diff --git a/src/btop_input.cpp b/src/btop_input.cpp
index fbbae58..6bfe9d8 100644
--- a/src/btop_input.cpp
+++ b/src/btop_input.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace Input {
 	//* Map for translating key codes to readable values
 	const std::unordered_map<string, string> Key_escapes = {
 		{"\033",	"escape"},
+		{"\x12",	"ctrl_r"},
 		{"\n",		"enter"},
 		{" ",		"space"},
 		{"\x7f",	"backspace"},
@@ -258,8 +259,10 @@ namespace Input {
 					Draw::calcSizes();
 					Runner::run("all", false, true);
 					return;
-				}
-				else
+				} else if (is_in(key, "ctrl_r")) {
+					kill(getpid(), SIGUSR2);
+					return;
+				} else
 					keep_going = true;
 
 				if (not keep_going) return;
diff --git a/src/btop_menu.cpp b/src/btop_menu.cpp
index fb119aa..b7f44bc 100644
--- a/src/btop_menu.cpp
+++ b/src/btop_menu.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ namespace Menu {
 		{"F2, o", "Shows options."},
 		{"F1, ?, h", "Shows this window."},
 		{"ctrl + z", "Sleep program and put in background."},
+		{"ctrl + r", "Reloads config file from disk."},
 		{"q, ctrl + c", "Quits program."},
 		{"+, -", "Add/Subtract 100ms to/from update timer."},
 		{"Up, Down", "Select in process list."},