diff --git a/lib/philomena/images.ex b/lib/philomena/images.ex
index 795020ed..7dd9c87b 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/images.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/images.ex
@@ -334,6 +334,12 @@ defmodule Philomena.Images do
     |> internal_hide_image(image)
   end
 
+  def update_hide_reason(%Image{} = image, attrs) do
+    image
+    |> Image.hide_reason_changeset(attrs)
+    |> Repo.update()
+  end
+
   def merge_image(%Image{} = image, duplicate_of_image) do
     result =
       Image.merge_changeset(image, duplicate_of_image)
diff --git a/lib/philomena/images/image.ex b/lib/philomena/images/image.ex
index f138a73f..cd104150 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/images/image.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/images/image.ex
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ defmodule Philomena.Images.Image do
     |> validate_required([:deletion_reason, :deleter_id])
   end
 
+  def hide_reason_changeset(image, attrs) do
+    image
+    |> cast(attrs, [:deletion_reason])
+    |> validate_required([:deletion_reason])
+  end
+
   def merge_changeset(image, duplicate_of_image) do
     change(image)
     |> put_change(:duplicate_id, duplicate_of_image.id)
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/delete_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/delete_controller.ex
index 1531cc51..4cf041c4 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/delete_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/delete_controller.ex
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.DeleteController do
 
   plug PhilomenaWeb.CanaryMapPlug, create: :hide, delete: :hide
   plug :load_and_authorize_resource, model: Image, id_name: "image_id", persisted: true
+  plug :verify_deleted when action in [:update]
 
   def create(conn, %{"image" => image_params}) do
     image = conn.assigns.image
@@ -31,6 +32,35 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.DeleteController do
     end
   end
 
+  def update(conn, %{"image" => image_params}) do
+    image = conn.assigns.image
+
+    case Images.update_hide_reason(image, image_params) do
+      {:ok, image} ->
+        Images.reindex_image(image)
+
+        conn
+        |> put_flash(:info, "Hide reason updated.")
+        |> redirect(to: Routes.image_path(conn, :show, image))
+
+      {:error, _changeset} ->
+        conn
+        |> put_flash(:error, "Couldn't update hide reason.")
+        |> redirect(to: Routes.image_path(conn, :show, image))
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp verify_deleted(conn, _opts) do
+    case conn.assigns.image.hidden_from_users do
+      true ->
+        conn
+      _false ->
+        conn
+        |> put_flash(:error, "Cannot change hide reason on a non-hidden image!")
+        |> redirect(to: Routes.image_path(conn, :show, conn.assigns.image))
+    end
+  end
+
   def delete(conn, _params) do
     image = conn.assigns.image
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/router.ex b/lib/philomena_web/router.ex
index d82efc39..06cc509e 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/router.ex
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Router do
         resources "/delete", Image.Comment.DeleteController, only: [:create], singleton: true
       end
 
-      resources "/delete", Image.DeleteController, only: [:create, :delete], singleton: true
+      resources "/delete", Image.DeleteController, only: [:create, :delete, :update], singleton: true
 
       resources "/tamper", Image.TamperController, only: [:create], singleton: true
       resources "/hash", Image.HashController, only: [:delete], singleton: true
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_options.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_options.html.slime
index 1b26136c..90ab2546 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_options.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_options.html.slime
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@
           .field.field--inline
             = text_input f, :deletion_reason, class: "input input--wide", placeholder: "Rule violation", required: true
             = submit "Delete", class: "button button--state-danger button--separate-left"
+      - else
+        = form_for @changeset, Routes.image_delete_path(@conn, :update, @image), [method: "put"], fn f ->
+          = label f, :deletion_reason, "Deletion reason (cannot be empty)"
+          .field.field--inline
+            = text_input f, :deletion_reason, class: "input input--wide", placeholder: "Rule violation", required: true
+            = submit "Change hide reason", class: "button button--state-danger button--separate-left"
 
       .flex.flex--spaced-out.flex--wrap
         = if not @image.hidden_from_users do