diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/reindex_all.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/reindex_all.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ed4c10e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/reindex_all.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+defmodule Mix.Tasks.ReindexAll do
+  use Mix.Task
+
+  alias Philomena.{Comments.Comment, Galleries.Gallery, Posts.Post, Images.Image, Reports.Report, Tags.Tag}
+  alias Philomena.{Comments, Galleries, Posts, Images, Tags}
+  alias Philomena.Polymorphic
+  alias Philomena.Repo
+  import Ecto.Query
+
+  @shortdoc "Destroys and recreates all Elasticsearch indices."
+  def run(_) do
+    if Mix.env == "prod" do
+      raise "do not run this task in production"
+    end
+
+    {:ok, _apps} = Application.ensure_all_started(:philomena)
+
+    for {context, schema} <- [{Images, Image}, {Comments, Comment}, {Galleries, Gallery}, {Tags, Tag}, {Posts, Post}] do
+      schema.delete_index!
+      schema.create_index!
+
+      schema.reindex(schema |> preload(^context.indexing_preloads()))
+    end
+
+    # Reports are a bit special
+
+    Report.delete_index!
+    Report.create_index!
+
+    Report
+    |> preload([:user, :admin])
+    |> Repo.all()
+    |> Polymorphic.load_polymorphic(reportable: [reportable_id: :reportable_type])
+    |> Enum.map(&Report.index_document/1)
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/lib/philomena/reports.ex b/lib/philomena/reports.ex
index d7e14102..5775c64b 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/reports.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/reports.ex
@@ -103,6 +103,24 @@ defmodule Philomena.Reports do
     Report.changeset(report, %{})
   end
 
+  def claim_report(%Report{} = report, user) do
+    report
+    |> Report.claim_changeset(user)
+    |> Repo.update()
+  end
+
+  def unclaim_report(%Report{} = report) do
+    report
+    |> Report.unclaim_changeset()
+    |> Repo.update()
+  end
+
+  def close_report(%Report{} = report, user) do
+    report
+    |> Report.close_changeset(user)
+    |> Repo.update()
+  end
+
   def reindex_report(%Report{} = report) do
     spawn fn ->
       Report
diff --git a/lib/philomena/reports/report.ex b/lib/philomena/reports/report.ex
index b95334e2..8199f441 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/reports/report.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/reports/report.ex
@@ -38,6 +38,28 @@ defmodule Philomena.Reports.Report do
     |> validate_required([])
   end
 
+  # Ensure that the report is not currently claimed before
+  # attempting to claim
+  def claim_changeset(report, user) do
+    change(report)
+    |> validate_inclusion(:admin_id, [])
+    |> put_change(:admin_id, user.id)
+    |> put_change(:state, "in_progress")
+  end
+
+  def unclaim_changeset(report) do
+    change(report)
+    |> put_change(:admin_id, nil)
+    |> put_change(:state, "open")
+  end
+
+  def close_changeset(report, user) do
+    change(report)
+    |> put_change(:admin_id, user.id)
+    |> put_change(:open, false)
+    |> put_change(:state, "closed")
+  end
+
   @doc false
   def creation_changeset(report, attrs, attribution) do
     report
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/admin/report/claim_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/admin/report/claim_controller.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ef4d4ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/admin/report/claim_controller.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Admin.Report.ClaimController do
+  use PhilomenaWeb, :controller
+
+  alias Philomena.Reports.Report
+  alias Philomena.Reports
+
+  plug PhilomenaWeb.CanaryMapPlug, create: :edit, delete: :edit
+  plug :load_and_authorize_resource, model: Report, id_name: "report_id", persisted: true
+
+  def create(conn, _params) do
+    case Reports.claim_report(conn.assigns.report, conn.assigns.current_user) do
+      {:ok, report} ->
+        Reports.reindex_report(report)
+
+        conn
+        |> put_flash(:info, "Successfully marked report as in progress")
+        |> redirect(to: Routes.admin_report_path(conn, :show, report))
+
+      {:error, _changeset} ->
+        conn
+        |> put_flash(:error, "Couldn't claim that report!")
+        |> redirect(to: Routes.admin_report_path(conn, :show, conn.assigns.report))
+    end
+  end
+
+  def delete(conn, _params) do
+    {:ok, report} = Reports.unclaim_report(conn.assigns.report)
+    Reports.reindex_report(report)
+
+    conn
+    |> put_flash(:info, "Successfully released report.")
+    |> redirect(to: Routes.admin_report_path(conn, :show, report))
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/admin/report/close_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/admin/report/close_controller.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1558431c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/admin/report/close_controller.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Admin.Report.CloseController do
+  use PhilomenaWeb, :controller
+
+  alias Philomena.Reports.Report
+  alias Philomena.Reports
+
+  plug PhilomenaWeb.CanaryMapPlug, create: :edit, delete: :edit
+  plug :load_and_authorize_resource, model: Report, id_name: "report_id", persisted: true
+
+  def create(conn, _params) do
+    {:ok, report} = Reports.close_report(conn.assigns.report, conn.assigns.current_user)
+    Reports.reindex_report(report)
+
+    conn
+    |> put_flash(:info, "Successfully closed report")
+    |> redirect(to: Routes.admin_report_path(conn, :index))
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/router.ex b/lib/philomena_web/router.ex
index 32653f10..f75b74cd 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/router.ex
@@ -168,7 +168,10 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Router do
     resources "/fingerprint_profiles", FingerprintProfileController, only: [:show]
 
     scope "/admin", Admin, as: :admin do
-      resources "/reports", ReportController, only: [:index, :show]
+      resources "/reports", ReportController, only: [:index, :show] do
+        resources "/claim", Report.ClaimController, only: [:create, :delete], singleton: true
+        resources "/close", Report.CloseController, only: [:create], singleton: true
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/admin/report/_reports.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/admin/report/_reports.html.slime
index 853620a6..f43f531a 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/admin/report/_reports.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/admin/report/_reports.html.slime
@@ -34,19 +34,20 @@ table.table
           => pretty_state(report)
           = user_abbrv @conn, report.admin
         td
-          = link "Show", to: Routes.admin_report_path(@conn, :show, report)
-          /- if report.open
-            - if report.user
-              '  &bull;
-              = link_to 'Send PM', new_conversation_path(title: "Your Report of #{reported_thing(report.reportable)}", recipient: report.user.name)
-            - if report.admin != current_user
-              '  &bull;
-              - if report.admin.present?
-                = link_to 'Claim', admin_report_claim_path(report), method: :post, data: { confirm: t('admin.reports.change_owner') }
-              - else
-                = link_to 'Claim', admin_report_claim_path(report), method: :post
-            - if report.admin == current_user
-              '  &bull;
-              = link_to 'Release', admin_report_claim_path(report), method: :delete
-            '  &bull;
-            = link_to t('close'), admin_report_close_path(report), data: { confirm: t('are_you_sure') }, method: :post
+          => link "Show", to: Routes.admin_report_path(@conn, :show, report)
+
+          = if report.open do
+            = if report.user do
+              ' &bull;
+              => link "Send PM", to: Routes.conversation_path(@conn, :new, recipient: report.user.name)
+
+            = if is_nil(report.admin) and not current?(report.admin, @conn.assigns.current_user) do
+              ' &bull;
+              => link "Claim", to: Routes.admin_report_claim_path(@conn, :create, report), data: [method: "post"]
+
+            = if current?(report.admin, @conn.assigns.current_user) do
+              ' &bull;
+              => link "Release", to: Routes.admin_report_claim_path(@conn, :delete, report), data: [method: "delete"]
+
+            ' &bull;
+            => link "Close", to: Routes.admin_report_close_path(@conn, :create, report), data: [method: "post", confirm: "Are you really, really sure?"]