diff --git a/server/core/internal/service.hh b/server/core/internal/service.hh
index 2de09cf5b..c32c29810 100644
--- a/server/core/internal/service.hh
+++ b/server/core/internal/service.hh
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ public:
      */
     bool refresh_users();
 
+    /**
+     * Unconditionally refreshes the users for all listeners of the service
+     */
+    void load_users();
+
     /**
      * Dump service configuration into a file
      *
@@ -131,6 +136,9 @@ private:
     // Update the local filter list on the current worker
     void update_local_filters();
 
+    // Load the users
+    bool do_load_users();
+
     // Callback for updating the local filter list
     static void update_filters_cb(void* data)
     {
diff --git a/server/core/resource.cc b/server/core/resource.cc
index f79497e37..745001f80 100644
--- a/server/core/resource.cc
+++ b/server/core/resource.cc
@@ -683,6 +683,16 @@ HttpResponse cb_flush(const HttpRequest& request)
     return HttpResponse(code);
 }
 
+HttpResponse cb_reload_users(const HttpRequest& request)
+{
+    Service* service = service_internal_find(request.uri_part(1).c_str());
+    mxb_assert(service);
+
+    service->load_users();
+
+    return HttpResponse(MHD_HTTP_NO_CONTENT);
+}
+
 HttpResponse cb_all_threads(const HttpRequest& request)
 {
     return HttpResponse(MHD_HTTP_OK, mxs_rworker_list_to_json(request.host()));
@@ -1051,6 +1061,7 @@ public:
         /** For all module commands that modify state/data */
         m_post.push_back(SResource(new Resource(cb_modulecmd, 4, "maxscale", "modules", ":module", "?")));
         m_post.push_back(SResource(new Resource(cb_flush, 3, "maxscale", "logs", "flush")));
+        m_post.push_back(SResource(new Resource(cb_reload_users, 3, "services", ":service", "reload")));
 
         /** Update resources */
         m_patch.push_back(SResource(new Resource(cb_alter_server, 2, "servers", ":server")));
diff --git a/server/core/service.cc b/server/core/service.cc
index cc004b8d0..46f5757e2 100644
--- a/server/core/service.cc
+++ b/server/core/service.cc
@@ -1070,6 +1070,50 @@ void dListListeners(DCB* dcb)
     }
 }
 
+bool Service::do_load_users()
+{
+    bool ret = true;
+
+    for (const auto& listener : listener_find_by_service(this))
+    {
+        switch (listener->load_users())
+        {
+        case MXS_AUTH_LOADUSERS_FATAL:
+            MXS_ERROR("[%s] Fatal error when loading users for listener '%s', authentication will not work.",
+                      name(), listener->name());
+            ret = false;
+            break;
+
+        case MXS_AUTH_LOADUSERS_ERROR:
+            MXS_WARNING("[%s] Failed to load users for listener '%s', authentication  might not work.",
+                        name(), listener->name());
+            ret = false;
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+void Service::load_users()
+{
+    if (capabilities & ACAP_TYPE_ASYNC)
+    {
+        mxs::RoutingWorker::execute_concurrently(
+            [this]() {
+                do_load_users();
+            });
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(lock);
+        do_load_users();
+    }
+}
+
 bool Service::refresh_users()
 {
     mxs::WatchdogWorkaround workaround;
@@ -1109,33 +1153,7 @@ bool Service::refresh_users()
     {
         m_rate_limits[self].last = now;
         m_rate_limits[self].warned = false;
-
-        for (const auto& listener : listener_find_by_service(this))
-        {
-            /** Load the authentication users before before starting the listener */
-
-            switch (listener->load_users())
-            {
-            case MXS_AUTH_LOADUSERS_FATAL:
-                MXS_ERROR("[%s] Fatal error when loading users for listener '%s',"
-                          " authentication will not work.",
-                          name(),
-                          listener->name());
-                ret = false;
-                break;
-
-            case MXS_AUTH_LOADUSERS_ERROR:
-                MXS_WARNING("[%s] Failed to load users for listener '%s', authentication"
-                            " might not work.",
-                            name(),
-                            listener->name());
-                ret = false;
-                break;
-
-            default:
-                break;
-            }
-        }
+        ret = do_load_users();
     }
 
     return ret;
diff --git a/server/core/test/rest-api/test/service.js b/server/core/test/rest-api/test/service.js
index 79616f2d3..7f908189a 100644
--- a/server/core/test/rest-api/test/service.js
+++ b/server/core/test/rest-api/test/service.js
@@ -168,5 +168,10 @@ describe("Service", function() {
             .should.be.fulfilled
     });
 
+    it("reload users", function() {
+        return request.post(base_url + "/services/RW-Split-Router/reload")
+            .should.be.fulfilled
+    });
+
     after(stopMaxScale)
 });