diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 6d7909ba..ef585ec9 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -970,5 +970,12 @@ require('lspconfig').pyright.setup {
   trace = 'verbose',
 }
 vim.opt.autochdir = true
+
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('BufWritePost', {
+  pattern = 'sxhkdrc',
+  callback = function()
+    vim.cmd '!kill -s USR1 -- $(pidof sxhkd)'
+  end,
+})
 -- The line beneath this is called `modeline`. See `:help modeline`
 -- vim: ts=2 sts=2 sw=2 et