diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index 56886794..37049c68 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static void parse_dynamic(char *line, struct timeval *mtime)
 	}
 
 	if (MATCH_CMD(line, "tty ", x)) {
-		tty_register(strip_line(x));
+		tty_register(strip_line(x), mtime);
 		return;
 	}
 }
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ void conf_reload_dynamic(void)
 
 	/* Mark and sweep */
 	svc_mark_dynamic();
+	tty_mark();
 
 	num = scandir(dir, &e, NULL, alphasort);
 	if (num < 0) {
diff --git a/src/sm.c b/src/sm.c
index 15c53f97..cbf34a9f 100644
--- a/src/sm.c
+++ b/src/sm.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ restart:
 		sm->in_teardown = 1;
 		cond_reload();
 		service_step_all(SVC_TYPE_SERVICE | SVC_TYPE_INETD);
+		tty_reload();
 
 		sm->state = SM_RELOAD_WAIT_STATE;
 		break;
diff --git a/src/tty.c b/src/tty.c
index 0d0ef613..87da4d86 100644
--- a/src/tty.c
+++ b/src/tty.c
@@ -43,9 +43,48 @@ static pid_t fallback = 0;
 #endif
 static LIST_HEAD(, tty_node) tty_list = LIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER();
 
+void tty_mark(void)
+{
+	tty_node_t *tty;
+
+	LIST_FOREACH(tty, &tty_list, link) {
+		if (tty->mtime.tv_sec)
+			tty->dirty = -1;
+	}
+}
+
+void tty_check(tty_node_t *tty, struct timeval *mtime)
+{
+	if (mtime && timercmp(&tty->mtime, mtime, !=))
+		tty->dirty = 1;	/* Modified, restart */
+	else
+		tty->dirty = 0;	/* Not modified */
+
+	/* Update mtime, if given */
+	tty->mtime.tv_sec  = mtime ? mtime->tv_sec  : 0;
+	tty->mtime.tv_usec = mtime ? mtime->tv_usec : 0;
+}
+
+void tty_sweep(void)
+{
+	tty_node_t *tty, *tmp;
+
+	LIST_FOREACH_SAFE(tty, &tty_list, link, tmp) {
+		if (tty->mtime.tv_sec && tty->dirty) {
+			_d("TTY %s dirty, stopping ...", tty->data.name);
+			tty_stop(&tty->data);
+
+			if (tty->dirty == -1) {
+				_d("TTY %s removed, cleaning up.", tty->data.name);
+				LIST_REMOVE(tty, link);
+				tty_unregister(tty);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
 
 /* tty [!1-9,S] <DEV> [BAUD[,BAUD,...]] [TERM] [noclear] */
-int tty_register(char *line)
+int tty_register(char *line, struct timeval *mtime)
 {
 	tty_node_t *entry;
 	int         insert = 0, noclear = 0;
@@ -53,7 +92,7 @@ int tty_register(char *line)
 	char       *runlevels = NULL, *term = NULL;
 
 	if (!line) {
-		_e("Invalid input argument");
+		_e("Missing argument");
 		return errno = EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -97,6 +136,27 @@ int tty_register(char *line)
 	if (insert)
 		LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&tty_list, entry, link);
 
+	tty_check(entry, mtime);
+	_d("TTY %s is %sdirty", dev, entry->dirty ? "" : "NOT ");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int tty_unregister(tty_node_t *tty)
+{
+	if (!tty) {
+		_e("Missing argument");
+		return errno = EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (tty->data.name)
+		free(tty->data.name);
+	if (tty->data.baud)
+		free(tty->data.baud);
+	if (tty->data.term)
+		free(tty->data.term);
+	free(tty);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -169,7 +229,7 @@ static char *canonicalize(char *tty)
 	return path;
 }
 
-int tty_check(char *dev)
+static int tty_exist(char *dev)
 {
 	int fd;
 	struct termios c;
@@ -210,7 +270,7 @@ void tty_start(finit_tty_t *tty)
 	if (console && !strcmp(dev, console))
 		is_console = 1;
 
-	if (tty_check(dev)) {
+	if (tty_exist(dev)) {
 		_d("%s: Not a valid TTY: %s", dev, strerror(errno));
 		return;
 	}
@@ -309,6 +369,25 @@ int tty_respawn(pid_t pid)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Called after reload of /etc/finit.d/, stop/start TTYs
+ */
+void tty_reload(void)
+{
+	tty_node_t *tty;
+
+	tty_sweep();
+
+	LIST_FOREACH(tty, &tty_list, link) {
+		if (!tty_enabled(&tty->data))
+			tty_stop(&tty->data);
+		else
+			tty_start(&tty->data);
+
+		tty->dirty = 0;
+	}
+}
+
 /* Start all TTYs that exist in the system and are allowed at this runlevel */
 void tty_runlevel(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/tty.h b/src/tty.h
index b50a6318..4a1fccb3 100644
--- a/src/tty.h
+++ b/src/tty.h
@@ -43,11 +43,22 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct tty_node {
 	LIST_ENTRY(tty_node) link;
 	finit_tty_t data;
+
+	/* XXX: Yes, TTYs should be refactored into a separate SVC type. */
+	struct timeval mtime;          /* Modification time for .conf from /etc/finit.d/ */
+	int            dirty;	       /* Set if old mtime != new mtime  => reloaded,
+					* or -1 when marked for removal */
 } tty_node_t;
 
 //extern LIST_HEAD(, tty_node) tty_list;
 
-int	    tty_register    (char *line);
+void	    tty_mark	    (void);
+void	    tty_check	    (tty_node_t *tty, struct timeval *mtime);
+void	    tty_sweep	    (void);
+
+int	    tty_register    (char *line, struct timeval *mtime);
+int	    tty_unregister  (tty_node_t *tty);
+
 tty_node_t *tty_find	    (char *dev);
 size_t	    tty_num	    (void);
 size_t      tty_num_active  (void);
@@ -56,6 +67,7 @@ void	    tty_start	    (finit_tty_t *tty);
 void	    tty_stop	    (finit_tty_t *tty);
 int	    tty_enabled	    (finit_tty_t *tty);
 int	    tty_respawn	    (pid_t pid);
+void	    tty_reload      (void);
 void	    tty_runlevel    (void);
 
 #endif /* FINIT_TTY_H_ */