diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs
index 5be3681fd1..93bd9a6408 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs
@@ -1228,18 +1228,20 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <param name="content">The <see cref="IContent"/> to send to publication</param>
         /// <param name="userId">Optional Id of the User issueing the send to publication</param>
         /// <returns>True if sending publication was succesfull otherwise false</returns>
-        internal bool SendToPublication(IContent content, int userId = 0)
+        public bool SendToPublication(IContent content, int userId = 0)
         {
 
             if (SendingToPublish.IsRaisedEventCancelled(new SendToPublishEventArgs<IContent>(content), this))
                 return false;
 
-            //TODO: Do some stuff here.. RunActionHandlers
+            //TODO: Do some stuff here.. ... what is it supposed to do ?
+            // pretty sure all that legacy stuff did was raise an event? and we no longer have IActionHandlers so no worries there.
 
             SentToPublish.RaiseEvent(new SendToPublishEventArgs<IContent>(content, false), this);
 
             Audit.Add(AuditTypes.SendToPublish, "Send to Publish performed by user", content.WriterId, content.Id);
 
+            //TODO: will this ever be false??
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IContentService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IContentService.cs
index 40be392eab..cdd71e7a80 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IContentService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IContentService.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
     public interface IContentService : IService
     {
 
+        bool SendToPublication(IContent content, int userId = 0);
+
         IEnumerable<IContent> GetByIds(IEnumerable<int> ids);
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
index 06cf0ec417..d157a20818 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             }
             else if (contentItem.Action == ContentSaveAction.SendPublish || contentItem.Action == ContentSaveAction.SendPublishNew)
             {
-                throw new NotSupportedException("Send to publish is currently not supported");   
+                Services.ContentService.SendToPublication(contentItem.PersistedContent, UmbracoUser.Id);
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/web/Document.cs b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/web/Document.cs
index 547c338ca6..25482f2f7b 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/web/Document.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/web/Document.cs
@@ -754,14 +754,16 @@ namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic.web
         /// <param name="u">The User</param>
         public bool SendToPublication(User u)
         {
-            SendToPublishEventArgs e = new SendToPublishEventArgs();
+            var e = new SendToPublishEventArgs();
             FireBeforeSendToPublish(e);
-            if (!e.Cancel)
+            if (e.Cancel == false)
             {
-                Log.Add(LogTypes.SendToPublish, u, this.Id, "");
-
-                FireAfterSendToPublish(e);
-                return true;
+                var sent = ApplicationContext.Current.Services.ContentService.SendToPublication(Content, u.Id);
+                if (sent)
+                {
+                    FireAfterSendToPublish(e);
+                    return true;    
+                }
             }
 
             return false;