diff --git a/messages/en-US.json b/messages/en-US.json
index c7964f8be..388e34015 100644
--- a/messages/en-US.json
+++ b/messages/en-US.json
@@ -123,6 +123,16 @@
     "siteUpdated": "Site updated",
     "siteUpdatedDescription": "The site has been updated.",
     "siteGeneralDescription": "Configure the general settings for this site",
+    "siteRestartTitle": "Restart Site",
+    "siteRestartDescription": "Restart the WireGuard tunnel for this site. This will briefly interrupt connectivity.",
+    "siteRestartBody": "Use this if the site tunnel is not functioning correctly and you want to force a reconnect without restarting the host.",
+    "siteRestartButton": "Restart Site",
+    "siteRestartDialogMessage": "Are you sure you want to restart the WireGuard tunnel for <b>{name}</b>? The site will briefly lose connectivity.",
+    "siteRestartWarning": "The site will briefly disconnect while the tunnel restarts.",
+    "siteRestarted": "Site restarted",
+    "siteRestartedDescription": "The WireGuard tunnel has been restarted.",
+    "siteErrorRestart": "Failed to restart site",
+    "siteErrorRestartDescription": "An error occurred while restarting the site.",
     "siteSettingDescription": "Configure the settings on the site",
     "siteResourcesTab": "Resources",
     "siteResourcesNoneOnSite": "This site has no public or private resources yet.",
diff --git a/server/routers/external.ts b/server/routers/external.ts
index a64162e6a..326e555a8 100644
--- a/server/routers/external.ts
+++ b/server/routers/external.ts
@@ -254,6 +254,14 @@ authenticated.delete(
     site.deleteSite
 );
 
+authenticated.post(
+    "/site/:siteId/restart",
+    verifySiteAccess,
+    verifyUserHasAction(ActionsEnum.updateSite),
+    logActionAudit(ActionsEnum.updateSite),
+    site.restartSite
+);
+
 // TODO: BREAK OUT THESE ACTIONS SO THEY ARE NOT ALL "getSite"
 authenticated.get(
     "/site/:siteId/docker/status",
diff --git a/server/routers/site/index.ts b/server/routers/site/index.ts
index 00fdeda91..292c57971 100644
--- a/server/routers/site/index.ts
+++ b/server/routers/site/index.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ export * from "./listSites";
 export * from "./listSiteRoles";
 export * from "./pickSiteDefaults";
 export * from "./socketIntegration";
+export * from "./restartSite";
diff --git a/server/routers/site/restartSite.ts b/server/routers/site/restartSite.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..705b65db8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/routers/site/restartSite.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from "express";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { db, newts } from "@server/db";
+import { sites } from "@server/db";
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+import response from "@server/lib/response";
+import HttpCode from "@server/types/HttpCode";
+import createHttpError from "http-errors";
+import logger from "@server/logger";
+import { fromError } from "zod-validation-error";
+import { OpenAPITags, registry } from "@server/openApi";
+import { sendToClient } from "../ws";
+
+const updateSiteParamsSchema = z.strictObject({
+    siteId: z.coerce.number().int().positive()
+});
+
+registry.registerPath({
+    method: "post",
+    path: "/site/{siteId}/restart",
+    description: "Restart a site.",
+    tags: [OpenAPITags.Site],
+    request: {
+        params: updateSiteParamsSchema
+    },
+    responses: {
+        200: {
+            description: "Successful response",
+            content: {
+                "application/json": {
+                    schema: z.object({
+                        data: z.record(z.string(), z.any()).nullable(),
+                        success: z.boolean(),
+                        error: z.boolean(),
+                        message: z.string(),
+                        status: z.number()
+                    })
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+});
+
+export async function restartSite(
+    req: Request,
+    res: Response,
+    next: NextFunction
+): Promise<any> {
+    try {
+        const parsedParams = updateSiteParamsSchema.safeParse(req.params);
+        if (!parsedParams.success) {
+            return next(
+                createHttpError(
+                    HttpCode.BAD_REQUEST,
+                    fromError(parsedParams.error).toString()
+                )
+            );
+        }
+
+        const { siteId } = parsedParams.data;
+
+        const [existingSite] = await db
+            .select()
+            .from(sites)
+            .where(eq(sites.siteId, siteId))
+            .limit(1);
+
+        if (!existingSite) {
+            return next(
+                createHttpError(
+                    HttpCode.NOT_FOUND,
+                    `Site with ID ${siteId} not found`
+                )
+            );
+        }
+
+        // get the newt
+
+        const [newt] = await db
+            .select()
+            .from(newts)
+            .where(eq(newts.siteId, siteId))
+            .limit(1);
+
+        if (!newt) {
+            return next(
+                createHttpError(
+                    HttpCode.NOT_FOUND,
+                    `Newt for site with ID ${siteId} not found`
+                )
+            );
+        }
+
+        await sendToClient(
+            newt.newtId,
+            {
+                type: "newt/wg/restart",
+                data: {}
+            },
+            { incrementConfigVersion: false, compress: false }
+        );
+
+        return response(res, {
+            data: null,
+            success: true,
+            error: false,
+            message: "Site restarted successfully",
+            status: HttpCode.OK
+        });
+    } catch (error) {
+        logger.error(error);
+        return next(
+            createHttpError(HttpCode.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, "An error occurred")
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/[orgId]/settings/sites/[niceId]/general/page.tsx b/src/app/[orgId]/settings/sites/[niceId]/general/page.tsx
index fdbfc387d..37a92c409 100644
--- a/src/app/[orgId]/settings/sites/[niceId]/general/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/[orgId]/settings/sites/[niceId]/general/page.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import { usePaidStatus } from "@app/hooks/usePaidStatus";
 import { tierMatrix, TierFeature } from "@server/lib/billing/tierMatrix";
 import { Button as ButtonUI } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { PaidFeaturesAlert } from "@app/components/PaidFeaturesAlert";
+import ConfirmDeleteDialog from "@app/components/ConfirmDeleteDialog";
 
 const GeneralFormSchema = z.object({
     name: z.string().nonempty("Name is required"),
@@ -72,6 +73,23 @@ export default function GeneralPage() {
     const [activeCidrTagIndex, setActiveCidrTagIndex] = useState<number | null>(
         null
     );
+    const [isRestartDialogOpen, setIsRestartDialogOpen] = useState(false);
+
+    async function restartSite() {
+        try {
+            await api.post(`/site/${site?.siteId}/restart`);
+            toast({
+                title: t("siteRestarted"),
+                description: t("siteRestartedDescription")
+            });
+        } catch (e) {
+            toast({
+                variant: "destructive",
+                title: t("siteErrorRestart"),
+                description: formatAxiosError(e, t("siteErrorRestartDescription"))
+            });
+        }
+    }
 
     const orgAutoUpdate = org.org.settingsEnableGlobalNewtAutoUpdate ?? false;
 
@@ -349,6 +367,52 @@ export default function GeneralPage() {
                     </Button>
                 </SettingsSectionFooter>
             </SettingsSection>
+            {site && site.type === "newt" && (
+                <>
+                    <ConfirmDeleteDialog
+                        open={isRestartDialogOpen}
+                        setOpen={setIsRestartDialogOpen}
+                        dialog={
+                            <p>
+                                {t.rich("siteRestartDialogMessage", {
+                                    name: site.name,
+                                    b: (chunks) => <b>{chunks}</b>
+                                })}
+                            </p>
+                        }
+                        buttonText={t("siteRestartButton")}
+                        onConfirm={restartSite}
+                        string={site.name}
+                        warningText={t("siteRestartWarning")}
+                        title={t("siteRestartTitle")}
+                    />
+                    <SettingsSection>
+                        <SettingsSectionHeader>
+                            <SettingsSectionTitle>
+                                {t("siteRestartTitle")}
+                            </SettingsSectionTitle>
+                            <SettingsSectionDescription>
+                                {t("siteRestartDescription")}
+                            </SettingsSectionDescription>
+                        </SettingsSectionHeader>
+                        <SettingsSectionBody>
+                            <SettingsSectionForm>
+                                <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                                    {t("siteRestartBody")}
+                                </p>
+                            </SettingsSectionForm>
+                        </SettingsSectionBody>
+                        <SettingsSectionFooter>
+                            <Button
+                                variant="outline"
+                                onClick={() => setIsRestartDialogOpen(true)}
+                            >
+                                {t("siteRestartButton")}
+                            </Button>
+                        </SettingsSectionFooter>
+                    </SettingsSection>
+                </>
+            )}
         </SettingsContainer>
     );
 }