diff -r 7ee03e190c1d -r 25ee5dbebc6b hgext/rebase.py
--- a/hgext/rebase.py	Sat Apr 27 23:19:52 2013 +0200
+++ b/hgext/rebase.py	Tue Nov 26 03:18:56 2013 +0100
@@ -289,6 +289,9 @@
                                                            inclusive=True)
                 external = externalparent(repo, state, targetancestors)
 
+            if dest.closesbranch() and not keepbranchesf:
+                ui.status(_('reopening closed branch head %s\n') % dest)
+
         if keepbranchesf:
             # insert _savebranch at the start of extrafns so if
             # there's a user-provided extrafn it can clobber branch if