diff --git a/cmd/serve/serve.go b/cmd/serve/serve.go
index 28a3de2..182cabd 100644
--- a/cmd/serve/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/serve/serve.go
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ type Fileserver interface {
 type command struct {
 	binPath string
 	// master, as in adjective 'master record' non-slavery kind
-	masterPath string
-	mirrorPath string
-	port       *int
-	wsPath     *string
-	flagset    *flag.FlagSet
-	fileserver Fileserver
+	masterPath  string
+	mirrorPath  string
+	port        *int
+	wsPath      *string
+	forceReload *bool
+	flagset     *flag.FlagSet
+	fileserver  Fileserver
 }
 
 func Command() *command {
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func (c *command) Setup() error {
 	c.masterPath = path.Clean(relPath)
 
 	if c.masterPath != "" {
-		c.fileserver = wsinject.NewFileServer(*c.port, *c.wsPath)
+		c.fileserver = wsinject.NewFileServer(*c.port, *c.wsPath, *c.forceReload)
 		mirrorPath, err := c.fileserver.Setup(c.masterPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to setup websocket injected mirror filesystem: %v", err)
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ func (c *command) Flagset() *flag.FlagSet {
 	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("server", flag.ExitOnError)
 	c.port = fs.Int("port", 8080, "port to serve http server on")
 	c.wsPath = fs.String("wsPort", "/delta-streamer-ws", "the path which the delta streamer websocket should be hosted on")
+	c.forceReload = fs.Bool("forceReload", false, "set to true if you wish to reload all attached browser pages on any file change")
 	c.flagset = fs
 	return fs
 }
diff --git a/internal/wsinject/delta_streamer.ws.go b/internal/wsinject/delta_streamer.ws.go
index f424502..7b8ed65 100644
--- a/internal/wsinject/delta_streamer.ws.go
+++ b/internal/wsinject/delta_streamer.ws.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package wsinject
 
-const DeltaStreamerSourceCode = `/**
+const deltaStreamerSourceCode = `/**
 * This file has been injected by the wd-41 web development
 * hot reload tool. 
 */
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ function startWebsocket() {
     if(event.data === fileName ||
       // Always reload on js and css files since its difficult to know where these are used
       event.data.includes(".js") ||
-      event.data.includes(".css")) {
+      event.data.includes(".css") ||
+      // This funny-looking comparison is set using string interpolation from the -forceReload flag
+      // when writing this script
+      %v === true
+      ) {
       location.reload();
     }
   });
diff --git a/internal/wsinject/wsinject.go b/internal/wsinject/wsinject.go
index 2d73bd5..b4bd363 100644
--- a/internal/wsinject/wsinject.go
+++ b/internal/wsinject/wsinject.go
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Fileserver struct {
-	masterPath string
-	mirrorPath string
-	wsPort     int
-	wsPath     string
-	watcher    *fsnotify.Watcher
+	masterPath  string
+	mirrorPath  string
+	forceReload bool
+	wsPort      int
+	wsPath      string
+	watcher     *fsnotify.Watcher
 
 	pageReloadChan        chan string
 	wsDispatcher          sync.Map
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ var ErrNoHeaderTagFound = errors.New("no header tag found")
 const deltaStreamer = `<!-- This script has been injected by wd-41 and allows hot reloads -->
 <script type="module" src="delta-streamer.js"></script>`
 
-func NewFileServer(wsPort int, wsPath string) *Fileserver {
+func NewFileServer(wsPort int, wsPath string, forceReload bool) *Fileserver {
 	mirrorDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "wd-41_*")
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ func NewFileServer(wsPort int, wsPath string) *Fileserver {
 		mirrorPath:            mirrorDir,
 		wsPort:                wsPort,
 		wsPath:                wsPath,
+		forceReload:           forceReload,
 		pageReloadChan:        make(chan string),
 		wsDispatcher:          sync.Map{},
 		wsDispatcherStarted:   &started,
@@ -95,7 +97,10 @@ func (fs *Fileserver) mirrorMaker(p string, info os.DirEntry, err error) error {
 }
 
 func (fs *Fileserver) writeDeltaStreamerScript() error {
-	err := os.WriteFile(path.Join(fs.mirrorPath, "delta-streamer.js"), []byte(fmt.Sprintf(DeltaStreamerSourceCode, fs.wsPort, fs.wsPath)), 0o755)
+	err := os.WriteFile(
+		path.Join(fs.mirrorPath, "delta-streamer.js"),
+		[]byte(fmt.Sprintf(deltaStreamerSourceCode, fs.wsPort, fs.wsPath, fs.forceReload)),
+		0o755)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write delta-streamer.js: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/wsinject/wsinject_test.go b/internal/wsinject/wsinject_test.go
index 0bc3784..3f007f4 100644
--- a/internal/wsinject/wsinject_test.go
+++ b/internal/wsinject/wsinject_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func Test_Setup(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	nestedFile := path.Join(nestedDir, "nested.html")
 	os.WriteFile(nestedFile, []byte(mockHtml), 0o777)
-	fs := NewFileServer(8080, "/delta-streamer-ws.js")
+	fs := NewFileServer(8080, "/delta-streamer-ws.js", false)
 	_, err = fs.Setup(tmpDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to setup: %v", err)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func Test_Start(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to create temp dir: %v", err)
 		}
-		return NewFileServer(8080, "/delta-streamer-ws.js"), testFileSystem{
+		return NewFileServer(8080, "/delta-streamer-ws.js", false), testFileSystem{
 			root:      tmpDir,
 			nestedDir: nestedDir,
 		}