diff --git a/core/master.c b/core/master.c
index 7972ebf1..e0501585 100644
--- a/core/master.c
+++ b/core/master.c
@@ -1158,7 +1158,21 @@ health_cycle:
 					uwsgi_block_signal(SIGHUP);
 					grace_them_all(0);
 					uwsgi_unblock_signal(SIGHUP);
+					continue;
 				}
+				touched = uwsgi_check_touches(uwsgi.touch_chain_reload);
+				if (touched) {
+					uwsgi_block_signal(SIGHUP);
+                                        uwsgi_log("*** %s has been touched... chain reload !!! ***\n", touched);
+					for(i=1;i<=uwsgi.numproc;i++) {
+						if (uwsgi.workers[i].pid > 0) {
+							kill(uwsgi.workers[i].pid, SIGHUP);
+						}
+					}
+					uwsgi_unblock_signal(SIGHUP);
+                                        continue;
+                                }
+
 			}
 
 			continue;
diff --git a/core/uwsgi.c b/core/uwsgi.c
index 445ff55f..73fc2d17 100644
--- a/core/uwsgi.c
+++ b/core/uwsgi.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ static struct uwsgi_option uwsgi_base_options[] = {
 #endif
 	{"never-swap", no_argument, 0, "lock all memory pages avoiding swapping", uwsgi_opt_true, &uwsgi.never_swap, 0},
 	{"touch-reload", required_argument, 0, "reload uWSGI if the specified file is modified/touched", uwsgi_opt_add_string_list, &uwsgi.touch_reload, UWSGI_OPT_MASTER},
+	{"touch-chain-reload", required_argument, 0, "trigger chain reload if the specified file is modified/touched", uwsgi_opt_add_string_list, &uwsgi.touch_chain_reload, UWSGI_OPT_MASTER},
 	{"touch-logrotate", required_argument, 0, "trigger logrotation if the specified file is modified/touched", uwsgi_opt_add_string_list, &uwsgi.touch_logrotate, UWSGI_OPT_MASTER | UWSGI_OPT_LOG_MASTER},
 	{"touch-logreopen", required_argument, 0, "trigger log reopen if the specified file is modified/touched", uwsgi_opt_add_string_list, &uwsgi.touch_logreopen, UWSGI_OPT_MASTER | UWSGI_OPT_LOG_MASTER},
 	{"propagate-touch", no_argument, 0, "over-engineering option for system with flaky signal mamagement", uwsgi_opt_true, &uwsgi.propagate_touch, 0},
diff --git a/uwsgi.h b/uwsgi.h
index f6c5a008..93d93d37 100644
--- a/uwsgi.h
+++ b/uwsgi.h
@@ -1840,6 +1840,7 @@ struct uwsgi_server {
 		rlim_t evil_reload_on_rss;
 
 		struct uwsgi_string_list *touch_reload;
+		struct uwsgi_string_list *touch_chain_reload;
 		struct uwsgi_string_list *touch_logrotate;
 		struct uwsgi_string_list *touch_logreopen;