diff --git a/playbooks/roles/haproxy/handlers/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/haproxy/handlers/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d749458e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/haproxy/handlers/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- name: Reload haproxy
+  shell:
+    cmd: docker-compose kill -s HUP haproxy
+    chdir: /etc/haproxy-docker/
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yaml
index f1927f8918..32523f165b 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   template:
     src: haproxy.cfg.j2
     dest: /var/haproxy/etc/haproxy.cfg
+  notify: Reload haproxy
 - name: Install docker-compose
   package:
     name: