diff --git a/app/services/issues/reopen_service.rb b/app/services/issues/reopen_service.rb
index b23d56258a..1e5c398516 100644
--- a/app/services/issues/reopen_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/issues/reopen_service.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module Issues
       if issue.reopen
         event_service.reopen_issue(issue, current_user)
         create_note(issue)
+        notification_service.reopen_issue(issue, current_user)
         execute_hooks(issue, 'reopen')
       end
 
diff --git a/app/services/notification_service.rb b/app/services/notification_service.rb
index 6c14a2abaf..f39b743b03 100644
--- a/app/services/notification_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/notification_service.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ class NotificationService
     close_resource_email(merge_request, merge_request.target_project, current_user, 'closed_merge_request_email')
   end
 
+  def reopen_issue(issue, current_user)
+    reopen_resource_email(issue, issue.project, current_user, 'issue_status_changed_email', 'reopened')
+  end
+
   # When we merge a merge request we should send next emails:
   #
   #  * merge_request author if their notification level is not Disabled
@@ -319,6 +323,16 @@ class NotificationService
     end
   end
 
+  def reopen_resource_email(target, project, current_user, method, status)
+    recipients = reject_muted_users([target.author, target.assignee], project)
+    recipients = recipients.concat(project_watchers(project)).uniq
+    recipients.delete(current_user)
+
+    recipients.each do |recipient|
+      mailer.send(method, recipient.id, target.id, status, current_user.id)
+    end
+  end
+
   def mailer
     Notify.delay
   end