diff --git a/lib/delayed/command.rb b/lib/delayed/command.rb
index 281078242..8026950b7 100644
--- a/lib/delayed/command.rb
+++ b/lib/delayed/command.rb
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ def daemonize # rubocop:disable PerceivedComplexity
         end
         # rubocop:enable GuardClause
       else
+        stop_start_if_restart
         worker_count.times do |worker_index|
           process_name = worker_count == 1 ? 'delayed_job' : "delayed_job.#{worker_index}"
           run_process(process_name, @options)
@@ -144,6 +145,18 @@ def run(worker_name = nil, options = {})
 
   private
 
+    def args_command
+      @args.find { |arg| args_command_options.include?(arg) }
+    end
+
+    def args_command_index
+      @args.index(args_command)
+    end
+
+    def args_command_options
+      %w[start stop restart run]
+    end
+
     def parse_worker_pool(pool)
       @worker_pools ||= []
 
@@ -165,6 +178,22 @@ def rails_logger_defined?
       defined?(::Rails.logger)
     end
 
+    def stop_all_workers
+      original_command = args_command
+      @args[args_command_index] = 'stop'
+      Dir.glob("#{@options[:pid_dir]}/delayed_job*").each do |file_path|
+        process_name = File.basename(file_path, '.*')
+        run_process(process_name, @options)
+      end
+      @args[args_command_index] = original_command
+    end
+
+    def stop_start_if_restart
+      return unless args_command == 'restart'
+      stop_all_workers
+      @args[args_command_index] = 'start'
+    end
+
     def exit_with_error_status
       exit 1
     end
diff --git a/spec/delayed/command_spec.rb b/spec/delayed/command_spec.rb
index b57cd6efa..c03937747 100644
--- a/spec/delayed/command_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/delayed/command_spec.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,30 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe 'restart' do
+    before(:each) do
+      allow(Dir).to receive(:glob).with("#{run_process_options[:pid_dir]}/delayed_job*").and_return([pid_filepath])
+      allow(FileUtils).to receive(:mkdir_p).with(run_process_options[:pid_dir]).once
+    end
+    let(:command) { Delayed::Command.new(['restart']) }
+    let(:pid_filepath) { "#{run_process_options[:pid_dir]}/delayed_job.orig.pid" }
+    let(:run_process_options) do
+      {:log_dir => './log', :pid_dir => './tmp/pids', :quiet => true}
+    end
+
+    it 'sends stop for all workers then start' do
+      expect(command).to receive(:run_process).with('delayed_job.orig', run_process_options) do
+        expect(command.instance_variable_get('@args')).to eql(['stop'])
+      end
+
+      expect(command).to receive(:run_process).with('delayed_job', run_process_options) do
+        expect(command.instance_variable_get('@args')).to eql(['start'])
+      end
+
+      command.daemonize
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'run' do
     it 'sets the Delayed::Worker logger' do
       expect(Delayed::Worker).to receive(:logger=).with(logger)