diff --git a/apps/rp/models.py b/apps/rp/models.py
index 8d35bded7d945e19b6867a09c312f41e5bedd075..bd864af2947f9d593d79ee5c0bb17ea968f53311 100644
--- a/apps/rp/models.py
+++ b/apps/rp/models.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class Article(models.Model):
         """ Publish a complete draft. """
         self.published_at = datetime.now()
 
-    @transition(field=status, source='NEW', target='DRAFT',
+    @transition(field=status, source=['NEW', 'REJECTED'], target='DRAFT',
                 permission="rp.can_change_status")
     def recover(self):
         """ Force an article to be considered as _DRAFT_. """
diff --git a/apps/rp/tests/test_article.py b/apps/rp/tests/test_article.py
index 1a64bcb07adf873eb9d021916603e9bed844b572..5868b3c639554ea4039faf39847498569172f2f5 100644
--- a/apps/rp/tests/test_article.py
+++ b/apps/rp/tests/test_article.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.test import TestCase, Client
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User, Permission
 from rest_framework.test import APIClient
 
 from rp.models import Article
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ class TestArticle(TestCase):
         assert type(self.article) == Article
         assert str(self.article) == self.article.title
 
+    def test_recover(self):
+        article = ArticleFactory(status='NEW')
+        article.recover()
+        assert article.status == 'DRAFT'
+
+        article = ArticleFactory(status='REJECTED')
+        article.recover()
+        assert article.status == 'DRAFT'
+
 
 class TestArticleViews(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
@@ -60,7 +69,8 @@ class TestArticleViews(TestCase):
         assert len(r.context['object_list']) == 0
 
     def test_search_view(self):
-        article = ArticleFactory(title=u'Zog Zog chez les schtroumphs', lang='FR')
+        article = ArticleFactory(title=u'Zog Zog chez les schtroumphs',
+                                 lang='FR')
         article.save()
 
         r = self.client.get('/rp/', {'q': 'Zog Zog'})
@@ -84,6 +94,9 @@ class TestArticleApi(TestCase):
         self.user = User.objects.create(username="test",
                                         email="test@example.org",
                                         password="test")
+        self.jedi = User.objects.create(username="obiwan",
+                                        email="o.kennoby@example.org",
+                                        password="Thisaintthedroidyourelookin")
         for a in self.articles:
             a.save()
 
@@ -146,3 +159,30 @@ class TestArticleApi(TestCase):
                               'tags': ''
                               })
         assert [t.name for t in a.tags.all()] == r.data['tags']
+
+    def test_api_recover(self):
+        # Can we recover if we're no Jedis
+        self.client.force_login(user=self.user)
+        a = ArticleFactory(status='NEW')
+        r = self.client.post('/api/articles/{}/recover/'.format(a.id))
+        assert r.status_code == 403
+
+        # Can we recovr a NEW article and force it to DRAFT?
+        self.user.user_permissions.add(Permission.objects.get(
+            codename='can_change_status'))
+        self.client.force_login(user=self.user)
+        a = ArticleFactory(status='NEW')
+        r = self.client.post('/api/articles/{}/recover/'.format(a.id))
+        assert r.status_code == 200
+        assert r.data['status'] == 'DRAFT'
+
+        # Can we recovr a REJECTED article and force it to DRAFT?
+        a = ArticleFactory(status='REJECTED')
+        r = self.client.post('/api/articles/{}/recover/'.format(a.id))
+        assert r.status_code == 200
+        assert r.data['status'] == 'DRAFT'
+
+        # We cannot recover a published article
+        a = ArticleFactory(status='PUBLISHED')
+        r = self.client.post('/api/articles/{}/recover/'.format(a.id))
+        assert r.status_code == 403