diff --git a/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc b/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
index 4723c8e..2afed52 100755
--- a/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
+++ b/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # -------------------------------------------------------
 
 super + shift + e
-	$HOME/bin/restart_sxhkd
+	$HOME/bin/sxhkd-restart
 
 # quit/restart bspwm
 super + alt + {q,r}
diff --git a/bin/sxhkd-restart b/bin/sxhkd-restart
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f84ad6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/sxhkd-restart
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pkill -USR1 -x sxhkd
+dunstify "sxhkd restarted" -t 3500