Index: bug_change_status_page.php
===================================================================
--- bug_change_status_page.php	(revision 5751)
+++ bug_change_status_page.php	(working copy)
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@
 	if ( ON == $f_reopen_flag ) {
 		# bug was re-opened
 		printf("	<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"resolution\" value=\"%s\" />\n",  config_get( 'bug_reopen_resolution' ) );
+		printf("	<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"reopen_flag\" value=\"1\" />\n" );
 	}
 ?>
 
Index: bug_update.php
===================================================================
--- bug_update.php	(revision 5751)
+++ bug_update.php	(working copy)
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 	$f_bug_id = gpc_get_int( 'bug_id' );
 	$f_update_mode = gpc_get_bool( 'update_mode', FALSE ); # set if called from generic update page
 	$f_new_status	= gpc_get_int( 'status', bug_get_field( $f_bug_id, 'status' ) );
+	$f_reopen_flag = gpc_get_int( 'reopen_flag', OFF );
 
 	$t_bug_data = bug_get( $f_bug_id, true );
 	if( $t_bug_data->project_id != helper_get_current_project() ) {
@@ -47,12 +48,15 @@
 		$g_project_override = $t_bug_data->project_id;
 	}
 
-	if ( ! (
+	$t_is_reporter = ( bug_get_field( $f_bug_id, 'reporter_id' ) == auth_get_current_user_id() );
+	$t_reopen_status = config_get( 'bug_reopen_status' );
+
+	if ( ! ( ( ( ON == $f_reopen_flag ) && ( $f_new_status == $t_reopen_status ) &&
+					( access_has_bug_level( config_get( 'reopen_bug_threshold' ), $f_bug_id ) ||
+						( $t_is_reporter && ( ON == config_get( 'allow_reporter_reopen' ) ) ) ) ) ||
 				( access_has_bug_level( access_get_status_threshold( $f_new_status, bug_get_field( $f_bug_id, 'project_id' ) ), $f_bug_id ) ) ||
 				( access_has_bug_level( config_get( 'update_bug_threshold' ) , $f_bug_id ) ) ||
-				( ( bug_get_field( $f_bug_id, 'reporter_id' ) == auth_get_current_user_id() ) &&
-						( ( ON == config_get( 'allow_reporter_reopen' ) ) ||
-								( ON == config_get( 'allow_reporter_close' ) ) ) )
+				( $t_is_reporter && ( $f_new_status == CLOSED ) && ( ON == config_get( 'allow_reporter_close' ) ) )
 			) ) {
 		access_denied();
 	}
@@ -181,7 +185,7 @@
 				$t_bug_note_set = true;
 				break;
 
-			case config_get( 'bug_reopen_status' ):
+			case $t_reopen_status:
 				if ( $t_old_bug_status >= $t_resolved ) {
 					bug_set_field( $f_bug_id, 'handler_id', $t_bug_data->handler_id ); # fix: update handler_id before calling bug_reopen
 					# bug_reopen updates the status and bugnote and sends message