diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.cpp
index 78b3d61f8..ece0cc772 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             ui->tvp_OwnAircraftModels->addFilterDialog();
             ui->tvp_OwnAircraftModels->setDisplayAutomatically(true);
             ui->tvp_OwnAircraftModels->setCustomMenu(new CLoadModelsMenu(this));
-            ui->tvp_OwnAircraftModels->setSimulatorForLoading(ui->comp_SimulatorSelector->getValue());
+            ui->tvp_OwnAircraftModels->setCorrespondingSimulator(ui->comp_SimulatorSelector->getValue());
 
             bool c = connect(ui->tvp_OwnAircraftModels, &CAircraftModelView::requestUpdate, this, &CDbOwnModelsComponent::requestOwnModelsUpdate);
             Q_ASSERT_X(c, Q_FUNC_INFO, "Connect failed");
@@ -67,14 +67,16 @@ namespace BlackGui
             Q_ASSERT_X(c, Q_FUNC_INFO, "Connect failed");
             c = connect(&CMultiAircraftModelLoaderProvider::multiModelLoaderInstance(), &CMultiAircraftModelLoaderProvider::cacheChanged, this, &CDbOwnModelsComponent::onCacheChanged, Qt::QueuedConnection);
             Q_ASSERT_X(c, Q_FUNC_INFO, "Connect failed");
+            c = connect(ui->pb_ForceReload, &QPushButton::released, this, &CDbOwnModelsComponent::confirmedForcedReloadCurrentSimulator, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            Q_ASSERT_X(c, Q_FUNC_INFO, "Connect failed");
 
             // Last selection isPinned -> no sync needed
             ui->comp_SimulatorSelector->setRememberSelectionAndSetToLastSelection();
             const CSimulatorInfo simulator = ui->comp_SimulatorSelector->getValue();
             if (simulator.isSingleSimulator())
             {
-                ui->le_Simulator->setText(simulator.toQString(true));
                 m_simulator = simulator;
+                this->setUiSimulatorString(simulator);
                 const bool success = this->initModelLoader(simulator, IAircraftModelLoader::CacheOnly);
                 if (!success)
                 {
@@ -152,8 +154,8 @@ namespace BlackGui
             m_simulator = simulator;
             this->requestSimulatorModelsWithCacheInBackground(simulator);
             ui->comp_SimulatorSelector->setValue(simulator);
-            ui->le_Simulator->setText(simulator.toQString());
-            ui->tvp_OwnAircraftModels->setSimulatorForLoading(simulator);
+            this->setUiSimulatorString(simulator);
+            ui->tvp_OwnAircraftModels->setCorrespondingSimulator(simulator);
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -255,6 +257,31 @@ namespace BlackGui
             return dir;
         }
 
+        void CDbOwnModelsComponent::setUiSimulatorString(const CSimulatorInfo &simulatorInfo)
+        {
+            const QString s = simulatorInfo.toQString(true);
+            ui->le_Simulator->setText(s);
+            ui->pb_ForceReload->setText(QStringLiteral("force reload '%1'").arg(s));
+        }
+
+        void CDbOwnModelsComponent::confirmedForcedReloadCurrentSimulator()
+        {
+            this->confirmedForcedReload(m_simulator);
+        }
+
+        void CDbOwnModelsComponent::confirmedForcedReload(const CSimulatorInfo &simulator)
+        {
+            QMessageBox msgBox(QMessageBox::Question, "Reload models from disk",
+                               QStringLiteral("Completely reload '%1' models from disk?").arg(simulator.toQString(true)),
+                               QMessageBox::Ok | QMessageBox::Cancel, this);
+            msgBox.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox::Cancel);
+            const QMessageBox::StandardButton reply = static_cast<QMessageBox::StandardButton>(msgBox.exec());
+            if (reply != QMessageBox::Ok) { return; }
+
+            QPointer<CDbOwnModelsComponent> ownModelsComp(qobject_cast<CDbOwnModelsComponent *>(this->parent()));
+            ownModelsComp->requestSimulatorModels(simulator, IAircraftModelLoader::InBackgroundNoCache);
+        }
+
         void CDbOwnModelsComponent::CLoadModelsMenu::customMenu(CMenuActions &menuActions)
         {
             if (!sGui || sGui->isShuttingDown()) { return; }
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.h
index fb90f97b1..1ebfb4277 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.h
@@ -175,6 +175,15 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Directory selector for given simulator
             QString directorySelector(const BlackMisc::Simulation::CSimulatorInfo &simulatorInfo);
 
+            //! Simulator string
+            void setUiSimulatorString(const BlackMisc::Simulation::CSimulatorInfo &simulatorInfo);
+
+            //! Confirmed forced reload
+            void confirmedForcedReloadCurrentSimulator();
+
+            //! Confirmed forced reload
+            void confirmedForcedReload(const BlackMisc::Simulation::CSimulatorInfo &simulator);
+
             //! The menu for loading and handling own models for mapping tasks
             //! \note This is specific for that very component
             //! \fixme MS 2018-12 Move to namespace scope and add Q_OBJECT
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.ui b/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.ui
index 3b10a8cb1..5ad22dff3 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/dbownmodelscomponent.ui
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@
         </property>
        </spacer>
       </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QPushButton" name="pb_ForceReload">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>force reload</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_Simulator">
         <property name="text">
@@ -104,6 +111,9 @@
           <height>16777215</height>
          </size>
         </property>
+        <property name="readOnly">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
         <property name="placeholderText">
          <string>Simulator</string>
         </property>