diff --git a/app/controllers/cards/closures_controller.rb b/app/controllers/cards/closures_controller.rb
index 29dcfd30c..c2df13433 100644
--- a/app/controllers/cards/closures_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/cards/closures_controller.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Cards::ClosuresController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def destroy
-    @card.reopen
+    @card.reopen(user: Current.user)
     render_card_replacement
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/events_helper.rb b/app/helpers/events_helper.rb
index a6a25c5b5..2533f834d 100644
--- a/app/helpers/events_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/events_helper.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module EventsHelper
   def event_columns(event_type, day_timeline)
     case event_type
     when "added"
-      events = day_timeline.events.where(action: "card_published")
+      events = day_timeline.events.where(action: [ "card_published", "card_reopened" ])
       {
         title: events.count > 0 ? "Added (#{events.count})" : "Added",
         index: 1,
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module EventsHelper
     case event.action
     when "card_closed"
       3
-    when "card_published"
+    when "card_published", "card_reopened"
       1
     else
       2
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ module EventsHelper
       "#{ event_creator_name(event) } added <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ title }</span>".html_safe
     when "card_closed"
       "#{ event_creator_name(event) } closed <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ title }</span>".html_safe
+    when "card_reopened"
+      "#{ event_creator_name(event) } reopened <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ title }</span>".html_safe
     when "card_staged"
       "#{event_creator_name(event)} moved <span style='color: var(--card-color)'>#{ title }</span> to the #{event.stage_name} stage".html_safe
     when "card_unstaged"
diff --git a/app/helpers/notifications_helper.rb b/app/helpers/notifications_helper.rb
index 53a3a0797..a58f27a62 100644
--- a/app/helpers/notifications_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/notifications_helper.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module NotificationsHelper
 
     case event_notification_action(event)
     when "card_closed" then "Closed by #{name}"
+    when "card_reopened" then "Reopened by #{name}"
     when "card_published" then "Added by #{name}"
     when "comment_created" then comment_notification_body(event)
     else name
diff --git a/app/models/card/closeable.rb b/app/models/card/closeable.rb
index afcdbc53d..33afbfb88 100644
--- a/app/models/card/closeable.rb
+++ b/app/models/card/closeable.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ module Card::Closeable
     end
   end
 
-  def reopen
-    closure&.destroy
+  def reopen(user: Current.user)
+    if closed?
+      transaction do
+        closure&.destroy
+        track_event :reopened, creator: user
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/card/eventable/system_commenter.rb b/app/models/card/eventable/system_commenter.rb
index bcc48ba85..f07c702c0 100644
--- a/app/models/card/eventable/system_commenter.rb
+++ b/app/models/card/eventable/system_commenter.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class Card::Eventable::SystemCommenter
         "#{event.creator.name} moved this to '#{event.stage_name}'."
       when "card_closed"
         "Closed as “#{ card.closure.reason }” by #{ event.creator.name }"
+      when "card_reopened"
+        "Reopened by #{ event.creator.name }"
       when "card_title_changed"
         "#{event.creator.name} changed the title from '#{event.particulars.dig('particulars', 'old_title')}' to '#{event.particulars.dig('particulars', 'new_title')}'."
       when "card_collection_changed"