diff --git a/plasma/runnermanager.cpp b/plasma/runnermanager.cpp
index 3721ab1b..deb9a0c3 100644
--- a/plasma/runnermanager.cpp
+++ b/plasma/runnermanager.cpp
@@ -251,6 +251,13 @@ QMimeData* RunnerManager::mimeDataForMatch(const QueryMatch &match) const
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+void RunnerManager::reloadConfiguration()
+{
+    foreach (Plasma::AbstractRunner *runner, d->runners) {
+        runner->reloadConfiguration();
+    }
+}
+
 KPluginInfo::List RunnerManager::listRunnerInfo(const QString &parentApp)
 {
     QString constraint;
diff --git a/plasma/runnermanager.h b/plasma/runnermanager.h
index e1f2f578..fda4beea 100644
--- a/plasma/runnermanager.h
+++ b/plasma/runnermanager.h
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ public:
      */
     QMimeData* mimeDataForMatch(const QueryMatch &match) const;
 
+    /**
+     * Causes a reload of the configuration of all loaded runners
+     */
+    void reloadConfiguration();
+
     /**
      * Returns a list of all known Runner implementations
      *