diff --git a/etc/init.d/icinga2.in b/etc/init.d/icinga2.in
index 8491cff1e..8f2d40018 100644
--- a/etc/init.d/icinga2.in
+++ b/etc/init.d/icinga2.in
@@ -84,6 +84,24 @@ stop() {
 	echo "Done"
 }
 
+# Reload Icinga 2
+reload() {
+	printf "Reloading Icinga 2: "
+	if [ ! -e $ICINGA2_PID_FILE ]; then
+		echo "The PID file '$ICINGA2_PID_FILE' does not exist."
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	pid=`cat $ICINGA2_PID_FILE`
+
+	if ! kill -HUP $pid >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		echo "Failed - Icinga 2 is not running."
+	else
+		echo "Done"
+	fi
+}
+
+
 # Print status for Icinga 2
 status() {
 	printf "Icinga 2 status: "
@@ -111,6 +129,9 @@ case "$1" in
         stop
         start
         ;;
+reload)
+	reload
+	;;
   *)
         echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}"
         exit 1
diff --git a/icinga-app/icinga.cpp b/icinga-app/icinga.cpp
index 208d9248c..b7dca724a 100644
--- a/icinga-app/icinga.cpp
+++ b/icinga-app/icinga.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ static bool LoadConfigFiles(bool validateOnly)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static void SigHupHandler(int)
+{
+	Application::RequestRestart();
+}
+
 static bool Daemonize(const String& stderrFile)
 {
 #ifndef _WIN32
@@ -317,5 +322,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (!app)
 		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(std::runtime_error("Configuration must create an Application object."));
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
+	struct sigaction sa;
+	memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(sa));
+	sa.sa_handler = &SigHupHandler;
+	sigaction(SIGHUP, &sa, NULL);
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
+
 	return app->Run();
 }
diff --git a/lib/base/application.cpp b/lib/base/application.cpp
index 7ecad830c..7dbb01470 100644
--- a/lib/base/application.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/application.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ using namespace icinga;
 
 Application *Application::m_Instance = NULL;
 bool Application::m_ShuttingDown = false;
+bool Application::m_Restarting = false;
 bool Application::m_Debugging = false;
 int Application::m_ArgC;
 char **Application::m_ArgV;
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ void Application::SetArgV(char **argv)
 
 void Application::ShutdownTimerHandler(void)
 {
-	if (m_ShuttingDown) {
+	if (m_ShuttingDown || m_Restarting) {
 		Log(LogInformation, "base", "Shutting down Icinga...");
 		Application::GetInstance()->OnShutdown();
 
@@ -203,6 +204,15 @@ void Application::RequestShutdown(void)
 	m_ShuttingDown = true;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Signals the application to restart during the next
+ * execution of the event loop.
+ */
+void Application::RequestRestart(void)
+{
+	m_Restarting = true;
+}
+
 /**
  * Retrieves the full path of the executable.
  *
@@ -464,6 +474,23 @@ int Application::Run(void)
 
 	result = Main();
 
+	if (m_Restarting) {
+		Log(LogInformation, "base", "Restarting application.");
+
+#ifndef _WIN32
+		String exePath = GetExePath(m_ArgV[0]);
+
+		(void) execv(exePath.CStr(), m_ArgV);
+#else /* _WIN32 */
+		STARTUPINFO si;
+		memset(&si, 0, sizeof(si));
+		si.cb = sizeof(si);
+		CreateProcess(NULL, GetCommandLine(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, 0, NULL, NULL, &si, &pi);
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
+
+		_exit(0);
+	}
+
 	return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/base/application.h b/lib/base/application.h
index 22010b6d3..0ae70dbad 100644
--- a/lib/base/application.h
+++ b/lib/base/application.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public:
 	static void InstallExceptionHandlers(void);
 
 	static void RequestShutdown(void);
+	static void RequestRestart(void);
 
 	static void SetDebugging(bool debug);
 	static bool IsDebugging(void);
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ private:
 
 	static bool m_ShuttingDown; /**< Whether the application is in the process of
 				  shutting down. */
+	static bool m_Restarting;
 	static int m_ArgC; /**< The number of command-line arguments. */
 	static char **m_ArgV; /**< Command-line arguments. */
 	FILE *m_PidFile; /**< The PID file */
diff --git a/lib/icinga/externalcommandprocessor.cpp b/lib/icinga/externalcommandprocessor.cpp
index 876cb2aaf..e478346ae 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/externalcommandprocessor.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/externalcommandprocessor.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ void ExternalCommandProcessor::Initialize(void)
 	RegisterCommand("ENABLE_SVC_CHECK", &ExternalCommandProcessor::EnableSvcCheck);
 	RegisterCommand("DISABLE_SVC_CHECK", &ExternalCommandProcessor::DisableSvcCheck);
 	RegisterCommand("SHUTDOWN_PROCESS", &ExternalCommandProcessor::ShutdownProcess);
+	RegisterCommand("RESTART_PROCESS", &ExternalCommandProcessor::RestartProcess);
 	RegisterCommand("SCHEDULE_FORCED_HOST_SVC_CHECKS", &ExternalCommandProcessor::ScheduleForcedHostSvcChecks);
 	RegisterCommand("SCHEDULE_HOST_SVC_CHECKS", &ExternalCommandProcessor::ScheduleHostSvcChecks);
 	RegisterCommand("ENABLE_HOST_SVC_CHECKS", &ExternalCommandProcessor::EnableHostSvcChecks);
@@ -416,6 +417,12 @@ void ExternalCommandProcessor::ShutdownProcess(double, const std::vector<String>
 	Application::RequestShutdown();
 }
 
+void ExternalCommandProcessor::RestartProcess(double, const std::vector<String>&)
+{
+	Log(LogInformation, "icinga", "Restarting Icinga via external command.");
+	Application::RequestRestart();
+}
+
 void ExternalCommandProcessor::ScheduleForcedHostSvcChecks(double, const std::vector<String>& arguments)
 {
 	if (arguments.size() < 2)
diff --git a/lib/icinga/externalcommandprocessor.h b/lib/icinga/externalcommandprocessor.h
index 635e5885b..61ec66565 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/externalcommandprocessor.h
+++ b/lib/icinga/externalcommandprocessor.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ private:
 	static void EnableSvcCheck(double time, const std::vector<String>& arguments);
 	static void DisableSvcCheck(double time, const std::vector<String>& arguments);
 	static void ShutdownProcess(double time, const std::vector<String>& arguments);
+	static void RestartProcess(double time, const std::vector<String>& arguments);
 	static void ScheduleForcedHostSvcChecks(double time, const std::vector<String>& arguments);
 	static void ScheduleHostSvcChecks(double time, const std::vector<String>& arguments);
 	static void EnableHostSvcChecks(double time, const std::vector<String>& arguments);