diff --git a/api_docs.yml b/api_docs.yml
index 89c48ab0..2bb2b96d 100644
--- a/api_docs.yml
+++ b/api_docs.yml
@@ -3739,6 +3739,34 @@ paths:
         500:
           description: "Internal Server Error"
 
+  "/apps/{app_id}/restart":
+    post:
+      description: "restarts app by pulling the latest image"
+      tags:
+        - apps
+      consumes:
+        - application/json
+      parameters:
+        - in: header
+          name: Authorization
+          required: true
+          description: "Bearer [token]"
+          type: string
+        - in: path
+          name: app_id
+          required: true
+          type: string
+
+      responses:
+        201:
+          description: "Success"
+        404:
+          description: "App not found"
+        400:
+          description: "Bad request"
+        500:
+          description: "Internal Server Error"
+
   "/apps/{app_id}/{user_id}/docker/{tag}/webhook":
     post:
       description: "redeploys apps by getting webhook notifiations from docker"
diff --git a/app/controllers/app.py b/app/controllers/app.py
index f2222263..6024d8cf 100644
--- a/app/controllers/app.py
+++ b/app/controllers/app.py
@@ -1217,6 +1217,72 @@ def get(self, app_id):
             return dict(status='fail', message=str(exc)), 500
 
 
+class AppRestartView(Resource):
+    @jwt_required
+    def post(self, app_id):
+        """
+        restart app, to pull the latest images  
+        """
+        try:
+            current_user_id = get_jwt_identity()
+            current_user_roles = get_jwt_claims()['roles']
+            app = App.get_by_id(app_id)
+
+            if not app:
+                return dict(status='fail', message=f'App {app_id} not found'), 404
+
+            project = app.project
+
+            if not is_owner_or_admin(project, current_user_id, current_user_roles):
+                if not is_authorised_project_user(project, current_user_id, 'admin'):
+                    return dict(status='fail', message='Unauthorised'), 403
+
+            cluster = project.cluster
+            namespace = project.alias
+            if not cluster or not namespace:
+                return dict(status='fail', message='Internal server error'), 500
+
+            kube_host = cluster.host
+            kube_token = cluster.token
+            kube_client = create_kube_clients(kube_host, kube_token)
+
+            dep_name = f'{app.alias}-deployment'
+
+            # Create restart annotation
+            now = datetime.datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
+
+            patch_body = {
+                "spec": {
+                    "template": {
+                        "metadata": {
+                            "annotations": {
+                                "kubectl.kubernetes.io/restartedAt": now
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            # Patch the deployment
+            kube_client.appsv1_api.patch_namespaced_deployment(
+                name=dep_name,
+                namespace=namespace,
+                body=patch_body,
+                _preload_content=False
+            )
+
+            log_activity('App', status='Success',
+                         operation='Restart',
+                         description='App restarted successfully',
+                         a_project=project,
+                         a_cluster_id=project.cluster_id,
+                         a_app=app)
+            return dict(status='success', message='App restarted successfully'), 200
+        except client.rest.ApiException as exc:
+            return dict(status='fail', message=exc.reason), check_kube_error_code(exc.status)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            return dict(status='fail', message=str(exc)), 500
+
+
 class AppRevertView(Resource):
     @jwt_required
     def patch(self, app_id):
diff --git a/app/routes/__init__.py b/app/routes/__init__.py
index b05fcdb0..a8cdb852 100644
--- a/app/routes/__init__.py
+++ b/app/routes/__init__.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
     BillingInvoiceView, BillingInvoiceNotificationView, SystemSummaryView, CreditDetailView, ProjectUsersView, ProjectUsersTransferView, AppReviseView,
     ProjectUsersHandleInviteView, ClusterProjectsView, ProjectDisableView, ProjectEnableView, AppRedeployView, AppDisableView, AppEnableView,
     TagsView, TagsDetailView, TagFollowingView, GenericSearchView, MLProjectAppsView, ProjectMigrationView,
-    UserDisableView, UserEnableView, AppDockerWebhookListenerView, UserFollowersView, UserFollowView, ProjectFollowingView, ActivityFeedView, SendInactiveUserMailReminder,GoogleOAuthView,TagProjectsView)
-from app.controllers.app import AppRevisionsView
+    UserDisableView, UserEnableView, AppDockerWebhookListenerView, UserFollowersView, UserFollowView, ProjectFollowingView, ActivityFeedView, SendInactiveUserMailReminder, GoogleOAuthView, TagProjectsView)
+from app.controllers.app import AppRestartView, AppRevisionsView
 from app.controllers.app_domain import AppDomainView, AppDomainDetailView
 from app.controllers.billing_invoice import BillingInvoiceDetailView
 from app.controllers.receipts import BillingReceiptsDetailView, BillingReceiptsView
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
 api.add_resource(AppDetailView, '/apps/<string:app_id>')
 api.add_resource(AppRevertView, '/apps/<string:app_id>/revert_url')
 api.add_resource(AppRevisionsView, '/apps/<string:app_id>/revisions')
+api.add_resource(AppRestartView, '/apps/<string:app_id>/restart')
 api.add_resource(
     AppReviseView, '/apps/<string:app_id>/revise/<string:revision_id>')
 api.add_resource(
@@ -189,7 +190,8 @@
 
 # App Domain routes
 api.add_resource(AppDomainView, '/apps/<string:app_id>/domains')
-api.add_resource(AppDomainDetailView, '/apps/<string:app_id>/domains/<string:domain_id>')
+api.add_resource(AppDomainDetailView,
+                 '/apps/<string:app_id>/domains/<string:domain_id>')
 
 
 # Registry routes
@@ -211,4 +213,4 @@
 api.add_resource(SendInactiveUserMailReminder, '/users/inactive_user_reminder',
                  endpoint='inactive_user_reminder')
 
-api.add_resource(SocialView, '/socials', endpoint='socials')
\ No newline at end of file
+api.add_resource(SocialView, '/socials', endpoint='socials')