diff --git a/dwmstatus-restart b/dwmstatus-restart
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..eec88d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dwmstatus-restart
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if pgrep -x dwmstatus 2>&1 >/dev/null;
+then
+	printf "Killing old dwmstatus instances ... "
+	pkill -KILL -x dwmstatus
+	printf "done.\n"
+fi
+
+if [ -e $HOME/.xinitrc ];
+then
+	cat $HOME/.xinitrc | grep dwmstatus | sh
+else
+	dwmstatus &
+fi
+