diff --git a/mercurial/cmdutil.py b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
--- a/mercurial/cmdutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
@@ -2106,9 +2106,10 @@ def amend(ui, repo, commitfunc, old, ext
 
                 user = opts.get('user') or old.user()
                 date = opts.get('date') or old.date()
-            editor = getcommiteditor(**opts)
+            editform = 'commit.amend'
+            editor = getcommiteditor(editform=editform, **opts)
             if not message:
-                editor = getcommiteditor(edit=True)
+                editor = getcommiteditor(edit=True, editform=editform)
                 message = old.description()
 
             pureextra = extra.copy()
diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -1449,9 +1449,11 @@ def commit(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
                     repo.baseui.setconfig('phases', 'new-commit', 'secret',
                                           'commit')
 
+                editform = 'commit.normal'
+                editor = cmdutil.getcommiteditor(editform=editform, **opts)
                 return repo.commit(message, opts.get('user'), opts.get('date'),
                                    match,
-                                   editor=cmdutil.getcommiteditor(**opts),
+                                   editor=editor,
                                    extra=extra)
             finally:
                 ui.setconfig('phases', 'new-commit', oldcommitphase, 'commit')