diff --git a/pkg/cmd/grafana-server/main.go b/pkg/cmd/grafana-server/main.go
index f00e6bba0fd..f1e298671d7 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/grafana-server/main.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/grafana-server/main.go
@@ -96,13 +96,17 @@ func main() {
 
 func listenToSystemSignals(server *GrafanaServerImpl) {
 	signalChan := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	ignoreChan := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	sighupChan := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 
-	signal.Notify(ignoreChan, syscall.SIGHUP)
+	signal.Notify(sighupChan, syscall.SIGHUP)
 	signal.Notify(signalChan, os.Interrupt, os.Kill, syscall.SIGTERM)
 
-	select {
-	case sig := <-signalChan:
-		server.Shutdown(fmt.Sprintf("System signal: %s", sig))
+	for {
+		select {
+		case _ = <-sighupChan:
+			log.Reload()
+		case sig := <-signalChan:
+			server.Shutdown(fmt.Sprintf("System signal: %s", sig))
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/log/file.go b/pkg/log/file.go
index d137adbf3de..b8430dc6086 100644
--- a/pkg/log/file.go
+++ b/pkg/log/file.go
@@ -236,3 +236,20 @@ func (w *FileLogWriter) Close() {
 func (w *FileLogWriter) Flush() {
 	w.mw.fd.Sync()
 }
+
+// Reload file logger
+func (w *FileLogWriter) Reload() {
+	// block Logger's io.Writer
+	w.mw.Lock()
+	defer w.mw.Unlock()
+
+	// Close
+	fd := w.mw.fd
+	fd.Close()
+
+	// Open again
+	err := w.StartLogger()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Reload StartLogger: %s\n", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/log/handlers.go b/pkg/log/handlers.go
index 14a96fdcdb4..804d8fcbd70 100644
--- a/pkg/log/handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/log/handlers.go
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ package log
 type DisposableHandler interface {
 	Close()
 }
+
+type ReloadableHandler interface {
+	Reload()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/log/log.go b/pkg/log/log.go
index 0e6874e1b4b..d0e6ea89f27 100644
--- a/pkg/log/log.go
+++ b/pkg/log/log.go
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ import (
 
 var Root log15.Logger
 var loggersToClose []DisposableHandler
+var loggersToReload []ReloadableHandler
 var filters map[string]log15.Lvl
 
 func init() {
 	loggersToClose = make([]DisposableHandler, 0)
+	loggersToReload = make([]ReloadableHandler, 0)
 	Root = log15.Root()
 	Root.SetHandler(log15.DiscardHandler())
 }
@@ -115,6 +117,12 @@ func Close() {
 	loggersToClose = make([]DisposableHandler, 0)
 }
 
+func Reload() {
+	for _, logger := range loggersToReload {
+		logger.Reload()
+	}
+}
+
 func GetLogLevelFor(name string) Lvl {
 	if level, ok := filters[name]; ok {
 		switch level {
@@ -230,6 +238,7 @@ func ReadLoggingConfig(modes []string, logsPath string, cfg *ini.File) {
 			fileHandler.Init()
 
 			loggersToClose = append(loggersToClose, fileHandler)
+			loggersToReload = append(loggersToReload, fileHandler)
 			handler = fileHandler
 		case "syslog":
 			sysLogHandler := NewSyslog(sec, format)