diff --git a/System/Systemd/Daemon.hs b/System/Systemd/Daemon.hs
--- a/System/Systemd/Daemon.hs
+++ b/System/Systemd/Daemon.hs
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
                              , notifyErrno
                              , notifyStatus
                              , notifyBusError
+                             , notifyReloading
+                             , notifyStopping
                              -- * Socket activation functions
                              , getActivatedSockets
                              -- * Utils
@@ -99,6 +101,14 @@
 -- | Notify systemd of the PID of the program (for after a fork)
 notifyPID :: CPid -> IO (Maybe())
 notifyPID pid = notify False $ "MAINPID=" ++ show pid
+
+-- | Notify systemd that the service is reloading its configuration
+notifyReloading :: IO (Maybe())
+notifyReloading = notify False "RELOADING=1"
+
+-- | Notify systemd that the service is beginning its shutdown
+notifyStopping :: IO (Maybe())
+notifyStopping = notify False "STOPPING=1"
 
 -- | Notify systemd of an 'Errno' error
 notifyErrno :: Errno -> IO (Maybe())
diff --git a/systemd.cabal b/systemd.cabal
--- a/systemd.cabal
+++ b/systemd.cabal
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -- documentation, see http://haskell.org/cabal/users-guide/
 
 name:                systemd
-version:             1.0.5
+version:             1.0.6
 synopsis:            Systemd facilities (Socket activation, Notify)
 description:         A module for Systemd facilities.
 homepage:            https://github.com/erebe/systemd
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@
    type:                exitcode-stdio-1.0
    main-is:             Main.hs
    default-language:    Haskell2010
-   build-depends:       base == 4.*
-                        , systemd
+   build-depends:       base == 4.*,
+                        systemd
    default-language:    Haskell2010