diff --git a/squawk-vscode/package.json b/squawk-vscode/package.json
index f45711bb..aa027b44 100644
--- a/squawk-vscode/package.json
+++ b/squawk-vscode/package.json
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
         "command": "squawk.stopServer",
         "title": "Stop Server",
         "category": "Squawk"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "squawk.restartServer",
+        "title": "Restart Server",
+        "category": "Squawk"
       }
     ],
     "languages": [
diff --git a/squawk-vscode/src/extension.ts b/squawk-vscode/src/extension.ts
index bac1fc70..d1dadc79 100644
--- a/squawk-vscode/src/extension.ts
+++ b/squawk-vscode/src/extension.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     }),
   )
 
+  context.subscriptions.push(
+    vscode.commands.registerCommand("squawk.restartServer", async () => {
+      await restartServer(context)
+    }),
+  )
+
   context.subscriptions.push(onClientStateChange)
 
   await startServer(context)
@@ -311,6 +317,12 @@ async function stopServer() {
   log.info("server stopped")
 }
 
+async function restartServer(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
+  log.info("restart server")
+  await stopServer()
+  await startServer(context)
+}
+
 // Based on rust-analyzer's SyntaxTree support:
 // https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer/blob/c0eaff7dd1fdfffed4e5706780e79967760d1d9b/editors/code/src/commands.ts#L432-L510
 class SyntaxTreeProvider implements vscode.TextDocumentContentProvider {