diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/merge_requests.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/merge_requests.scss
index 655dc9bf48954ccb71fe475388300ad0c5207fe2..5341f411e54510a62a709b64a93d9f624ec5cfc4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/merge_requests.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/merge_requests.scss
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 }
 
 // hide mr close link for inline diff comment form
-.diff-file .close-mr-link {
- display: none;
+.diff-file .close-mr-link,
+.diff-file .reopen-mr-link {
+  display: none;
 }
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
index 51509ecda35f8710860c2d2e5b94808cc43e1e06..38e567f3b137624dc19cd3cb682ce729f4067024 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
   def automerge
     return access_denied! unless allowed_to_merge?
 
-    if @merge_request.opened? && @merge_request.can_be_merged?
+    if @merge_request.open? && @merge_request.can_be_merged?
       @merge_request.should_remove_source_branch = params[:should_remove_source_branch]
       @merge_request.automerge!(current_user, params[:merge_commit_message])
       @status = true
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
 
     @merge_request_diff = @merge_request.merge_request_diff
     @allowed_to_merge = allowed_to_merge?
-    @show_merge_controls = @merge_request.opened? && @commits.any? && @allowed_to_merge
+    @show_merge_controls = @merge_request.open? && @commits.any? && @allowed_to_merge
   end
 
   def allowed_to_merge?
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/issuable.rb b/app/models/concerns/issuable.rb
index bf2c2157d38d578bc2d75798f316e5da7f89cf20..75989888bfac047c4011150d6240da4f5e607e57 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/issuable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/issuable.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ module Issuable
     scope :assigned, -> { where("assignee_id IS NOT NULL") }
     scope :unassigned, -> { where("assignee_id IS NULL") }
     scope :of_projects, ->(ids) { where(project_id: ids) }
-
+    scope :opened, -> { with_state(:opened, :reopened) }
+    scope :closed, -> { with_state(:closed) }
 
     delegate :name,
              :email,
diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index 6580c5004afc296917f526c194e9fc4de721dccf..a8dc6e5fd85a7acd1ea7dc9f1fac894152941484 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   scope :of_group, ->(group) { where(project_id: group.project_ids) }
   scope :of_user_team, ->(team) { where(project_id: team.project_ids, assignee_id: team.member_ids) }
-  scope :opened, -> { with_state(:opened, :reopened) }
-  scope :closed, -> { with_state(:closed) }
 
   attr_accessible :title, :assignee_id, :position, :description,
                   :milestone_id, :label_list, :author_id_of_changes,
@@ -50,9 +48,7 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
 
     state :opened
-
     state :reopened
-
     state :closed
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/merge_request.rb b/app/models/merge_request.rb
index b596d7eb9cf96c311a3432a2ad499bfd317776bf..4774cbcf3aad1d8395c99e38e6ea0d656e13465c 100644
--- a/app/models/merge_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/merge_request.rb
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   scope :of_group, ->(group) { where("source_project_id in (:group_project_ids) OR target_project_id in (:group_project_ids)", group_project_ids: group.project_ids) }
   scope :of_user_team, ->(team) { where("(source_project_id in (:team_project_ids) OR target_project_id in (:team_project_ids) AND assignee_id in (:team_member_ids))", team_project_ids: team.project_ids, team_member_ids: team.member_ids) }
-  scope :opened, -> { with_state(:opened) }
-  scope :closed, -> { with_state(:closed) }
   scope :merged, -> { with_state(:merged) }
   scope :by_branch, ->(branch_name) { where("(source_branch LIKE :branch) OR (target_branch LIKE :branch)", branch: branch_name) }
   scope :cared, ->(user) { where('assignee_id = :user OR author_id = :user', user: user.id) }
@@ -160,6 +158,10 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
     MergeRequests::AutoMergeService.new.execute(self, current_user, commit_message)
   end
 
+  def open?
+    opened? || reopened?
+  end
+
   def mr_and_commit_notes
     # Fetch comments only from last 100 commits
     commits_for_notes_limit = 100
diff --git a/app/observers/merge_request_observer.rb b/app/observers/merge_request_observer.rb
index ef31498e7d0517a94c62e5519e80497860c3a35b..f2e2d16c9436a81e3818ad1dda7c7baf72f9ca67 100644
--- a/app/observers/merge_request_observer.rb
+++ b/app/observers/merge_request_observer.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class MergeRequestObserver < ActivityObserver
     create_event(merge_request, Event::REOPENED)
     create_note(merge_request)
     execute_hooks(merge_request)
+    merge_request.reload_code
+    merge_request.mark_as_unchecked
   end
 
   def after_update(merge_request)
diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_show.html.haml
index 001e0cf443051726bc418588f514a0f3a1028823..809b01918cffab002d779007a4f55a56e533b7ff 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_show.html.haml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   = render "projects/merge_requests/show/mr_title"
   = render "projects/merge_requests/show/how_to_merge"
   = render "projects/merge_requests/show/mr_box"
-  - if @merge_request.opened?
+  - if @merge_request.open?
     - if @merge_request.source_branch_exists? && @merge_request.target_branch_exists?
       = render "projects/merge_requests/show/mr_accept"
     - else
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
     - if can?(current_user, :modify_merge_request, @merge_request)
       - unless @merge_request.closed? || @merge_request.merged?
         = link_to 'Close', project_merge_request_path(@project, @merge_request, merge_request: {state_event: :close }), method: :put, class: "btn btn-grouped btn-close close-mr-link", title: "Close merge request"
-
+      - if @merge_request.closed?
+        = link_to 'Reopen', project_merge_request_path(@project, @merge_request, merge_request: {state_event: :reopen }), method: :put, class: "btn btn-grouped btn-reopen reopen-mr-link", title: "Close merge request"
 
   .notes.tab-content.voting_notes#notes{ class: (controller.action_name == 'show') ? "" : "hide" }
     = render "projects/notes/notes_with_form"
diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_mr_box.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_mr_box.html.haml
index 3d0ce57c4ac6e875063b55c9813a4b2b1b80daaa..38db4363aded6d9e444ab6dbccfb1e37c7d90603 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_mr_box.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_mr_box.html.haml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
       %i.icon-ok
       Merged by #{link_to_member(@project, @merge_request.merge_event.author)}
       #{time_ago_with_tooltip(@merge_request.merge_event.created_at)}.
-- if !@closes_issues.empty? && @merge_request.opened?
+- if !@closes_issues.empty? && @merge_request.open?
   .alert.alert-info.alert-info
     %span
       %i.icon-ok
diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_mr_title.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_mr_title.html.haml
index 58368ab18b6134842d4d1be34fa16f1229ea150e..7676fc137c7b35e6044a033916ad2409db2f0744 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_mr_title.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_mr_title.html.haml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   %span.pull-right
     - if can?(current_user, :modify_merge_request, @merge_request)
-      - if @merge_request.opened?
+      - if @merge_request.open?
         .btn-group.pull-left
           %a.btn.btn-grouped.dropdown-toggle{ data: {toggle: :dropdown} }
             %i.icon-download-alt
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
         = link_to edit_project_merge_request_path(@project, @merge_request), class: "btn btn-grouped", id:"edit_merge_request" do
           %i.icon-edit
           Edit
+      - if @merge_request.closed?
+        = link_to 'Reopen', project_merge_request_path(@project, @merge_request, merge_request: {state_event: :reopen }), method: :put, class: "btn btn-grouped btn-reopen reopen-mr-link", title: "Close merge request"
 
 .votes-holder.hidden-sm.hidden-xs
   #votes= render 'votes/votes_block', votable: @merge_request
diff --git a/features/project/merge_requests.feature b/features/project/merge_requests.feature
index 556b96338d6de044a6cf912079cf4c50118902f8..435c47a276c0b1664cd3e98b3557d80ad4ad2b24 100644
--- a/features/project/merge_requests.feature
+++ b/features/project/merge_requests.feature
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ Feature: Project Merge Requests
     And I click link "Close"
     Then I should see closed merge request "Bug NS-04"
 
+  Scenario: I reopen merge request page
+    Given I click link "Bug NS-04"
+    And I click link "Close"
+    Then I should see closed merge request "Bug NS-04"
+    When I click link "Reopen"
+    Then I should see reopened merge request "Bug NS-04"
+
   Scenario: I submit new unassigned merge request
     Given I click link "New Merge Request"
     And I submit new merge request "Wiki Feature"
diff --git a/features/steps/project/project_merge_requests.rb b/features/steps/project/project_merge_requests.rb
index adf9e77e1361a5dc189c55c0e504f5c796e4f04e..813e7439b2cb707f2825c126f5bcc1d04e93ac1e 100644
--- a/features/steps/project/project_merge_requests.rb
+++ b/features/steps/project/project_merge_requests.rb
@@ -170,6 +170,18 @@ class ProjectMergeRequests < Spinach::FeatureSteps
     end
   end
 
+  step 'I click link "Reopen"' do
+    within '.page-title' do
+      click_link "Reopen"
+    end
+  end
+
+  step 'I should see reopened merge request "Bug NS-04"' do
+    within '.state-label' do
+      page.should have_content "Open"
+    end
+  end
+
   def project
     @project ||= Project.find_by!(name: "Shop")
   end