diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
index 7847c9de7f..a5047ad624 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ CROSS_PROJECT_ACLS = [
     'fork_project',
     'modify_project',
     'pull_request_create',
+    'pull_request_close',
     'pull_request_comment',
     'pull_request_merge',
     'pull_request_flag',