diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql b/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
index 0fdad0c..3a9a020 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
@@ -1128,6 +1128,7 @@ REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pg_wal_replay_pause() FROM public;
 REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pg_wal_replay_resume() FROM public;
 REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pg_rotate_logfile() FROM public;
 REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pg_reload_conf() FROM public;
+REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pg_reload_backend(int) FROM public;
 REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pg_current_logfile() FROM public;
 REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pg_current_logfile(text) FROM public;
 
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/misc.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/misc.c
index 62341b8..83b6c45 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/misc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/misc.c
@@ -339,6 +339,36 @@ pg_reload_conf(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	PG_RETURN_BOOL(true);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Signal to reload the database configuration for a specified backend
+ *
+ * Permission checking for this function is managed through the normal
+ * GRANT system.
+ */
+Datum
+pg_reload_backend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	int			pid = PG_GETARG_INT32(0);
+	int			r = pg_signal_backend(pid, SIGHUP);
+
+	if (r == SIGNAL_BACKEND_NOSUPERUSER)
+		ereport(WARNING,
+				(errmsg("must be a superuser to reload superuser process")));
+
+	if (r == SIGNAL_BACKEND_NOPERMISSION)
+		ereport(WARNING,
+				 (errmsg("must be a member of the role whose process is being reloaded or member of pg_signal_backend")));
+
+	if (r)
+	{
+		ereport(WARNING,
+				(errmsg("failed to send signal to backend: %d", pid)));
+		PG_RETURN_BOOL(false);
+	}
+
+	PG_RETURN_BOOL(true);
+}
+
 
 /*
  * Rotate log file
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
index 1191b4a..a05e78a 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
@@ -3255,6 +3255,8 @@ DESCR("true if wal replay is paused");
 
 DATA(insert OID = 2621 ( pg_reload_conf			PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f v s 0 0 16 "" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ pg_reload_conf _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("reload configuration files");
+DATA(insert OID = 3409 ( pg_reload_backend			PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f v s 1 0 16 "23" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ pg_reload_backend _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+DESCR("reload configuration files");
 DATA(insert OID = 2622 ( pg_rotate_logfile		PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f v s 0 0 16 "" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ pg_rotate_logfile _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("rotate log file");
 DATA(insert OID = 3800 ( pg_current_logfile				PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f f f v s 0 0 25 "" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ pg_current_logfile _null_ _null_ _null_ ));