diff --git a/src/Orchard/Environment/DefaultOrchardHost.cs b/src/Orchard/Environment/DefaultOrchardHost.cs
index 6c8e352d7..3c7800dd1 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Environment/DefaultOrchardHost.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Environment/DefaultOrchardHost.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
-using System.Web;
 using System.Web.Mvc;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Orchard.Caching;
@@ -19,9 +18,9 @@ using Orchard.Utility.Extensions;
 namespace Orchard.Environment {
     public class DefaultOrchardHost : IOrchardHost, IShellSettingsManagerEventHandler, IShellDescriptorManagerEventHandler {
         private readonly ControllerBuilder _controllerBuilder;
+        private readonly IHostLocalRestart _hostLocalRestart;
         private readonly IShellSettingsManager _shellSettingsManager;
         private readonly IShellContextFactory _shellContextFactory;
-        private readonly IShellDescriptorCache _shellDescriptorCache;
         private readonly IRunningShellTable _runningShellTable;
         private readonly IProcessingEngine _processingEngine;
         private readonly IExtensionLoaderCoordinator _extensionLoaderCoordinator;
@@ -33,21 +32,21 @@ namespace Orchard.Environment {
         public DefaultOrchardHost(
             IShellSettingsManager shellSettingsManager,
             IShellContextFactory shellContextFactory,
-            IShellDescriptorCache shellDescriptorCache,
             IRunningShellTable runningShellTable,
             IProcessingEngine processingEngine,
             IExtensionLoaderCoordinator extensionLoaderCoordinator,
             ICacheManager cacheManager,
-            ControllerBuilder controllerBuilder) {
+            ControllerBuilder controllerBuilder,
+            IHostLocalRestart hostLocalRestart ) {
 
             _shellSettingsManager = shellSettingsManager;
             _shellContextFactory = shellContextFactory;
-            _shellDescriptorCache = shellDescriptorCache;
             _runningShellTable = runningShellTable;
             _processingEngine = processingEngine;
             _extensionLoaderCoordinator = extensionLoaderCoordinator;
             _cacheManager = cacheManager;
             _controllerBuilder = controllerBuilder;
+            _hostLocalRestart = hostLocalRestart;
 
             T = NullLocalizer.Instance;
             Logger = NullLogger.Instance;
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Environment {
             _cacheManager.Get("OrchardHost_Extensions",
                               ctx => {
                                   _extensionLoaderCoordinator.MonitorExtensions(ctx.Monitor);
-                                  _shellDescriptorCache.Monitor(ctx.Monitor);
+                                  _hostLocalRestart.Monitor(ctx.Monitor);
                                   _current = null;
                                   return "";
                               });
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Environment/Descriptor/ShellDescriptorCache.cs b/src/Orchard/Environment/Descriptor/ShellDescriptorCache.cs
index 1c5654eaa..8904049c6 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Environment/Descriptor/ShellDescriptorCache.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Environment/Descriptor/ShellDescriptorCache.cs
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ namespace Orchard.Environment.Descriptor {
         /// Loss of storage is expected.
         /// </summary>
         void Store(string shellName, ShellDescriptor descriptor);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Monitor changes on the persistent storage.
-        /// </summary>
-        void Monitor(Action<IVolatileToken> monitor);
     }
 
     public class ShellDescriptorCache : IShellDescriptorCache {
@@ -104,10 +99,6 @@ namespace Orchard.Environment.Descriptor {
             _appDataFolder.CreateFile(DescriptorCacheFileName, saveWriter.ToString());
         }
 
-        public void Monitor(Action<IVolatileToken> monitor) {
-            monitor(_appDataFolder.WhenPathChanges(DescriptorCacheFileName));
-        }
-
         #endregion
 
         private void VerifyCacheFile() {
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Environment/IHostLocalRestart.cs b/src/Orchard/Environment/IHostLocalRestart.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..debdb4150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard/Environment/IHostLocalRestart.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+using System;
+using Orchard.Caching;
+using Orchard.Environment.Configuration;
+using Orchard.Environment.Descriptor;
+using Orchard.Environment.Descriptor.Models;
+using Orchard.FileSystems.AppData;
+using Orchard.Logging;
+
+namespace Orchard.Environment {
+    public interface IHostLocalRestart {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Monitor changes on the persistent storage.
+        /// </summary>
+        void Monitor(Action<IVolatileToken> monitor);
+    }
+
+    public class DefaultHostLocalRestart : IHostLocalRestart, IShellDescriptorManagerEventHandler, IShellSettingsManagerEventHandler {
+        private readonly IAppDataFolder _appDataFolder;
+        private const string fileName = "hrestart.txt";
+
+        public DefaultHostLocalRestart(IAppDataFolder appDataFolder) {
+            _appDataFolder = appDataFolder;
+            Logger = NullLogger.Instance;
+        }
+
+        public ILogger Logger { get; set; }
+
+        public void Monitor(Action<IVolatileToken> monitor) {
+            if (!_appDataFolder.FileExists(fileName))
+                TouchFile();
+
+            monitor(_appDataFolder.WhenPathChanges(fileName));
+        }
+
+        void IShellSettingsManagerEventHandler.Saved(ShellSettings settings) {
+            TouchFile();
+        }
+
+        void IShellDescriptorManagerEventHandler.Changed(ShellDescriptor descriptor) {
+            TouchFile();
+        }
+
+        private void TouchFile() {
+            try {
+                _appDataFolder.CreateFile(fileName, "Host Restart");
+            }
+            catch(Exception e) {
+                Logger.Warning("Error updateting file '{0}': {1}", fileName, e.Message);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Environment/OrchardStarter.cs b/src/Orchard/Environment/OrchardStarter.cs
index 7390b09d3..04db8880b 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Environment/OrchardStarter.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Environment/OrchardStarter.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Environment {
             builder.RegisterType<DefaultOrchardEventBus>().As<IEventBus>().SingleInstance();
             builder.RegisterType<DefaultCacheHolder>().As<ICacheHolder>().SingleInstance();
             builder.RegisterType<DefaultHostEnvironment>().As<IHostEnvironment>().SingleInstance();
+            builder.RegisterType<DefaultHostLocalRestart>().As<IHostLocalRestart>().SingleInstance();
             builder.RegisterType<DefaultBuildManager>().As<IBuildManager>().SingleInstance();
             builder.RegisterType<WebFormVirtualPathProvider>().As<ICustomVirtualPathProvider>().SingleInstance();
             builder.RegisterType<DynamicModuleVirtualPathProvider>().As<ICustomVirtualPathProvider>().SingleInstance();
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj b/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
index 9251df55f..f04a55bab 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@
       <SubType>Code</SubType>
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="ContentManagement\DataMigrations\FrameworkDataMigration.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Environment\IHostLocalRestart.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Environment\IShellContainerRegistrations.cs" />
     <Compile Include="FileSystems\Dependencies\DynamicModuleVirtualPathProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\IHtmlFilter.cs" />