diff --git a/src/main/java/com/leohabrom/velocity/customServerIcon/CustomServerIcon.java b/src/main/java/com/leohabrom/velocity/customServerIcon/CustomServerIcon.java
index b493d43..f3ca828 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/leohabrom/velocity/customServerIcon/CustomServerIcon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/leohabrom/velocity/customServerIcon/CustomServerIcon.java
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package com.leohabrom.velocity.customServerIcon;
 
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.command.CommandManager;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.command.CommandMeta;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.command.RawCommand;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.proxy.ProxyInitializeEvent;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.Subscribe;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.Plugin;
@@ -70,6 +73,12 @@ public class CustomServerIcon {
             return;
         }
 
+        CommandManager commandManager = server.getCommandManager();
+        CommandMeta commandMeta = commandManager.metaBuilder("reload-icons")
+                        .aliases("iconrel","relicons")
+                                .plugin(this).build();
+        RawCommand command = new ReloadCommand(customIcons,dataDirectory,logger);
+        commandManager.register(commandMeta,command);
 
         server.getEventManager().register(this, new PluginListener(logger,customIcons));
         logger.info("Registered Plugin");
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/leohabrom/velocity/customServerIcon/ReloadCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/leohabrom/velocity/customServerIcon/ReloadCommand.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d94c3a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/leohabrom/velocity/customServerIcon/ReloadCommand.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package com.leohabrom.velocity.customServerIcon;
+
+import com.velocitypowered.api.command.RawCommand;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+
+public class ReloadCommand implements RawCommand {
+    private final ConcurrentHashMap<String,BufferedImage> customIcons;
+    private final Path dataDirectory;
+    private final Logger logger;
+
+    public ReloadCommand(ConcurrentHashMap<String, BufferedImage> customIcons, Path dataDirectory, Logger logger) {
+        this.dataDirectory = dataDirectory;
+        this.customIcons = customIcons;
+        this.logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void execute(final Invocation invocation) {
+        invocation.source().sendMessage(Component.text("reloading icons"));
+        try {
+            File dataDir = dataDirectory.toFile();
+            if ((!dataDir.exists() && !dataDir.mkdirs()) || !dataDir.isDirectory()) {
+                logger.warn("data dir doesn't exist!");
+                return;
+            }
+            File[] files = dataDir.listFiles((dir, name) -> name.endsWith(".png"));
+            if (files == null) {
+                logger.warn("couldn't read files in the data directory!");
+                invocation.source().sendMessage(Component.text("couldn't read files in the data directory!"));
+                return;
+            }
+            logger.info("Found {} images in the data directory.",files.length);
+            for (File file : files) {
+                String hostname = file.getName().substring(0,file.getName().length()-4);
+                try {
+                    BufferedImage image = ImageIO.read(file);
+                    if (image != null) {
+                        if (image.getWidth() != 64 || image.getHeight() != 64) {
+                            logger.warn("image {} is not 64x64 pixels, skipping",file.getName());
+                            invocation.source().sendMessage(Component.text("image "+file.getName()+" is not 64x64 pixels, skipping"));
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        customIcons.put(hostname,image);
+                        invocation.source().sendMessage(Component.text("added custom icon for " + hostname));
+                        logger.info("added custom icon for {}",hostname);
+                    }
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    logger.warn("couldn't read image {}", file.getName());
+                }
+            }
+
+        } catch (SecurityException securityException) {
+            logger.warn("no read access in the data directory!");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean hasPermission(final Invocation invocation) {
+        return invocation.source().hasPermission("command.reload-icons");
+    }
+}