diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index d21d98c2dd..508038d575 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+3618.	[func]		"rndc reload" now checks modification times of
+			include files as well as master files to determine
+			whether to skip reloading a zone. [RT #33936]
+
 3617.	[bug]		Named was failing to answer queries during
 			"rndc reload" [RT #34098]
 
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rndc/clean.sh b/bin/tests/system/rndc/clean.sh
index bcea515c74..326e31c568 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/rndc/clean.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/rndc/clean.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 # $Id: clean.sh,v 1.2 2011/03/21 18:06:06 each Exp $
 
-rm -f ns2/*.db ns2/*.jnl
+rm -f ns2/nil.db ns2/other.db ns2/static.db ns2/*.jnl
 rm -f ns2/session.key
 rm -f ns2/named.stats
 rm -f ns3/named_dump.db
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rndc/ns2/named.conf b/bin/tests/system/rndc/ns2/named.conf
index 2d13bc6fd1..e18b760f49 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/rndc/ns2/named.conf
+++ b/bin/tests/system/rndc/ns2/named.conf
@@ -64,3 +64,8 @@ zone "static" {
 	type master;
 	file "static.db";
 };
+
+zone "incl" {
+	type master;
+	file "incl.db";
+};
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rndc/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/rndc/tests.sh
index 3696a9f294..6e14a470e1 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/rndc/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/rndc/tests.sh
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ status=`expr $status + $ret`
 echo "I:test 'rndc dumpdb' on a empty cache"
 ret=0
 $RNDC -s 10.53.0.3 -p 9953 -c ../common/rndc.conf dumpdb > /dev/null || ret=1
-for i in 1 2 3 4 5  6 7 8 9
+for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
 do
 	tmp=0
 	grep "Dump complete" ns3/named_dump.db > /dev/null || tmp=1
@@ -253,6 +253,34 @@ done
 if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo "I:failed"; fi
 status=`expr $status + $ret`
 
+echo "I:test 'rndc reload' on a zone with include files"
+ret=0
+grep "incl/IN: skipping load" ns2/named.run > /dev/null && ret=1
+loads=`grep "incl/IN: starting load" ns2/named.run | wc -l`
+[ "$loads" -eq 1 ] || ret=1
+$RNDC -s 10.53.0.2 -p 9953 -c ../common/rndc.conf reload > /dev/null || ret=1
+for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
+do
+    tmp=0
+    grep "incl/IN: skipping load" ns2/named.run > /dev/null || tmp=1
+    [ $tmp -eq 0 ] && break
+    sleep 1
+done
+[ $tmp -eq 1 ] && ret=1
+touch ns2/static.db
+$RNDC -s 10.53.0.2 -p 9953 -c ../common/rndc.conf reload > /dev/null || ret=1
+for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
+do
+    tmp=0
+    loads=`grep "incl/IN: starting load" ns2/named.run | wc -l`
+    [ "$loads" -eq 2 ] || tmp=1
+    [ $tmp -eq 0 ] && break
+    sleep 1
+done
+[ $tmp -eq 1 ] && ret=1
+if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo "I:failed"; fi
+status=`expr $status + $ret`
+
 echo "I:testing rndc with hmac-md5"
 ret=0
 $RNDC -s 10.53.0.4 -p 9951 -c ns4/key1.conf status > /dev/null 2>&1 || ret=1
diff --git a/lib/dns/zone.c b/lib/dns/zone.c
index a0bc2d0530..39c2d80337 100644
--- a/lib/dns/zone.c
+++ b/lib/dns/zone.c
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ struct dns_asyncload {
  */
 struct dns_include {
 	char *name;
+	isc_time_t filetime;
 	ISC_LINK(dns_include_t)	link;
 };
 
@@ -1597,11 +1598,41 @@ dns_zone_get_rpz_num(dns_zone_t *zone) {
 	return (zone->rpz_num);
 }
 
+static isc_boolean_t
+zone_touched(dns_zone_t *zone) {
+	isc_result_t result;
+	isc_time_t modtime;
+	dns_include_t *include;
+
+	REQUIRE(DNS_ZONE_VALID(zone));
+
+	result = isc_file_getmodtime(zone->masterfile, &modtime);
+	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS ||
+	    isc_time_compare(&modtime, &zone->loadtime) > 0)
+	{
+		zone->loadtime = modtime;
+		return (ISC_TRUE);
+	}
+
+	for (include = ISC_LIST_HEAD(zone->includes);
+	     include != NULL;
+	     include = ISC_LIST_NEXT(include, link))
+	{
+		result = isc_file_getmodtime(include->name, &modtime);
+		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS ||
+		    isc_time_compare(&modtime, &include->filetime) > 0)
+			return (ISC_TRUE);
+	}
+
+
+	return (ISC_FALSE);
+}
+
 static isc_result_t
 zone_load(dns_zone_t *zone, unsigned int flags) {
 	isc_result_t result;
 	isc_time_t now;
-	isc_time_t loadtime, filetime;
+	isc_time_t loadtime;
 	dns_db_t *db = NULL;
 	isc_boolean_t rbt, hasraw;
 
@@ -1680,18 +1711,14 @@ zone_load(dns_zone_t *zone, unsigned int flags) {
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 
-		result = isc_file_getmodtime(zone->masterfile, &filetime);
-		if (result == ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-			if (DNS_ZONE_FLAG(zone, DNS_ZONEFLG_LOADED) &&
-			    !DNS_ZONE_FLAG(zone, DNS_ZONEFLG_HASINCLUDE) &&
-			    isc_time_compare(&filetime, &zone->loadtime) <= 0) {
-				dns_zone_log(zone, ISC_LOG_DEBUG(1),
-					     "skipping load: master file "
-					     "older than last load");
-				result = DNS_R_UPTODATE;
-				goto cleanup;
-			}
-			loadtime = filetime;
+		if (DNS_ZONE_FLAG(zone, DNS_ZONEFLG_LOADED) &&
+		    !zone_touched(zone))
+		{
+			dns_zone_log(zone, ISC_LOG_DEBUG(1),
+				     "skipping load: master file "
+				     "older than last load");
+			result = DNS_R_UPTODATE;
+			goto cleanup;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1979,6 +2006,7 @@ get_master_options(dns_zone_t *zone) {
 
 static void
 zone_registerinclude(const char *filename, void *arg) {
+	isc_result_t result;
 	dns_zone_t *zone = (dns_zone_t *) arg;
 	dns_include_t *inc = NULL;
 
@@ -1997,6 +2025,10 @@ zone_registerinclude(const char *filename, void *arg) {
 	}
 	ISC_LINK_INIT(inc, link);
 
+	result = isc_file_getmodtime(filename, &inc->filetime);
+	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
+		isc_time_settoepoch(&inc->filetime);
+
 	ISC_LIST_APPEND(zone->includes, inc, link);
 	zone->nincludes++;
 }