diff --git a/hgext/mq.py b/hgext/mq.py
--- a/hgext/mq.py
+++ b/hgext/mq.py
@@ -843,8 +843,9 @@ class queue(object):
         if qfinished and repo.ui.configbool('mq', 'secret', False):
             # only use this logic when the secret option is added
             oldqbase = repo[qfinished[0]]
-            if oldqbase.p1().phase() < phases.secret:
-                phases.advanceboundary(repo, phases.draft, qfinished)
+            tphase = repo.ui.config('phases', 'new-commit', phases.draft)
+            if oldqbase.phase() > tphase and oldqbase.p1().phase() <= tphase:
+                phases.advanceboundary(repo, tphase, qfinished)
 
     def delete(self, repo, patches, opts):
         if not patches and not opts.get('rev'):
diff --git a/tests/test-mq.t b/tests/test-mq.t
--- a/tests/test-mq.t
+++ b/tests/test-mq.t
@@ -1474,6 +1474,22 @@ Test that qfinish change phase when mq.s
   1: secret
   2: secret
 
+Test that qfinish respect phases.new-commit setting
+
+  $ echo '[phases]' >> $HGRCPATH
+  $ echo 'new-commit=secret' >> $HGRCPATH
+  $ hg qfinish qbase
+  patch add-file2 finalized without changeset message
+  $ hg phase 'all()'
+  0: draft
+  1: secret
+  2: secret
+
+(restore env for next test)
+
+  $ sed -i.bak -e 's/new-commit=secret//' $HGRCPATH
+  $ hg qimport -r 1 --name  add-file2
+
 Test that qfinish preserve phase when mq.secret=false
 
   $ sed -i.bak -e 's/secret=true/secret=false/' $HGRCPATH