diff --git a/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface b/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface
index 63bfdd0f5..fb36b747f 100755
--- a/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface
+++ b/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ start_service() {
 }
 
 
-stop() {
+stop_service() {
 	echo "Stopping DSL"
 	xdslctl stop
 }
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ boot() {
 	start
 }
 
+reload_service() {
+	stop
+	start
+}
+
 service_triggers() {
         procd_add_reload_trigger layer2_interface
 }
diff --git a/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface_adsl b/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface_adsl
index 6840ef61e..1592b1317 100755
--- a/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface_adsl
+++ b/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface_adsl
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ stop_service() {
 	remove_netdevices	
 }
 
+reload_service() {
+	stop
+	start
+}
+
 service_triggers() {
         procd_add_reload_trigger layer2_interface_adsl
 }
diff --git a/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface_ethernet b/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface_ethernet
index 01058d2e1..02c971ea8 100755
--- a/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface_ethernet
+++ b/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface_ethernet
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ stop_service() {
 	config_foreach removeethernet ethernet_interface
 }
 
+reload_service() {
+	stop
+	start
+}
+
 service_triggers() {
         procd_add_reload_trigger layer2_interface_ethernet
 }
diff --git a/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface_vdsl b/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface_vdsl
index d61eb1e45..eccdaf234 100755
--- a/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface_vdsl
+++ b/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface_vdsl
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ stop_service() {
 	remove_netdevices
 }
 
+reload_service() {
+	stop
+	start
+}
+
 service_triggers() {
         procd_add_reload_trigger layer2_interface_vdsl
 }
diff --git a/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface_vlan b/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface_vlan
index cf0bff8fb..c8ccbd8e0 100755
--- a/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface_vlan
+++ b/layer2interface/broadcom/etc/init.d/layer2_interface_vlan
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ stop_service() {
 	removeall_vlandevices
 }
 
+reload_service() {
+	stop
+	start
+}
+
 service_triggers() {
         procd_add_reload_trigger layer2_interface_vlan
 }