diff --git a/src/background/main.background.ts b/src/background/main.background.ts
index 957a1a2eca..adcac127a0 100644
--- a/src/background/main.background.ts
+++ b/src/background/main.background.ts
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export default class MainBackground {
             this.storageService, this.appIdService);
         this.systemService = new SystemService(this.storageService, this.lockService,
             this.messagingService, this.platformUtilsService, () => {
-                window.location.reload(true);
+                BrowserApi.reloadExtension(window, false);
                 return Promise.resolve();
             });
 
diff --git a/src/browser/browserApi.ts b/src/browser/browserApi.ts
index d90c61a1d4..d1cd121522 100644
--- a/src/browser/browserApi.ts
+++ b/src/browser/browserApi.ts
@@ -287,4 +287,12 @@ export class BrowserApi {
             return chrome.i18n.getUILanguage();
         }
     }
+
+    static reloadExtension(win: Window, popupWindow: boolean) {
+        if (BrowserApi.isSafariApi) {
+            return win.location.reload(true);
+        } else if (!popupWindow) {
+            return chrome.runtime.reload();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/popup/app.component.ts b/src/popup/app.component.ts
index c80d0bd442..ec48656da7 100644
--- a/src/popup/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/popup/app.component.ts
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
                     properties: { label: msg.label },
                 });
             } else if (msg.command === 'reloadProcess') {
-                window.location.reload(true);
-            }  else {
+                BrowserApi.reloadExtension(window, true);
+            } else {
                 msg.webExtSender = sender;
                 this.broadcasterService.send(msg);
             }