diff --git a/qt/i2pd_qt/DaemonQT.cpp b/qt/i2pd_qt/DaemonQT.cpp
index accd69b1..582ad0f3 100644
--- a/qt/i2pd_qt/DaemonQT.cpp
+++ b/qt/i2pd_qt/DaemonQT.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ namespace qt
 
             {
                 i2p::qt::Controller daemonQtController(daemon);
+                w.setI2PController(&daemonQtController);
                 qDebug("Starting the daemon...");
                 emit daemonQtController.startDaemon();
                 //daemon.start ();
diff --git a/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.cpp b/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.cpp
index 8abffba7..ff2061e9 100644
--- a/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #include <fstream>
 
+#include "DaemonQT.h"
+
 std::string programOptionsWriterCurrentSection;
 
 MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     ,quitting(false)
 #endif
     ,ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
+    ,i2pController(nullptr)
     ,configItems()
     ,datadir()
     ,confpath()
@@ -75,6 +78,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     QObject::connect(ui->fastQuitPushButton, SIGNAL(released()), this, SLOT(handleQuitButton()));
     QObject::connect(ui->gracefulQuitPushButton, SIGNAL(released()), this, SLOT(handleGracefulQuitButton()));
 
+    QObject::connect(ui->doRestartI2PDPushButton, SIGNAL(released()), this, SLOT(handleDoRestartButton()));
+
 #   define OPTION(section,option,defaultValueGetter) ConfigOption(QString(section),QString(option))
 
     initFileChooser(    OPTION("","conf",[](){return "";}), ui->configFileLineEdit, ui->configFileBrowsePushButton);
@@ -326,6 +331,12 @@ void MainWindow::handleGracefulQuitButton() {
         , this, SLOT(handleGracefulQuitTimerEvent()));
 }
 
+void MainWindow::handleDoRestartButton() {
+    qDebug()<<"Do Restart pressed.";
+    emit i2pController->restartDaemon();
+}
+
+
 void MainWindow::handleGracefulQuitTimerEvent() {
     qDebug("Hiding the main window");
 #ifndef ANDROID
@@ -614,3 +625,7 @@ void MainWindow::addServerTunnelPushButtonReleased() {
 void MainWindow::addClientTunnelPushButtonReleased() {
     CreateDefaultClientTunnel();
 }
+
+void MainWindow::setI2PController(i2p::qt::Controller* controller_) {
+    this->i2pController = controller_;
+}
diff --git a/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.h b/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.h
index 03057f2e..77699f28 100644
--- a/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.h
+++ b/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 
 #include "TunnelsPageUpdateListener.h"
 
+#include "DaemonQT.h"
+
 template<typename ValueType>
 bool isType(boost::any& a) {
     return
@@ -311,6 +313,10 @@ using namespace i2p::client;
 
 class TunnelPane;
 
+using namespace i2p::qt;
+
+class Controller;
+
 class MainWindow : public QMainWindow {
     Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -318,6 +324,8 @@ public:
     explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent=0);
     ~MainWindow();
 
+    void setI2PController(i2p::qt::Controller* controller_);
+
     //typedef std::function<QString ()> DefaultValueGetter;
 
 //#ifndef ANDROID
@@ -327,6 +335,7 @@ public:
 private slots:
     void handleQuitButton();
     void handleGracefulQuitButton();
+    void handleDoRestartButton();
     void handleGracefulQuitTimerEvent();
 #ifndef ANDROID
     void setIcon();
@@ -351,6 +360,8 @@ private:
 
     Ui::MainWindow* ui;
 
+    i2p::qt::Controller* i2pController;
+
 protected:
 #ifndef ANDROID
     void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event);