diff --git a/bash_it.sh b/bash_it.sh
index 6e87100d..2d085e9d 100755
--- a/bash_it.sh
+++ b/bash_it.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # Initialize Bash It
 
-# Reload Library
-case $OSTYPE in
-  darwin*)
-    alias reload='source ~/.bash_profile'
-    ;;
-  *)
-    alias reload='source ~/.bashrc'
-    ;;
-esac
-
 # Only set $BASH_IT if it's not already set
 if [ -z "$BASH_IT" ];
 then
@@ -112,5 +102,17 @@ then
   . "$HOME/.jekyllconfig"
 fi
 
+# BASH_IT_RELOAD_LEGACY is set.
+if ! command -v reload &>/dev/null && [ -n "$BASH_IT_RELOAD_LEGACY" ]; then
+  case $OSTYPE in
+    darwin*)
+      alias reload='source ~/.bash_profile'
+      ;;
+    *)
+      alias reload='source ~/.bashrc'
+      ;;
+  esac
+fi
+
 # Disable trap DEBUG on subshells - https://github.com/Bash-it/bash-it/pull/1040
 set +T
diff --git a/completion/available/bash-it.completion.bash b/completion/available/bash-it.completion.bash
index 20a94e5b..71ec8418 100644
--- a/completion/available/bash-it.completion.bash
+++ b/completion/available/bash-it.completion.bash
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ _bash-it-comp()
   prev="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-1]}"
   chose_opt="${COMP_WORDS[1]}"
   file_type="${COMP_WORDS[2]}"
-  opts="disable enable help migrate search show update version"
+  opts="disable enable help migrate reload search show update version"
   case "${chose_opt}" in
     show)
       local show_args="aliases completions plugins"
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ _bash-it-comp()
         return 0
       fi
       ;;
-    update | search | migrate | version)
+    migrate | reload | search | update | version)
       return 0
       ;;
     enable | disable)
diff --git a/lib/helpers.bash b/lib/helpers.bash
index 9693ea1a..e80c8459 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.bash
+++ b/lib/helpers.bash
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function reload_plugins() {
 bash-it ()
 {
     about 'Bash-it help and maintenance'
-    param '1: verb [one of: help | show | enable | disable | migrate | update | search | version ] '
+    param '1: verb [one of: help | show | enable | disable | migrate | update | search | version | reload ] '
     param '2: component type [one of: alias(es) | completion(s) | plugin(s) ] or search term(s)'
     param '3: specific component [optional]'
     example '$ bash-it show plugins'
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ bash-it ()
     example '$ bash-it update'
     example '$ bash-it search ruby [[-]rake]... [--enable | --disable]'
     example '$ bash-it version'
+    example '$ bash-it reload'
     typeset verb=${1:-}
     shift
     typeset component=${1:-}
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@ bash-it ()
              func=_bash-it-migrate;;
          version)
              func=_bash-it-version;;
+         reload)
+             func=_bash-it-reload;;
          *)
              reference bash-it
              return;;
@@ -253,6 +256,22 @@ _bash-it-version() {
   cd - &> /dev/null || return
 }
 
+_bash-it-reload() {
+  _about 'reloads a profile file'
+  _group 'lib'
+
+  cd "${BASH_IT}" || return
+
+  case $OSTYPE in
+    darwin*)
+      source ~/.bash_profile
+      ;;
+    *)
+      source ~/.bashrc
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
 _bash-it-describe ()
 {
     _about 'summarizes available bash_it components'
diff --git a/template/bash_profile.template.bash b/template/bash_profile.template.bash
index a052e91e..01097960 100755
--- a/template/bash_profile.template.bash
+++ b/template/bash_profile.template.bash
@@ -48,5 +48,8 @@ export SCM_CHECK=true
 # after enabling or disabling aliases, plugins, and completions.
 # export BASH_IT_AUTOMATIC_RELOAD_AFTER_CONFIG_CHANGE=1
 
+# Uncomment this to make Bash-it create alias reload.
+# export BASH_IT_RELOAD_LEGACY=1
+
 # Load Bash It
 source "$BASH_IT"/bash_it.sh
diff --git a/test/completion/bash-it.completion.bats b/test/completion/bash-it.completion.bats
index 3cdc84ba..f35b180b 100644
--- a/test/completion/bash-it.completion.bats
+++ b/test/completion/bash-it.completion.bats
@@ -99,32 +99,32 @@ function __check_completion () {
 
 @test "completion bash-it: show options" {
   run __check_completion 'bash-it '
-  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate search show update version"
+  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload search show update version"
 }
 
 @test "completion bash-it: bash-ti - show options" {
   run __check_completion 'bash-ti '
-  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate search show update version"
+  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload search show update version"
 }
 
 @test "completion bash-it: shit - show options" {
   run __check_completion 'shit '
-  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate search show update version"
+  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload search show update version"
 }
 
 @test "completion bash-it: bashit - show options" {
   run __check_completion 'bashit '
-  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate search show update version"
+  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload search show update version"
 }
 
 @test "completion bash-it: batshit - show options" {
   run __check_completion 'batshit '
-  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate search show update version"
+  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload search show update version"
 }
 
 @test "completion bash-it: bash_it - show options" {
   run __check_completion 'bash_it '
-  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate search show update version"
+  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload search show update version"
 }
 
 @test "completion bash-it: show - show options" {
diff --git a/test/test_helper.bash b/test/test_helper.bash
index e2bb9442..9784cdf8 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.bash
+++ b/test/test_helper.bash
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ unset NGINX_PATH
 unset IRC_CLIENT
 unset TODO
 unset SCM_CHECK
+unset BASH_IT_AUTOMATIC_RELOAD_AFTER_CONFIG_CHANGE
 
 BASH_IT_TEST_DIR="${BATS_TMPDIR}/.bash_it"