diff --git a/logmngr/Makefile b/logmngr/Makefile
index 8a1bbf84a..566769bda 100644
--- a/logmngr/Makefile
+++ b/logmngr/Makefile
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@ define Package/logmngr/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/logmngr
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_LOGMNGR_BACKEND_FLUENTBIT),y)
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/sbin
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/ntp/
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/logread $(1)/sbin/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/lib/logmngr/fluent-bit.sh $(1)/lib/logmngr/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/etc/hotplug.d/ntp/45-reload_fluent_bit $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/ntp/
 else ifeq ($(CONFIG_LOGMNGR_BACKEND_SYSLOG_NG),y)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/lib/logmngr/syslog-ng.sh $(1)/lib/logmngr/
 endif
diff --git a/logmngr/files/etc/hotplug.d/ntp/20-reload_fluent_bit b/logmngr/files/etc/hotplug.d/ntp/20-reload_fluent_bit
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e5469b39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logmngr/files/etc/hotplug.d/ntp/20-reload_fluent_bit
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# This hotplug script reloads fluent-bit, so that kmsg logs' timestamp gets in sync
+
+[ "$ACTION" = stratum ] || exit 0
+
+# only once
+if ! uci -q get time.global.first_use_date > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+	flb_pid="$(pidof fluent-bit)"
+
+	if [ -n "$flb_pid" ]; then
+		logger -t "logmngr.hotplug" -p info "reload fluent-bit due to ntp sync"
+		kill -SIGHUP "$flb_pid"
+	fi
+fi