diff --git a/gns3server/controller/vm.py b/gns3server/controller/vm.py
index 23ca7840..79b4b33c 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/vm.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/vm.py
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ class VM:
         """
         yield from self.post("/suspend")
 
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def reload(self):
+        """
+        Suspend a VM
+        """
+        yield from self.post("/suspend")
+
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def post(self, path, data=None):
         """
diff --git a/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/vm_handler.py b/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/vm_handler.py
index dd259cbc..5bb4fac5 100644
--- a/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/vm_handler.py
+++ b/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/vm_handler.py
@@ -110,3 +110,24 @@ class VMHandler:
         yield from vm.suspend()
         response.set_status(201)
         response.json(vm)
+
+    @classmethod
+    @Route.post(
+        r"/projects/{project_id}/vms/{vm_id}/reload",
+        parameters={
+            "project_id": "UUID for the project",
+            "vm_id": "UUID for the VM"
+        },
+        status_codes={
+            201: "Instance created",
+            400: "Invalid request"
+        },
+        description="Reload a VM instance",
+        output=VM_OBJECT_SCHEMA)
+    def reload(request, response):
+
+        project = Controller.instance().getProject(request.match_info["project_id"])
+        vm = project.getVM(request.match_info["vm_id"])
+        yield from vm.reload()
+        response.set_status(201)
+        response.json(vm)
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_vm.py b/tests/controller/test_vm.py
index d36ccaf9..645cb010 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_vm.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_vm.py
@@ -110,6 +110,14 @@ def test_suspend(vm, compute, project, async_run):
     compute.post.assert_called_with("/projects/{}/vpcs/vms/{}/suspend".format(vm.project.id, vm.id))
 
 
+def test_reload(vm, compute, project, async_run):
+
+    compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock()
+
+    async_run(vm.reload())
+    compute.post.assert_called_with("/projects/{}/vpcs/vms/{}/reload".format(vm.project.id, vm.id))
+
+
 def test_create_without_console(vm, compute, project, async_run):
     """
     None properties should be send. Because it can mean the emulator doesn"t support it
diff --git a/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_vm.py b/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_vm.py
index ead90f73..3dd314a8 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_vm.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_vm.py
@@ -97,3 +97,12 @@ def test_suspend_vm(http_controller, tmpdir, project, compute, vm):
     response = http_controller.post("/projects/{}/vms/{}/suspend".format(project.id, vm.id), example=True)
     assert response.status == 201
     assert response.json["name"] == vm.name
+
+
+def test_reload_vm(http_controller, tmpdir, project, compute, vm):
+    response = MagicMock()
+    compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock()
+
+    response = http_controller.post("/projects/{}/vms/{}/reload".format(project.id, vm.id), example=True)
+    assert response.status == 201
+    assert response.json["name"] == vm.name