diff --git a/bears/vcs/git/GitCommitBear.py b/bears/vcs/git/GitCommitBear.py
index 22414ee03d..d694437197 100644
--- a/bears/vcs/git/GitCommitBear.py
+++ b/bears/vcs/git/GitCommitBear.py
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ class GitCommitBear(GlobalBear):
             'issue': r'(?:\w+/\w+)?#(\S+)',
             'full issue': r'https?://gitlab\S+/issues/(\S+)',
         },
+        'bitbucket': {
+            'issue': r'#(\S+)',
+            'full issue': None,
+        },
     }
     SUPPORTED_HOST_KEYWORD_REGEX = {
         'github': (r'[Cc]lose[sd]?'
@@ -41,7 +45,11 @@ class GitCommitBear(GlobalBear):
                    r'|[Ff]ix(?:e[sd])?'),
         'gitlab': (r'[Cc]los(?:e[sd]?|ing)'
                    r'|[Rr]esolv(?:e[sd]?|ing)'
-                   r'|[Ff]ix(?:e[sd]|ing)?')
+                   r'|[Ff]ix(?:e[sd]|ing)?'),
+        'bitbucket': (r'[Cc]los(?:e[sd]?|ing)'
+                      r'|[Rr]esolv(?:e[sd]?|ing)'
+                      r'|[Ff]ix(?:e[sd]|ing)?'
+                      r')(?:(?:[ \t]*(?:bug|issue|ticket)?)?'),
     }
     CONCATENATION_KEYWORDS = [r',', r'\sand\s']
 
@@ -324,6 +332,11 @@ def check_issue_reference(self, body,
         else:
             self.issue_type = 'issue'
 
+        if self.ISSUE_INFO[host][self.issue_type] is None:
+            yield Result(self, 'Host {} does not support {} '
+                               'reference.'.format(host, self.issue_type))
+            return
+
         if body_close_issue_on_last_line:
             if body:
                 body = body.splitlines()[-1]
diff --git a/tests/vcs/git/GitCommitBearTest.py b/tests/vcs/git/GitCommitBearTest.py
index 87f747cb34..d401a972e5 100644
--- a/tests/vcs/git/GitCommitBearTest.py
+++ b/tests/vcs/git/GitCommitBearTest.py
@@ -298,16 +298,106 @@ def test_check_issue_reference(self):
 
         # Adding BitBucket remote for testing
         self.run_git_command('remote', 'add', 'test',
-                             'https://bitbucket.com/user/repo.git')
+                             'https://user@bitbucket.org/user/gittest.git')
 
-        # Unsupported Host - Bitbucket
+        # Unsupported Host and Issue reference combination - Bitbucket
         self.git_commit('Shortlog\n\n'
                         'First line, blablablablablabla.\n'
                         'Another line, blablablablablabla.\n'
                         'Closes #1112')
         self.assertEqual(self.run_uut(
                              body_close_issue=True,
-                             body_close_issue_full_url=True), [])
+                             body_close_issue_full_url=True),
+                         ['Host bitbucket does not support full issue '
+                          'reference.'])
+
+        self.git_commit('Shortlog\n\n'
+                        'First line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Another line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Closes #1112')
+        self.assertEqual(self.run_uut(
+                             body_close_issue=True), [])
+
+        self.git_commit('Shortlog\n\n'
+                        'First line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Another line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Resolves https://bitbucket.org/user/repo/issues/1/')
+        self.assertEqual(self.run_uut(
+                             body_close_issue=True),
+                         ['Invalid issue reference: '
+                          'https://bitbucket.org/user/repo/issues/1/'])
+
+        self.git_commit('Shortlog\n\n'
+                        'First line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Another line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Resolves https://bitbucket.org/user/repo/issues/1/')
+        self.assertEqual(self.run_uut(
+                             body_close_issue=True,
+                             body_close_issue_full_url=True),
+                         ['Host bitbucket does not support full issue '
+                          'reference.'])
+
+        # Adding BitBucket's ssh remote for testing
+        self.run_git_command('remote', 'set-url', 'test',
+                             'git@bitbucket.org:user/repo.git')
+
+        # Unsupported Host and Issue reference combination - Bitbucket
+        self.git_commit('Shortlog\n\n'
+                        'First line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Another line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Closes #1112')
+        self.assertEqual(self.run_uut(
+                             body_close_issue=True,
+                             body_close_issue_full_url=True),
+                         ['Host bitbucket does not support full issue '
+                          'reference.'])
+
+        self.git_commit('Shortlog\n\n'
+                        'First line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Another line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Closes #1112')
+        self.assertEqual(self.run_uut(
+                             body_close_issue=True), [])
+
+        self.git_commit('Shortlog\n\n'
+                        'First line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Another line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Fixes issue #1112')
+        self.assertEqual(self.run_uut(
+                             body_close_issue=True), [])
+
+        self.git_commit('Shortlog\n\n'
+                        'First line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Another line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Resolving    bug #1112')
+        self.assertEqual(self.run_uut(
+                             body_close_issue=True), [])
+
+        self.git_commit('Shortlog\n\n'
+                        'First line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Another line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Closesticket #1112')
+        self.assertEqual(self.run_uut(
+                             body_close_issue=True), [])
+
+        self.git_commit('Shortlog\n\n'
+                        'First line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Another line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Resolves https://bitbucket.org/user/repo/issues/1/')
+        self.assertEqual(self.run_uut(
+                             body_close_issue=True),
+                         ['Invalid issue reference: '
+                          'https://bitbucket.org/user/repo/issues/1/'])
+
+        self.git_commit('Shortlog\n\n'
+                        'First line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Another line, blablablablablabla.\n'
+                        'Resolves https://bitbucket.org/user/repo/issues/1/')
+        self.assertEqual(self.run_uut(
+                             body_close_issue=True,
+                             body_close_issue_full_url=True),
+                         ['Host bitbucket does not support full issue '
+                          'reference.'])
 
         # Adding GitHub remote for testing, ssh way :P
         self.run_git_command('remote', 'set-url', 'test',