diff --git a/src/console_cmds.cpp b/src/console_cmds.cpp
--- a/src/console_cmds.cpp
+++ b/src/console_cmds.cpp
@@ -1073,6 +1073,23 @@ DEF_CONSOLE_CMD(ConRestart)
 	return true;
 }
 
+DEF_CONSOLE_CMD(ConReload)
+{
+	if (argc == 0) {
+		IConsoleHelp("Reload game. Usage: 'reload'");
+		IConsoleHelp("Reloads a game.");
+		IConsoleHelp(" * if you started from a savegame / scenario / heightmap, that exact same savegame / scenario / heightmap will be loaded.");
+		IConsoleHelp(" * if you started from a new game, this acts the same as 'restart'.");
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/* Don't copy the _newgame pointers to the real pointers, so call SwitchToMode directly */
+	_settings_game.game_creation.map_x = MapLogX();
+	_settings_game.game_creation.map_y = FindFirstBit(MapSizeY());
+	_switch_mode = SM_RELOADGAME;
+	return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * Print a text buffer line by line to the console. Lines are separated by '\n'.
  * @param buf The buffer to print.
@@ -2113,6 +2130,7 @@ void IConsoleStdLibRegister()
 	IConsoleCmdRegister("list_aliases", ConListAliases);
 	IConsoleCmdRegister("newgame",      ConNewGame);
 	IConsoleCmdRegister("restart",      ConRestart);
+	IConsoleCmdRegister("reload",       ConReload);
 	IConsoleCmdRegister("getseed",      ConGetSeed);
 	IConsoleCmdRegister("getdate",      ConGetDate);
 	IConsoleCmdRegister("getsysdate",   ConGetSysDate);
diff --git a/src/openttd.cpp b/src/openttd.cpp
--- a/src/openttd.cpp
+++ b/src/openttd.cpp
@@ -1046,9 +1046,9 @@ void SwitchToMode(SwitchMode new_mode)
 			MakeNewEditorWorld();
 			break;
 
-		case SM_RESTARTGAME: // Restart --> Current settings preserved
+		case SM_RELOADGAME: // Reload with what-ever started the game
 			if (_file_to_saveload.abstract_ftype == FT_SAVEGAME || _file_to_saveload.abstract_ftype == FT_SCENARIO) {
-				/* Restart current savegame/scenario */
+				/* Reload current savegame/scenario */
 				_switch_mode = _game_mode == GM_EDITOR ? SM_LOAD_SCENARIO : SM_LOAD_GAME;
 				SwitchToMode(_switch_mode);
 				break;
@@ -1062,6 +1062,7 @@ void SwitchToMode(SwitchMode new_mode)
 			MakeNewGame(false, new_mode == SM_NEWGAME);
 			break;
 
+		case SM_RESTARTGAME: // Restart --> 'Random game' with current settings
 		case SM_NEWGAME: // New Game --> 'Random game'
 			if (_network_server) {
 				seprintf(_network_game_info.map_name, lastof(_network_game_info.map_name), "Random Map");
diff --git a/src/openttd.h b/src/openttd.h
--- a/src/openttd.h
+++ b/src/openttd.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ enum SwitchMode {
 	SM_NONE,
 	SM_NEWGAME,           ///< New Game --> 'Random game'.
 	SM_RESTARTGAME,       ///< Restart --> 'Random game' with current settings.
+	SM_RELOADGAME,        ///< Reload the savegame / scenario / heightmap you started the game with.
 	SM_EDITOR,            ///< Switch to scenario editor.
 	SM_LOAD_GAME,         ///< Load game, Play Scenario.
 	SM_MENU,              ///< Switch to game intro menu.