diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/go-neb/services/github/github.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/go-neb/services/github/github.go
index e6fd3be..ca3fc2f 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/go-neb/services/github/github.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/go-neb/services/github/github.go
@@ -341,39 +341,48 @@ func (s *Service) cmdGithubAssign(roomID, userID string, args []string) (interfa
 	return gomatrix.TextMessage{"m.notice", fmt.Sprintf("Added assignees to issue: %s", *issue.HTMLURL)}, nil
 }
 
-const cmdGithubCloseUsage = `!github close [owner/repo]#issue`
-
-func (s *Service) cmdGithubClose(roomID, userID string, args []string) (interface{}, error) {
+func (s *Service) githubIssueCloseReopen(roomID, userID string, args []string, state, verb, help string) (interface{}, error) {
 	cli, resp, err := s.requireGithubClientFor(userID)
 	if cli == nil {
 		return resp, err
 	}
 	if len(args) == 0 {
-		return &gomatrix.TextMessage{"m.notice", "Usage: " + cmdGithubCloseUsage}, nil
+		return &gomatrix.TextMessage{"m.notice", "Usage: " + help}, nil
 	}
 
 	// get owner,repo,issue,resp out of args[0]
-	owner, repo, issueNum, resp := s.getIssueDetailsFor(args[0], roomID, cmdGithubCloseUsage)
+	owner, repo, issueNum, resp := s.getIssueDetailsFor(args[0], roomID, help)
 	if resp != nil {
 		return resp, nil
 	}
 
-	state := "closed"
 	issueComment, res, err := cli.Issues.Edit(owner, repo, issueNum, &gogithub.IssueRequest{
 		State: &state,
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {
-		log.WithField("err", err).Print("Failed to close issue")
+		log.WithField("err", err).Print("Failed to %s issue", verb)
 		if res == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to close issue. Failed to connect to Github")
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to %s issue. Failed to connect to Github", verb)
 		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to close issue. HTTP %d", res.StatusCode)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to %s issue. HTTP %d", verb, res.StatusCode)
 	}
 
 	return gomatrix.TextMessage{"m.notice", fmt.Sprintf("Closed issue: %s", *issueComment.HTMLURL)}, nil
 }
 
+const cmdGithubCloseUsage = `!github close [owner/repo]#issue`
+
+func (s *Service) cmdGithubClose(roomID, userID string, args []string) (interface{}, error) {
+	return s.githubIssueCloseReopen(roomID, userID, args, "closed", "close", cmdGithubCloseUsage)
+}
+
+const cmdGithubReopenUsage = `!github reopen [owner/repo]#issue`
+
+func (s *Service) cmdGithubReopen(roomID, userID string, args []string) (interface{}, error) {
+	return s.githubIssueCloseReopen(roomID, userID, args, "open", "open", cmdGithubCloseUsage)
+}
+
 func (s *Service) getIssueDetailsFor(input, roomID, usage string) (owner, repo string, issueNum int, resp interface{}) {
 	// We expect the input to look like:
 	// "[owner/repo]#issue"
@@ -533,6 +542,12 @@ func (s *Service) Commands(cli *gomatrix.Client) []types.Command {
 				return s.cmdGithubClose(roomID, userID, args)
 			},
 		},
+		types.Command{
+			Path: []string{"github", "reopen"},
+			Command: func(roomID, userID string, args []string) (interface{}, error) {
+				return s.cmdGithubReopen(roomID, userID, args)
+			},
+		},
 		types.Command{
 			Path: []string{"github", "help"},
 			Command: func(roomID, userID string, args []string) (interface{}, error) {
@@ -544,6 +559,7 @@ func (s *Service) Commands(cli *gomatrix.Client) []types.Command {
 						cmdGithubCommentUsage,
 						cmdGithubAssignUsage,
 						cmdGithubCloseUsage,
+						cmdGithubReopenUsage,
 					}, "\n"),
 				}, nil
 			},