diff --git a/packages/envtools/shell/functions/base.sh b/packages/envtools/shell/functions/base.sh
index 2be1ea24..2765483f 100644
--- a/packages/envtools/shell/functions/base.sh
+++ b/packages/envtools/shell/functions/base.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+# Reload the shell environment in-place (re-sources the entire envtools chain)
+function reload() {
+	# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+	EVTLS_INIT_PARAM="reload" source "${EVTLS_SCRIPTPATH}/load.sh"
+	unset EVTLS_INIT_PARAM
+	echo
+	echo "Envtools reloaded!"
+}
+
 #
 # Test for shell types
 #
diff --git a/packages/envtools/shell/functions/custom.sh b/packages/envtools/shell/functions/custom.sh
index 2122aec0..7120df7f 100644
--- a/packages/envtools/shell/functions/custom.sh
+++ b/packages/envtools/shell/functions/custom.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # shellcheck source=/dev/null
-
 if [ -f "${EVTLS_RUNTIME_DIR}/custom/functions.sh" ]; then
 	source "${EVTLS_RUNTIME_DIR}/custom/functions.sh"
 fi