diff --git a/gateway/platforms/discord.py b/gateway/platforms/discord.py
index 51ef0a868..a80790ed5 100644
--- a/gateway/platforms/discord.py
+++ b/gateway/platforms/discord.py
@@ -1696,6 +1696,10 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
         async def slash_update(interaction: discord.Interaction):
             await self._run_simple_slash(interaction, "/update", "Update initiated~")
 
+        @tree.command(name="restart", description="Gracefully restart the Hermes gateway")
+        async def slash_restart(interaction: discord.Interaction):
+            await self._run_simple_slash(interaction, "/restart", "Restart requested~")
+
         @tree.command(name="approve", description="Approve a pending dangerous command")
         @discord.app_commands.describe(scope="Optional: 'all', 'session', 'always', 'all session', 'all always'")
         async def slash_approve(interaction: discord.Interaction, scope: str = ""):
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_discord_slash_commands.py b/tests/gateway/test_discord_slash_commands.py
index b7967c69a..c1c3c1df1 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_discord_slash_commands.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_discord_slash_commands.py
@@ -117,6 +117,23 @@ async def test_registers_native_thread_slash_command(adapter):
     adapter._handle_thread_create_slash.assert_awaited_once_with(interaction, "Planning", "", 1440)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_registers_native_restart_slash_command(adapter):
+    adapter._run_simple_slash = AsyncMock()
+    adapter._register_slash_commands()
+
+    assert "restart" in adapter._client.tree.commands
+
+    interaction = SimpleNamespace()
+    await adapter._client.tree.commands["restart"](interaction)
+
+    adapter._run_simple_slash.assert_awaited_once_with(
+        interaction,
+        "/restart",
+        "Restart requested~",
+    )
+
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 # _handle_thread_create_slash — success, session dispatch, failure
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------