diff --git a/frappy/gui/mainwindow.py b/frappy/gui/mainwindow.py
index 640cb6f..bb3a9e5 100644
--- a/frappy/gui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/frappy/gui/mainwindow.py
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ class QSECNode(QObject):
         conn.register_callback(None, self.updateEvent, self.nodeStateChange, self.unhandledMessage)
 
     # provide methods from old baseclient for making other gui code work
+    def reconnect(self):
+        if self.conn.online:
+            self.conn.disconnect(shutdown=False)
+        self.conn.connect()
 
     def getParameters(self, module):
         return self.modules[module]['parameters']
@@ -202,6 +206,10 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             QMessageBox.critical(self.parent(),
                                  'Connecting to %s failed!' % host, str(e))
 
+    @pyqtSlot()
+    def on_actionReconnect_triggered(self):
+        self.tab.currentWidget().getSecNode().reconnect()
+
     def on_actionDetailed_View_toggled(self, toggled):
         self._rebuildAdvanced(toggled)
 
diff --git a/frappy/gui/ui/mainwin.ui b/frappy/gui/ui/mainwin.ui
index 09a340c..05d8084 100644
--- a/frappy/gui/ui/mainwin.ui
+++ b/frappy/gui/ui/mainwin.ui
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuFile">
     <property name="title">
-     <string>File</string>
+     <string>Node</string>
     </property>
     <widget class="QMenu" name="menuRecent_SECNodes">
      <property name="enabled">
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     </widget>
     <addaction name="actionAdd_SEC_node"/>
     <addaction name="menuRecent_SECNodes"/>
+    <addaction name="actionReconnect"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="actionExit"/>
    </widget>
@@ -143,6 +144,14 @@
     <string>djhfs</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionReconnect">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Reconnect</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="shortcut">
+    <string>Ctrl+R</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <resources>
   <include location="../../../resources/frappy-gui.qrc"/>