diff --git a/src/filter.c b/src/filter.c
index 0c8d3e5..ebccde2 100644
--- a/src/filter.c
+++ b/src/filter.c
@@ -175,6 +175,14 @@ f2b_filter_match(f2b_filter_t *filter, const char *line, char *buf, size_t buf_s
   return filter->match(filter->cfg, line, buf, buf_size);
 }
 
+bool
+f2b_filter_reload(f2b_filter_t *filter) {
+  assert(filter != NULL);
+
+  filter->flush(filter->cfg);
+  return f2b_filter_load_file(filter, filter->file);
+}
+
 const char *
 f2b_filter_error(f2b_filter_t *filter) {
   assert(filter != NULL);
diff --git a/src/filter.h b/src/filter.h
index 76b3565..38f51ed 100644
--- a/src/filter.h
+++ b/src/filter.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct f2b_filter_t {
 
 f2b_filter_t * f2b_filter_create  (f2b_config_section_t *config, const char *id);
 const char *   f2b_filter_error   (f2b_filter_t *f);
+bool           f2b_filter_reload  (f2b_filter_t *f);
 bool           f2b_filter_append  (f2b_filter_t *f, const char *pattern);
 bool           f2b_filter_match   (f2b_filter_t *f, const char *line, char *buf, size_t buf_size);
 void           f2b_filter_stats   (f2b_filter_t *f, char *res, size_t ressize);