diff --git a/includes/Pages/RequestAction/PageDeferRequest.php b/includes/Pages/RequestAction/PageDeferRequest.php
index bb5a8a59f..e11399ce7 100644
--- a/includes/Pages/RequestAction/PageDeferRequest.php
+++ b/includes/Pages/RequestAction/PageDeferRequest.php
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ protected function main()
             }
         }
 
+        if ($request->getEmail() === $this->getSiteConfiguration()->getDataClearEmail()) {
+            if (!$this->barrierTest('reopenClearedRequest', $currentUser, 'RequestData')) {
+                throw new ApplicationLogicException(
+                    "You are not allowed to re-open a request for which the private data has been purged.");
+            }
+        }
+
         if ($request->getStatus() === RequestStatus::JOBQUEUE) {
             /** @var JobQueue[] $pendingJobs */
             $pendingJobs = JobQueueSearchHelper::get($database)->byRequest($request->getId())->statusIn([
diff --git a/includes/Security/RoleConfiguration.php b/includes/Security/RoleConfiguration.php
index b76d54ad7..1b20e9f9d 100644
--- a/includes/Security/RoleConfiguration.php
+++ b/includes/Security/RoleConfiguration.php
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ class RoleConfiguration
                 'acknowledge' => self::ACCESS_ALLOW,
                 'requeue'     => self::ACCESS_ALLOW,
             ),
+            'RequestData'               => array(
+                'reopenClearedRequest'  => self::ACCESS_ALLOW,
+            ),
         ),
         'checkuser'         => array(
             '_description'            => 'A user with CheckUser access',