diff --git a/src/emulator.rs b/src/emulator.rs
index 32dc1e0..4843846 100644
--- a/src/emulator.rs
+++ b/src/emulator.rs
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ impl Emulator {
         } else if let Some(cart) = self.carts[index].as_mut()
             && cart.is_watching()
         {
-            cart.restart_watching();
+            cart.reload()?;
+            sim.load_cart(cart.rom.clone(), cart.sram.clone())?;
         }
         let mut profiling = false;
         if let Some(profiler) = self.profilers[sim_id.to_index()].as_ref()
diff --git a/src/emulator/cart.rs b/src/emulator/cart.rs
index 8292719..6ad8df2 100644
--- a/src/emulator/cart.rs
+++ b/src/emulator/cart.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ pub struct Cart {
 
 impl Cart {
     pub fn load(file_path: &Path, sim_id: SimId, watch: bool) -> Result<Self> {
-        let rom = fs::read(file_path)?;
-        let (rom, info) = try_parse_isx(file_path, &rom)
-            .or_else(|| try_parse_elf(file_path, &rom))
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| (rom, GameInfo::empty(file_path)));
+        let (rom, info) = Self::read_rom(file_path)?;
 
         let mut sram_file = File::options()
             .read(true)
@@ -66,6 +63,16 @@ impl Cart {
         })
     }
 
+    pub fn reload(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let (rom, info) = Self::read_rom(&self.file_path)?;
+        self.rom = rom;
+        self.info = Arc::new(info);
+        if self.is_watching() {
+            self.restart_watching();
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub fn save_sram(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         self.sram_file.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0))?;
         self.sram_file.write_all(&self.sram)?;
@@ -92,6 +99,14 @@ impl Cart {
         self.changed = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
         self.watcher = None;
     }
+
+    fn read_rom(file_path: &Path) -> Result<(Vec<u8>, GameInfo)> {
+        let rom = fs::read(file_path)?;
+        let (rom, info) = try_parse_isx(file_path, &rom)
+            .or_else(|| try_parse_elf(file_path, &rom))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| (rom, GameInfo::empty(file_path)));
+        Ok((rom, info))
+    }
 }
 
 fn build_watcher(file_path: &Path, changed: Arc<AtomicBool>) -> Option<notify::RecommendedWatcher> {