diff --git a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDocument.php b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDocument.php
index 822eea6c6..9345e56d2 100644
--- a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDocument.php
+++ b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDocument.php
@@ -4194,6 +4194,53 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_DocumentContent extends SeedDMS_Core_Object { /* {{{ */
 		return $approveLogID;
  } /* }}} */
 
+	/**
+	 * Add another entry to approval log which resets the status
+	 *
+	 * This method will not delete anything from the database, but will add
+	 * a new review log entry which sets the status to 0. This is only allowed
+	 * if the current status is either 1 or -1.
+	 *
+	 * After calling this method SeedDMS_Core_DocumentCategory::verifyStatus()
+	 * should be called to recalculate the document status.
+	 *
+	 * @param SeedDMS_Core_User $user
+	 * @return int 0 if successful
+	 */
+	public function removeApproval($approveid, $requestUser, $comment='') { /* {{{ */
+		$db = $this->_document->getDMS()->getDB();
+
+		// Check to see if the user can be removed from the approval list.
+		$approvals = $this->getApprovalStatus();
+		if (is_bool($approvals) && !$approvals) {
+			return -1;
+		}
+		$approvalStatus = null;
+		foreach($approvals as $approval) {
+			if($approval['approveID'] == $approveid) {
+				$approvalStatus = $approval;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if(!$approvalStatus)
+			return -2;
+
+		// The approval log entry may only be removed if the status is 1 or -1
+		if ($approvalStatus["status"] != 1 && $approvalStatus["status"] != -1)
+			return -3;
+
+		$queryStr = "INSERT INTO `tblDocumentApproveLog` (`approveID`, `status`,
+			`comment`, `date`, `userID`) ".
+			"VALUES ('". $approvalStatus["approveID"] ."', '0', ".$db->qstr($comment).", ".$db->getCurrentDatetime().", '".
+			$requestUser->getID() ."')";
+		$res=$db->getResult($queryStr);
+		if (is_bool($res) && !$res)
+			return -1;
+
+		return 0;
+ } /* }}} */
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets approval status of a document content for a group
 	 * The functions behaves like
diff --git a/SeedDMS_Core/package.xml b/SeedDMS_Core/package.xml
index 24e70aa76..4df5e6bdf 100644
--- a/SeedDMS_Core/package.xml
+++ b/SeedDMS_Core/package.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 - fix checking of email addresses by using filter_var instead of regex
 - add new method SeedDMS_Core_Document::hasCategory()
 - add new method SeedDMS_Core_DocumentContent::removeReview()
+- add new method SeedDMS_Core_DocumentContent::removeApproval()
  </notes>
  <contents>
   <dir baseinstalldir="SeedDMS" name="/">