diff --git a/templates/cinder-systemd-init.j2 b/templates/cinder-systemd-init.j2
index 72395822..9a044faf 100644
--- a/templates/cinder-systemd-init.j2
+++ b/templates/cinder-systemd-init.j2
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ ExecStart={{ program_override }} {{ program_config_options|default('') }} --log-
 {% else %}
 ExecStart={{ cinder_bin }}/{{ item.service_name }} {{ program_config_options|default('') }} --log-file=/var/log/cinder/{{ item.service_name }}.log
 {% endif %}
+{% if item.service_name != "cinder-api" %}
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+{% endif %}
 
 # Give a reasonable amount of time for the server to start up/shut down
 TimeoutSec=120