diff --git a/emhttp/plugins/dynamix/NetworkExtra.page b/emhttp/plugins/dynamix/NetworkExtra.page
index 3d54ee7ba7..375e89b752 100644
--- a/emhttp/plugins/dynamix/NetworkExtra.page
+++ b/emhttp/plugins/dynamix/NetworkExtra.page
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ $(function(){
 <form markdown="1" name="network_extra" method="POST" action="/update.php" target="progressFrame" onsubmit="return prepareText(this)">
 <input type="hidden" name="#file" value="<?=$cfg?>">
 <input type="hidden" name="#command" value="/webGui/scripts/update_services">
+<input type="hidden" name="#arg[1]" value="1">
+<input type="hidden" name="#arg[2]" value="force">
 <input type="hidden" name="include_interfaces" value="">
 <input type="hidden" name="exclude_interfaces" value="">
 
diff --git a/emhttp/plugins/dynamix/scripts/reload_services b/emhttp/plugins/dynamix/scripts/reload_services
index babe9c7c15..4c2c2f48d3 100755
--- a/emhttp/plugins/dynamix/scripts/reload_services
+++ b/emhttp/plugins/dynamix/scripts/reload_services
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 for cmd in $SERVICES; do
-  /etc/rc.d/rc.$cmd update &>/dev/null
+  if [[ $cmd == avahidaemon && $1 == force ]]; then
+    /etc/rc.d/rc.$cmd update force &>/dev/null
+  else
+    /etc/rc.d/rc.$cmd update &>/dev/null
+  fi
 done
 exit 0
diff --git a/emhttp/plugins/dynamix/scripts/update_services b/emhttp/plugins/dynamix/scripts/update_services
index 652e555b2d..a27695d253 100755
--- a/emhttp/plugins/dynamix/scripts/update_services
+++ b/emhttp/plugins/dynamix/scripts/update_services
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ if [[ -n $1 && ! $1 =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
 else
   DELAY=${1:-1}
 fi
+case "${2:-}" in
+  'force') MODE=force ;;
+  *) MODE= ;;
+esac
 
-echo "sleep $DELAY; /usr/local/emhttp/webGui/scripts/reload_services" | at -M now 2>/dev/null
+echo "sleep $DELAY; /usr/local/emhttp/webGui/scripts/reload_services $MODE" | at -M now 2>/dev/null
 log "queue new job $(queue), wait for ${DELAY}s"
 exit 0
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/rc.avahidaemon b/etc/rc.d/rc.avahidaemon
index 33195164fc..1c9d40df6f 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/rc.avahidaemon
+++ b/etc/rc.d/rc.avahidaemon
@@ -119,8 +119,28 @@ avahid_reload(){
   fi
 }
 
+bind_changed(){
+  local CURRENT=",$1," NEXT=",$2," IFACE
+  # A new active bind target needs a restart so avahi-daemon reads it.
+  for IFACE in ${2//,/ }; do
+    [[ $CURRENT == *",$IFACE,"* ]] || return 0
+  done
+  # Missing inactive targets are usually transient carrier/DHCP loss; keep
+  # Avahi running so it can notice the interface when it returns.
+  for IFACE in ${1//,/ }; do
+    [[ $NEXT == *",$IFACE,"* || -z $(show dev "$IFACE") ]] || return 0
+  done
+  # Shell convention: 1 means "no meaningful bind change" for this predicate.
+  return 1
+}
+
 avahid_update(){
-  if avahid_running && check && [[ "$(this allow-interfaces)" != "$BIND" ]]; then
+  local CURRENT
+  if avahid_running && check; then
+    CURRENT="$(this allow-interfaces)"
+    [[ "$CURRENT" != "$BIND" ]] || return 0
+    # Network hooks are often transient; explicit config applies pass "force".
+    [[ $1 == force ]] || bind_changed "$CURRENT" "$BIND" || return 0
     log "Updating $DAEMON..."
     avahid_restart # note we need restart here, not reload in order to update interfaces
   fi
@@ -149,7 +169,7 @@ case "$1" in
   avahid_reload
   ;;
 'update')
-  avahid_update
+  avahid_update "$2"
   ;;
 'status')
   avahid_status