diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index 815955963..677cbedf2 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ Contributors, sorted by the number of commits in descending order:
 * Regina Hug
 * Peter Vilim
 * Helen Sherwood-Taylor
+* HalosGhost
 // QUTE_AUTHORS_END
 
 The following people have contributed graphics:
diff --git a/doc/help/commands.asciidoc b/doc/help/commands.asciidoc
index ab08c1451..d5535d485 100644
--- a/doc/help/commands.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/commands.asciidoc
@@ -322,8 +322,13 @@ Quit qutebrowser.
 
 [[reload]]
 === reload
+Syntax: +:reload [*--force*]+
+
 Reload the current/[count]th tab.
 
+==== optional arguments
+* +*-f*+, +*--force*+: Bypass the page cache.
+
 ==== count
 The tab index to reload.
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
index 0a6e280fc..2d489dfd5 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QTabBar
 from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QUrl
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QClipboard
 from PyQt5.QtPrintSupport import QPrintDialog, QPrintPreviewDialog
-from PyQt5.QtWebKitWidgets import QWebInspector
+from PyQt5.QtWebKitWidgets import QWebPage, QWebInspector
 import pygments
 import pygments.lexers
 import pygments.formatters
@@ -305,15 +305,19 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
 
     @cmdutils.register(instance='command-dispatcher', name='reload',
                        scope='window')
-    def reloadpage(self, count: {'special': 'count'}=None):
+    def reloadpage(self, force=False, count: {'special': 'count'}=None):
         """Reload the current/[count]th tab.
 
         Args:
             count: The tab index to reload, or None.
+            force: Bypass the page cache.
         """
         tab = self._cntwidget(count)
         if tab is not None:
-            tab.reload()
+            if force:
+                tab.page().triggerAction(QWebPage.ReloadAndBypassCache)
+            else:
+                tab.reload()
 
     @cmdutils.register(instance='command-dispatcher', scope='window')
     def stop(self, count: {'special': 'count'}=None):
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
index 6d59c18df..08fecadd8 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
@@ -945,6 +945,7 @@ KEY_DATA = collections.OrderedDict([
         ('tab-prev', ['K']),
         ('tab-clone', ['gC']),
         ('reload', ['r']),
+        ('reload -f', ['R']),
         ('back', ['H', '<Backspace>']),
         ('back -t', ['th']),
         ('back -w', ['wh']),