diff --git a/powerline/bindings/zsh/__init__.py b/powerline/bindings/zsh/__init__.py
index a5cf05e6..e489b744 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/zsh/__init__.py
+++ b/powerline/bindings/zsh/__init__.py
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ def reload():
 		powerline.reload()
 
 
+def reload_config():
+	for powerline in used_powerlines.values():
+		powerline.create_renderer(load_main=True, load_colors=True, load_colorscheme=True, load_theme=True)
+
+
 def setup(zsh_globals):
 	powerline = ZshPowerline()
 	powerline.setup(zsh_globals)
diff --git a/powerline/bindings/zsh/powerline.zsh b/powerline/bindings/zsh/powerline.zsh
index f869cccd..43b2521e 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/zsh/powerline.zsh
+++ b/powerline/bindings/zsh/powerline.zsh
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ _powerline_setup_prompt() {
 			zpython '_powerline_reload()'
 			zpython 'del _powerline_reload'
 		}
+		powerline-reload-config() {
+			zpython 'from powerline.bindings.zsh import reload_config as _powerline_reload_config'
+			zpython '_powerline_reload_config()'
+			zpython 'del _powerline_reload_config'
+		}
 	else
 		if test -z "${POWERLINE_COMMAND}" ; then
 			POWERLINE_COMMAND="$($POWERLINE_CONFIG shell command)"