diff --git a/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js b/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
index 83bae3229..2c569f32d 100644
--- a/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
+++ b/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
 
     uBlock Origin - a browser extension to block requests.
-    Copyright (C) 2014-2017 The uBlock Origin authors
+    Copyright (C) 2014-2018 The uBlock Origin authors
 
     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -579,11 +579,9 @@ vAPI.tabs.remove = function(tabId) {
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
-vAPI.tabs.reload = function(tabId /*, flags*/) {
+vAPI.tabs.reload = function(tabId, bypassCache) {
     tabId = toChromiumTabId(tabId);
-    if ( tabId === 0 ) {
-        return;
-    }
+    if ( tabId === 0 ) { return; }
 
     var onReloaded = function() {
         // https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=410868#c8
@@ -592,7 +590,11 @@ vAPI.tabs.reload = function(tabId /*, flags*/) {
         }
     };
 
-    chrome.tabs.reload(tabId, onReloaded);
+    chrome.tabs.reload(
+        tabId,
+        { bypassCache: bypassCache === true },
+        onReloaded
+    );
 };
 
 /******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/js/messaging.js b/src/js/messaging.js
index 5855baf9f..34980672e 100644
--- a/src/js/messaging.js
+++ b/src/js/messaging.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
 
     uBlock Origin - a browser extension to block requests.
-    Copyright (C) 2014-2017 Raymond Hill
+    Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Raymond Hill
 
     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ var onMessage = function(request, sender, callback) {
 
     case 'reloadTab':
         if ( vAPI.isBehindTheSceneTabId(request.tabId) === false ) {
-            vAPI.tabs.reload(request.tabId);
+            vAPI.tabs.reload(request.tabId, request.bypassCache === true);
             if ( request.select && vAPI.tabs.select ) {
                 vAPI.tabs.select(request.tabId);
             }
diff --git a/src/js/popup.js b/src/js/popup.js
index 457a6c502..e1ee97534 100644
--- a/src/js/popup.js
+++ b/src/js/popup.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
 
     uBlock Origin - a browser extension to block requests.
-    Copyright (C) 2014-2017 Raymond Hill
+    Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Raymond Hill
 
     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -831,13 +831,14 @@ var setFirewallRuleHandler = function(ev) {
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
-var reloadTab = function() {
+var reloadTab = function(ev) {
     messaging.send(
         'popupPanel',
         {
             what: 'reloadTab',
             tabId: popupData.tabId,
-            select: true
+            select: true,
+            bypassCache: ev.ctrlKey || ev.metaKey
         }
     );