diff --git a/app/models/issue_status_changer.rb b/app/models/issue_status_changer.rb
index d15a880..76b3437 100644
--- a/app/models/issue_status_changer.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue_status_changer.rb
@@ -9,37 +9,52 @@ def self.get_closed_status
         IssueStatus.select( :id ).where("is_closed=1").collect {|s| s.id}.join(",")
     end
 
-    def self.get_enabled_trackers
+    def self.get_enabled_trackers(state = 'open')
+        state = 'close' if (state != 'close' and state != 'open')
         settings = Setting['plugin_redmine_issue_status_changer'] || {}
-        if settings['status_change'] != nil then
-            settings['status_change'].keys.join(',')
+        if settings['status_change'][state] != nil then
+            settings['status_change'][state].keys.join(',')
         else
             false
         end
     end
 
-    def self.get_next_state(tracker_id)
+    def self.get_next_state(tracker_id, state = 'close')
+        state = 'close' if (state != 'close' and state != 'open')
         settings = Setting['plugin_redmine_issue_status_changer'] || {}
-        settings['new_status'][tracker_id.to_s].to_i
+        settings['new_status'][state][tracker_id.to_s].to_i
     end
 
-
     def self.close_issues_with_all_subtasks_closed
+        issue_change_state('close')
+    end
+
+    def self.open_issues_with_open_subtasks
+        issue_change_state('open')
+    end
+
+    def self.issue_change_state(state)
         settings = Setting['plugin_redmine_issue_status_changer'] || {}
 
-        status_message = settings['status_message']
+        
 
-        enabled_trackers = get_enabled_trackers()
+        enabled_trackers = get_enabled_trackers(state)
         if enabled_trackers then
-            open_state = get_open_status()
-            closed_state = get_closed_status()
+            if state == 'close' then
+                change_state = get_open_status()
+                test = "="
+                status_message = settings['status_message_closed']
+            elsif state == 'open' then
+                change_state = get_closed_status()
+                test = "<"
+                status_message = settings['status_message_open']
+            end
 
-            # Get all issues that have a done ratio of 100% (meaning all subtask closed) but the status is not closed
-            Issue.where("done_ratio=100 AND tracker_id IN (#{enabled_trackers}) AND status_id IN (#{open_state})").each do |issue|
+            Issue.where("done_ratio#{test}100 AND tracker_id IN (#{enabled_trackers}) AND status_id IN (#{change_state}) AND id IN (SELECT parent_id FROM issues)").each do |issue|
                 i = Issue.find issue.id
-                new_status = IssueStatus.find get_next_state(i.tracker_id)
+                new_status = IssueStatus.find get_next_state(i.tracker_id, state)
 
-                #puts i.id.to_s + " " + i.subject + ": " + (IssueStatus.find i.status_id).name + " --> " + new_status.name
+                puts i.id.to_s + " " + i.subject + ": " + (IssueStatus.find i.status_id).name + " --> " + new_status.name
                 i.init_journal(User.anonymous, status_message)
                 i.update_attribute :status,  new_status
             end
diff --git a/app/views/settings/_issue_status_change.html.erb b/app/views/settings/_issue_status_change.html.erb
index 28755ce..e057119 100755
--- a/app/views/settings/_issue_status_change.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/settings/_issue_status_change.html.erb
@@ -3,51 +3,85 @@
 <pre><%= l(:issue_status_change_rake_task) %></pre>
 
 
-<% settings['status_change'] = Hash.new if settings['status_change'] == nil %>
-<% settings['new_status'] = Hash.new if settings['new_status'] == nil %>
-<% settings['status_message'] = l(:status_message) if settings['status_message'] == nil %>
+<% settings['status_change']['close'] = Hash.new if settings['status_change']['close'] == nil %>
+<% settings['new_status']['close'] = Hash.new if settings['new_status']['close'] == nil %>
+
+<% settings['status_change']['open'] = Hash.new if settings['status_change']['open'] == nil %>
+<% settings['new_status']['open'] = Hash.new if settings['new_status']['open'] == nil %>
+
+<% settings['status_message_closed'] = l(:status_message_closed) if settings['status_message_closed'] == nil %>
+<% settings['status_message_open'] = l(:status_message_open) if settings['status_message_open'] == nil %>
 
 <fieldset>
   <legend><%= l(:status_message_legend) %></legend>
   <p>
-    <label><%= l(:status_message_label) %></label>
-    <%= text_field_tag "settings[status_message]", settings[:status_message] %>
+    <label><%= l(:status_message_label_closed) %></label>
+    <%= text_field_tag "settings[status_message_closed]", settings[:status_message_closed] %>
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    <label><%= l(:status_message_label_open) %></label>
+    <%= text_field_tag "settings[status_message_open]", settings[:status_message_open] %>
   </p>
 </fieldset>
 
 <% Tracker.all.each do |tracker| %>
 
-
 <fieldset>
     <legend><%= tracker.name %></legend>
     <p>
-        <label><%= l(:change_status_label) %></label>
-        <%= check_box_tag "settings[status_change][#{tracker.id}]", "1", @settings[:status_change][tracker.id.to_s] %>
+        <label><%= l(:change_closed_label) %></label>
+        <%= check_box_tag "settings[status_change][close][#{tracker.id}]", "1", @settings[:status_change]['close'][tracker.id.to_s] %>
         <br/><br/>
-        <label id="settings_new_status_<%= tracker.id %>_label"><%= l(:new_status) %></label>
-        <%= select_tag "settings[new_status][#{tracker.id}", options_for_select(IssueStatus.joins(:workflows).where(:workflows => {:tracker_id => tracker.id}, :is_closed => 1).uniq.map {|s| [s.name, s.id]},@settings[:new_status][tracker.id.to_s]) %>
+        <label id="settings_new_status_close_<%= tracker.id %>_label"><%= l(:new_status) %></label>
+        <%= select_tag "settings[new_status][close][#{tracker.id}", options_for_select(IssueStatus.joins(:workflows).where(:workflows => {:tracker_id => tracker.id}, :is_closed => 1).uniq.map {|s| [s.name, s.id]},@settings[:new_status]['close'][tracker.id.to_s]) %>
+    </p>
+
+    <p>
+        <label><%= l(:change_open_label) %></label>
+        <%= check_box_tag "settings[status_change][open][#{tracker.id}]", "1", @settings[:status_change]['open'][tracker.id.to_s] %>
+        <br/><br/>
+        <label id="settings_new_status_open_<%= tracker.id %>_label"><%= l(:new_status) %></label>
+        <%= select_tag "settings[new_status][open][#{tracker.id}", options_for_select(IssueStatus.joins(:workflows).where(:workflows => {:tracker_id => tracker.id}, :is_closed => 0).uniq.map {|s| [s.name, s.id]},@settings[:new_status]['open'][tracker.id.to_s]) %>
     </p>
 </fieldset>
 <% end %>
 
 <%= javascript_tag do %>
 $(document).ready(function() {
-  $('[id^=settings_status_change_]').click(function() {
+  $('[id^=settings_status_change_close_]').click(function() {
     tracker_id = this.id.substring(this.id.lastIndexOf("_")+1);
-    if ($('#settings_status_change_'+tracker_id).is(':checked')) {
-      $('#settings_new_status_'+tracker_id).show();
-      $('#settings_new_status_'+tracker_id+'_label').show();
+    if ($('#settings_status_change_close_'+tracker_id).is(':checked')) {
+      $('#settings_new_status_close_'+tracker_id).show();
+      $('#settings_new_status_close_'+tracker_id+'_label').show();
     }
     else {
-      $('#settings_new_status_'+tracker_id).hide();
-      $('#settings_new_status_'+tracker_id+'_label').hide();
+      $('#settings_new_status_close_'+tracker_id).hide();
+      $('#settings_new_status_close_'+tracker_id+'_label').hide();
     }
   });
-});
 
-$('[id^=settings_status_change_]:not(:checked)').each(function(index) {
+  $('[id^=settings_status_change_open_]').click(function() {
     tracker_id = this.id.substring(this.id.lastIndexOf("_")+1);
-    $('#settings_new_status_'+tracker_id).hide();
-    $('#settings_new_status_'+tracker_id+'_label').hide();
+    if ($('#settings_status_change_open_'+tracker_id).is(':checked')) {
+      $('#settings_new_status_open_'+tracker_id).show();
+      $('#settings_new_status_open_'+tracker_id+'_label').show();
+    }
+    else {
+      $('#settings_new_status_open_'+tracker_id).hide();
+      $('#settings_new_status_open_'+tracker_id+'_label').hide();
+    }
+  });
+
+  $('[id^=settings_status_change_open_]:not(:checked)').each(function(index) {
+    tracker_id = this.id.substring(this.id.lastIndexOf("_")+1);
+    $('#settings_new_status_open_'+tracker_id).hide();
+    $('#settings_new_status_open_'+tracker_id+'_label').hide();
+  });
+
+  $('[id^=settings_status_change_close_]:not(:checked)').each(function(index) {
+    tracker_id = this.id.substring(this.id.lastIndexOf("_")+1);
+    $('#settings_new_status_close_'+tracker_id).hide();
+    $('#settings_new_status_close_'+tracker_id+'_label').hide();
+});
 });
 <% end %>
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diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 7eb816c..9088e9e 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ en:
   issue_status_change: "Change issue status automatically"
   issue_status_change_help: "This plugin does not change the status unless you define a cron job that runs a rake task periodically. This task is:"
   issue_status_change_rake_task: "rake redmine:plugins:issue_status_change:close_issues_with_all_subtasks_closed RAILS_ENV=production"
-  change_status_label: "Change status when all subtasks are done"
-  new_status: "Closed status"
-  status_message: "Automatically changing status because all subtasks are solved"
-  status_message_label: "Journal message when status is changed"
+  change_closed_label: "Change status when all subtasks are done"
+  change_open_label: "Change status when all there are new open subtasks"
+  new_status: "New status"
+  status_message_closed: "Automatically changing status because all subtasks are solved"
+  status_message_label_closed: "Journal message when issue is closed"
+  status_message_open: "Automatically changing status there are still open subtasks"
+  status_message_label_open: "Journal message when issue is reopened"
   status_message_legend: "Journal"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/init.rb b/init.rb
index 93cf95d..519f38a 100644
--- a/init.rb
+++ b/init.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
   }, :partial => 'settings/issue_status_change'
 
   settings[:default]["change_status"] = Hash.new
-  settings[:default]["new_status"] = Hash.new
+  settings[:default]["new_status"]= Hash.new
+  settings[:default]["change_status"]["close"] = Hash.new
+  settings[:default]["new_status"]["close"] = Hash.new
+  settings[:default]["change_status"]["open"] = Hash.new
+  settings[:default]["new_status"]["open"] = Hash.new
 
 end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/open_issues_with_open_subtasks.rake b/lib/tasks/open_issues_with_open_subtasks.rake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97c3756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/open_issues_with_open_subtasks.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+namespace :redmine do
+  namespace :plugins do
+    namespace :issue_status_change do
+      desc <<-END_DESC
+Bla bla bla
+
+  rake redmine:plugins:issue_status_change:open_issues_with_open_subtasks RAILS_ENV=production
+      END_DESC
+      task open_issues_with_open_subtasks: :environment do |_t, _args|
+        IssueStatusChanger.open_issues_with_open_subtasks
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end