diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index ff30c5e6900995aa2cd7a552297f4e26150d4f50..e6e92371b7766d5ea34caac42c4e028ff61d3127 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Add a couple of support functions for ctools_set_page_token that are meant to be
 #553112: dependent.js failed to set proper initial state if inside an already hidden element.
 #569508 by markus_petrux: Update user_profile content type.
 #558942 by Roi Danton: In wizard.inc, be sure to check cancel path if return path is not set, as noted in documentation.
-#568578 by Roger Lopez: Add client side redirect command.
+#568578 by Roger Lopez: Add client side redirect AJAX command.
+#561788 by sirkitree: Add client side reload AJAX command.
 
 ctools 6.x-1.0
 ==============
diff --git a/includes/ajax.inc b/includes/ajax.inc
index 54175504c1704bbaceefaed31f7211f085e95e24..5164f428efe8edb6a39d234d649c316d67eb95ae 100644
--- a/includes/ajax.inc
+++ b/includes/ajax.inc
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@
  * - redirect
  *   - url: The url to be redirected to. This can be an absolute URL or a Drupal path.
  *
+ * - reload
+ *
  * Commands are usually created with a couple of helper functions, so they
  * look like this:
  *
@@ -378,6 +380,15 @@ function ctools_ajax_command_redirect($url) {
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Force a reload of the current page.
+ */
+function ctools_ajax_command_reload() {
+  return array(
+    'command' => 'reload',
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * Render a commands array into JSON and immediately hand this back
  * to the AJAX requester.
diff --git a/js/ajax-responder.js b/js/ajax-responder.js
index 168e1e150fbfe56c0e430ddf51b870e35b8e0b40..558c9b0bbf332ed1f76301a904763a3b860e4582 100644
--- a/js/ajax-responder.js
+++ b/js/ajax-responder.js
@@ -282,6 +282,10 @@ Drupal.CTools.AJAX.commands = {
 
   redirect: function(data) {
     location.href = data.url;
+  },
+
+  reload: function(data) {
+    location.reload();
   }
 };