diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 1677f6f..9cd1b56 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ static const char *menucmd[] = { "bemenu-run", NULL };
 static const Key keys[] = {
 	/* Note that Shift changes certain key codes: c -> C, 2 -> at, etc. */
 	/* modifier                  key                 function        argument */
+
+
 	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_p,          spawn,          {.v = menucmd} },
 	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, XKB_KEY_Return,     spawn,          {.v = termcmd} },
 	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_j,          focusstack,     {.i = +1} },
@@ -142,7 +144,8 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
 	TAGKEYS(          XKB_KEY_7, XKB_KEY_ampersand,                  6),
 	TAGKEYS(          XKB_KEY_8, XKB_KEY_asterisk,                   7),
 	TAGKEYS(          XKB_KEY_9, XKB_KEY_parenleft,                  8),
-	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, XKB_KEY_Q,          quit,           {0} },
+	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, XKB_KEY_Q,        restartdwl,       {0} },
+	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT|WLR_MODIFIER_CTRL, XKB_KEY_Q, quit,  {0} },
 
 	/* Ctrl-Alt-Backspace and Ctrl-Alt-Fx used to be handled by X server */
 	{ WLR_MODIFIER_CTRL|WLR_MODIFIER_ALT,XKB_KEY_Terminate_Server, quit, {0} },
diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index 4118fd8..ebfeca4 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ static void pointerfocus(Client *c, struct wlr_surface *surface,
 		double sx, double sy, uint32_t time);
 static void printstatus(void);
 static void quit(const Arg *arg);
+static void restartdwl(const Arg *arg);
 static void rendermon(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 static void requeststartdrag(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 static void resize(Client *c, struct wlr_box geo, int interact);
@@ -1891,6 +1892,15 @@ quit(const Arg *arg)
 	wl_display_terminate(dpy);
 }
 
+void
+restartdwl(const Arg *arg)
+{
+    FILE *fp;
+    fp = fopen ("/tmp/restart_dwl", "w");
+    fclose(fp);
+    quit(0);
+}
+
 void
 rendermon(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 {