diff --git a/test-app/app/src/main/java/com/tns/NativeScriptRuntime.java b/test-app/app/src/main/java/com/tns/NativeScriptRuntime.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8eefefe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-app/app/src/main/java/com/tns/NativeScriptRuntime.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package com.tns;
+
+public final class NativeScriptRuntime {
+    private NativeScriptRuntime() {
+    }
+
+    public static boolean reloadApplication() {
+        return RuntimeHelper.reloadApplication();
+    }
+
+    public static boolean reloadApplication(String baseDir) {
+        return RuntimeHelper.reloadApplication();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test-app/app/src/main/java/com/tns/RuntimeHelper.java b/test-app/app/src/main/java/com/tns/RuntimeHelper.java
index fa1542966..c6ead3f6b 100644
--- a/test-app/app/src/main/java/com/tns/RuntimeHelper.java
+++ b/test-app/app/src/main/java/com/tns/RuntimeHelper.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
 import android.os.Build;
+import android.os.Handler;
+import android.os.Looper;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.util.Log;
 
@@ -24,6 +26,9 @@ private RuntimeHelper() {
     }
 
     private static AndroidJsV8Inspector v8Inspector;
+    private static Context applicationContext;
+    private static BroadcastReceiver timezoneChangedReceiver;
+    private static boolean reloadScheduled;
 
     // hasErrorIntent tells you if there was an event (with an uncaught
     // exception) raised from ErrorReport
@@ -59,6 +64,9 @@ private static boolean hasErrorIntent(Context context) {
     }
 
     public static Runtime initRuntime(Context context) {
+        Context appContext = context.getApplicationContext();
+        applicationContext = appContext != null ? appContext : context;
+
         if (Runtime.isInitialized()) {
             return Runtime.getCurrentRuntime();
         }
@@ -237,6 +245,40 @@ public static Runtime initRuntime(Context context) {
         }
     }
 
+    public static synchronized boolean reloadApplication() {
+        final Context context = applicationContext;
+        if (context == null || reloadScheduled) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        reloadScheduled = true;
+
+        new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                try {
+                    Runtime.destroyMainRuntime();
+
+                    Runtime runtime = initRuntime(context);
+                    if (runtime == null) {
+                        throw new IllegalStateException("NativeScript runtime reload failed to initialize a new runtime.");
+                    }
+
+                    runtime.run();
+                } catch (Throwable e) {
+                    Log.e(logTag, "NativeScript runtime reload failed.", e);
+                    throw new RuntimeException("NativeScript runtime reload failed.", e);
+                } finally {
+                    synchronized (RuntimeHelper.class) {
+                        reloadScheduled = false;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     private static void waitForLiveSync(Context context) {
         boolean needToWait = false;
 
@@ -295,7 +337,16 @@ public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
             }
         };
 
-        context.registerReceiver(timezoneReceiver, timezoneFilter);
+        if (timezoneChangedReceiver != null) {
+            try {
+                context.unregisterReceiver(timezoneChangedReceiver);
+            } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+                // Already unregistered.
+            }
+        }
+
+        timezoneChangedReceiver = timezoneReceiver;
+        context.registerReceiver(timezoneChangedReceiver, timezoneFilter);
     }
 
     public static void initLiveSync(Application app) {
diff --git a/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/com_tns_Runtime.cpp b/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/com_tns_Runtime.cpp
index a05d869fb..515d3d121 100644
--- a/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/com_tns_Runtime.cpp
+++ b/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/com_tns_Runtime.cpp
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ extern "C" JNIEXPORT void Java_com_tns_Runtime_TerminateWorkerCallback(JNIEnv* e
     auto runtime = TryGetRuntime(runtimeId);
     if (runtime == nullptr) {
         // TODO: Pete: Log message informing the developer of the failure
+        return;
     }
 
     auto isolate = runtime->GetIsolate();
@@ -440,6 +441,28 @@ extern "C" JNIEXPORT void Java_com_tns_Runtime_TerminateWorkerCallback(JNIEnv* e
     delete runtime;
 }
 
+extern "C" JNIEXPORT void Java_com_tns_Runtime_TerminateRuntimeCallback(JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jint runtimeId) {
+    auto runtime = TryGetRuntime(runtimeId);
+    if (runtime == nullptr) {
+        // TODO: Pete: Log message informing the developer of the failure
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto isolate = runtime->GetIsolate();
+
+    {
+        v8::Locker locker(isolate);
+        v8::Isolate::Scope isolate_scope(isolate);
+        v8::HandleScope handleScope(isolate);
+
+        runtime->DestroyRuntime();
+    }
+
+    isolate->Dispose();
+
+    delete runtime;
+}
+
 extern "C" JNIEXPORT void Java_com_tns_Runtime_ClearWorkerPersistent(JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jint runtimeId, jint workerId) {
     // Worker Thread runtime
     auto runtime = TryGetRuntime(runtimeId);
@@ -487,4 +510,4 @@ extern "C" JNIEXPORT void Java_com_tns_Runtime_ResetDateTimeConfigurationCache(J
 
     auto isolate = runtime->GetIsolate();
     isolate->DateTimeConfigurationChangeNotification(Isolate::TimeZoneDetection::kRedetect);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test-app/runtime/src/main/java/com/tns/Runtime.java b/test-app/runtime/src/main/java/com/tns/Runtime.java
index b610ddb0c..c315dcb7b 100644
--- a/test-app/runtime/src/main/java/com/tns/Runtime.java
+++ b/test-app/runtime/src/main/java/com/tns/Runtime.java
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ public static void SetManualInstrumentationMode(String mode) {
 
     private static native void TerminateWorkerCallback(int runtimeId);
 
+    private static native void TerminateRuntimeCallback(int runtimeId);
+
     private static native void ClearWorkerPersistent(int runtimeId, int workerId);
 
     private static native void CallWorkerObjectOnErrorHandleMain(int runtimeId, int workerId, String message, String stackTrace, String filename, int lineno, String threadName) throws NativeScriptException;
@@ -486,6 +488,40 @@ public static boolean isInitialized() {
         return (runtime != null) ? runtime.isInitializedImpl() : false;
     }
 
+    static void destroyMainRuntime() {
+        Runtime runtime = Runtime.getCurrentRuntime();
+        if (runtime == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (runtime.workerId != 0) {
+            throw new NativeScriptException("Only the main NativeScript runtime can be destroyed with destroyMainRuntime().");
+        }
+
+        runtime.isTerminating = true;
+        runtime.terminateWorkers();
+        GcListener.unsubscribe(runtime);
+        runtimeCache.remove(runtime.runtimeId);
+        pendingWorkerMessages.clear();
+        currentRuntime.remove();
+
+        TerminateRuntimeCallback(runtime.runtimeId);
+    }
+
+    private void terminateWorkers() {
+        for (Handler workerHandler : new ArrayList<>(workerIdToHandler.values())) {
+            if (workerHandler == null) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            Message msg = Message.obtain();
+            msg.arg1 = MessageType.TerminateThread;
+            workerHandler.sendMessageAtFrontOfQueue(msg);
+        }
+
+        workerIdToHandler.clear();
+    }
+
     public int getWorkerId() {
         return workerId;
     }