diff --git a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
index 9d42b60ae..8b01eda6d 100644
--- a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -3596,6 +3596,9 @@ static int hostapd_ctrl_iface_receive_process(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "RELOAD_BSS") == 0) {
 		if (hostapd_ctrl_iface_reload_bss(hapd))
 			reply_len = -1;
+	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "RELOAD_CONFIG") == 0) {
+		if (hostapd_reload_config(hapd->iface))
+			reply_len = -1;
 	} else if (os_strncmp(buf, "RELOAD", 6) == 0) {
 		if (hostapd_ctrl_iface_reload(hapd->iface))
 			reply_len = -1;
diff --git a/hostapd/hostapd_cli.c b/hostapd/hostapd_cli.c
index 45497cd01..be3c23ca9 100644
--- a/hostapd/hostapd_cli.c
+++ b/hostapd/hostapd_cli.c
@@ -1235,6 +1235,13 @@ static int hostapd_cli_cmd_reload_bss(struct wpa_ctrl *ctrl, int argc,
 }
 
 
+static int hostapd_cli_cmd_reload_config(struct wpa_ctrl *ctrl, int argc,
+					 char *argv[])
+{
+	return wpa_ctrl_command(ctrl, "RELOAD_CONFIG");
+}
+
+
 static int hostapd_cli_cmd_disable(struct wpa_ctrl *ctrl, int argc,
 				      char *argv[])
 {
@@ -1710,6 +1717,8 @@ static const struct hostapd_cli_cmd hostapd_cli_commands[] = {
 	  "= reload configuration for current interface" },
 	{ "reload_bss", hostapd_cli_cmd_reload_bss, NULL,
 	  "= reload configuration for current BSS" },
+	{ "reload_config", hostapd_cli_cmd_reload_config, NULL,
+	  "= reload configuration for current interface" },
 	{ "disable", hostapd_cli_cmd_disable, NULL,
 	  "= disable hostapd on current interface" },
 	{ "update_beacon", hostapd_cli_cmd_update_beacon, NULL,