
 
 // NotifyForkRepository notifies fork repository to notifiers
 func NotifyForkRepository(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, oldRepo, repo *repo_model.Repository) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyForkRepository(ctx, doer, oldRepo, repo)
 	}
@@ -405,9 +303,6 @@ func NotifyForkRepository(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, oldRepo, r
 
 // NotifyRenameRepository notifies repository renamed
 func NotifyRenameRepository(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository, oldName string) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyRenameRepository(ctx, doer, repo, oldName)
 	}
@@ -415,9 +310,6 @@ func NotifyRenameRepository(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *re
 
 // NotifyPushCommits notifies commits pushed to notifiers
 func NotifyPushCommits(ctx context.Context, pusher *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository, opts *repository.PushUpdateOptions, commits *repository.PushCommits) {
-	if pusher.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyPushCommits(ctx, pusher, repo, opts, commits)
 	}
@@ -425,9 +317,6 @@ func NotifyPushCommits(ctx context.Context, pusher *user_model.User, repo *repo_
 
 // NotifyCreateRef notifies branch or tag creation to notifiers
 func NotifyCreateRef(ctx context.Context, pusher *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository, refType, refFullName, refID string) {
-	if pusher.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyCreateRef(ctx, pusher, repo, refType, refFullName, refID)
 	}
@@ -435,9 +324,6 @@ func NotifyCreateRef(ctx context.Context, pusher *user_model.User, repo *repo_mo
 
 // NotifyDeleteRef notifies branch or tag deletion to notifiers
 func NotifyDeleteRef(ctx context.Context, pusher *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository, refType, refFullName string) {
-	if pusher.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyDeleteRef(ctx, pusher, repo, refType, refFullName)
 	}
@@ -445,9 +331,6 @@ func NotifyDeleteRef(ctx context.Context, pusher *user_model.User, repo *repo_mo
 
 // NotifySyncPushCommits notifies commits pushed to notifiers
 func NotifySyncPushCommits(ctx context.Context, pusher *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository, opts *repository.PushUpdateOptions, commits *repository.PushCommits) {
-	if pusher.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifySyncPushCommits(ctx, pusher, repo, opts, commits)
 	}
@@ -455,9 +338,6 @@ func NotifySyncPushCommits(ctx context.Context, pusher *user_model.User, repo *r
 
 // NotifySyncCreateRef notifies branch or tag creation to notifiers
 func NotifySyncCreateRef(ctx context.Context, pusher *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository, refType, refFullName, refID string) {
-	if pusher.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifySyncCreateRef(ctx, pusher, repo, refType, refFullName, refID)
 	}
@@ -465,9 +345,6 @@ func NotifySyncCreateRef(ctx context.Context, pusher *user_model.User, repo *rep
 
 // NotifySyncDeleteRef notifies branch or tag deletion to notifiers
 func NotifySyncDeleteRef(ctx context.Context, pusher *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository, refType, refFullName string) {
-	if pusher.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifySyncDeleteRef(ctx, pusher, repo, refType, refFullName)
 	}
@@ -475,9 +352,6 @@ func NotifySyncDeleteRef(ctx context.Context, pusher *user_model.User, repo *rep
 
 // NotifyRepoPendingTransfer notifies creation of pending transfer to notifiers
 func NotifyRepoPendingTransfer(ctx context.Context, doer, newOwner *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyRepoPendingTransfer(ctx, doer, newOwner, repo)
 	}
@@ -485,9 +359,6 @@ func NotifyRepoPendingTransfer(ctx context.Context, doer, newOwner *user_model.U
 
 // NotifyPackageCreate notifies creation of a package to notifiers
 func NotifyPackageCreate(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, pd *packages_model.PackageDescriptor) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyPackageCreate(ctx, doer, pd)
 	}
@@ -495,9 +366,6 @@ func NotifyPackageCreate(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, pd *package
 
 // NotifyPackageDelete notifies deletion of a package to notifiers
 func NotifyPackageDelete(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, pd *packages_model.PackageDescriptor) {
-	if doer.IsActions() {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
 		notifier.NotifyPackageDelete(ctx, doer, pd)
 	}
diff --git a/services/actions/notifier_helper.go b/services/actions/notifier_helper.go
index 816b816acf..165167a6b5 100644
--- a/services/actions/notifier_helper.go
+++ b/services/actions/notifier_helper.go
@@ -94,12 +94,21 @@ func (input *notifyInput) WithPullRequest(pr *issues_model.PullRequest) *notifyI
 }
 
 func (input *notifyInput) Notify(ctx context.Context) {
+	log.Trace("execute %v for event %v whose doer is %v", getMethod(ctx), input.Event, input.Doer.Name)
+
 	if err := notify(ctx, input); err != nil {
 		log.Error("an error occurred while executing the %s actions method: %v", getMethod(ctx), err)
 	}
 }
 
 func notify(ctx context.Context, input *notifyInput) error {
+	if input.Doer.IsActions() {
+		// avoiding triggering cyclically, for example:
+		// a comment of an issue will trigger the runner to add a new comment as reply,
+		// and the new comment will trigger the runner again.
+		log.Debug("ignore executing %v for event %v whose doer is %v", getMethod(ctx), input.Event, input.Doer.Name)
+		return nil
+	}
 	if unit_model.TypeActions.UnitGlobalDisabled() {
 		return nil
 	}