diff --git a/src/commands/restartWebApp.ts b/src/commands/restartWebApp.ts
index 1d203010..46cee1bb 100644
--- a/src/commands/restartWebApp.ts
+++ b/src/commands/restartWebApp.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,29 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+import { type WebSiteManagementClient } from "@azure/arm-appservice";
 import { type IActionContext } from "@microsoft/vscode-azext-utils";
-import { commands } from "vscode";
+import { ext } from "../extensionVariables";
+import { localize } from "../localize";
 import { type SiteTreeItem } from "../tree/SiteTreeItem";
+import { createWebSiteClient } from "../utils/azureClients";
 import { pickWebApp } from "../utils/pickWebApp";
 
 export async function restartWebApp(context: IActionContext, node?: SiteTreeItem): Promise<void> {
     node ??= await pickWebApp(context);
-    await commands.executeCommand('appService.Stop', node);
-    await commands.executeCommand('appService.Start', node);
+
+    await node.initSite(context);
+    const site = node.site;
+    const client: WebSiteManagementClient = await createWebSiteClient([context, node.subscription]);
+    const restartingApp: string = localize('restartingApp', 'Restarting "{0}"...', site.fullName);
+    const restartedApp: string = localize('restartedApp', '"{0}" has been restarted.', site.fullName);
+    await node.runWithTemporaryDescription(context, localize('restarting', "Restarting..."), async () => {
+        ext.outputChannel.appendLog(restartingApp);
+        if (site.slotName) {
+            await client.webApps.restartSlot(site.resourceGroup, site.siteName, site.slotName);
+        } else {
+            await client.webApps.restart(site.resourceGroup, site.siteName);
+        }
+        ext.outputChannel.appendLog(restartedApp);
+    });
 }