diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 40d968830..0ab1cb272 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Added
+
+- Reload database schema on SIGHUP - @begriffs
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Prevent role from being changed twice - @begriffs
diff --git a/docs/api/reading.md b/docs/api/reading.md
index 22cce4b3e..87f99c293 100644
--- a/docs/api/reading.md
+++ b/docs/api/reading.md
@@ -328,14 +328,14 @@ OPTIONS /my_view
 This will include the row names, their types, primary key
 information, and foreign keys for the given table or view.
 
-<div class="admonition danger">
-    <p class="admonition-title">Deprecation Warning</p>
+<div class="admonition warning">
+    <p class="admonition-title">Schema Changes</p>
 
-    <p>Although we currently use the OPTIONS verb for this, some
-    people <a
-    href="https://www.mnot.net/blog/2012/10/29/NO_OPTIONS">argue</a> that
-    this is inappropriate. We are considering a <code>describedby</code>
-    header link instead.</p>
+    <p>Note that when the schema of your database changes PostgREST will not reflect
+    the change. You have to either restart PostgREST or send its running process
+    a HUP signal:
+
+    <pre><code>killall -HUP postgrest</code></pre>
 </div>
 
 ### CORS
diff --git a/postgrest.cabal b/postgrest.cabal
index 0b32e0326..9df7351bc 100644
--- a/postgrest.cabal
+++ b/postgrest.cabal
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ executable postgrest
                      , string-conversions
                      , text
                      , time
+                     , transformers
                      , unordered-containers
                      , vector
                      , wai >= 3.0.1
diff --git a/src/PostgREST/App.hs b/src/PostgREST/App.hs
index be620e865..2a7d74cba 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/App.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/App.hs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ module PostgREST.App (
 
 import           Control.Applicative
 import           Data.Bifunctor            (first)
+import           Data.IORef                (IORef, readIORef)
 import           Data.List                 (find, delete)
 import           Data.Maybe                (isJust, fromMaybe, fromJust, mapMaybe)
 import           Data.Ranged.Ranges        (emptyRange)
@@ -59,13 +60,14 @@ import           PostgREST.Types
 import           Prelude
 
 
-postgrest :: AppConfig -> DbStructure -> P.Pool -> Application
-postgrest conf dbStructure pool =
+postgrest :: AppConfig -> IORef DbStructure -> P.Pool -> Application
+postgrest conf refDbStructure pool =
   let middle = (if configQuiet conf then id else logStdout) . defaultMiddle in
 
   middle $ \ req respond -> do
     time <- getPOSIXTime
     body <- strictRequestBody req
+    dbStructure <- readIORef refDbStructure
 
     let schema = cs $ configSchema conf
         apiRequest = userApiRequest schema req body
diff --git a/src/PostgREST/Main.hs b/src/PostgREST/Main.hs
index 68d3a12c1..b26dbab50 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/Main.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/Main.hs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import           PostgREST.Config                     (AppConfig (..),
 import           PostgREST.DbStructure
 
 import           Control.Monad
+import           Control.Monad.IO.Class               (liftIO)
 import           Data.Monoid                          ((<>))
 import           Data.String.Conversions              (cs)
 import qualified Hasql.Query                          as H
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import           Web.JWT                              (secret)
 #ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
 import           System.Posix.Signals
 import           Control.Concurrent                   (myThreadId)
+import           Data.IORef
 import           Control.Exception.Base               (throwTo, AsyncException(..))
 #endif
 
@@ -58,15 +60,6 @@ main = do
 
   pool <- P.acquire (configPool conf, 10, pgSettings)
 
-#ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
-  tid <- myThreadId
-  forM_ [sigINT, sigTERM] $ \sig ->
-    void $ installHandler sig (Catch $ do
-        P.release pool
-        throwTo tid UserInterrupt
-      ) Nothing
-#endif
-
   result <- P.use pool $ do
     supported <- isServerVersionSupported
     unless supported $ error (
@@ -74,5 +67,21 @@ main = do
       <> show minimumPgVersion)
     getDbStructure (cs $ configSchema conf)
 
-  let dbStructure = either (error.show) id result
-  runSettings appSettings $ postgrest conf dbStructure pool
+  refDbStructure <- newIORef $ either (error.show) id result
+
+#ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
+  tid <- myThreadId
+  forM_ [sigINT, sigTERM] $ \sig ->
+    void $ installHandler sig (Catch $ do
+        P.release pool
+        throwTo tid UserInterrupt
+      ) Nothing
+
+  void $ installHandler sigHUP (
+      Catch . void . P.use pool $ do
+        s <- getDbStructure (cs $ configSchema conf)
+        liftIO $ atomicWriteIORef refDbStructure s
+   ) Nothing
+#endif
+
+  runSettings appSettings $ postgrest conf refDbStructure pool
diff --git a/test/Main.hs b/test/Main.hs
index a8758aacf..4e0c47efb 100644
--- a/test/Main.hs
+++ b/test/Main.hs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import qualified Hasql.Pool as P
 
 import PostgREST.DbStructure (getDbStructure)
 import PostgREST.App (postgrest)
+import Data.IORef
 import Data.String.Conversions (cs)
 
 import qualified Feature.AuthSpec
@@ -27,10 +28,10 @@ main = do
   pool <- P.acquire (3, 10, cs testDbConn)
 
   result <- P.use pool $ getDbStructure "test"
-  let dbStructure = either (error.show) id result
-      withApp = return $ postgrest testCfg dbStructure pool
-      ltdApp  = return $ postgrest testLtdRowsCfg dbStructure pool
-      unicodeApp = return $ postgrest testUnicodeCfg dbStructure pool
+  refDbStructure <- newIORef $ either (error.show) id result
+  let withApp = return $ postgrest testCfg refDbStructure pool
+      ltdApp  = return $ postgrest testLtdRowsCfg refDbStructure pool
+      unicodeApp = return $ postgrest testUnicodeCfg refDbStructure pool
 
   hspec $ do
     mapM_ (beforeAll_ resetDb . before withApp) specs