diff --git a/bincio/serve/routers/ideas.py b/bincio/serve/routers/ideas.py
index e864e88..9c17e8e 100644
--- a/bincio/serve/routers/ideas.py
+++ b/bincio/serve/routers/ideas.py
@@ -126,6 +126,28 @@ async def toggle_idea_status(
     return JSONResponse({"status": idea["status"]})
 
 
+@router.post("/api/ideas/{idea_id}/reopen")
+async def reopen_idea(
+    idea_id: str,
+    bincio_session: Optional[str] = Cookie(default=None),
+) -> JSONResponse:
+    user = deps._require_user(bincio_session)
+    if not user.is_admin:
+        raise HTTPException(403, "Forbidden")
+    dd = deps._get_data_dir()
+    path = _ideas_dir(dd) / f"{idea_id}.json"
+    if not path.exists():
+        raise HTTPException(404, "Not found")
+    with open(path, "r+", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        _fcntl.flock(f, _fcntl.LOCK_EX)
+        idea = json.load(f)
+        idea["status"] = "open"
+        f.seek(0)
+        f.truncate()
+        json.dump(idea, f, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2)
+    return JSONResponse({"status": "open"})
+
+
 @router.post("/api/ideas/{idea_id}/decline")
 async def decline_idea(
     idea_id: str,
diff --git a/site/src/components/IdeasPage.svelte b/site/src/components/IdeasPage.svelte
index 066118e..975eac5 100644
--- a/site/src/components/IdeasPage.svelte
+++ b/site/src/components/IdeasPage.svelte
@@ -184,6 +184,21 @@
     return s === 'awaiting' ? 0 : s === 'done' ? 2 : s === 'declined' ? 3 : 1;
   }
 
+  async function reopenIdea(idea: Idea) {
+    const r = await fetch(`/api/ideas/${idea.id}/reopen`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      credentials: 'include',
+    });
+    if (r.ok) {
+      idea.status = 'open';
+      ideas = [...ideas].sort((a, b) =>
+        statusOrder(a.status) - statusOrder(b.status) ||
+        b.vote_count - a.vote_count ||
+        b.created_at - a.created_at
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   async function declineIdea(idea: Idea) {
     const r = await fetch(`/api/ideas/${idea.id}/decline`, {
       method: 'POST',
@@ -408,6 +423,14 @@
                   style="color: {btnColor}; border: 1px solid {borderColor}"
                   title="Cycle status"
                 >{nextLabel}</button>
+                {#if awaiting}
+                  <button
+                    on:click={() => reopenIdea(idea)}
+                    class="text-xs px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded transition-colors"
+                    style="color: var(--text-5); border: 1px solid var(--border-sub)"
+                    title="Back to todo"
+                  >↩</button>
+                {/if}
                 <button
                   on:click={() => declineIdea(idea)}
                   class="text-xs px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded transition-colors"