diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOperations.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOperations.java
index fdc1dec124..8fc10ab008 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOperations.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOperations.java
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ public class FragmentOperations extends FragmentBase {
         if (itemId == R.id.menu_help) {
             onMenuHelp();
             return true;
+        } else if (itemId == R.id.menu_force_reload) {
+            onMenuForceReload();
+            return true;
         } else if (itemId == R.id.menu_delete) {
             new FragmentDialogDelete().show(getParentFragmentManager(), "operations:delete");
             return true;
@@ -127,6 +130,10 @@ public class FragmentOperations extends FragmentBase {
         Helper.viewFAQ(getContext(), 3);
     }
 
+    private void onMenuForceReload() {
+        ServiceSynchronize.reload(getContext(), null, true, "operations");
+    }
+
     public static class FragmentDialogDelete extends FragmentDialogBase {
         @NonNull
         @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_operations.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_operations.xml
index 2a031b406f..64f752f2c1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_operations.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_operations.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
         android:title="@string/title_info"
         app:showAsAction="always" />
 
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/menu_force_reload"
+        android:title="@string/title_force_reload"
+        app:showAsAction="never" />
+
     <item
         android:id="@+id/menu_delete"
         android:title="@string/title_delete"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index c410e4f319..4564fda52a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1308,6 +1308,7 @@
     <string name="title_select_found">Select found</string>
     <string name="title_mark_all_read">Mark all read</string>
     <string name="title_force_sync">Force sync</string>
+    <string name="title_force_reload">Force restart</string>
     <string name="title_force_send">Force send</string>
 
     <string name="title_language_all">All</string>