diff --git a/templates/nova-systemd-init.j2 b/templates/nova-systemd-init.j2
index 2ace9662..9633dd24 100644
--- a/templates/nova-systemd-init.j2
+++ b/templates/nova-systemd-init.j2
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ ExecStart={{ item.program_override }} {{ item.program_config_options | default('
 {% else %}
 ExecStart={{ nova_bin }}/{{ item.service_name }} {{ item.program_config_options | default('') }} {{ item.log_string | default('--log-file=') }}/var/log/nova/{{ item.service_name }}.log
 {% endif %}
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 
 # Give a reasonable amount of time for the server to start up/shut down
 TimeoutSec=120