diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/comment/comment.py b/frappe/core/doctype/comment/comment.py
index 57e688a8f6..fa2c8cb37e 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/comment/comment.py
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/comment/comment.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class Comment(Document):
 		"""Updates `_comments` property in parent Document with given dict.
 
 		:param _comments: Dict of comments."""
-		if frappe.db.get_value("DocType", self.comment_doctype, "issingle"):
+		if not self.comment_doctype or frappe.db.get_value("DocType", self.comment_doctype, "issingle"):
 			return
 
 		# use sql, so that we do not mess with the timestamp
diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/communication/communication.py b/frappe/core/doctype/communication/communication.py
index 8163163c18..5fbf556568 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/communication/communication.py
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/communication/communication.py
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ class Communication(Document):
 				frappe.db.set_value(parent.doctype, parent.name, "status", to_status)
 
 	def send(self, print_html=None, print_format=None, attachments=None,
-		send_me_a_copy=False):
+		send_me_a_copy=False, recipients=None):
 		"""Send communication via Email.
 
 		:param print_html: Send given value as HTML attachment.
 		:param print_format: Attach print format of parent document."""
 
 		self.send_me_a_copy = send_me_a_copy
-		self.notify(print_html, print_format, attachments)
+		self.notify(print_html, print_format, attachments, recipients)
 
 	def set_incoming_outgoing_accounts(self):
 		self.incoming_email_account = self.outgoing_email_account = None
@@ -71,9 +71,10 @@ class Communication(Document):
 			self.outgoing_email_account = frappe.db.get_value("Email Account", {"default_outgoing": 1},
 				["email_id", "always_use_account_email_id_as_sender"], as_dict=True) or frappe._dict()
 
-	def notify(self, print_html=None, print_format=None, attachments=None, except_recipient=False):
+	def notify(self, print_html=None, print_format=None, attachments=None, recipients=None, except_recipient=False):
 		self.prepare_to_notify(print_html, print_format, attachments)
-		recipients = self.get_recipients(except_recipient=except_recipient)
+		if not recipients:
+			recipients = self.get_recipients(except_recipient=except_recipient)
 
 		frappe.sendmail(
 			recipients=recipients,
@@ -246,11 +247,17 @@ def make(doctype=None, name=None, content=None, subject=None, sent_or_received =
 		"reference_name": name
 	})
 	comm.insert(ignore_permissions=True)
-
+	
+	recipients = None
 	if send_email:
-		comm.send(print_html, print_format, attachments, send_me_a_copy=send_me_a_copy)
-
-	return comm.name
+		comm.send_me_a_copy = send_me_a_copy
+		recipients = comm.get_recipients()
+		comm.send(print_html, print_format, attachments, send_me_a_copy=send_me_a_copy, recipients=recipients)
+
+	return {
+		"name": comm.name,
+		"recipients": ", ".join(recipients) if recipients else None
+	}
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def get_convert_to():
diff --git a/frappe/email/doctype/email_account/test_email_account.py b/frappe/email/doctype/email_account/test_email_account.py
index f09ae9a0bd..c8c8839e19 100644
--- a/frappe/email/doctype/email_account/test_email_account.py
+++ b/frappe/email/doctype/email_account/test_email_account.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class TestEmailAccount(unittest.TestCase):
 		# send
 		sent_name = make(subject = "Test", content="test content",
 			recipients="test_receiver@example.com", sender="test@example.com",
-			send_email=True)
+			send_email=True)["name"]
 
 		sent_mail = email.message_from_string(frappe.get_last_doc("Bulk Email").message)
 		with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "test_mails", "reply-1.raw"), "r") as f:
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/communication.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/communication.js
index 1beb94539e..8b2924abee 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/communication.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/communication.js
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ frappe.views.CommunicationComposer = Class.extend({
 			callback: function(r) {
 				if(!r.exc) {
 					if(form_values.send_email)
-						msgprint(__("Email sent to {0}", [form_values.recipients]));
+						msgprint(__("Email sent to {0}", [r.message["recipients"]]));
 					me.dialog.hide();
 
 					if (cur_frm) {