diff --git a/app/models/mailer.rb b/app/models/mailer.rb
index 20ce65bb3..bd94b9f5b 100644
--- a/app/models/mailer.rb
+++ b/app/models/mailer.rb
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class Mailer < ActionMailer::Base
     tracker = options[:tracker] ? Tracker.find(options[:tracker]) : nil
     user_ids = options[:users]
 
-    scope = Issue.scoped(:conditions => ["#{Issue.table_name}.assigned_to_id IS NOT NULL" +
+    scope = Issue.open.scoped(:conditions => ["#{Issue.table_name}.assigned_to_id IS NOT NULL" +
       " AND #{Project.table_name}.status = #{Project::STATUS_ACTIVE}" +
       " AND #{Issue.table_name}.due_date <= ?", days.day.from_now.to_date]
     )
diff --git a/test/unit/mailer_test.rb b/test/unit/mailer_test.rb
index 20efd057b..042b8c36c 100644
--- a/test/unit/mailer_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/mailer_test.rb
@@ -439,6 +439,17 @@ class MailerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal '1 issue(s) due in the next 42 days', mail.subject
   end
 
+  def test_reminders_should_not_include_closed_issues
+    Issue.generate!(:project_id => 1, :tracker_id => 1, :status_id => 5, :subject => 'Closed issue', :assigned_to_id => 3, :due_date => 5.days.from_now)
+    ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.clear
+
+    Mailer.reminders(:days => 42)
+    assert_equal 1, ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size
+    mail = ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.last
+    assert mail.bcc.include?('dlopper@somenet.foo')
+    assert !mail.body.include?('Closed issue')
+  end
+
   def test_reminders_for_users
     Mailer.reminders(:days => 42, :users => ['5'])
     assert_equal 0, ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size # No mail for dlopper