diff --git a/luci-app-omr-tracker/luasrc/model/cbi/omr-tracker.lua b/luci-app-omr-tracker/luasrc/model/cbi/omr-tracker.lua
index 9915e8516..bd83a2035 100644
--- a/luci-app-omr-tracker/luasrc/model/cbi/omr-tracker.lua
+++ b/luci-app-omr-tracker/luasrc/model/cbi/omr-tracker.lua
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ o.default     = false
 o.disabled    = 0
 o.enabled     = 1
 
+o = s:option(Flag, "restart_down", translate("Restart if down"), translate("Restart interface if detected as down"))
+o.optional    = false
+o.rmempty     = false
+o.default     = false
+o.disabled    = 0
+o.enabled     = 1
+
 o = s:option(DynamicList, "hosts", translate("Hosts"), translate("Must be IPs and not domains"))
 o.placeholder = "4.2.2.1"
 o.default     = { "4.2.2.1", "8.8.8.8" }
@@ -202,6 +209,13 @@ o.default     = false
 o.disabled    = 0
 o.enabled     = 1
 
+o = s:option(Flag, "restart_down", translate("Restart if down"), translate("Restart interface if detected as down"))
+o.optional    = false
+o.rmempty     = false
+o.default     = false
+o.disabled    = 0
+o.enabled     = 1
+
 o = s:option(DynamicList, "hosts", translate("Hosts"), translate("Must be IPs and not domains"))
 o.placeholder = "4.2.2.1"
 o.default     = { "4.2.2.1", "8.8.8.8" }
diff --git a/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking b/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking
index 6f95daece..0e3770797 100755
--- a/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking
+++ b/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking
@@ -678,6 +678,14 @@ if [ "$OMR_TRACKER_STATUS" = "ERROR" ] || [ "$interface_up" != "true" ]; then
 	script_alert_down="$(uci -q get omr-tracker.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.script_alert_down)"
 	[ -n "$script_alert_down" ] && eval $script_alert_down
 
+	restart_down="$(uci -q get omr-tracker.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.restart_down)"
+	[ -z "$restart_down" ] && restart_down="$(uci -q get omr-tracker.defaults.restart_down)"
+	[ "$restart_down" = "1" ] && {
+		ifdown $OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE 2>&1 >/dev/null
+		sleep 5
+		ifup $OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE 2>&1 >/dev/null
+	}
+
 	if [ "$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE" = "glorytun" ] || [ "$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE" = "omrvpn" ]; then
 		if [ "$OMR_TRACKER_STATUS_MSG" = "" ]; then
 			_log "$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE down"
diff --git a/omr-tracker/files/etc/config/omr-tracker b/omr-tracker/files/etc/config/omr-tracker
index a88fb6a7c..df54c8416 100644
--- a/omr-tracker/files/etc/config/omr-tracker
+++ b/omr-tracker/files/etc/config/omr-tracker
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ config defaults 'defaults'
         option type 'ping'
         option wait_test '0'
         option server_http_test '1'
+        option restart_down '0'
         option options ''
 
 config proxy 'proxy'