diff --git a/cmd/skywire-visor/commands/root.go b/cmd/skywire-visor/commands/root.go
index 1b49da606f..ed47be7292 100644
--- a/cmd/skywire-visor/commands/root.go
+++ b/cmd/skywire-visor/commands/root.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/internal/utclient"
+	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/restart"
 	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/util/pathutil"
 	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/visor"
 )
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ type runCfg struct {
 	cfgFromStdin bool
 	profileMode  string
 	port         string
+	startDelay   string
 	args         []string
 
 	profileStop  func()
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ type runCfg struct {
 	masterLogger *logging.MasterLogger
 	conf         visor.Config
 	node         *visor.Node
+	restartCtx   *restart.Context
 }
 
 var cfg *runCfg
@@ -73,6 +76,9 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&cfg.cfgFromStdin, "stdin", "i", false, "read config from STDIN")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&cfg.profileMode, "profile", "p", "none", "enable profiling with pprof. Mode:  none or one of: [cpu, mem, mutex, block, trace, http]")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&cfg.port, "port", "", "6060", "port for http-mode of pprof")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&cfg.startDelay, "delay", "", "0ns", "delay before visor start")
+
+	cfg.restartCtx = restart.CaptureContext()
 }
 
 // Execute executes root CLI command.
@@ -148,7 +154,19 @@ func (cfg *runCfg) readConfig() *runCfg {
 }
 
 func (cfg *runCfg) runNode() *runCfg {
-	node, err := visor.NewNode(&cfg.conf, cfg.masterLogger)
+	startDelay, err := time.ParseDuration(cfg.startDelay)
+	if err != nil {
+		cfg.logger.Warnf("Using no visor start delay due to parsing failure: %v", err)
+		startDelay = time.Duration(0)
+	}
+
+	if startDelay != 0 {
+		cfg.logger.Infof("Visor start delay is %v, waiting...", startDelay)
+	}
+
+	time.Sleep(startDelay)
+
+	node, err := visor.NewNode(&cfg.conf, cfg.masterLogger, cfg.restartCtx)
 	if err != nil {
 		cfg.logger.Fatal("Failed to initialize node: ", err)
 	}
@@ -181,7 +199,9 @@ func (cfg *runCfg) runNode() *runCfg {
 	if cfg.conf.ShutdownTimeout == 0 {
 		cfg.conf.ShutdownTimeout = defaultShutdownTimeout
 	}
+
 	cfg.node = node
+
 	return cfg
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/hypervisor/hypervisor.go b/pkg/hypervisor/hypervisor.go
index c8134db15d..30863609b3 100644
--- a/pkg/hypervisor/hypervisor.go
+++ b/pkg/hypervisor/hypervisor.go
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ func (m *Node) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			r.Put("/nodes/{pk}/routes/{rid}", m.putRoute())
 			r.Delete("/nodes/{pk}/routes/{rid}", m.deleteRoute())
 			r.Get("/nodes/{pk}/loops", m.getLoops())
+			r.Get("/nodes/{pk}/restart", m.restart())
 		})
 	})
 	r.ServeHTTP(w, req)
@@ -569,6 +570,18 @@ func (m *Node) getLoops() http.HandlerFunc {
 	})
 }
 
+// NOTE: Reply comes with a delay, because of check if new executable is started successfully.
+func (m *Node) restart() http.HandlerFunc {
+	return m.withCtx(m.nodeCtx, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ctx *httpCtx) {
+		if err := ctx.RPC.Restart(); err != nil {
+			httputil.WriteJSON(w, r, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		httputil.WriteJSON(w, r, http.StatusOK, true)
+	})
+}
+
 /*
 	<<< Helper functions >>>
 */
diff --git a/pkg/restart/restart.go b/pkg/restart/restart.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c485ebb8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/restart/restart.go
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+package restart
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+var (
+	// ErrAlreadyStarting is returned on starting attempt when starting is in progress.
+	ErrAlreadyStarting = errors.New("already starting")
+)
+
+const (
+	// DefaultCheckDelay is a default delay for checking if a new instance is started successfully.
+	DefaultCheckDelay = 1 * time.Second
+	extraWaitingTime  = 1 * time.Second
+	delayArgName      = "--delay"
+)
+
+// Context describes data required for restarting visor.
+type Context struct {
+	log         logrus.FieldLogger
+	cmd         *exec.Cmd
+	checkDelay  time.Duration
+	isStarting  int32
+	appendDelay bool // disabled in tests
+}
+
+// CaptureContext captures data required for restarting visor.
+// Data used by CaptureContext must not be modified before,
+// therefore calling CaptureContext immediately after starting executable is recommended.
+func CaptureContext() *Context {
+	cmd := exec.Command(os.Args[0], os.Args[1:]...) // nolint:gosec
+
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	cmd.Env = os.Environ()
+
+	return &Context{
+		cmd:         cmd,
+		checkDelay:  DefaultCheckDelay,
+		appendDelay: true,
+	}
+}
+
+// RegisterLogger registers a logger instead of standard one.
+func (c *Context) RegisterLogger(logger logrus.FieldLogger) {
+	if c != nil {
+		c.log = logger
+	}
+}
+
+// SetCheckDelay sets a check delay instead of standard one.
+func (c *Context) SetCheckDelay(delay time.Duration) {
+	if c != nil {
+		c.checkDelay = delay
+	}
+}
+
+// Start starts a new executable using Context.
+func (c *Context) Start() error {
+	if !atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&c.isStarting, 0, 1) {
+		return ErrAlreadyStarting
+	}
+
+	defer atomic.StoreInt32(&c.isStarting, 0)
+
+	errCh := c.startExec()
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(c.checkDelay)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	select {
+	case err := <-errCh:
+		c.errorLogger()("Failed to start new instance: %v", err)
+		return err
+	case <-ticker.C:
+		c.infoLogger()("New instance started successfully, exiting from the old one")
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Context) startExec() chan error {
+	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
+
+	go func() {
+		defer close(errCh)
+
+		c.adjustArgs()
+
+		c.infoLogger()("Starting new instance of executable (args: %q)", c.cmd.Args)
+
+		if err := c.cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+			errCh <- err
+			return
+		}
+
+		if err := c.cmd.Wait(); err != nil {
+			errCh <- err
+			return
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return errCh
+}
+
+func (c *Context) adjustArgs() {
+	args := c.cmd.Args
+
+	i := 0
+	l := len(args)
+
+	for i < l {
+		if args[i] == delayArgName && i < len(args)-1 {
+			args = append(args[:i], args[i+2:]...)
+			l -= 2
+		} else {
+			i++
+		}
+	}
+
+	if c.appendDelay {
+		delay := c.checkDelay + extraWaitingTime
+		args = append(args, delayArgName, delay.String())
+	}
+
+	c.cmd.Args = args
+}
+
+func (c *Context) infoLogger() func(string, ...interface{}) {
+	if c.log != nil {
+		return c.log.Infof
+	}
+
+	logger := log.New(os.Stdout, "[INFO] ", log.LstdFlags)
+
+	return logger.Printf
+}
+
+func (c *Context) errorLogger() func(string, ...interface{}) {
+	if c.log != nil {
+		return c.log.Errorf
+	}
+
+	logger := log.New(os.Stdout, "[ERROR] ", log.LstdFlags)
+
+	return logger.Printf
+}
diff --git a/pkg/restart/restart_test.go b/pkg/restart/restart_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb98253490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/restart/restart_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package restart
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skycoin/src/util/logging"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestCaptureContext(t *testing.T) {
+	cc := CaptureContext()
+
+	require.Equal(t, DefaultCheckDelay, cc.checkDelay)
+	require.Equal(t, os.Args, cc.cmd.Args)
+	require.Equal(t, os.Stdout, cc.cmd.Stdout)
+	require.Equal(t, os.Stdin, cc.cmd.Stdin)
+	require.Equal(t, os.Stderr, cc.cmd.Stderr)
+	require.Equal(t, os.Environ(), cc.cmd.Env)
+	require.Nil(t, cc.log)
+}
+
+func TestContext_RegisterLogger(t *testing.T) {
+	cc := CaptureContext()
+	require.Nil(t, cc.log)
+
+	logger := logging.MustGetLogger("test")
+	cc.RegisterLogger(logger)
+	require.Equal(t, logger, cc.log)
+}
+
+func TestContext_Start(t *testing.T) {
+	cc := CaptureContext()
+	assert.NotZero(t, len(cc.cmd.Args))
+
+	t.Run("executable started", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cmd := "touch"
+		path := "/tmp/test_restart"
+		cc.cmd = exec.Command(cmd, path) // nolint:gosec
+		cc.appendDelay = false
+
+		assert.NoError(t, cc.Start())
+		assert.NoError(t, os.Remove(path))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("bad args", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cmd := "bad_command"
+		cc.cmd = exec.Command(cmd) // nolint:gosec
+
+		// TODO(nkryuchkov): Check if it works on Linux and Windows, if not then change the error text.
+		assert.EqualError(t, cc.Start(), `exec: "bad_command": executable file not found in $PATH`)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("already restarting", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cmd := "touch"
+		path := "/tmp/test_restart"
+		cc.cmd = exec.Command(cmd, path) // nolint:gosec
+		cc.appendDelay = false
+
+		ch := make(chan error, 1)
+		go func() {
+			ch <- cc.Start()
+		}()
+
+		assert.NoError(t, cc.Start())
+		assert.Equal(t, ErrAlreadyStarting, <-ch)
+
+		assert.NoError(t, os.Remove(path))
+	})
+}
+
+func TestContext_SetCheckDelay(t *testing.T) {
+	cc := CaptureContext()
+	require.Equal(t, DefaultCheckDelay, cc.checkDelay)
+
+	const oneSecond = 1 * time.Second
+
+	cc.SetCheckDelay(oneSecond)
+	require.Equal(t, oneSecond, cc.checkDelay)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/visor/config.go b/pkg/visor/config.go
index 69e54d8083..c4c1bbbb37 100644
--- a/pkg/visor/config.go
+++ b/pkg/visor/config.go
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	Interfaces InterfaceConfig `json:"interfaces"`
 
 	AppServerSockFile string `json:"app_server_sock_file"`
+
+	RestartCheckDelay string `json:"restart_check_delay"`
 }
 
 // MessagingConfig returns config for dmsg client.
diff --git a/pkg/visor/rpc.go b/pkg/visor/rpc.go
index 4b77005df4..7ddd95834a 100644
--- a/pkg/visor/rpc.go
+++ b/pkg/visor/rpc.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ var (
 
 	// ErrNotFound is returned when a requested resource is not found.
 	ErrNotFound = errors.New("not found")
+
+	// ErrMalformedRestartContext is returned when restart context is malformed.
+	ErrMalformedRestartContext = errors.New("restart context is malformed")
 )
 
 // RPC defines RPC methods for Node.
@@ -390,3 +394,27 @@ func (r *RPC) Loops(_ *struct{}, out *[]LoopInfo) error {
 	*out = loops
 	return nil
 }
+
+/*
+	<<< VISOR MANAGEMENT >>>
+*/
+
+const exitDelay = 100 * time.Millisecond
+
+// Restart restarts visor.
+func (r *RPC) Restart(_ *struct{}, _ *struct{}) (err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		if err == nil {
+			go func() {
+				time.Sleep(exitDelay)
+				os.Exit(0)
+			}()
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if r.node.restartCtx == nil {
+		return ErrMalformedRestartContext
+	}
+
+	return r.node.restartCtx.Start()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/visor/rpc_client.go b/pkg/visor/rpc_client.go
index 219734fcd9..92882bacb0 100644
--- a/pkg/visor/rpc_client.go
+++ b/pkg/visor/rpc_client.go
@@ -9,15 +9,14 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/app"
-	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/router"
-	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/snet/snettest"
-
 	"github.com/SkycoinProject/dmsg/cipher"
 	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skycoin/src/util/logging"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 
+	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/app"
+	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/router"
 	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/routing"
+	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/snet/snettest"
 	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/transport"
 )
 
@@ -50,6 +49,8 @@ type RPCClient interface {
 	RemoveRoutingRule(key routing.RouteID) error
 
 	Loops() ([]LoopInfo, error)
+
+	Restart() error
 }
 
 // RPCClient provides methods to call an RPC Server.
@@ -222,6 +223,11 @@ func (rc *rpcClient) Loops() ([]LoopInfo, error) {
 	return loops, err
 }
 
+// Restart calls Restart.
+func (rc *rpcClient) Restart() error {
+	return rc.Call("Restart", &struct{}{}, &struct{}{})
+}
+
 // MockRPCClient mocks RPCClient.
 type mockRPCClient struct {
 	startedAt time.Time
@@ -544,3 +550,8 @@ func (mc *mockRPCClient) Loops() ([]LoopInfo, error) {
 
 	return loops, nil
 }
+
+// Restart implements RPCClient.
+func (mc *mockRPCClient) Restart() error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/visor/visor.go b/pkg/visor/visor.go
index b51438fc5e..c316a51526 100644
--- a/pkg/visor/visor.go
+++ b/pkg/visor/visor.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/app/appnet"
 	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/app/appserver"
 	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/dmsgpty"
+	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/restart"
 	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/routefinder/rfclient"
 	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/router"
 	"github.com/SkycoinProject/skywire-mainnet/pkg/routing"
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ type Node struct {
 	localPath string
 	appsConf  []AppConfig
 
-	startedAt time.Time
+	startedAt  time.Time
+	restartCtx *restart.Context
 
 	pidMu sync.Mutex
 
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ type Node struct {
 }
 
 // NewNode constructs new Node.
-func NewNode(config *Config, masterLogger *logging.MasterLogger) (*Node, error) {
+func NewNode(config *Config, masterLogger *logging.MasterLogger, restartCtx *restart.Context) (*Node, error) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	node := &Node{
@@ -104,6 +106,15 @@ func NewNode(config *Config, masterLogger *logging.MasterLogger) (*Node, error)
 	node.Logger = masterLogger
 	node.logger = node.Logger.PackageLogger("skywire")
 
+	restartCheckDelay, err := time.ParseDuration(config.RestartCheckDelay)
+	if err == nil {
+		restartCtx.SetCheckDelay(restartCheckDelay)
+	}
+
+	restartCtx.RegisterLogger(node.logger)
+
+	node.restartCtx = restartCtx
+
 	pk := config.Node.StaticPubKey
 	sk := config.Node.StaticSecKey