diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2978a4f..a8c0216 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ shelltime codex install
 | `shelltime hooks uninstall` | Remove shell hooks |
 | `shelltime daemon install` | Install the ShellTime daemon service |
 | `shelltime daemon status` | Check daemon status |
-| `shelltime daemon reinstall` | Reinstall the daemon service |
+| `shelltime daemon reinstall` | Reinstall and restart the daemon service (alias: `shelltime daemon restart`) |
 | `shelltime daemon uninstall` | Remove the daemon service |
 | `shelltime alias import` | Import aliases from `~/.zshrc` and `~/.config/fish/config.fish` (`--full` re-imports everything) |
 | `shelltime config view` | Show the merged current configuration (`--format json`) |
diff --git a/commands/daemon.reinstall.go b/commands/daemon.reinstall.go
index 60b84fb..7e3cd12 100644
--- a/commands/daemon.reinstall.go
+++ b/commands/daemon.reinstall.go
@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
+// DaemonReinstallCommand is also `daemon restart`, the name people reach for
+// after a config change. It stays a full reinstall rather than a plain service
+// restart: rewriting the service definition is what points it at the current
+// binary after an update or a move between Homebrew and the curl installer.
 var DaemonReinstallCommand = &cli.Command{
-	Name:   "reinstall",
-	Usage:  "Reinstall the shelltime daemon service (uninstall then install)",
-	Action: commandDaemonReinstall,
+	Name:    "reinstall",
+	Aliases: []string{"restart"},
+	Usage:   "Reinstall and restart the shelltime daemon service (uninstall then install)",
+	Action:  commandDaemonReinstall,
 }
 
 func commandDaemonReinstall(c *cli.Context) error {
diff --git a/commands/daemon.reinstall_test.go b/commands/daemon.reinstall_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96f0a8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/daemon.reinstall_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+)
+
+func TestDaemonRestartIsReinstall(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, name := range []string{"reinstall", "restart"} {
+		var matches []*cli.Command
+		for _, sub := range DaemonCommand.Subcommands {
+			if sub.HasName(name) {
+				matches = append(matches, sub)
+			}
+		}
+		if assert.Len(t, matches, 1, "daemon %s", name) {
+			assert.Same(t, DaemonReinstallCommand, matches[0], "daemon %s", name)
+		}
+	}
+}