diff --git a/src/controllers/controller.cpp b/src/controllers/controller.cpp
index e2bf6f4689f2..9973eeb4dd10 100644
--- a/src/controllers/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/controller.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 * @brief Base class representing a physical (or software) controller.
 */
 
+#include "controllers/controller.h"
+
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QJSValue>
 
-#include "controllers/controller.h"
+#include "control/controlobject.h"
 #include "controllers/controllerdebug.h"
 #include "controllers/defs_controllers.h"
 #include "util/screensaver.h"
@@ -21,6 +23,9 @@ Controller::Controller(const QString& group)
           m_bIsOpen(false),
           m_bLearning(false) {
     m_userActivityInhibitTimer.start();
+
+    m_pReloadScripts = make_parented<ControlObject>(ConfigKey(group, "reload_scripts"), this);
+    connect(m_pReloadScripts, &ControlObject::valueChanged, this, &Controller::slotReloadScripts);
 }
 
 Controller::~Controller() {
@@ -88,6 +93,14 @@ void Controller::stopLearning() {
 
 }
 
+void Controller::slotReloadScripts(double v) {
+    if (!v || !m_pEngine) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_pEngine->reloadScripts();
+}
+
 void Controller::send(QList<int> data, unsigned int length) {
     // If you change this implementation, also change it in HidController (That
     // function is required due to HID devices having report IDs)
diff --git a/src/controllers/controller.h b/src/controllers/controller.h
index a57a7323aed0..ece417d31e05 100644
--- a/src/controllers/controller.h
+++ b/src/controllers/controller.h
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 #include "controllers/controllervisitor.h"
 #include "controllers/engine/controllerengine.h"
 #include "util/duration.h"
+#include "util/parented_ptr.h"
 
+class ControlObject;
 class ControllerJSProxy;
 
 class Controller : public QObject, ConstControllerPresetVisitor {
@@ -106,6 +108,8 @@ class Controller : public QObject, ConstControllerPresetVisitor {
     void startLearning();
     void stopLearning();
 
+    void slotReloadScripts(double v);
+
   protected:
     // The length parameter is here for backwards compatibility for when scripts
     // were required to specify it.
@@ -184,6 +188,8 @@ class Controller : public QObject, ConstControllerPresetVisitor {
     bool m_bLearning;
     QElapsedTimer m_userActivityInhibitTimer;
 
+    parented_ptr<ControlObject> m_pReloadScripts;
+
     friend class ControllerJSProxy;
     // accesses lots of our stuff, but in the same thread
     friend class ControllerManager;
diff --git a/src/controllers/engine/controllerengine.h b/src/controllers/engine/controllerengine.h
index af9eed4093e4..73e741318482 100644
--- a/src/controllers/engine/controllerengine.h
+++ b/src/controllers/engine/controllerengine.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ class ControllerEngine : public QObject {
         m_bTesting = testing;
     };
 
+    void reloadScripts();
+
   protected:
     double getValue(QString group, QString name);
     void setValue(QString group, QString name, double newValue);
@@ -115,7 +117,6 @@ class ControllerEngine : public QObject {
     bool evaluateScriptFile(const QFileInfo& scriptFile);
     void initializeScriptEngine();
     void uninitializeScriptEngine();
-    void reloadScripts();
 
     void scriptErrorDialog(const QString& detailedError, const QString& key, bool bFatal = false);
     void generateScriptFunctions(const QString& code);