diff --git a/src/confd/src/core.c b/src/confd/src/core.c
index 48a7e30e..4337db88 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/core.c
+++ b/src/confd/src/core.c
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ static int startup_save_hook(sr_session_ctx_t *session, uint32_t sub_id, const c
 	return SR_ERR_OK;
 }
 
+static int commit_done_hook(sr_session_ctx_t *session, uint32_t sub_id, const char *module,
+	const char *xpath, sr_event_t event, unsigned request_id, void *priv)
+{
+	if (system("initctl -nbq reload"))
+		return SR_ERR_SYS;
+
+	return SR_ERR_OK;
+}
+
 int sr_plugin_init_cb(sr_session_ctx_t *session, void **priv)
 {
 	sr_session_ctx_t *startup;
@@ -48,6 +57,12 @@ int sr_plugin_init_cb(sr_session_ctx_t *session, void **priv)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	if (rc = sr_module_change_subscribe(session, "ietf-system", "/ietf-system:system//.",
+			commit_done_hook, NULL, 0, SR_SUBSCR_PASSIVE | SR_SUBSCR_DONE_ONLY, &confd.sub)) {
+		ERROR("failed setting up startup-config hook: %s", sr_strerror(rc));
+		goto err;
+	}
+
 	if (rc = sr_install_module(confd.conn, YANG_PATH_"kernelkit-infix-deviations.yang", NULL, NULL))
 		goto err;