diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Firewall/Api/AliasController.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Firewall/Api/AliasController.php
index 4a23c696d..1057153f0 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Firewall/Api/AliasController.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Firewall/Api/AliasController.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 namespace OPNsense\Firewall\Api;
 
 use \OPNsense\Base\ApiMutableModelControllerBase;
+use \OPNsense\Core\Backend;
 
 /**
  * @package OPNsense\Firewall
@@ -170,4 +171,22 @@ class AliasController extends ApiMutableModelControllerBase
         }
         return $result;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * reconfigure aliases
+     */
+    public function reconfigureAction()
+    {
+        if ($this->request->isPost()) {
+            $backend = new Backend();
+            $backend->configdRun('template reload OPNsense/Filter');
+            $bckresult = strtolower(
+                trim($backend->configdRun("filter refresh_aliases"))
+            );
+            return array("status" => $bckresult);
+        } else {
+            return array("status" => "failed");
+        }
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Firewall/alias.volt b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Firewall/alias.volt
index 0c0ae2795..5363e398b 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Firewall/alias.volt
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Firewall/alias.volt
@@ -191,6 +191,24 @@
             }
         });
 
+        /**
+         * reconfigure
+         */
+        $("#reconfigureAct").click(function(){
+            $("#reconfigureAct_progress").addClass("fa fa-spinner fa-pulse");
+            ajaxCall("/api/firewall/alias/reconfigure", {}, function(data,status) {
+                // when done, disable progress animation.
+                $("#reconfigureAct_progress").removeClass("fa fa-spinner fa-pulse");
+                if (status != "success" || data['status'] != 'ok') {
+                    BootstrapDialog.show({
+                        type: BootstrapDialog.TYPE_WARNING,
+                        title: "{{ lang._('Error reconfiguring aliases') }}",
+                        message: data['status'],
+                        draggable: true
+                    });
+                }
+            });
+        });
 
     });
 </script>
@@ -222,6 +240,11 @@
                         </tr>
                         </tfoot>
                     </table>
+                    <div class="col-md-12">
+                        <hr/>
+                        <button class="btn btn-primary" id="reconfigureAct" type="button"><b>{{ lang._('Apply') }}</b> <i id="reconfigureAct_progress" class=""></i></button>
+                        <br/><br/>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </section>
         </div>