diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Response.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Response.php
index 55d3433a2..4782103d0 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Response.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Response.php
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ class Response extends Zend_Controller_Response_Http
      */
     protected $request;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether to instruct the client to reload the window
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $reloadWindow;
+
     /**
      * Whether to instruct client side script code to reload CSS
      *
@@ -198,6 +205,30 @@ class Response extends Zend_Controller_Response_Http
         return $this->request;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get whether to instruct the client to reload the window
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isWindowReloaded()
+    {
+        return $this->reloadWindow;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set whether to instruct the client to reload the window
+     *
+     * @param bool $reloadWindow
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function setReloadWindow($reloadWindow)
+    {
+        $this->reloadWindow = $reloadWindow;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get whether to instruct client side script code to reload CSS
      *
@@ -302,6 +333,9 @@ class Response extends Zend_Controller_Response_Http
             if ($this->getRerenderLayout()) {
                 $this->setHeader('X-Icinga-Container', 'layout', true);
             }
+            if ($this->isWindowReloaded()) {
+                $this->setHeader('X-Icinga-Reload-Window', 'yes', true);
+            }
             if ($this->isReloadCss()) {
                 $this->setHeader('X-Icinga-Reload-Css', 'now', true);
             }
diff --git a/public/js/icinga/loader.js b/public/js/icinga/loader.js
index 4fc7b78dc..79ebcf00f 100644
--- a/public/js/icinga/loader.js
+++ b/public/js/icinga/loader.js
@@ -930,6 +930,11 @@
                 }
             }
 
+            if (req.getResponseHeader('X-Icinga-Reload-Window') === 'yes') {
+                window.location.reload();
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (! req.autorefresh && ! req.autosubmit) {
                 // TODO: Hook for response/url?
                 var url = req.url;