diff --git a/clients/cli/general.c b/clients/cli/general.c
index 04c51c4849..f39351dba2 100644
--- a/clients/cli/general.c
+++ b/clients/cli/general.c
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ show_nm_status (NmCli *nmc, const char *pretty_header_name, const char *print_fl
 #define NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_OWN        "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.own"
 #define NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_HOSTNAME   "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.hostname"
 #define NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_GLOBAL_DNS "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.global-dns"
+#define NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_RELOAD                     "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.reload"
 
 static const char *
 permission_to_string (NMClientPermission perm)
@@ -428,6 +429,8 @@ permission_to_string (NMClientPermission perm)
 		return NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_HOSTNAME;
 	case NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_GLOBAL_DNS:
 		return NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_GLOBAL_DNS;
+	case NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_RELOAD:
+		return NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_RELOAD;
 	default:
 		return _("unknown");
 	}
diff --git a/data/NetworkManager.service.in b/data/NetworkManager.service.in
index 7946ac18d1..e37ed7dda5 100644
--- a/data/NetworkManager.service.in
+++ b/data/NetworkManager.service.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Before=network.target @DISTRO_NETWORK_SERVICE@
 [Service]
 Type=dbus
 BusName=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager
+#ExecReload=/usr/bin/dbus-send --print-reply --system --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Reload uint32:0
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/NetworkManager --no-daemon
 Restart=on-failure
diff --git a/introspection/nm-manager.xml b/introspection/nm-manager.xml
index e5cb23a563..ba898a78c8 100644
--- a/introspection/nm-manager.xml
+++ b/introspection/nm-manager.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
   <interface name="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager">
     <annotation name="org.gtk.GDBus.C.Name" value="Manager"/>
 
+    <!--
+        Reload:
+        @flags: optional flags to specify which parts shall be reloaded. A default of zero
+                means to reload everything.
+    -->
+    <method name="Reload">
+      <arg name="flags" type="u" direction="in"/>
+    </method>
+
     <!--
         GetDevices:
         @devices: List of object paths of network devices known to the system. This list does not include device placeholders (see GetAllDevices()).
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-errors.h b/libnm-core/nm-errors.h
index f5e08f9a6b..2a572f4e35 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-errors.h
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-errors.h
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ GQuark nm_device_error_quark (void);
  *   enabled/disabled.
  * @NM_MANAGER_ERROR_UNKNOWN_LOG_LEVEL: Unknown log level in SetLogging
  * @NM_MANAGER_ERROR_UNKNOWN_LOG_DOMAIN: Unknown log domain in SetLogging
+ * @NM_MANAGER_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENTS: Invalid arguments for D-Bus request
  *
  * Errors related to the main "network management" interface of NetworkManager.
  * These may be returned from #NMClient methods that invoke D-Bus operations on
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	NM_MANAGER_ERROR_ALREADY_ENABLED_OR_DISABLED, /*< nick=AlreadyEnabledOrDisabled >*/
 	NM_MANAGER_ERROR_UNKNOWN_LOG_LEVEL,           /*< nick=UnknownLogLevel >*/
 	NM_MANAGER_ERROR_UNKNOWN_LOG_DOMAIN,          /*< nick=UnknownLogDomain >*/
+	NM_MANAGER_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENTS,           /*< nick=InvalidArguments >*/
 } NMManagerError;
 
 GQuark nm_manager_error_quark (void);
diff --git a/libnm-glib/nm-client.c b/libnm-glib/nm-client.c
index 68fb24fe17..a956a3bc93 100644
--- a/libnm-glib/nm-client.c
+++ b/libnm-glib/nm-client.c
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ register_properties (NMClient *client)
 #define NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_OWN        "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.own"
 #define NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_HOSTNAME   "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.hostname"
 #define NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_GLOBAL_DNS "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.global-dns"
+#define NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_RELOAD                     "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.reload"
 
 static NMClientPermission
 nm_permission_to_client (const char *nm)
@@ -248,6 +249,8 @@ nm_permission_to_client (const char *nm)
 		return NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_HOSTNAME;
 	else if (!strcmp (nm, NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_GLOBAL_DNS))
 		return NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_GLOBAL_DNS;
+	else if (!strcmp (nm, NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_RELOAD))
+		return NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_RELOAD;
 
 	return NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_NONE;
 }
diff --git a/libnm-glib/nm-client.h b/libnm-glib/nm-client.h
index 8ab5f69389..50a5c762d5 100644
--- a/libnm-glib/nm-client.h
+++ b/libnm-glib/nm-client.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  *  persistent hostname can be changed
  * @NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_GLOBAL_DNS: modify persistent global
  *  DNS configuration
+ * @NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_RELOAD: controls access to Reload.
+ *  persistent hostname can be changed
  * @NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_LAST: a reserved boundary value
  *
  * #NMClientPermission values indicate various permissions that NetworkManager
@@ -105,8 +107,9 @@ typedef enum {
 	NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_OWN = 10,
 	NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_HOSTNAME = 11,
 	NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_GLOBAL_DNS = 12,
+	NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_RELOAD = 13,
 
-	NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_LAST = 12,
+	NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_LAST = 13,
 } NMClientPermission;
 
 /**
diff --git a/libnm/nm-client.h b/libnm/nm-client.h
index bdd7c46310..6bae78fa47 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-client.h
+++ b/libnm/nm-client.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  *  persistent hostname can be changed
  * @NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_GLOBAL_DNS: modify persistent global
  *  DNS configuration
+ * @NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_RELOAD: controls access to Reload.
  * @NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_LAST: a reserved boundary value
  *
  * #NMClientPermission values indicate various permissions that NetworkManager
@@ -113,8 +114,9 @@ typedef enum {
 	NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_OWN = 10,
 	NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_HOSTNAME = 11,
 	NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_GLOBAL_DNS = 12,
+	NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_RELOAD = 13,
 
-	NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_LAST = 12,
+	NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_LAST = 13,
 } NMClientPermission;
 
 /**
diff --git a/libnm/nm-manager.c b/libnm/nm-manager.c
index 66755e1394..6d1270f03c 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-manager.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-manager.c
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ init_dbus (NMObject *object)
 #define NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_OWN        "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.own"
 #define NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_HOSTNAME   "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.hostname"
 #define NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_GLOBAL_DNS "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.global-dns"
+#define NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_RELOAD                     "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.reload"
 
 static NMClientPermission
 nm_permission_to_client (const char *nm)
@@ -242,6 +243,8 @@ nm_permission_to_client (const char *nm)
 		return NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_HOSTNAME;
 	else if (!strcmp (nm, NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_GLOBAL_DNS))
 		return NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_GLOBAL_DNS;
+	else if (!strcmp (nm, NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_RELOAD))
+		return NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_RELOAD;
 
 	return NM_CLIENT_PERMISSION_NONE;
 }
diff --git a/man/nmcli-examples.xml b/man/nmcli-examples.xml
index 50d4738bd0..d0485bc531 100644
--- a/man/nmcli-examples.xml
+++ b/man/nmcli-examples.xml
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.wifi.share.protected       yes
 org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.wifi.share.open            yes
 org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system     yes
 org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.own        yes
-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.hostname   auth</screen>
+org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.hostname   auth
+org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.reload                     no</screen>
       <para>
         This command shows configured polkit permissions for various NetworkManager
         operations. These permissions or actions (using polkit language) are configured
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.skip b/po/POTFILES.skip
index d4ecf22791..70e222c6a9 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.skip
+++ b/po/POTFILES.skip
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+data/NetworkManager.service.in
 examples/python/NetworkManager.py
 examples/python/systray/eggtrayicon.c
 policy/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.policy.in
diff --git a/policy/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.policy.in.in b/policy/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.policy.in.in
index 4df6d7e133..94d5cb8201 100644
--- a/policy/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.policy.in.in
+++ b/policy/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.policy.in.in
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@
     </defaults>
   </action>
 
+  <action id="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.reload">
+    <_description>Reload NetworkManager configuration</_description>
+    <_message>System policy prevents reloading NetworkManager</_message>
+    <defaults>
+      <allow_any>auth_admin_keep</allow_any>
+      <allow_inactive>auth_admin_keep</allow_inactive>
+      <allow_active>auth_admin_keep</allow_active>
+    </defaults>
+  </action>
+
   <action id="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.sleep-wake">
     <_description>Put NetworkManager to sleep or wake it up (should only be used by system power management)</_description>
     <_message>System policy prevents putting NetworkManager to sleep or waking it up</_message>
diff --git a/src/nm-audit-manager.h b/src/nm-audit-manager.h
index ecf581efed..d304ad2984 100644
--- a/src/nm-audit-manager.h
+++ b/src/nm-audit-manager.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ typedef struct {
 #define NM_AUDIT_OP_CONN_DEACTIVATE         "connection-deactivate"
 #define NM_AUDIT_OP_CONN_CLEAR_SECRETS      "connection-clear-secrets"
 
+#define NM_AUDIT_OP_RELOAD                  "reload"
 #define NM_AUDIT_OP_SLEEP_CONTROL           "sleep-control"
 #define NM_AUDIT_OP_NET_CONTROL             "networking-control"
 #define NM_AUDIT_OP_RADIO_CONTROL           "radio-control"
diff --git a/src/nm-auth-utils.h b/src/nm-auth-utils.h
index 6eb0fda07e..c88eeaec1c 100644
--- a/src/nm-auth-utils.h
+++ b/src/nm-auth-utils.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #define NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_OWN        "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.own"
 #define NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_HOSTNAME   "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.hostname"
 #define NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_GLOBAL_DNS "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.global-dns"
+#define NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_RELOAD                     "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.reload"
 
 
 typedef struct NMAuthChain NMAuthChain;
diff --git a/src/nm-manager.c b/src/nm-manager.c
index 333e47366f..9a7141a2f9 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager.c
@@ -464,6 +464,89 @@ _config_changed_cb (NMConfig *config, NMConfigData *config_data, NMConfigChangeF
 		_notify (self, PROP_GLOBAL_DNS_CONFIGURATION);
 }
 
+static void
+_reload_auth_cb (NMAuthChain *chain,
+                 GError *error,
+                 GDBusMethodInvocation *context,
+                 gpointer user_data)
+{
+	NMManager *self = NM_MANAGER (user_data);
+	NMManagerPrivate *priv = NM_MANAGER_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+	GError *ret_error = NULL;
+	NMAuthCallResult result;
+	guint32 flags;
+	NMAuthSubject *subject;
+	char s_buf[60];
+
+	g_assert (context);
+
+	priv->auth_chains = g_slist_remove (priv->auth_chains, chain);
+	flags = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (nm_auth_chain_get_data (chain, "flags"));
+
+	subject = nm_auth_chain_get_subject (chain);
+
+	result = nm_auth_chain_get_result (chain, NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_RELOAD);
+	if (error) {
+		_LOGD (LOGD_CORE, "Reload request failed: %s", error->message);
+		ret_error = g_error_new (NM_MANAGER_ERROR,
+		                         NM_MANAGER_ERROR_PERMISSION_DENIED,
+		                         "Reload request failed: %s",
+		                         error->message);
+	} else if (result != NM_AUTH_CALL_RESULT_YES) {
+		ret_error = g_error_new_literal (NM_MANAGER_ERROR,
+		                                 NM_MANAGER_ERROR_PERMISSION_DENIED,
+		                                 "Not authorized to reload configuration");
+	} else if (flags != 0) {
+		ret_error = g_error_new_literal (NM_MANAGER_ERROR,
+		                                 NM_MANAGER_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENTS,
+		                                 "Invalid flags for reload");
+	}
+
+	nm_audit_log_control_op (NM_AUDIT_OP_RELOAD,
+	                         nm_sprintf_buf (s_buf, "%u", flags),
+	                         ret_error == NULL, subject,
+	                         ret_error ? ret_error->message : NULL);
+
+	if (ret_error) {
+		g_dbus_method_invocation_take_error (context, ret_error);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	nm_config_reload (priv->config, NM_CONFIG_CHANGE_CAUSE_SIGHUP);
+
+	g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (context, NULL);
+
+out:
+	nm_auth_chain_unref (chain);
+}
+
+static void
+impl_manager_reload (NMManager *self,
+                     GDBusMethodInvocation *context,
+                     guint32 flags)
+{
+	NMManagerPrivate *priv;
+	NMAuthChain *chain;
+	GError *error = NULL;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (NM_IS_MANAGER (self));
+
+	priv = NM_MANAGER_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+
+	chain = nm_auth_chain_new_context (context, _reload_auth_cb, self);
+	if (!chain) {
+		error = g_error_new_literal (NM_MANAGER_ERROR,
+		                             NM_MANAGER_ERROR_PERMISSION_DENIED,
+		                             "Unable to authenticate request");
+		g_dbus_method_invocation_take_error (context, error);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	priv->auth_chains = g_slist_append (priv->auth_chains, chain);
+	nm_auth_chain_set_data (chain, "flags", GUINT_TO_POINTER (flags), NULL);
+	nm_auth_chain_add_call (chain, NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_RELOAD, TRUE);
+}
+
 /************************************************************************/
 
 static NMDevice *
@@ -4312,6 +4395,7 @@ get_permissions_done_cb (NMAuthChain *chain,
 		get_perm_add_result (self, chain, &results, NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_SYSTEM);
 		get_perm_add_result (self, chain, &results, NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_OWN);
 		get_perm_add_result (self, chain, &results, NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_HOSTNAME);
+		get_perm_add_result (self, chain, &results, NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_RELOAD);
 
 		g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (context,
 		                                       g_variant_new ("(a{ss})", &results));
@@ -4349,6 +4433,7 @@ impl_manager_get_permissions (NMManager *self,
 	nm_auth_chain_add_call (chain, NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_SYSTEM, FALSE);
 	nm_auth_chain_add_call (chain, NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_OWN, FALSE);
 	nm_auth_chain_add_call (chain, NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_SETTINGS_MODIFY_HOSTNAME, FALSE);
+	nm_auth_chain_add_call (chain, NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_RELOAD, FALSE);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -5818,6 +5903,7 @@ nm_manager_class_init (NMManagerClass *manager_class)
 
 	nm_exported_object_class_add_interface (NM_EXPORTED_OBJECT_CLASS (manager_class),
 	                                        NMDBUS_TYPE_MANAGER_SKELETON,
+	                                        "Reload", impl_manager_reload,
 	                                        "GetDevices", impl_manager_get_devices,
 	                                        "GetAllDevices", impl_manager_get_all_devices,
 	                                        "GetDeviceByIpIface", impl_manager_get_device_by_ip_iface,
diff --git a/tools/test-networkmanager-service.py b/tools/test-networkmanager-service.py
index f2e1553bd3..3a32d91d4c 100755
--- a/tools/test-networkmanager-service.py
+++ b/tools/test-networkmanager-service.py
@@ -785,6 +785,7 @@ class NetworkManager(ExportedObj):
                  "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system":   "yes",
                  "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.hostname": "yes",
                  "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.global-dns": "no",
+                 "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.reload":                   "no",
                  }
 
     @dbus.service.method(dbus_interface=IFACE_NM, in_signature='ss', out_signature='')