diff --git a/nginx_reload.sh b/nginx_reload.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d8efa3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx_reload.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+declare nginx_container="${1:?}"
+if [[ "$( docker container inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' "${nginx_container}" 2> /dev/null )" == "true" ]]; then
+    docker exec -t "${nginx_container}" sh -c 'nginx -t &>/dev/null' && \
+    docker kill --signal SIGHUP "${nginx_container}"
+fi