diff --git a/js/grunt/Gruntfile.js b/js/grunt/Gruntfile.js
index 6a5f5f8e..7784a093 100644
--- a/js/grunt/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/js/grunt/Gruntfile.js
@@ -592,4 +592,9 @@ module.exports = function( grunt ) {
 
     await Maintenance.createPatch( repo, message );
   } ) );
+
+  grunt.registerTask( 'reopen-issues-from-todos', 'If there is a TODO in the project pointing to a closed issue, reopen it.', wrapTask( async () => {
+    const reopenIssuesFromTODOs = require( './reopenIssuesFromTODOs' );
+    await reopenIssuesFromTODOs();
+  } ) );
 };
diff --git a/js/grunt/reopenIssuesFromTODOs.js b/js/grunt/reopenIssuesFromTODOs.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6168d51b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/grunt/reopenIssuesFromTODOs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+// Copyright 2023, University of Colorado Boulder
+
+const process = require( 'process' );
+const fs = require( 'fs' );
+const _ = require( 'lodash' );
+const Octokit = require( '@octokit/rest' ); // eslint-disable-line require-statement-match
+
+const execute = require( '../common/execute' );
+const buildLocal = require( '../common/buildLocal' );
+const gruntCommand = require( '../common/gruntCommand' );
+
+/**
+ * This script is meant to ensure that all todos pointing to a github issue are pointing to open issues.
+ *
+ * This script works by. . .
+ * - Running lint-everything with a flag to specify a side effect to the todo-should-have-issue rule which will keep
+ * track of all todo issues.
+ * - Use that list to ping github to see if the issue is open
+ * - If not open, reopen it and send a comment noting that there is still at least one todo pointing here.
+ *
+ * @returns {Promise<void>}
+ */
+module.exports = async function reopenIssuesFromTODOs() {
+
+  // Mark an environment variable that tells lint's todo-should-have-issue rule to have a side-effect of saving a file
+  // with all todo issues.
+  process.env.saveTODOIssues = true;
+
+  fs.writeFileSync( '../chipper/dist/issuesFromTODOs.txt', '' );
+
+  console.log( 'grunt lint-everything started' );
+  await execute( gruntCommand, [ 'lint-everything', '--disable-eslint-cache' ], '../perennial', {
+    errors: 'resolve'
+  } );
+  console.log( 'grunt lint-everything finished' );
+
+
+  const TODOIssues = fs.readFileSync( '../chipper/dist/issuesFromTODOs.txt' ).toString().trim().split( '\n' );
+
+  const uniqueTODOIssues = _.uniq( TODOIssues );
+  console.log( uniqueTODOIssues.length, 'issues to check' );
+
+  const octokit = new Octokit( {
+    auth: buildLocal.phetDevGitHubAccessToken
+  } );
+
+  for ( let i = 0; i < uniqueTODOIssues.length; i++ ) {
+    const issueURL = uniqueTODOIssues[ i ];
+
+    const repoMatch = issueURL.match( /phetsims\/([\w-]+)\/issues/ );
+    const issueNumberMatch = issueURL.match( /phetsims\/[\w-]+\/issues\/(\d+)/ );
+
+    if ( !repoMatch || !issueNumberMatch ) {
+      console.log( 'unexpected issue URL:', issueURL );
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const repo = repoMatch[ 1 ];
+    const issueNumber = issueNumberMatch[ 1 ];
+
+    // For reference, see https://docs.github.com/en/rest/issues/issues?apiVersion=2022-11-28#update-an-issue
+    try {
+      const response = await octokit.request( 'GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}', {
+        owner: 'phetsims',
+        repo: repo,
+        issue_number: issueNumber
+      } );
+      if ( response.data.state === 'closed' ) {
+        console.log( `TODO linking to closed issue: ${issueURL}` );
+        await octokit.request( 'PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}', {
+          owner: 'phetsims',
+          repo: repo,
+          issue_number: issueNumber,
+          state: 'open'
+        } );
+        await octokit.request( 'POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/comments', {
+          owner: 'phetsims',
+          repo: repo,
+          issue_number: issueNumber,
+          body: 'Reopening because there is a TODO marked for this issue.'
+        } );
+      }
+    }
+    catch( e ) {
+      console.error( 'Issue does not exist', `${repo}#${issueNumber}`, e );
+    }
+  }
+};
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