diff --git a/Sources/NetworkProtection/ExtensionMessage/ExtensionRequest.swift b/Sources/NetworkProtection/ExtensionMessage/ExtensionRequest.swift
index 693cde61a..9f2c50f14 100644
--- a/Sources/NetworkProtection/ExtensionMessage/ExtensionRequest.swift
+++ b/Sources/NetworkProtection/ExtensionMessage/ExtensionRequest.swift
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public enum VPNCommand: Codable {
     case removeSystemExtension
     case removeVPNConfiguration
     case sendTestNotification
+    case restartAdapter
     case uninstallVPN
     case disableConnectOnDemandAndShutDown
     case quitAgent
diff --git a/Sources/NetworkProtection/PacketTunnelProvider.swift b/Sources/NetworkProtection/PacketTunnelProvider.swift
index d1126a44d..3b442e179 100644
--- a/Sources/NetworkProtection/PacketTunnelProvider.swift
+++ b/Sources/NetworkProtection/PacketTunnelProvider.swift
@@ -907,6 +907,7 @@ open class PacketTunnelProvider: NEPacketTunnelProvider {
                                                                             excludedRoutes: settings.excludedRanges,
                                                                             dnsSettings: settings.dnsSettings,
                                                                             regenerateKey: regenerateKey)
+
             case .useConfiguration(let newTunnelConfiguration):
                 tunnelConfiguration = newTunnelConfiguration
             }
@@ -1139,6 +1140,8 @@ open class PacketTunnelProvider: NEPacketTunnelProvider {
         case .removeVPNConfiguration:
             // Since the VPN configuration is being removed we may as well reset all state
             handleResetAllState(completionHandler: completionHandler)
+        case .restartAdapter:
+            handleRestartAdapter(completionHandler: completionHandler)
         case .uninstallVPN:
             // Since the VPN configuration is being removed we may as well reset all state
             handleResetAllState(completionHandler: completionHandler)
@@ -1170,6 +1173,26 @@ open class PacketTunnelProvider: NEPacketTunnelProvider {
         }
     }
 
+    private func handleRestartAdapter(completionHandler: ((Data?) -> Void)? = nil) {
+        Task {
+            do {
+                let tunnelConfiguration = try await generateTunnelConfiguration(serverSelectionMethod: currentServerSelectionMethod,
+                                                                                includedRoutes: includedRoutes ?? [],
+                                                                                excludedRoutes: settings.excludedRanges,
+                                                                                dnsSettings: settings.dnsSettings,
+                                                                                regenerateKey: false)
+
+                try await updateTunnelConfiguration(updateMethod: .useConfiguration(tunnelConfiguration),
+                                                    reassert: false,
+                                                    regenerateKey: false)
+
+                completionHandler?(nil)
+            } catch {
+                completionHandler?(nil)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private func handleGetLastErrorMessage(completionHandler: ((Data?) -> Void)? = nil) {
         let response = controllerErrorStore.lastErrorMessage.map(ExtensionMessageString.init)
         completionHandler?(response?.rawValue)
diff --git a/Sources/NetworkProtection/WireGuardKit/WireGuardAdapter.swift b/Sources/NetworkProtection/WireGuardKit/WireGuardAdapter.swift
index c430673b7..bd9f304f9 100644
--- a/Sources/NetworkProtection/WireGuardKit/WireGuardAdapter.swift
+++ b/Sources/NetworkProtection/WireGuardKit/WireGuardAdapter.swift
@@ -370,9 +370,6 @@ public class WireGuardAdapter {
             }
 
             if reassert {
-                // Tell the system that the tunnel is going to reconnect using new WireGuard
-                // configuration.
-                // This will broadcast the `NEVPNStatusDidChange` notification to the GUI process.
                 self.packetTunnelProvider?.reasserting = true
             }