diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1dda9ed06..4c32804ef 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Core functionalities moved to plugins:
 
 Improvements:
 
+* Show "Open this task" in dropdown menu for closed tasks
 * Show assignee on card only when someone is assigned (hide nobody text)
 * Highlight selected item in dropdown menus
 * Gantt chart: change bar color according to task progress
diff --git a/app/Controller/Taskstatus.php b/app/Controller/Taskstatus.php
index a47d9da34..9260b6581 100644
--- a/app/Controller/Taskstatus.php
+++ b/app/Controller/Taskstatus.php
@@ -18,36 +18,8 @@ class Taskstatus extends Base
     public function close()
     {
         $task = $this->getTask();
-        $redirect = $this->request->getStringParam('redirect');
-
-        if ($this->request->getStringParam('confirmation') === 'yes') {
-
-            $this->checkCSRFParam();
-
-            if ($this->taskStatus->close($task['id'])) {
-                $this->session->flash(t('Task closed successfully.'));
-            } else {
-                $this->session->flashError(t('Unable to close this task.'));
-            }
-
-            if ($redirect === 'board') {
-                $this->response->redirect($this->helper->url->to('board', 'show', array('project_id' => $task['project_id'])));
-            }
-
-            $this->response->redirect($this->helper->url->to('task', 'show', array('task_id' => $task['id'], 'project_id' => $task['project_id'])));
-        }
-
-        if ($this->request->isAjax()) {
-            $this->response->html($this->template->render('task_status/close', array(
-                'task' => $task,
-                'redirect' => $redirect,
-            )));
-        }
-
-        $this->response->html($this->taskLayout('task_status/close', array(
-            'task' => $task,
-            'redirect' => $redirect,
-        )));
+        $this->changeStatus($task, 'close', t('Task closed successfully.'), t('Unable to close this task.'));
+        $this->renderTemplate($task, 'task_status/close');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -58,22 +30,46 @@ class Taskstatus extends Base
     public function open()
     {
         $task = $this->getTask();
+        $redirect = $this->request->getStringParam('redirect');
 
+        $this->changeStatus($task, 'open', t('Task opened successfully.'), t('Unable to open this task.'));
+        $this->renderTemplate($task, 'task_status/open');
+    }
+
+    private function changeStatus(array $task, $method, $success_message, $failure_message)
+    {
         if ($this->request->getStringParam('confirmation') === 'yes') {
 
             $this->checkCSRFParam();
 
-            if ($this->taskStatus->open($task['id'])) {
-                $this->session->flash(t('Task opened successfully.'));
+            if ($this->taskStatus->$method($task['id'])) {
+                $this->session->flash($success_message);
             } else {
-                $this->session->flashError(t('Unable to open this task.'));
+                $this->session->flashError($failure_message);
             }
 
-            $this->response->redirect($this->helper->url->to('task', 'show', array('project_id' => $task['project_id'], 'task_id' => $task['id'])));
+            if ($this->request->getStringParam('redirect') === 'board') {
+                $this->response->redirect($this->helper->url->to('board', 'show', array('project_id' => $task['project_id'])));
+            }
+
+            $this->response->redirect($this->helper->url->to('task', 'show', array('task_id' => $task['id'], 'project_id' => $task['project_id'])));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function renderTemplate(array $task, $template)
+    {
+        $redirect = $this->request->getStringParam('redirect');
+
+        if ($this->request->isAjax()) {
+            $this->response->html($this->template->render($template, array(
+                'task' => $task,
+                'redirect' => $redirect,
+            )));
         }
 
-        $this->response->html($this->taskLayout('task_status/open', array(
+        $this->response->html($this->taskLayout($template, array(
             'task' => $task,
+            'redirect' => $redirect,
         )));
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Template/board/task_menu.php b/app/Template/board/task_menu.php
index 1434a1a0d..3eb357058 100644
--- a/app/Template/board/task_menu.php
+++ b/app/Template/board/task_menu.php
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
         <li><i class="fa fa-comment-o fa-fw"></i>&nbsp;<?= $this->url->link(t('Add a comment'), 'comment', 'create', array('task_id' => $task['id'], 'project_id' => $task['project_id']), false, 'popover') ?></li>
         <li><i class="fa fa-code-fork fa-fw"></i>&nbsp;<?= $this->url->link(t('Add a link'), 'tasklink', 'create', array('task_id' => $task['id'], 'project_id' => $task['project_id']), false, 'popover') ?></li>
         <li><i class="fa fa-camera fa-fw"></i>&nbsp;<?= $this->url->link(t('Add a screenshot'), 'board', 'screenshot', array('task_id' => $task['id'], 'project_id' => $task['project_id']), false, 'popover') ?></li>
-        <li><i class="fa fa-close fa-fw"></i>&nbsp;<?= $this->url->link(t('Close this task'), 'taskstatus', 'close', array('task_id' => $task['id'], 'project_id' => $task['project_id'], 'redirect' => 'board'), false, 'popover') ?></li>
+        <?php if ($task['is_active'] == 1): ?>
+            <li><i class="fa fa-close fa-fw"></i>&nbsp;<?= $this->url->link(t('Close this task'), 'taskstatus', 'close', array('task_id' => $task['id'], 'project_id' => $task['project_id'], 'redirect' => 'board'), false, 'popover') ?></li>
+        <?php else: ?>
+            <li><i class="fa fa-check-square-o fa-fw"></i>&nbsp;<?= $this->url->link(t('Open this task'), 'taskstatus', 'open', array('task_id' => $task['id'], 'project_id' => $task['project_id'], 'redirect' => 'board'), false, 'popover') ?></li>
+        <?php endif ?>
     </ul>
 </span>
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diff --git a/app/Template/task_status/close.php b/app/Template/task_status/close.php
index 4de3dcb20..d32863bd4 100644
--- a/app/Template/task_status/close.php
+++ b/app/Template/task_status/close.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 <div class="confirm">
     <p class="alert alert-info">
-        <?= t('Do you really want to close the task "%s" as well as all subtasks?', $this->e($task['title'])) ?>
+        <?= t('Do you really want to close the task "%s" as well as all subtasks?', $task['title']) ?>
     </p>
 
     <div class="form-actions">
diff --git a/app/Template/task_status/open.php b/app/Template/task_status/open.php
index 0043fdaea..615b2464a 100644
--- a/app/Template/task_status/open.php
+++ b/app/Template/task_status/open.php
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 
 <div class="confirm">
     <p class="alert alert-info">
-        <?= t('Do you really want to open this task: "%s"?', $this->e($task['title'])) ?>
+        <?= t('Do you really want to open this task: "%s"?', $task['title']) ?>
     </p>
 
     <div class="form-actions">
-        <?= $this->url->link(t('Yes'), 'taskstatus', 'open', array('task_id' => $task['id'], 'project_id' => $task['project_id'], 'confirmation' => 'yes'), true, 'btn btn-red') ?>
+        <?= $this->url->link(t('Yes'), 'taskstatus', 'open', array('task_id' => $task['id'], 'project_id' => $task['project_id'], 'confirmation' => 'yes', 'redirect' => $redirect), true, 'btn btn-red') ?>
         <?= t('or') ?>
-        <?= $this->url->link(t('cancel'), 'task', 'show', array('task_id' => $task['id'], 'project_id' => $task['project_id'])) ?>
+        <?= $this->url->link(t('cancel'), 'task', 'show', array('task_id' => $task['id'], 'project_id' => $task['project_id']), false, 'close-popover') ?>
     </div>
 </div>
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