diff --git a/pagure/templates/settings.html b/pagure/templates/settings.html
index f5308c5..1573ccf 100644
--- a/pagure/templates/settings.html
+++ b/pagure/templates/settings.html
@@ -619,6 +619,60 @@
     <div class="col-md-8 col-md-offset-2">
       <div class="card">
         <div class="card-header">
+          <strong>Close status</strong>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card-block">
+          <p>
+            Here is the list of all the status that can be used when closing
+            an issue.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+        <form action="{{ url_for(
+              '.update_close_status',
+              repo=repo.name,
+              username=username,
+              namespace=repo.namespace) }}"
+            method="post" class="icon">
+          {{ tag_form.csrf_token }}
+          <div class="card-block">
+            <div class="row">
+              <div class="col-sm-6">
+                <strong>Status</strong>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            <div id="close_sstatus">
+            {% for status in repo.close_status | sort %}
+              <div class="row p-t-1">
+                <div class="col-sm-12 p-r-0">
+                  <input type="text" name="close_status"
+                    value="{{ status }}" class="form-control"/>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            {% endfor %}
+          </div>
+          <div class="row p-t-1">
+            <div class="col-sm-6">
+              <a class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm btn-block" id="new_close_status">
+                  Add new close status
+              </a>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div class="row p-t-1">
+            <div class="col-sm-12">
+              <button class="btn btn-primary" type="submit"
+                  title="Update the status">
+                Update
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        </form>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="col-md-8 col-md-offset-2">
+      <div class="card">
+        <div class="card-header">
           <strong>Issue Tags</strong>
         </div>
         <div class="card-block">
@@ -807,5 +861,17 @@ $('#new_milestone').click(function(e) {
   );
 });
 
+$('#new_close_status').click(function(e) {
+  console.log('new close status');
+  $('#close_sstatus').append(
+    '<div class="row p-t-1"> \
+        <div class="col-sm-12 p-r-0">\
+          <input type="text" name="close_status"\
+            value="" size="3" class="form-control"/>\
+        </div>\
+    </div>'
+  );
+});
+
 </script>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/pagure/ui/repo.py b/pagure/ui/repo.py
index 4d19889..c857a4a 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/repo.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/repo.py
@@ -2046,3 +2046,53 @@ def update_public_notifications(repo, username=None, namespace=None):
     return flask.redirect(flask.url_for(
         'view_settings', username=username, repo=repo.name,
         namespace=repo.namespace))
+
+
+@APP.route('/<repo>/update/close_status', methods=['POST'])
+@APP.route('/<namespace>/<repo>/update/close_status', methods=['POST'])
+@APP.route('/fork/<username>/<repo>/update/close_status', methods=['POST'])
+@APP.route(
+    '/fork/<username>/<namespace>/<repo>/update/close_status',
+    methods=['POST'])
+@login_required
+def update_close_status(repo, username=None, namespace=None):
+    """ Update the close_status of a project.
+    """
+    if admin_session_timedout():
+        flask.flash('Action canceled, try it again', 'error')
+        url = flask.url_for(
+            'view_settings', username=username, repo=repo,
+            namespace=namespace)
+        return flask.redirect(
+            flask.url_for('auth_login', next=url))
+
+    repo = flask.g.repo
+
+    if not repo.settings.get('issue_tracker', True):
+        flask.abort(404, 'No issue tracker found for this project')
+
+    if not flask.g.repo_admin:
+        flask.abort(
+            403,
+            'You are not allowed to change the settings for this project')
+
+    form = pagure.forms.ConfirmationForm()
+
+    error = False
+    if form.validate_on_submit():
+        close_status = [
+            w.strip() for w in flask.request.form.getlist('close_status')
+            if w.strip()
+        ]
+        try:
+            repo.close_status = close_status
+            SESSION.add(repo)
+            SESSION.commit()
+            flask.flash('List of close status updated')
+        except SQLAlchemyError as err:  # pragma: no cover
+            SESSION.rollback()
+            flask.flash(str(err), 'error')
+
+    return flask.redirect(flask.url_for(
+        'view_settings', username=username, repo=repo.name,
+        namespace=namespace))