diff --git a/src/applications/maniphest/constants/ManiphestTaskStatus.php b/src/applications/maniphest/constants/ManiphestTaskStatus.php
--- a/src/applications/maniphest/constants/ManiphestTaskStatus.php
+++ b/src/applications/maniphest/constants/ManiphestTaskStatus.php
@@ -9,52 +9,119 @@
   const STATUS_CLOSED_DUPLICATE   = 4;
   const STATUS_CLOSED_SPITE       = 5;
 
-  public static function getTaskStatusMap() {
-    $open = pht('Open');
-    $resolved = pht('Resolved');
-    $wontfix = pht('Wontfix');
-    $invalid = pht('Invalid');
-    $duplicate = pht('Duplicate');
-    $spite = pht('Spite');
-
-    $statuses = array(
-      self::STATUS_OPEN                 => $open,
-      self::STATUS_CLOSED_RESOLVED      => $resolved,
-      self::STATUS_CLOSED_WONTFIX       => $wontfix,
-      self::STATUS_CLOSED_INVALID       => $invalid,
-      self::STATUS_CLOSED_DUPLICATE     => $duplicate,
-      self::STATUS_CLOSED_SPITE         => $spite,
+  const SPECIAL_DEFAULT     = 'default';
+  const SPECIAL_CLOSED      = 'closed';
+  const SPECIAL_DUPLICATE   = 'duplicate';
+
+  private static function getStatusConfig() {
+    return array(
+      self::STATUS_OPEN => array(
+        'name' => pht('Open'),
+        'special' => self::SPECIAL_DEFAULT,
+      ),
+      self::STATUS_CLOSED_RESOLVED => array(
+        'name' => pht('Resolved'),
+        'name.full' => pht('Closed, Resolved'),
+        'closed' => true,
+        'special' => self::SPECIAL_CLOSED,
+        'prefixes' => array(
+          'closed',
+          'closes',
+          'close',
+          'fix',
+          'fixes',
+          'fixed',
+          'resolve',
+          'resolves',
+          'resolved',
+        ),
+        'suffixes' => array(
+          'as resolved',
+          'as fixed',
+        ),
+      ),
+      self::STATUS_CLOSED_WONTFIX => array(
+        'name' => pht('Wontfix'),
+        'name.full' => pht('Closed, Wontfix'),
+        'closed' => true,
+        'prefixes' => array(
+          'wontfix',
+          'wontfixes',
+          'wontfixed',
+        ),
+        'suffixes' => array(
+          'as wontfix',
+        ),
+      ),
+      self::STATUS_CLOSED_INVALID => array(
+        'name' => pht('Invalid'),
+        'name.full' => pht('Closed, Invalid'),
+        'closed' => true,
+        'prefixes' => array(
+          'invalidate',
+          'invalidates',
+          'invalidated',
+        ),
+        'suffixes' => array(
+          'as invalid',
+        ),
+      ),
+      self::STATUS_CLOSED_DUPLICATE => array(
+        'name' => pht('Duplicate'),
+        'name.full' => pht('Closed, Duplicate'),
+        'transaction.icon' => 'delete',
+        'special' => self::SPECIAL_DUPLICATE,
+        'closed' => true,
+      ),
+      self::STATUS_CLOSED_SPITE => array(
+        'name' => pht('Spite'),
+        'name.full' => pht('Closed, Spite'),
+        'name.action' => pht('Spited'),
+        'transaction.icon' => 'dislike',
+        'silly' => true,
+        'closed' => true,
+        'prefixes' => array(
+          'spite',
+          'spites',
+          'spited',
+        ),
+        'suffixes' => array(
+          'out of spite',
+          'as spite',
+        ),
+      ),
     );
+  }
+
+  private static function getEnabledStatusMap() {
+    $spec = self::getStatusConfig();
 
     $is_serious = PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('phabricator.serious-business');
-    if (!$is_serious) {
-      $statuses[self::STATUS_CLOSED_SPITE] = pht('Spite');
+    foreach ($spec as $const => $status) {
+      if ($is_serious && !empty($status['silly'])) {
+        unset($spec[$const]);
+        continue;
+      }
     }
 
-    return $statuses;
+    return $spec;
+  }
+
+  public static function getTaskStatusMap() {
+    return ipull(self::getEnabledStatusMap(), 'name');
   }
 
   public static function getTaskStatusName($status) {
-    return idx(self::getTaskStatusMap(), $status, pht('Unknown Status'));
+    return self::getStatusAttribute($status, 'name', pht('Unknown Status'));
   }
 
   public static function getTaskStatusFullName($status) {
-    $open = pht('Open');
-    $resolved = pht('Closed, Resolved');
-    $wontfix = pht('Closed, Wontfix');
-    $invalid = pht('Closed, Invalid');
-    $duplicate = pht('Closed, Duplicate');
-    $spite = pht('Closed, Spite');
-
-    $map = array(
-      self::STATUS_OPEN                 => $open,
-      self::STATUS_CLOSED_RESOLVED      => $resolved,
-      self::STATUS_CLOSED_WONTFIX       => $wontfix,
-      self::STATUS_CLOSED_INVALID       => $invalid,
-      self::STATUS_CLOSED_DUPLICATE     => $duplicate,
-      self::STATUS_CLOSED_SPITE         => $spite,
-    );
-    return idx($map, $status, '???');
+    $name = self::getStatusAttribute($status, 'name.full');
+    if ($name !== null) {
+      return $name;
+    }
+
+    return self::getStatusAttribute($status, 'name', pht('Unknown Status'));
   }
 
   public static function renderFullDescription($status) {
@@ -83,22 +150,35 @@
     return $tag;
   }
 
+  private static function getSpecialStatus($special) {
+    foreach (self::getEnabledStatusMap() as $const => $status) {
+      if (idx($status, 'special') == $special) {
+        return $const;
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   public static function getDefaultStatus() {
-    return self::STATUS_OPEN;
+    return self::getSpecialStatus(self::SPECIAL_DEFAULT);
   }
 
   public static function getDefaultClosedStatus() {
-    return self::STATUS_CLOSED_RESOLVED;
+    return self::getSpecialStatus(self::SPECIAL_CLOSED);
   }
 
   public static function getDuplicateStatus() {
-    return self::STATUS_CLOSED_DUPLICATE;
+    return self::getSpecialStatus(self::SPECIAL_DUPLICATE);
   }
 
   public static function getOpenStatusConstants() {
-    return array(
-      self::STATUS_OPEN,
-    );
+    $result = array();
+    foreach (self::getEnabledStatusMap() as $const => $status) {
+      if (empty($status['closed'])) {
+        $result[] = $const;
+      }
+    }
+    return $result;
   }
 
   public static function getClosedStatusConstants() {
@@ -121,67 +201,54 @@
   }
 
   public static function getStatusActionName($status) {
-    switch ($status) {
-      case self::STATUS_CLOSED_SPITE:
-        return pht('Spited');
-    }
-    return null;
+    return self::getStatusAttribute($status, 'name.action');
   }
 
   public static function getStatusColor($status) {
-    if (self::isOpenStatus($status)) {
-      return 'green';
-    }
-    return 'black';
+    return self::getStatusAttribute($status, 'transaction.color');
   }
 
   public static function getStatusIcon($status) {
-    switch ($status) {
-      case ManiphestTaskStatus::STATUS_CLOSED_SPITE:
-        return 'dislike';
-      case ManiphestTaskStatus::STATUS_CLOSED_DUPLICATE:
-        return 'delete';
-    }
+    return self::getStatusAttribute($status, 'transaction.icon');
   }
 
-
   public static function getStatusPrefixMap() {
-    return array(
-      'resolve'       => self::STATUS_CLOSED_RESOLVED,
-      'resolves'      => self::STATUS_CLOSED_RESOLVED,
-      'resolved'      => self::STATUS_CLOSED_RESOLVED,
-      'fix'           => self::STATUS_CLOSED_RESOLVED,
-      'fixes'         => self::STATUS_CLOSED_RESOLVED,
-      'fixed'         => self::STATUS_CLOSED_RESOLVED,
-      'wontfix'       => self::STATUS_CLOSED_WONTFIX,
-      'wontfixes'     => self::STATUS_CLOSED_WONTFIX,
-      'wontfixed'     => self::STATUS_CLOSED_WONTFIX,
-      'spite'         => self::STATUS_CLOSED_SPITE,
-      'spites'        => self::STATUS_CLOSED_SPITE,
-      'spited'        => self::STATUS_CLOSED_SPITE,
-      'invalidate'    => self::STATUS_CLOSED_INVALID,
-      'invaldiates'   => self::STATUS_CLOSED_INVALID,
-      'invalidated'   => self::STATUS_CLOSED_INVALID,
-      'close'         => self::STATUS_CLOSED_RESOLVED,
-      'closes'        => self::STATUS_CLOSED_RESOLVED,
-      'closed'        => self::STATUS_CLOSED_RESOLVED,
+    $map = array();
+    foreach (self::getEnabledStatusMap() as $const => $status) {
+      foreach (idx($status, 'prefixes', array()) as $prefix) {
+        $map[$prefix] = $const;
+      }
+    }
+
+    $map += array(
       'ref'           => null,
       'refs'          => null,
       'references'    => null,
       'cf.'           => null,
     );
+
+    return $map;
   }
 
   public static function getStatusSuffixMap() {
-    return array(
-      'as resolved'   => self::STATUS_CLOSED_RESOLVED,
-      'as fixed'      => self::STATUS_CLOSED_RESOLVED,
-      'as wontfix'    => self::STATUS_CLOSED_WONTFIX,
-      'as spite'      => self::STATUS_CLOSED_SPITE,
-      'out of spite'  => self::STATUS_CLOSED_SPITE,
-      'as invalid'    => self::STATUS_CLOSED_INVALID,
-    );
+    $map = array();
+    foreach (self::getEnabledStatusMap() as $const => $status) {
+      foreach (idx($status, 'suffixes', array()) as $prefix) {
+        $map[$prefix] = $const;
+      }
+    }
+    return $map;
   }
 
+  private static function getStatusAttribute($status, $key, $default = null) {
+    $config = self::getStatusConfig();
+
+    $spec = idx($config, $status);
+    if ($spec) {
+      return idx($spec, $key, $default);
+    }
+
+    return $default;
+  }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/maniphest/storage/ManiphestTransaction.php b/src/applications/maniphest/storage/ManiphestTransaction.php
--- a/src/applications/maniphest/storage/ManiphestTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/maniphest/storage/ManiphestTransaction.php
@@ -143,7 +143,12 @@
         if ($color !== null) {
           return $color;
         }
-        break;
+
+        if (ManiphestTaskStatus::isOpenStatus($new)) {
+          return 'green';
+        } else {
+          return 'black';
+        }
 
       case self::TYPE_PRIORITY:
         if ($old == ManiphestTaskPriority::getDefaultPriority()) {