diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df37052..abb70c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ This extension also installs an MCP server (`flutter_launcher`) that provides to
 
 - `launch_app`: Launches a Flutter application on a specified device.
 - `stop_app`: Stops a running Flutter application.
+- `hot_restart`: Performs a hot restart on a running Flutter application, resetting the app state while maintaining the current session.
 - `list_devices`: Lists all available devices that can run Flutter applications.
 - `get_app_logs`: Retrieves the logs from a running Flutter application.
 - `list_running_apps`: Lists all Flutter applications currently running that were started by this extension.
diff --git a/flutter_launcher_mcp/README.md b/flutter_launcher_mcp/README.md
index 2018eb4..79b1e66 100644
--- a/flutter_launcher_mcp/README.md
+++ b/flutter_launcher_mcp/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,40 @@ Launches a Flutter application with specified arguments and returns its DTD URI
   }
   ```
 
+#### `hot_restart`
+
+Performs a hot restart on a running Flutter application. This restarts the app while maintaining the current session.
+
+- **Input Schema:**
+
+  ```json
+  {
+    "type": "object",
+    "properties": {
+      "pid": {
+        "type": "integer",
+        "description": "The process ID of the flutter run process to hot restart."
+      }
+    },
+    "required": ["pid"]
+  }
+  ```
+
+- **Output Schema:**
+
+  ```json
+  {
+    "type": "object",
+    "properties": {
+      "success": {
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "description": "Whether the hot restart was successful."
+      }
+    },
+    "required": ["success"]
+  }
+  ```
+
 #### `stop_app`
 
 Kills a running Flutter process started by the `launch_app` tool.
diff --git a/flutter_launcher_mcp/lib/src/mixins/flutter_launcher.dart b/flutter_launcher_mcp/lib/src/mixins/flutter_launcher.dart
index 294034b..f5b535a 100644
--- a/flutter_launcher_mcp/lib/src/mixins/flutter_launcher.dart
+++ b/flutter_launcher_mcp/lib/src/mixins/flutter_launcher.dart
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ base mixin FlutterLauncherSupport
     registerTool(listDevicesTool, _listDevices);
     registerTool(getAppLogsTool, _getAppLogs);
     registerTool(listRunningAppsTool, _listRunningApps);
+    registerTool(hotRestartTool, _hotRestart);
     return super.initialize(request);
   }
 
@@ -461,6 +462,73 @@ base mixin FlutterLauncherSupport
     );
   }
 
+  /// A tool to perform a hot restart on a running Flutter application.
+  final hotRestartTool = Tool(
+    name: 'hot_restart',
+    description:
+        'Performs a hot restart on a running Flutter application. This restarts the app while maintaining the current session.',
+    inputSchema: Schema.object(
+      properties: {
+        'pid': Schema.int(
+          description:
+              'The process ID of the flutter run process to hot restart.',
+        ),
+      },
+      required: ['pid'],
+    ),
+    outputSchema: Schema.object(
+      properties: {
+        'success': Schema.bool(
+          description: 'Whether the hot restart was successful.',
+        ),
+      },
+      required: ['success'],
+    ),
+  );
+
+  Future<CallToolResult> _hotRestart(CallToolRequest request) async {
+    final pid = request.arguments!['pid'] as int;
+    log(LoggingLevel.info, 'Attempting hot restart for application PID: $pid');
+    final app = _runningApps[pid];
+
+    if (app == null) {
+      log(LoggingLevel.error, 'Application with PID $pid not found.');
+      return CallToolResult(
+        isError: true,
+        content: [TextContent(text: 'Application with PID $pid not found.')],
+      );
+    }
+
+    try {
+      app.process.stdin.writeln('R');
+      await app.process.stdin.flush();
+      log(LoggingLevel.info, 'Hot restart command sent to application $pid.');
+
+      return CallToolResult(
+        content: [
+          TextContent(
+            text: 'Hot restart initiated for application with PID $pid.',
+          ),
+        ],
+        structuredContent: {'success': true},
+      );
+    } catch (e, s) {
+      log(
+        LoggingLevel.error,
+        'Error performing hot restart for application $pid: $e\n$s',
+      );
+      return CallToolResult(
+        isError: true,
+        content: [
+          TextContent(
+            text: 'Failed to perform hot restart for application $pid: $e',
+          ),
+        ],
+        structuredContent: {'success': false},
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   @override
   Future<void> shutdown() {
     log(LoggingLevel.info, 'Shutting down server, killing all processes.');
diff --git a/flutter_launcher_mcp/test/sdk_test.dart b/flutter_launcher_mcp/test/sdk_test.dart
index 6564ce5..4c0c159 100644
--- a/flutter_launcher_mcp/test/sdk_test.dart
+++ b/flutter_launcher_mcp/test/sdk_test.dart
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ class MockProcess implements Process {
 
   bool killed = false;
 
+  @override
+  late final IOSink stdin = _MockIOSink();
+
   MockProcess({
     required this.stdout,
     required this.stderr,
@@ -268,7 +271,61 @@ class MockProcess implements Process {
     }
     return true;
   }
+}
+
+class _MockIOSink implements IOSink {
+  final List<String> writtenLines = [];
+  bool _closed = false;
+
+  @override
+  Encoding encoding = utf8;
+
+  @override
+  void add(List<int> data) {
+    if (_closed) throw StateError('IOSink is closed');
+  }
 
   @override
-  late final IOSink stdin = throw UnimplementedError();
+  void write(Object? object) {
+    if (_closed) throw StateError('IOSink is closed');
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void writeln([Object? object = '']) {
+    if (_closed) throw StateError('IOSink is closed');
+    writtenLines.add(object.toString());
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> flush() async {
+    if (_closed) throw StateError('IOSink is closed');
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> close() async {
+    _closed = true;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void addError(Object error, [StackTrace? stackTrace]) {
+    throw UnimplementedError();
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future addStream(Stream<List<int>> stream) {
+    throw UnimplementedError();
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future get done => Future.value();
+
+  @override
+  void writeAll(Iterable objects, [String separator = '']) {
+    throw UnimplementedError();
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void writeCharCode(int charCode) {
+    throw UnimplementedError();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/flutter_launcher_mcp/test/server_test.dart b/flutter_launcher_mcp/test/server_test.dart
index acc9fee..712ab2d 100644
--- a/flutter_launcher_mcp/test/server_test.dart
+++ b/flutter_launcher_mcp/test/server_test.dart
@@ -155,5 +155,91 @@ void main() {
         await client.shutdown();
       },
     );
+
+    test.test(
+      'hot_restart tool sends restart command to running app',
+      () async {
+        final dtdUri = 'ws://127.0.0.1:12345/abcdefg=';
+        final processPid = 54321;
+        final mockProcessManager = MockProcessManager();
+        mockProcessManager.addCommand(
+          Command(
+            [
+              '/path/to/flutter/sdk/bin/flutter',
+              'run',
+              '--print-dtd',
+              '--device-id',
+              'test-device',
+            ],
+            stdout: 'The Dart Tooling Daemon is available at: $dtdUri\n',
+            pid: processPid,
+          ),
+        );
+        final serverAndClient = await createServerAndClient(
+          processManager: mockProcessManager,
+          fileSystem: fileSystem,
+        );
+        final server = serverAndClient.server;
+        final client = serverAndClient.client;
+
+        // Initialize
+        await client.initialize(
+          InitializeRequest(
+            protocolVersion: ProtocolVersion.latestSupported,
+            capabilities: ClientCapabilities(),
+            clientInfo: Implementation(name: 'test_client', version: '1.0.0'),
+          ),
+        );
+        client.notifyInitialized();
+
+        // Launch the app first
+        final launchResult = await client.callTool(
+          CallToolRequest(
+            name: 'launch_app',
+            arguments: {'root': '/test/project', 'device': 'test-device'},
+          ),
+        );
+        test.expect(launchResult.isError, test.isNot(true));
+
+        // Perform hot restart
+        final restartResult = await client.callTool(
+          CallToolRequest(name: 'hot_restart', arguments: {'pid': processPid}),
+        );
+
+        test.expect(restartResult.isError, test.isNot(true));
+        test.expect(restartResult.structuredContent, {'success': true});
+        await server.shutdown();
+        await client.shutdown();
+      },
+    );
+
+    test.test('hot_restart tool returns error for non-existent app', () async {
+      final mockProcessManager = MockProcessManager();
+      final serverAndClient = await createServerAndClient(
+        processManager: mockProcessManager,
+        fileSystem: fileSystem,
+      );
+      final server = serverAndClient.server;
+      final client = serverAndClient.client;
+
+      // Initialize
+      await client.initialize(
+        InitializeRequest(
+          protocolVersion: ProtocolVersion.latestSupported,
+          capabilities: ClientCapabilities(),
+          clientInfo: Implementation(name: 'test_client', version: '1.0.0'),
+        ),
+      );
+      client.notifyInitialized();
+
+      // Try to hot restart a non-existent app
+      final restartResult = await client.callTool(
+        CallToolRequest(name: 'hot_restart', arguments: {'pid': 99999}),
+      );
+
+      test.expect(restartResult.isError, true);
+      await server.shutdown();
+      await client.shutdown();
+    });
   });
 }