diff --git a/lib/interaction_handlers/block_action.ts b/lib/interaction_handlers/block_action.ts
index 2b7e5da..f525579 100644
--- a/lib/interaction_handlers/block_action.ts
+++ b/lib/interaction_handlers/block_action.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { BlockActionInteraction, InteractionHandler } from "../../pages/api/inte
 import { stageConfession, viewConfession, web } from "../main";
 import { Blocks, InputSection, MarkdownText, PlainText, PlainTextInput, TextSection } from "../block_builder";
 import getRepository from "../db";
-import { approve_tw_id, undo_confirm_id } from "./view_submission";
+import { approve_tw_id, reject_id, undo_confirm_id } from "./view_submission";
 
 const block_action: InteractionHandler<BlockActionInteraction> = async data => {
     console.log(`Block action!`);
@@ -20,7 +20,27 @@ const block_action: InteractionHandler<BlockActionInteraction> = async data => {
         }
         case "disapprove": {
             console.log(`Disapproval of message ts=${data.message.ts}`);
-            await viewConfession(repo, data.message.ts, false, data.user.id);
+            // await viewConfession(repo, data.message.ts, false, data.user.id);
+            const resp = await web.views.open({
+              trigger_id: data.trigger_id,
+              view: {
+                callback_id: reject_id(data.message.ts),
+                type: "modal",
+                title: new PlainText(`Reject Confession`).render(),
+                submit: new PlainText("Reject").render(),
+                close: new PlainText("Cancel").render(),
+                blocks: new Blocks([
+                  new InputSection(
+                    new PlainTextInput("reject_input", true),
+                    new PlainText("reason"),
+                    "reason"
+                  ),
+                ]).render(),
+              },
+            });
+            if (!resp.ok) {
+              throw "Failed to open modal";
+            }
             break;
         }
         case "approve:tw": {
diff --git a/lib/interaction_handlers/view_submission.ts b/lib/interaction_handlers/view_submission.ts
index 55dd044..f08068f 100644
--- a/lib/interaction_handlers/view_submission.ts
+++ b/lib/interaction_handlers/view_submission.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import { InteractionHandler, ViewSubmissionInteraction } from "../../pages/api/interaction_work";
 import { sameUser, unviewConfession, viewConfession, web } from "../main";
 import { MarkdownText, TextSection } from "../block_builder";
-import { confessions_channel, meta_channel } from "../secrets_wrapper";
+import { confessions_channel, confessions_meta_channel, meta_channel } from "../secrets_wrapper";
 import { sanitize } from "../sanitizer";
 import getRepository from "../db";
 
@@ -38,9 +38,45 @@ export const [undo_confirm_id, undo_confirm_handler] = make_dialog<{
     undoer_uid: string
 }>("undo_confirm");
 
+export const [reject_id, reject_handler] = make_dialog<string>("reject");
+
 const view_submission: InteractionHandler<ViewSubmissionInteraction> = async (data, res) => {
     // todo passthrough return
     const dialogs = [
+        reject_handler(async (staging_ts) => {
+            if (Array.isArray(staging_ts)) {
+              staging_ts = staging_ts[0];
+            }
+            const repo = await getRepository();
+            const record = await repo.findOne({ staging_ts });
+            if (record === undefined) {
+              throw `Failed to find single Postgres record with staging_ts=${staging_ts}`;
+            }
+
+            // quick assert for typeck
+            if (
+              data.view.state.values.reason.reject_input.type !=
+              "plain_text_input"
+            )
+              return false;
+
+
+            await viewConfession(
+              repo,
+              staging_ts,
+              false,
+              data.user.id,
+              data.view.state.values.reason.reject_input.value
+            );
+
+            const r = await web.chat.postMessage({
+              channel: confessions_meta_channel,
+              text: `*rejected #${record.id}:* ${data.view.state.values.reason.reject_input.value}`,
+            });
+            if (!r.ok) throw `Failed to send reject message`;
+            return true;
+        }),
+
         reply_modal_handler(async (published_ts) => {
             if(Array.isArray(published_ts)) {
                 published_ts = published_ts[0];
diff --git a/lib/secrets_wrapper.ts b/lib/secrets_wrapper.ts
index 1a874ae..e819529 100644
--- a/lib/secrets_wrapper.ts
+++ b/lib/secrets_wrapper.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export let airtable_base: string | null;
 export let staging_channel: string;
 export let confessions_channel: string;
 export let meta_channel: string;
+export let confessions_meta_channel: string;
 export let slack_signing_secret: string;
 export let postgres_url: string;
 
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ try {
   staging_channel = secrets.staging_channel;
   confessions_channel = secrets.confessions_channel;
   meta_channel = secrets.meta_channel;
+  confessions_meta_channel = secrets.confessions_meta_channel;
   slack_signing_secret = secrets.slack_signing_secret;
   postgres_url = secrets.postgres_url;
   airtable_api_key = secrets.airtable_api_key ?? null;
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ try {
   staging_channel = check_env("STAGING_CHANNEL_ID");
   confessions_channel = check_env("CONFESSIONS_CHANNEL_ID");
   meta_channel = check_env("META_CHANNEL_ID");
+  confessions_meta_channel = check_env("CONFESSIONS_META_CHANNEL_ID");
   slack_signing_secret = check_env("SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET");
   postgres_url = check_env("POSTGRES_URL");
   airtable_api_key = null;