diff --git a/bin/named/include/named/server.h b/bin/named/include/named/server.h
index 71672cc113..c115b71b8b 100644
--- a/bin/named/include/named/server.h
+++ b/bin/named/include/named/server.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 
 #include <dns/types.h>
 
+#define NS_EVENTCLASS		ISC_EVENTCLASS(0x4E43)
+#define NS_EVENT_RELOAD		(NS_EVENTCLASS + 0)
+
 /*
  * Name server state.  Better here than in lots of separate global variables.
  */
@@ -51,6 +54,9 @@ struct ns_server {
 	isc_rwlock_t		viewlock;
 	ns_interfacemgr_t *	interfacemgr;
 	dns_db_t *		roothints;
+
+	isc_mutex_t		reload_event_lock;
+	isc_event_t *		reload_event;
 };
 
 #define NS_SERVER_MAGIC			0x53564552	/* SVER */
@@ -72,7 +78,12 @@ ns_server_destroy(ns_server_t **serverp);
  */
 
 void
-ns_server_fatal(isc_logmodule_t *module, isc_boolean_t want_core,
-		const char *format, ...);
+ns_server_reloadwanted(ns_server_t *server);
+/*
+ * Inform a server that a reload is wanted.  This function
+ * may be called asynchronously, from outside the server's task.
+ * If a reload is already scheduled or in progress, the call
+ * is ignored.
+ */
 
 #endif /* NS_SERVER_H */
diff --git a/bin/named/main.c b/bin/named/main.c
index 809bf30407..fc3ceda675 100644
--- a/bin/named/main.c
+++ b/bin/named/main.c
@@ -291,10 +291,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		result = isc_app_run();
 		
 		if (result == ISC_R_RELOAD) {
-			/*
-			 * XXXRTH  Replace this with something useful.	
-			 */
-			printf("reload requested\n");
+			ns_server_reloadwanted(ns_g_server);
 		} else if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 			UNEXPECTED_ERROR(__FILE__, __LINE__,
 					 "isc_app_run(): %s",
diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index a87f509278..be5bcba4ee 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } ns_load_t;
 
 static void fatal(char *msg, isc_result_t result);
+static void ns_server_reload(isc_task_t *task, isc_event_t *event);
 
 /*
  * Configure 'view' according to 'cctx'.
@@ -717,6 +718,18 @@ ns_server_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, ns_server_t **serverp) {
 		
 	CHECKFATAL(dns_rootns_create(mctx, &server->roothints),
 		   "setting up root hints");
+
+	CHECKFATAL(isc_mutex_init(&server->reload_event_lock),
+		   "initializing reload event lock");
+	server->reload_event =
+		isc_event_allocate(ns_g_mctx, server,
+				   NS_EVENT_RELOAD,
+				   ns_server_reload,
+				   server,
+				   sizeof(isc_event_t));
+	CHECKFATAL(server->reload_event == NULL ?
+		   ISC_R_NOMEMORY : ISC_R_SUCCESS,
+		   "allocating reload event");
 	
 	/*
 	 * Setup the server task, which is responsible for coordinating
@@ -742,6 +755,8 @@ ns_server_destroy(ns_server_t **serverp) {
 	ns_server_t *server = *serverp;
 	REQUIRE(NS_SERVER_VALID(server));
 
+	isc_event_free(&server->reload_event);
+	
 	INSIST(ISC_LIST_EMPTY(server->viewlist));
 
 	dns_zonemgr_destroy(&server->zonemgr);
@@ -775,3 +790,37 @@ fatal(char *msg, isc_result_t result)
 		      ISC_LOG_CRITICAL, "exiting (due to fatal error)");
 	exit(1);
 }
+
+static void
+ns_server_reload(isc_task_t *task, isc_event_t *event) {
+	isc_result_t result;
+	ns_server_t *server = (ns_server_t *) event->arg;
+	UNUSED(task);
+	
+	result = load_configuration(ns_g_conffile, server);
+	if (result != DNS_R_SUCCESS) {
+		isc_log_write(ns_g_lctx, NS_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL,
+			      NS_LOGMODULE_SERVER, ISC_LOG_ERROR,
+			      "reloading configuration failed: %s",
+			      isc_result_totext(result));
+	}
+	result = load_zones(server, ISC_FALSE);
+	if (result != DNS_R_SUCCESS) {
+		isc_log_write(ns_g_lctx, NS_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL,
+			      NS_LOGMODULE_SERVER, ISC_LOG_ERROR,
+			      "reloading zones failed: %s",
+			      isc_result_totext(result));
+	}
+	LOCK(&server->reload_event_lock);
+	INSIST(server->reload_event == NULL);
+	server->reload_event = event;
+	UNLOCK(&server->reload_event_lock);
+}
+
+void
+ns_server_reloadwanted(ns_server_t *server) {
+	LOCK(&server->reload_event_lock);
+	if (server->reload_event != NULL)
+		isc_task_send(server->task, &server->reload_event);
+	UNLOCK(&server->reload_event_lock);
+}