diff --git a/bench/commands/update.py b/bench/commands/update.py
index 5de03cbe..0060ebdd 100755
--- a/bench/commands/update.py
+++ b/bench/commands/update.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import sys, os
 from bench.config.common_site_config import get_config
 from bench.app import pull_all_apps, is_version_upgrade
 from bench.utils import (update_bench, validate_upgrade, pre_upgrade, post_upgrade, before_update,
-	update_requirements, update_node_packages, backup_all_sites, patch_sites, build_assets, restart_supervisor_processes)
+	update_requirements, update_node_packages, backup_all_sites, patch_sites, build_assets,
+	restart_supervisor_processes, restart_systemd_processes)
 from bench import patches
 
 #TODO: Not DRY
@@ -14,11 +15,12 @@ from bench import patches
 @click.option('--bench',is_flag=True, help="Update bench")
 @click.option('--requirements',is_flag=True, help="Update requirements")
 @click.option('--restart-supervisor',is_flag=True, help="restart supervisor processes after update")
+@click.option('--restart-systemd',is_flag=True, help="restart systemd units after update")
 @click.option('--auto',is_flag=True)
 @click.option('--no-backup',is_flag=True)
 @click.option('--force',is_flag=True)
 @click.option('--reset', is_flag=True, help="Hard resets git branch's to their new states overriding any changes and overriding rebase on pull")
-def update(pull=False, patch=False, build=False, bench=False, auto=False, restart_supervisor=False, requirements=False, no_backup=False, force=False, reset=False):
+def update(pull=False, patch=False, build=False, bench=False, auto=False, restart_supervisor=False, restart_systemd=False, requirements=False, no_backup=False, force=False, reset=False):
 	"Update bench"
 
 	if not (pull or patch or build or bench or requirements):
@@ -55,10 +57,10 @@ def update(pull=False, patch=False, build=False, bench=False, auto=False, restar
 		print("This would take significant time to migrate and might break custom apps.")
 		click.confirm('Do you want to continue?', abort=True)
 
-	_update(pull, patch, build, bench, auto, restart_supervisor, requirements, no_backup, force=force, reset=reset)
+	_update(pull, patch, build, bench, auto, restart_supervisor, restart_systemd, requirements, no_backup, force=force, reset=reset)
 
 def _update(pull=False, patch=False, build=False, update_bench=False, auto=False, restart_supervisor=False,
-		requirements=False, no_backup=False, bench_path='.', force=False, reset=False):
+		restart_systemd=False, requirements=False, no_backup=False, bench_path='.', force=False, reset=False):
 	conf = get_config(bench_path=bench_path)
 	version_upgrade = is_version_upgrade(bench_path=bench_path)
 
@@ -94,6 +96,8 @@ def _update(pull=False, patch=False, build=False, update_bench=False, auto=False
 		post_upgrade(version_upgrade[1], version_upgrade[2], bench_path=bench_path)
 	if restart_supervisor or conf.get('restart_supervisor_on_update'):
 		restart_supervisor_processes(bench_path=bench_path)
+	if restart_systemd or conf.get('restart_systemd_on_update'):
+		restart_systemd_processes(bench_path=bench_path)
 
 	print("_"*80)
 	print("Bench: Deployment tool for Frappe and ERPNext (https://erpnext.org).")