diff --git a/core/core-packages.el b/core/core-packages.el
index 1495b53a2..0b1755e2e 100644
--- a/core/core-packages.el
+++ b/core/core-packages.el
@@ -376,6 +376,12 @@ SUBMODULE is a symbol."
 ;; Commands
 ;;
 
+(defun doom/reload ()
+  "Reload `load-path'; useful if you modify/update packages outside of emacs."
+  (interactive)
+  (doom-initialize t)
+  (message "Reloaded %d packages" (length doom--package-load-path)))
+
 (defun doom/reload-autoloads ()
   "Refreshes the autoloads.el file, which tells Emacs where to find all the
 autoloaded functions in enabled modules or among the core libraries, e.g.