diff --git a/src/actionmanager.cpp b/src/actionmanager.cpp
index bc62c753..6c22948d 100644
--- a/src/actionmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/actionmanager.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ QMenuBar *ActionManager::buildMenuBar(QWidget *parent)
     addCloneOfAction(fileMenu, "open");
     addCloneOfAction(fileMenu, "openurl");
     fileMenu->addMenu(buildRecentsMenu(true, fileMenu));
+    addCloneOfAction(fileMenu, "reloadfile");
     fileMenu->addSeparator();
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
     fileMenu->addSeparator();
@@ -585,6 +586,8 @@ void ActionManager::actionTriggered(QAction *triggeredAction, MainWindow *releva
         relevantWindow->openWith(openWithItem);
     } else if (key == "openurl") {
         relevantWindow->pickUrl();
+    } else if (key == "reloadfile") {
+        relevantWindow->reloadFile();
     } else if (key == "opencontainingfolder") {
         relevantWindow->openContainingFolder();
     } else if (key == "showfileinfo") {
@@ -660,6 +663,10 @@ void ActionManager::initializeActionLibrary()
     auto *openUrlAction = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme("document-open-remote", QIcon::fromTheme("folder-remote")), tr("Open &URL..."));
     actionLibrary.insert("openurl", openUrlAction);
 
+    auto *reloadFileAction = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme("view-refresh"), tr("Re&load File"));
+    reloadFileAction->setData({"disable"});
+    actionLibrary.insert("reloadfile", reloadFileAction);
+
     auto *closeWindowAction = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme("window-close"), tr("Close Window"));
     actionLibrary.insert("closewindow", closeWindowAction);
 
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index e431516f..17fcad0a 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -667,6 +667,11 @@ void MainWindow::pickUrl()
     inputDialog->open();
 }
 
+void MainWindow::reloadFile()
+{
+    graphicsView->reloadFile();
+}
+
 void MainWindow::openWith(const OpenWith::OpenWithItem &openWithItem)
 {
     OpenWith::openWith(getCurrentFileDetails().fileInfo.absoluteFilePath(), openWithItem);
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.h b/src/mainwindow.h
index 9bae41c5..19c82bca 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.h
+++ b/src/mainwindow.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
 
     void pickUrl();
 
+    void reloadFile();
+
     void openContainingFolder();
 
     void openWith(const OpenWith::OpenWithItem &exec);
diff --git a/src/qvgraphicsview.cpp b/src/qvgraphicsview.cpp
index 3e25ca0f..b5c604f9 100644
--- a/src/qvgraphicsview.cpp
+++ b/src/qvgraphicsview.cpp
@@ -244,6 +244,14 @@ void QVGraphicsView::loadFile(const QString &fileName)
     imageCore.loadFile(fileName);
 }
 
+void QVGraphicsView::reloadFile()
+{
+    if (!getCurrentFileDetails().isPixmapLoaded)
+        return;
+
+    imageCore.loadFile(getCurrentFileDetails().fileInfo.absoluteFilePath(), true);
+}
+
 void QVGraphicsView::postLoad()
 {
     updateLoadedPixmapItem();
diff --git a/src/qvgraphicsview.h b/src/qvgraphicsview.h
index 8299dbf1..d2fb8624 100644
--- a/src/qvgraphicsview.h
+++ b/src/qvgraphicsview.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ class QVGraphicsView : public QGraphicsView
     void loadMimeData(const QMimeData *mimeData);
     void loadFile(const QString &fileName);
 
+    void reloadFile();
+
     void zoomIn(const QPoint &pos = QPoint(-1, -1));
 
     void zoomOut(const QPoint &pos = QPoint(-1, -1));
diff --git a/src/qvimagecore.cpp b/src/qvimagecore.cpp
index 0a933997..8a940abb 100644
--- a/src/qvimagecore.cpp
+++ b/src/qvimagecore.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ QVImageCore::QVImageCore(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
     settingsUpdated();
 }
 
-void QVImageCore::loadFile(const QString &fileName)
+void QVImageCore::loadFile(const QString &fileName, bool isReloading)
 {
     if (waitingOnLoad)
     {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void QVImageCore::loadFile(const QString &fileName)
     QString cacheKey = getPixmapCacheKey(sanitaryFileName, fileInfo.size(), targetColorSpace);
 
     //check if cached already before loading the long way
-    auto *cachedData = QVImageCore::pixmapCache.take(cacheKey);
+    auto *cachedData = isReloading ? nullptr : QVImageCore::pixmapCache.take(cacheKey);
     if (cachedData != nullptr)
     {
         ReadData readData = *cachedData;
diff --git a/src/qvimagecore.h b/src/qvimagecore.h
index 2cf443e4..92796af7 100644
--- a/src/qvimagecore.h
+++ b/src/qvimagecore.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class QVImageCore : public QObject
 
     explicit QVImageCore(QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
-    void loadFile(const QString &fileName);
+    void loadFile(const QString &fileName, bool isReloaing = false);
     ReadData readFile(const QString &fileName, const QColorSpace &targetColorSpace, bool forCache);
     void loadPixmap(const ReadData &readData);
     void closeImage();
diff --git a/src/shortcutmanager.cpp b/src/shortcutmanager.cpp
index 3bd7c155..f1d88535 100644
--- a/src/shortcutmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/shortcutmanager.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ void ShortcutManager::initializeShortcutsList()
 {
     shortcutsList.append({tr("Open"), "open", keyBindingsToStringList(QKeySequence::Open), {}});
     shortcutsList.append({tr("Open URL"), "openurl", QStringList(QKeySequence(Qt::CTRL | Qt::SHIFT | Qt::Key_O).toString()), {}});
+    shortcutsList.append({tr("Reload File"), "reloadfile", keyBindingsToStringList(QKeySequence::Refresh), {}});
     shortcutsList.append({tr("Open Containing Folder"), "opencontainingfolder", {}, {}});
     //Sets open containing folder action name to platform-appropriate alternative
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN