diff --git a/src/Gui/FreeCADGuiInit.py b/src/Gui/FreeCADGuiInit.py
index bc3a6e12b7..332be657cc 100644
--- a/src/Gui/FreeCADGuiInit.py
+++ b/src/Gui/FreeCADGuiInit.py
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ class Workbench:
         self.__Workbench__.appendContextMenu(name, cmds)
     def removeContextMenu(self,name):
         self.__Workbench__.removeContextMenu(name)
+    def reloadActive(self):
+        self.__Workbench__.reloadActive()
     def name(self):
         return self.__Workbench__.name()
     def GetClassName(self):
diff --git a/src/Gui/PythonWorkbenchPy.xml b/src/Gui/PythonWorkbenchPy.xml
index 9232ff9e86..344e467344 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PythonWorkbenchPy.xml
+++ b/src/Gui/PythonWorkbenchPy.xml
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
         <UserDocu>Remove a command bar</UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
     </Methode>
+    <Methode Name="reloadActive" Static="true">
+      <Documentation>
+        <UserDocu>Reload the active workbench after changing menus or toolbars</UserDocu>
+      </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
     <Methode Name="AppendMenu">
         <Documentation>
             <UserDocu>deprecated -- use appendMenu</UserDocu>
diff --git a/src/Gui/PythonWorkbenchPyImp.cpp b/src/Gui/PythonWorkbenchPyImp.cpp
index 6a4b5d7a3f..db609a3895 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PythonWorkbenchPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/PythonWorkbenchPyImp.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "PreCompiled.h"
 
 #include "Workbench.h"
+#include "WorkbenchManager.h"
 
 // inclusion of the generated files (generated out of PythonWorkbenchPy.xml)
 #include "PythonWorkbenchPy.h"
@@ -274,6 +275,20 @@ PyObject*  PythonWorkbenchPy::removeCommandbar(PyObject *args)
     } PY_CATCH;
 }
 
+/** Reload the workbench */
+PyObject*  PythonWorkbenchPy::reloadActive(PyObject *args)
+{
+    PY_TRY {
+        if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+            return nullptr;
+
+        Workbench* active = Gui::WorkbenchManager::instance()->active();
+        if (active)
+            active->activate();
+        Py_Return;
+    } PY_CATCH;
+}
+
 PyObject* PythonWorkbenchPy::getCustomAttributes(const char* ) const
 {
     return nullptr;