diff --git a/addons/website_forum/controllers/main.py b/addons/website_forum/controllers/main.py
index 5de5f2e4558..5e62af098e6 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/website_forum/controllers/main.py
@@ -446,6 +446,39 @@ class website_forum(http.Controller):
             }, context=context)
         return correct
 
+    @http.route('/forum/<model("website.forum"):forum>/close/question/<model("website.forum.post"):post>', type='http', auth="user", multilang=True, website=True)
+    def close_question(self, forum, post, **kwarg):
+        #have to remove by applying selection widget
+        reasons = [{'name': 'duplicate', 'value': 'duplicate question'},
+            {'name': 'off_topic', 'value': 'question is off-topic or not relevant'},
+            {'name': 'argumentative', 'value': 'too subjective and argumentative'},
+            {'name': 'not_question', 'value': 'not a real question'},
+            {'name': 'answer_accepted', 'value': 'the question is answered, right answer was accepted'},
+            {'name': 'out_dated', 'value': 'question is not relevant or out dated'},
+            {'name': 'offensive', 'value': 'question contains offensive or malicious remarks'},
+            {'name': 'advertising', 'value': 'spam or advertising'},
+            {'name': 'localized', 'value': 'too localized'}
+        ]
+
+        values = {
+            'post': post,
+            'forum': forum,
+            'searches': kwarg,
+            'reasons': reasons,
+            'notifications': self._get_notifications(),
+        }
+        return request.website.render("website_forum.close_question", values)
+
+    @http.route('/forum/<model("website.forum"):forum>/question/close/', type='http', auth="user", multilang=True, methods=['POST'], website=True)
+    def save_edited_question(self, forum, **post):
+        request.registry['website.forum.post'].write( request.cr, request.uid, [int(post.get('post_id'))], {
+            'state': 'close',
+            'closed_by': request.uid,
+            'closed_date': datetime.today().strftime(tools.DEFAULT_SERVER_DATETIME_FORMAT),
+            'reason': post.get('reason'),
+        }, context=request.context)
+        return werkzeug.utils.redirect("/forum/%s/question/%s" % (slug(forum),post.get('post_id')))
+
     @http.route('/forum/<model("website.forum"):forum>/edit/profile/<model("res.users"):user>', type='http', auth="user", multilang=True, website=True)
     def edit_profile(self, forum, user, **kwarg):
         cr,context = request.cr, request.context
diff --git a/addons/website_forum/models/forum.py b/addons/website_forum/models/forum.py
index 6cf2b4531a1..5c6cc4b2418 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/models/forum.py
+++ b/addons/website_forum/models/forum.py
@@ -150,7 +150,21 @@ class Post(osv.Model):
                 'website.forum.post.vote': (_get_vote, [], 10),
             }
         ),
+
         'correct': fields.boolean('Correct Answer'),
+        'reason': fields.selection([
+            ('duplicate', 'duplicate question'),
+            ('off_topic', 'question is off-topic or not relevant'),
+            ('argumentative','too subjective and argumentative'),
+            ('not_question', 'not a real question'),
+            ('answer_accepted', 'the question is answered, right answer was accepted'),
+            ('out_dated', 'question is not relevant or out dated'),
+            ('offensive', 'question contains offensive or malicious remarks'),
+            ('advertising', 'spam or advertising'),
+            ('localized', 'too localized'),
+            ], 'Reason'),
+        'closed_by': fields.many2one('res.users', 'Closed by'),
+        'closed_date': fields.datetime('Closed on', readonly=True),
     }
     _defaults = {
         'state': 'active',
diff --git a/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml b/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
index 932db50387b..854e64f0889 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
+++ b/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
@@ -307,6 +307,31 @@
             </t>
         </template>
 
+        <template id="close_question">
+            <t t-call="website_forum.header">
+                <h3 class=""><b>Close question</b></h3><br/>
+                <form t-attf-action="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/question/close/" method="post" role="form">
+                    <input name="post_id" t-att-value="post.id" type="hidden"/>
+                    <span class="pull-left">Close the question:</span>
+                    <a t-attf-href="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/question/#{ slug(post) }" t-field="post.name"/>
+                    <div class="mt16">
+                        <label class="col-md-2 control-label mb16" for="reason">Reasons:</label>
+                        <div class="col-md-9 mb16">
+                            <select class="form-control" name="reason">
+                                <t t-foreach="reasons" t-as="reason">
+                                    <option t-att-value="reason.get('name')" t-att-selected="reason.get('name') == post.reason"><t t-esc="reason.get('value')"/></option>
+                                </t>
+                                <!--div t-field="post.reason" t-field-options='{"widget":"selection"}'/-->
+                            </select>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div>
+                        <button class="btn btn-primary btn-lg">Close</button>
+                    </div>
+                </form>
+            </t>
+        </template>
+
         <template id="post_description_full" name="Question Navigation">
             <t t-call="website_forum.header">
 
@@ -341,20 +366,28 @@
                                 </div>
                                 <ul class="list-inline">
                                     <li>
-                                        <a style="cursor: pointer" data-toggle="collapse" class="text-muted"
+                                        <a style="cursor: pointer" data-toggle="collapse" class="text-muted fa fa-comment-o"
                                               t-attf-data-target="#comment#{ question._name.replace('.','') + '-' + str(question.id) }">
                                             comment
                                         </a>
                                     </li>
-                                    <li><a class="text-muted" t-attf-href="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/edit/question/#{ question.id }">edit</a></li>
-                                    <li><a class="text-muted" t-attf-href="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/delete/question/#{ question.id }">delete</a></li>
-                                    <li><a class="text-muted" href="">share</a></li>
+                                    <li><a class="text-muted fa fa-times" t-attf-href="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/close/question/#{ question.id }">close</a></li>
+                                    <li><a class="text-muted fa fa-edit" t-attf-href="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/edit/question/#{ question.id }">edit</a></li>
+                                    <li><a class="text-muted fa fa-trash-o" t-attf-href="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/delete/question/#{ question.id }">delete</a></li>
+                                    <li><a class="text-muted fa fa-share" href="">share</a></li>
                                 </ul>
                             </div>
                             <t t-set="user" t-value="question.user_id"/>
                             <t t-call="website_forum.user_detail">
                                 <span class="text-muted">Asked on <span t-field="question.write_date"/></span>
                             </t>
+                            <div class="alert alert-info" t-if="question.state == 'close'">
+                                <p class="mt32 mb32" style="text-align: center;">
+                                    <b>The question has been closed for the following reason "<span t-field="question.reason"/>"
+                                    <i>by <a t-attf-href="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/user/#{ slug(question.closed_by) }" t-field="question.closed_by.name"/> </i>
+                                     <br/>close date <span t-field="question.closed_date"/></b>
+                                </p>
+                            </div>
                         </div>
                         <t t-call="website_forum.comments">
                             <t t-set="object" t-value="question"/>
@@ -386,14 +419,14 @@
                         <div class="mt16">
                             <ul class="list-inline pull-right">
                                 <li>
-                                    <a style="cursor: pointer" data-toggle="collapse" class="text-muted"
+                                    <a style="cursor: pointer" data-toggle="collapse" class="text-muted fa fa-comment-o"
                                           t-attf-data-target="#comment#{ answer._name.replace('.','') + '-' + str(answer.id) }">
                                         comment
                                     </a>
                                 </li>
-                                <li><a class="text-muted" t-attf-href="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/answer/#{ question.id }/edit/#{ answer.id }">edit</a></li>
-                                <li><a class="text-muted delete" href="" t-attf-id="#{answer.id}">delete</a></li>
-                                <li><a class="text-muted" t-attf-href="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/question/#{ question.id }/#answer-#{ answer.id }">share</a></li>
+                                <li><a class="text-muted fa fa-edit" t-attf-href="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/answer/#{ question.id }/edit/#{ answer.id }">edit</a></li>
+                                <li><a class="text-muted delete fa fa-trash-o" href="" t-attf-id="#{answer.id}">delete</a></li>
+                                <li><a class="text-muted fa fa-share" t-attf-href="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/question/#{ question.id }/#answer-#{ answer.id }">share</a></li>
                             </ul>
                             <t t-set="user" t-value="answer.user_id"/>
                             <t t-call="website_forum.user_detail">