diff --git a/lib/examples/demo.rs b/lib/examples/demo.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56566f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/examples/demo.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+use watchexec::{
+	action::{Action, Outcome},
+	config::{InitConfigBuilder, RuntimeConfig},
+	error::ReconfigError,
+	fs::Watcher,
+	signal::Signal,
+	Watchexec,
+};
+
+// Run with: `env RUST_LOG=debug cargo run --example print_out`
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<()> {
+	tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+	color_eyre::install()?;
+
+	let mut init = InitConfigBuilder::default();
+	init.on_error(|err| async move {
+		eprintln!("Watchexec Runtime Error: {}", err);
+		Ok::<(), std::convert::Infallible>(())
+	});
+
+	let mut runtime = RuntimeConfig::default();
+	runtime.pathset(["src"]);
+	runtime.command(["date"]);
+
+	let wx = Watchexec::new(init.build()?, runtime.clone())?;
+	let w = wx.clone();
+
+	let config = runtime.clone();
+	runtime.on_action(move |action: Action| {
+		let mut config = config.clone();
+		let w = w.clone();
+		async move {
+			eprintln!("Watchexec Action: {:?}", action);
+
+			let sigs = action
+				.events
+				.iter()
+				.flat_map(|event| event.signals())
+				.collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+			if sigs.iter().any(|sig| sig == &Signal::Interrupt) {
+				action.outcome(Outcome::Exit);
+			} else if sigs.iter().any(|sig| sig == &Signal::User1) {
+				eprintln!("Switching to native for funsies");
+				config.file_watcher(Watcher::Native).keep_action();
+				w.reconfigure(config)?;
+			} else if sigs.iter().any(|sig| sig == &Signal::User2) {
+				eprintln!("Switching to polling for funsies");
+				config.file_watcher(Watcher::Poll).keep_action();
+				w.reconfigure(config)?;
+			} else {
+				action.outcome(Outcome::if_running(
+					Outcome::both(Outcome::Stop, Outcome::Start),
+					Outcome::Start,
+				));
+			}
+
+			Ok::<(), ReconfigError>(())
+		}
+	});
+
+	wx.reconfigure(runtime)?;
+	wx.main().await??;
+
+	Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/lib/examples/print_out.rs b/lib/examples/print_out.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index a86d8bf..0000000
--- a/lib/examples/print_out.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-use std::convert::Infallible;
-
-use watchexec::{
-	action::{Action, Outcome},
-	config::{InitConfigBuilder, RuntimeConfig},
-	signal::Signal,
-	Watchexec,
-};
-
-// Run with: `env RUST_LOG=debug cargo run --example print_out`
-#[tokio::main]
-async fn main() -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<()> {
-	tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
-	color_eyre::install()?;
-
-	let mut init = InitConfigBuilder::default();
-	init.on_error(|err| async move {
-		eprintln!("Watchexec Runtime Error: {}", err);
-		Ok::<(), std::convert::Infallible>(())
-	});
-
-	let mut runtime = RuntimeConfig::default();
-	runtime.pathset(["src"]);
-	runtime.command(["date"]);
-	runtime.on_action(|action: Action| async move {
-		eprintln!("Watchexec Action: {:?}", action);
-
-		if action
-			.events
-			.iter()
-			.flat_map(|event| event.signals())
-			.any(|sig| sig == Signal::Interrupt)
-		{
-			action.outcome(Outcome::Exit);
-		} else {
-			action.outcome(Outcome::if_running(
-				Outcome::both(Outcome::Stop, Outcome::Start),
-				Outcome::Start,
-			));
-		}
-
-		Ok::<(), Infallible>(())
-	});
-
-	let wx = Watchexec::new(init.build()?, runtime)?;
-	wx.main().await??;
-
-	Ok(())
-}
diff --git a/lib/src/config.rs b/lib/src/config.rs
index 21cbb40..4a1c128 100644
--- a/lib/src/config.rs
+++ b/lib/src/config.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ impl RuntimeConfig {
 		self.action.action_handler = Arc::new(AtomicTake::new(Box::new(handler) as _));
 		self
 	}
+
+	/// Keep the action handler the same.
+	///
+	/// This is especially useful when reconfiguring _within_ the action handler.
+	///
+	/// Passing this config to `Watchexec::new()` will cause a `CriticalError::MissingHandler`.
+	pub fn keep_action(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
+		self.action.action_handler = Arc::new(AtomicTake::empty());
+		self
+	}
 }
 
 /// Initialisation configuration for [`Watchexec`][crate::Watchexec].