diff --git a/lib/philomena/comments.ex b/lib/philomena/comments.ex
index f0ac4dc0..90569d6e 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/comments.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/comments.ex
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ defmodule Philomena.Comments do
   alias Philomena.Repo
 
   alias PhilomenaQuery.Search
-  alias Philomena.Reports.Report
   alias Philomena.UserStatistics
   alias Philomena.Comments.Comment
   alias Philomena.Comments.SearchIndex, as: CommentIndex
@@ -145,17 +144,12 @@ defmodule Philomena.Comments do
   end
 
   def hide_comment(%Comment{} = comment, attrs, user) do
-    reports =
-      Report
-      |> where(reportable_type: "Comment", reportable_id: ^comment.id)
-      |> select([r], r.id)
-      |> update(set: [open: false, state: "closed", admin_id: ^user.id])
-
+    report_query = Reports.close_report_query("Comment", comment.id, user)
     comment = Comment.hide_changeset(comment, attrs, user)
 
     Multi.new()
     |> Multi.update(:comment, comment)
-    |> Multi.update_all(:reports, reports, [])
+    |> Multi.update_all(:reports, report_query, [])
     |> Repo.transaction()
     |> case do
       {:ok, %{comment: comment, reports: {_count, reports}}} ->
@@ -191,17 +185,12 @@ defmodule Philomena.Comments do
   end
 
   def approve_comment(%Comment{} = comment, user) do
-    reports =
-      Report
-      |> where(reportable_type: "Comment", reportable_id: ^comment.id)
-      |> select([r], r.id)
-      |> update(set: [open: false, state: "closed", admin_id: ^user.id])
-
+    report_query = Reports.close_report_query("Comment", comment.id, user)
     comment = Comment.approve_changeset(comment)
 
     Multi.new()
     |> Multi.update(:comment, comment)
-    |> Multi.update_all(:reports, reports, [])
+    |> Multi.update_all(:reports, report_query, [])
     |> Repo.transaction()
     |> case do
       {:ok, %{comment: comment, reports: {_count, reports}}} ->
diff --git a/lib/philomena/conversations.ex b/lib/philomena/conversations.ex
index 597b64f7..e9ed7500 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/conversations.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/conversations.ex
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ defmodule Philomena.Conversations do
   alias Ecto.Multi
   alias Philomena.Repo
   alias Philomena.Reports
-  alias Philomena.Reports.Report
   alias Philomena.Conversations.Conversation
 
   @doc """
@@ -209,11 +208,7 @@ defmodule Philomena.Conversations do
   end
 
   def approve_conversation_message(message, user) do
-    reports_query =
-      Report
-      |> where(reportable_type: "Conversation", reportable_id: ^message.conversation_id)
-      |> select([r], r.id)
-      |> update(set: [open: false, state: "closed", admin_id: ^user.id])
+    reports_query = Reports.close_report_query("Conversation", message.conversation_id, user)
 
     message_query =
       message
diff --git a/lib/philomena/images.ex b/lib/philomena/images.ex
index db95b09a..5fea2e35 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/images.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/images.ex
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ defmodule Philomena.Images do
   alias Philomena.Notifications
   alias Philomena.Interactions
   alias Philomena.Reports
-  alias Philomena.Reports.Report
   alias Philomena.Comments
   alias Philomena.Galleries.Gallery
   alias Philomena.Galleries.Interaction
@@ -578,11 +577,7 @@ defmodule Philomena.Images do
   end
 
   defp hide_image_multi(changeset, image, user, multi) do
-    reports =
-      Report
-      |> where(reportable_type: "Image", reportable_id: ^image.id)
-      |> select([r], r.id)
-      |> update(set: [open: false, state: "closed", admin_id: ^user.id])
+    report_query = Reports.close_report_query("Image", image.id, user)
 
     galleries =
       Gallery
@@ -593,7 +588,7 @@ defmodule Philomena.Images do
 
     multi
     |> Multi.update(:image, changeset)
-    |> Multi.update_all(:reports, reports, [])
+    |> Multi.update_all(:reports, report_query, [])
     |> Multi.update_all(:galleries, galleries, [])
     |> Multi.delete_all(:gallery_interactions, gallery_interactions, [])
     |> Multi.run(:tags, fn repo, %{image: image} ->
diff --git a/lib/philomena/posts.ex b/lib/philomena/posts.ex
index fa46f406..fc339c97 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/posts.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/posts.ex
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ defmodule Philomena.Posts do
   alias Philomena.NotificationWorker
   alias Philomena.Versions
   alias Philomena.Reports
-  alias Philomena.Reports.Report
 
   @doc """
   Gets a single post.
@@ -204,11 +203,7 @@ defmodule Philomena.Posts do
   end
 
   def hide_post(%Post{} = post, attrs, user) do
-    reports =
-      Report
-      |> where(reportable_type: "Post", reportable_id: ^post.id)
-      |> select([r], r.id)
-      |> update(set: [open: false, state: "closed", admin_id: ^user.id])
+    report_query = Reports.close_report_query("Post", post.id, user)
 
     topics =
       Topic
@@ -224,7 +219,7 @@ defmodule Philomena.Posts do
 
     Multi.new()
     |> Multi.update(:post, post)
-    |> Multi.update_all(:reports, reports, [])
+    |> Multi.update_all(:reports, report_query, [])
     |> Multi.update_all(:topics, topics, [])
     |> Multi.update_all(:forums, forums, [])
     |> Repo.transaction()
@@ -255,17 +250,12 @@ defmodule Philomena.Posts do
   end
 
   def approve_post(%Post{} = post, user) do
-    reports =
-      Report
-      |> where(reportable_type: "Post", reportable_id: ^post.id)
-      |> select([r], r.id)
-      |> update(set: [open: false, state: "closed", admin_id: ^user.id])
-
+    report_query = Reports.close_report_query("Post", post.id, user)
     post = Post.approve_changeset(post)
 
     Multi.new()
     |> Multi.update(:post, post)
-    |> Multi.update_all(:reports, reports, [])
+    |> Multi.update_all(:reports, report_query, [])
     |> Repo.transaction()
     |> case do
       {:ok, %{post: post, reports: {_count, reports}}} ->
diff --git a/lib/philomena/reports.ex b/lib/philomena/reports.ex
index 1639929d..4f10391d 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/reports.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/reports.ex
@@ -60,6 +60,41 @@ defmodule Philomena.Reports do
     |> reindex_after_update()
   end
 
+  @doc """
+  Returns an `m:Ecto.Query` which updates all reports for the given `reportable_type`
+  and `reportable_id` to close them.
+
+  Because this is only a query due to the limitations of `m:Ecto.Multi`, this must be
+  coupled with an associated call to `reindex_reports/1` to operate correctly, e.g.:
+
+      report_query = Reports.close_system_report_query("Image", image.id, user)
+
+      Multi.new()
+      |> Multi.update_all(:reports, report_query, [])
+      |> Repo.transaction()
+      |> case do
+        {:ok, %{reports: {_count, reports}} = result} ->
+          Reports.reindex_reports(reports)
+
+          {:ok, result}
+
+        error ->
+          error
+      end
+
+  ## Examples
+
+      iex> close_system_report_query("Image", 1, %User{})
+      #Ecto.Query<...>
+
+  """
+  def close_report_query(reportable_type, reportable_id, closing_user) do
+    from r in Report,
+      where: r.reportable_type == ^reportable_type and r.reportable_id == ^reportable_id,
+      select: r.id,
+      update: [set: [open: false, state: "closed", admin_id: ^closing_user.id]]
+  end
+
   def create_system_report(reportable_id, reportable_type, category, reason) do
     attrs = %{
       reason: reason,