diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Controllers/AdminController.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Controllers/AdminController.cs
index 0d4e09947..9d5898016 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Controllers/AdminController.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Controllers/AdminController.cs
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Comments.Controllers {
                     Options = options,
                     DisplayNameForCommentedItem = _commentService.GetDisplayForCommentedContent(id).DisplayText,
                     CommentedItemId = id,
+                    CommentsClosedOnItem = _commentService.CommentsClosedForCommentedContent(id),
                 };
                 return View(model);
             }
@@ -228,6 +229,19 @@ namespace Orchard.Comments.Controllers {
             }
         }
 
+        public ActionResult Enable(int commentedItemId) {
+            try {
+                if (!_authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.EnableComment, T("Couldn't enable comments")))
+                    return new HttpUnauthorizedResult();
+                _commentService.EnableCommentsForCommentedContent(commentedItemId);
+                return RedirectToAction("Index");
+            }
+            catch (Exception exception) {
+                _notifier.Error(T("Enabling Comments failed: " + exception.Message));
+                return RedirectToAction("Index");
+            }
+        }
+
         public ActionResult Edit(int id) {
             try {
                 Comment comment = _commentService.GetComment(id);
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Permissions.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Permissions.cs
index aa77f859c..a901ec4c9 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Permissions.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Permissions.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Comments {
     public class Permissions : IPermissionProvider {
         public static readonly Permission AddComment = new Permission { Description = "Adding a Comment", Name = "AddComment" };
         public static readonly Permission AddCommentWithoutValidation = new Permission { Description = "Adding a Comment without validation", Name = "AddCommentWithoutValidation" };
+        public static readonly Permission EnableComment = new Permission { Description = "Enabling Comments on content items", Name = "EnableComment" };
         public static readonly Permission CloseComment = new Permission { Description = "Closing Comments", Name = "CloseComment" };
         public static readonly Permission CloseCommentOnOwnItems = new Permission { Description = "Closing Comments on own items", Name = "CloseCommentOnOwnItems" };
         public static readonly Permission ModerateComment = new Permission { Description = "Moderating Comments", Name = "ModerateComment" };
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Comments {
             return new List<Permission> {
                 AddComment,
                 AddCommentWithoutValidation,
+                EnableComment,
                 CloseComment,
                 CloseCommentOnOwnItems,
                 ModerateComment,
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Services/CommentService.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Services/CommentService.cs
index d8c7fbc24..8a8aee8dd 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Services/CommentService.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Services/CommentService.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Orchard.Comments.Models;
 using Orchard.Data;
@@ -20,7 +21,9 @@ namespace Orchard.Comments.Services {
         void UpdateComment(int id, string name, string email, string siteName, string commentText);
         void MarkCommentAsSpam(int commentId);
         void DeleteComment(int commentId);
+        bool CommentsClosedForCommentedContent(int id);
         void CloseCommentsForCommentedContent(int id);
+        void EnableCommentsForCommentedContent(int id);
     }
 
     public class CommentService : ICommentService {
@@ -97,10 +100,21 @@ namespace Orchard.Comments.Services {
             _commentRepository.Delete(GetComment(commentId));
         }
 
+        public bool CommentsClosedForCommentedContent(int id) {
+            return _closedCommentsRepository.Get(x => x.ContentItemId == id) == null ? false : true;
+        }
+
         public void CloseCommentsForCommentedContent(int id) {
             _closedCommentsRepository.Create(new ClosedComments { ContentItemId = id });
         }
 
+        public void EnableCommentsForCommentedContent(int id) {
+            ClosedComments closedComments = _closedCommentsRepository.Get(x => x.ContentItemId == id);
+            if (closedComments != null) {
+                _closedCommentsRepository.Delete(closedComments);
+            }
+        }
+
         #endregion
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/ViewModels/CommentsDetailsViewModel.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/ViewModels/CommentsDetailsViewModel.cs
index 43545bea0..527f1557d 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/ViewModels/CommentsDetailsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/ViewModels/CommentsDetailsViewModel.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Comments.ViewModels {
         public CommentDetailsOptions Options { get; set; }
         public string DisplayNameForCommentedItem { get; set; }
         public int CommentedItemId { get; set; }
+        public bool CommentsClosedOnItem { get; set; }
     }
 
     public class CommentDetailsOptions {
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Views/Admin/Details.aspx b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Views/Admin/Details.aspx
index 69cc1194b..479605789 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Views/Admin/Details.aspx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Views/Admin/Details.aspx
@@ -81,8 +81,16 @@
                                 } %>
 				        </table>
 				<li class="clearLayout">
-				<%=Html.ActionLink("Close Comments", "Close", new {commentedItemId = Model.CommentedItemId}, new {@class="floatRight topSpacer"}) %>
+				<% if (Model.CommentsClosedOnItem) {%>
+				    <%=Html.ActionLink("Enable Comments", "Enable", 
+				                                    new {commentedItemId = Model.CommentedItemId}, 
+				                                    new {@class="floatRight topSpacer"}) %>
+				<%} else {%>
+				    <%=Html.ActionLink("Close Comments", "Close",
+                                                    new {commentedItemId = Model.CommentedItemId},
+                                                    new {@class = "floatRight topSpacer"})%>
 				</li>
+				<% }%>
 	</div>
 	
 	<% Html.EndForm(); %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Views/Models/DisplayTemplates/HasComments.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Views/Models/DisplayTemplates/HasComments.ascx
index 8de5307ab..0dad7f76e 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Views/Models/DisplayTemplates/HasComments.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Comments/Views/Models/DisplayTemplates/HasComments.ascx
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
 </ol>
 <% if (Model.Closed) { %>
 <p>Comments have been disabled for this content.</p>
-<% } %>
-<% else { %>
+<% } else { %>
 <% Html.BeginForm("Create", "Admin", new { area = "Orchard.Comments" }); %>
     <%= Html.ValidationSummary() %>
                     <div class="yui-g">