diff --git a/resources/sql/autopatches/20160201.revision.properties.1.sql b/resources/sql/autopatches/20160201.revision.properties.1.sql
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/sql/autopatches/20160201.revision.properties.1.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ALTER TABLE {$NAMESPACE}_differential.differential_revision
+ADD properties LONGTEXT NOT NULL COLLATE utf8_bin;
diff --git a/resources/sql/autopatches/20160201.revision.properties.2.sql b/resources/sql/autopatches/20160201.revision.properties.2.sql
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/sql/autopatches/20160201.revision.properties.2.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+UPDATE {$NAMESPACE}_differential.differential_revision
+SET properties = '{}' WHERE properties = '';
diff --git a/src/applications/differential/conduit/DifferentialQueryConduitAPIMethod.php b/src/applications/differential/conduit/DifferentialQueryConduitAPIMethod.php
--- a/src/applications/differential/conduit/DifferentialQueryConduitAPIMethod.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/conduit/DifferentialQueryConduitAPIMethod.php
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
         'statusName'          =>
           ArcanistDifferentialRevisionStatus::getNameForRevisionStatus(
             $revision->getStatus()),
+        'properties' => $revision->getProperties(),
         'branch'              => $diff->getBranch(),
         'summary'             => $revision->getSummary(),
         'testPlan'            => $revision->getTestPlan(),
diff --git a/src/applications/differential/editor/DifferentialTransactionEditor.php b/src/applications/differential/editor/DifferentialTransactionEditor.php
--- a/src/applications/differential/editor/DifferentialTransactionEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/editor/DifferentialTransactionEditor.php
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
     $status_revision = ArcanistDifferentialRevisionStatus::NEEDS_REVISION;
     $status_plan = ArcanistDifferentialRevisionStatus::CHANGES_PLANNED;
     $status_abandoned = ArcanistDifferentialRevisionStatus::ABANDONED;
+    $status_accepted = ArcanistDifferentialRevisionStatus::ACCEPTED;
 
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
       case DifferentialTransaction::TYPE_INLINE:
@@ -232,7 +233,10 @@
             $object->setStatus($status_review);
             return;
           case DifferentialAction::ACTION_CLOSE:
+            $old_status = $object->getStatus();
             $object->setStatus(ArcanistDifferentialRevisionStatus::CLOSED);
+            $was_accepted = ($old_status == $status_accepted);
+            $object->setProperty('wasAcceptedBeforeClose', $was_accepted);
             return;
           case DifferentialAction::ACTION_CLAIM:
             $object->setAuthorPHID($this->getActingAsPHID());
diff --git a/src/applications/differential/storage/DifferentialRevision.php b/src/applications/differential/storage/DifferentialRevision.php
--- a/src/applications/differential/storage/DifferentialRevision.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/storage/DifferentialRevision.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   protected $repositoryPHID;
   protected $viewPolicy = PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_USER;
   protected $editPolicy = PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_USER;
+  protected $properties = array();
 
   private $relationships = self::ATTACHABLE;
   private $commits = self::ATTACHABLE;
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@
       self::CONFIG_SERIALIZATION => array(
         'attached'      => self::SERIALIZATION_JSON,
         'unsubscribed'  => self::SERIALIZATION_JSON,
+        'properties' => self::SERIALIZATION_JSON,
       ),
       self::CONFIG_COLUMN_SCHEMA => array(
         'title' => 'text255',
@@ -113,6 +115,15 @@
     ) + parent::getConfiguration();
   }
 
+  public function setProperty($key, $value) {
+    $this->properties[$key] = $value;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getProperty($key, $default = null) {
+    return idx($this->properties, $key, $default);
+  }
+
   public function getMonogram() {
     $id = $this->getID();
     return "D{$id}";
diff --git a/src/applications/diffusion/herald/DiffusionCommitRevisionAcceptedHeraldField.php b/src/applications/diffusion/herald/DiffusionCommitRevisionAcceptedHeraldField.php
--- a/src/applications/diffusion/herald/DiffusionCommitRevisionAcceptedHeraldField.php
+++ b/src/applications/diffusion/herald/DiffusionCommitRevisionAcceptedHeraldField.php
@@ -19,10 +19,30 @@
       return null;
     }
 
+    $status = $revision->getStatus();
+
+    switch ($status) {
+      case ArcanistDifferentialRevisionStatus::ACCEPTED:
+        return $revision->getPHID();
+      case ArcanistDifferentialRevisionStatus::CLOSED:
+        $was_accepted =
+          $revision->getProperty('wasAcceptedBeforeClose', 'undefined');
+          switch ($was_accepted) {
+            case false:
+              return null;
+            case true:
+              return $revision->getPHID();
+            case 'undefined':
+              // continue on to old=style precommitRevisionStatus
+              break;
+          }
+        break;
+      default:
+        return null;
+    }
+
     $data = $object->getCommitData();
-    $status = $data->getCommitDetail(
-      'precommitRevisionStatus',
-      $revision->getStatus());
+    $status = $data->getCommitDetail('precommitRevisionStatus');
 
     switch ($status) {
       case ArcanistDifferentialRevisionStatus::ACCEPTED:
diff --git a/src/applications/diffusion/herald/DiffusionPreCommitContentRevisionAcceptedHeraldField.php b/src/applications/diffusion/herald/DiffusionPreCommitContentRevisionAcceptedHeraldField.php
--- a/src/applications/diffusion/herald/DiffusionPreCommitContentRevisionAcceptedHeraldField.php
+++ b/src/applications/diffusion/herald/DiffusionPreCommitContentRevisionAcceptedHeraldField.php
@@ -20,12 +20,17 @@
       return null;
     }
 
-    $status_accepted = ArcanistDifferentialRevisionStatus::ACCEPTED;
-    if ($revision->getStatus() != $status_accepted) {
-      return null;
+    switch ($revision->getStatus()) {
+      case ArcanistDifferentialRevisionStatus::ACCEPTED:
+        return $revision->getPHID();
+      case ArcanistDifferentialRevisionStatus::CLOSED:
+        if ($revision->getProperty('wasAcceptedBeforeClose')) {
+          return $revision->getPHID();
+        }
+        break;
     }
 
-    return $revision->getPHID();
+    return null;
   }
 
   protected function getHeraldFieldStandardType() {