diff --git a/daemon/cli.c b/daemon/cli.c
index a3c86f201..b468e640f 100644
--- a/daemon/cli.c
+++ b/daemon/cli.c
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ static void cli_incoming_media_reload_file(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw, co
 static void cli_incoming_media_reload_files(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw, const cli_handler_t *);
 static void cli_incoming_media_reload_db(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw, const cli_handler_t *);
 static void cli_incoming_media_reload_dbs(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw, const cli_handler_t *);
+static void cli_incoming_media_reload_cache(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw, const cli_handler_t *);
+static void cli_incoming_media_reload_caches(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw, const cli_handler_t *);
 
 static void cli_incoming_media_evict_file(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw, const cli_handler_t *);
 static void cli_incoming_media_evict_files(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw, const cli_handler_t *);
@@ -208,6 +210,8 @@ static const cli_handler_t cli_media_reload_handlers[] = {
 	{ "files",		cli_incoming_media_reload_files,	NULL					},
 	{ "db",			cli_incoming_media_reload_db,		NULL					},
 	{ "dbs",		cli_incoming_media_reload_dbs,		NULL					},
+	{ "cache",		cli_incoming_media_reload_cache,	NULL					},
+	{ "caches",		cli_incoming_media_reload_caches,	NULL					},
 	{ NULL, },
 };
 static const cli_handler_t cli_media_evict_handlers[] = {
@@ -1866,6 +1870,29 @@ static void cli_incoming_media_reload_dbs(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw, con
 	cw->cw_printf(cw, "%u media entries reloaded\n", num);
 }
 
+static void cli_incoming_media_reload_cache(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw, const cli_handler_t *handler) {
+	if (instr->len == 0) {
+		cw->cw_printf(cw, "More parameters required.\n");
+		return ;
+	}
+
+	unsigned long long id = str_to_ui(instr, 0);
+	if (id == 0 || id == ULLONG_MAX)
+		cw->cw_printf(cw, "Invalid ID '" STR_FORMAT "'\n", STR_FMT(instr));
+	else {
+		bool ok = media_player_reload_cache(id);
+		if (ok)
+			cw->cw_printf(cw, "Success\n");
+		else
+			cw->cw_printf(cw, "Failed to reload '" STR_FORMAT "'\n", STR_FMT(instr));
+	}
+}
+
+static void cli_incoming_media_reload_caches(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw, const cli_handler_t *handler) {
+	unsigned int num = media_player_reload_caches();
+	cw->cw_printf(cw, "%u media entries reloaded\n", num);
+}
+
 static void cli_incoming_media_evict_file(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw, const cli_handler_t *handler) {
 	if (instr->len == 0) {
 		cw->cw_printf(cw, "More parameters required.\n");
diff --git a/daemon/media_player.c b/daemon/media_player.c
index b3dea6c51..ca607131d 100644
--- a/daemon/media_player.c
+++ b/daemon/media_player.c
@@ -2488,3 +2488,33 @@ bool media_player_preload_cache(char **ids) {
 
 	return true;
 }
+
+bool media_player_reload_cache(unsigned long long id) {
+	bool ret = false;
+
+#ifdef WITH_TRANSCODING
+	// "reload" implies that the file has to exist already
+	g_autoptr(char) fn = media_player_make_cache_entry_name(id);
+	if (!g_file_test(fn, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS))
+		return false;
+
+	str out;
+	const char *err = media_player_get_db_id(&out, id, dummy_dup,
+			media_player_add_cache_file_create);
+	if (!err)
+		ret = true;
+#endif
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void media_player_reload_caches_all(unsigned long long id, unsigned int *u) {
+	if (media_player_reload_cache(id))
+		(*u)++;
+}
+
+unsigned int media_player_reload_caches(void) {
+	unsigned int ret = 0;
+	media_player_iterate_db_cache(media_player_reload_caches_all, &ret);
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/include/media_player.h b/include/media_player.h
index 56bf115e7..6e9cd3977 100644
--- a/include/media_player.h
+++ b/include/media_player.h
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ GQueue media_player_list_caches(void);
 bool media_player_evict_cache(unsigned long long);
 unsigned int media_player_evict_caches(void);
 bool media_player_preload_cache(char **);
+bool media_player_reload_cache(unsigned long long);
+unsigned int media_player_reload_caches(void);
 
 struct send_timer *send_timer_new(struct packet_stream *);
 void send_timer_push(struct send_timer *, struct codec_packet *);
diff --git a/utils/rtpengine-ctl b/utils/rtpengine-ctl
index 2e665e168..1399dbc31 100755
--- a/utils/rtpengine-ctl
+++ b/utils/rtpengine-ctl
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ sub showusage {
     print "              files            : reload all media files currently in memory\n";
     print "              db <index>       : reload one media entry from database into memory\n";
     print "              dbs              : reload all media entries from database currently in memory\n";
+    print "              cache <index>    : reload one database media entry into file cache\n";
+    print "              caches           : reload all database media entries currently in file cache\n";
     print "         evict <option>\n";
     print "              file <file name> : remove one media file from memory\n";
     print "              files            : remove all media files from memory\n";