diff --git a/wp-includes/post.php b/wp-includes/post.php
index cf97839c3f..ebb1799ee2 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -664,6 +664,8 @@ function wp_insert_post($postarr = array()) {
 
 	if ($post_status == 'publish' && $post_type == 'post') {
 		do_action('publish_post', $post_ID);
+		if ( defined('XMLRPC_REQUEST') )
+			do_action('xmlrpc_publish_post', $post_ID);
 
 		if ( !defined('WP_IMPORTING') ) {
 			if ( $post_pingback )