diff --git a/docs/API/admin_api.md b/docs/API/admin_api.md
index edcf73e14..26f3b1932 100644
--- a/docs/API/admin_api.md
+++ b/docs/API/admin_api.md
@@ -773,6 +773,8 @@ Note: Available `:permission_group` is currently moderator and admin. 404 is ret
 
 ### Restarts pleroma application
 
+**Only works when configuration from database is enabled.**
+
 - Params: none
 - Response:
   - On failure:
@@ -782,11 +784,24 @@ Note: Available `:permission_group` is currently moderator and admin. 404 is ret
 {}
 ```
 
+## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/need_reboot`
+
+### Returns the flag whether the pleroma should be restarted
+
+- Params: none
+- Response:
+  - `need_reboot` - boolean
+```json
+{
+  "need_reboot": false
+}
+```
+
 ## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/config`
 
 ### Get list of merged default settings with saved in database.
 
-*If `need_reboot` flag exists in response, instance must be restarted, so reboot time settings can take effect.*
+*If `need_reboot` is `true`, instance must be restarted, so reboot time settings can take effect.*
 
 **Only works when configuration from database is enabled.**
 
@@ -808,13 +823,12 @@ Note: Available `:permission_group` is currently moderator and admin. 404 is ret
   "need_reboot": true
 }
 ```
- need_reboot - *optional*, if were changed reboot time settings.
 
 ## `POST /api/pleroma/admin/config`
 
 ### Update config settings
 
-*If `need_reboot` flag exists in response, instance must be restarted, so reboot time settings can take effect.*
+*If `need_reboot` is `true`, instance must be restarted, so reboot time settings can take effect.*
 
 **Only works when configuration from database is enabled.**
 
@@ -956,7 +970,6 @@ config :quack,
   "need_reboot": true
 }
 ```
-need_reboot - *optional*, if were changed reboot time settings.
 
 ## ` GET /api/pleroma/admin/config/descriptions`
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller.ex
index 6c88549f5..e1869678e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller.ex
@@ -911,16 +911,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.AdminAPIController do
         end)
         |> List.flatten()
 
-      response = %{configs: merged}
-
-      response =
-        if Restarter.Pleroma.need_reboot?() do
-          Map.put(response, :need_reboot, true)
-        else
-          response
-        end
-
-      json(conn, response)
+      json(conn, %{configs: merged, need_reboot: Restarter.Pleroma.need_reboot?()})
     end
   end
 
@@ -947,28 +938,22 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.AdminAPIController do
 
       Config.TransferTask.load_and_update_env(deleted, false)
 
-      need_reboot? =
-        Restarter.Pleroma.need_reboot?() ||
-          Enum.any?(updated, fn config ->
+      if !Restarter.Pleroma.need_reboot?() do
+        changed_reboot_settings? =
+          (updated ++ deleted)
+          |> Enum.any?(fn config ->
             group = ConfigDB.from_string(config.group)
             key = ConfigDB.from_string(config.key)
             value = ConfigDB.from_binary(config.value)
             Config.TransferTask.pleroma_need_restart?(group, key, value)
           end)
 
-      response = %{configs: updated}
-
-      response =
-        if need_reboot? do
-          Restarter.Pleroma.need_reboot()
-          Map.put(response, :need_reboot, need_reboot?)
-        else
-          response
-        end
+        if changed_reboot_settings?, do: Restarter.Pleroma.need_reboot()
+      end
 
       conn
       |> put_view(ConfigView)
-      |> render("index.json", response)
+      |> render("index.json", %{configs: updated, need_reboot: Restarter.Pleroma.need_reboot?()})
     end
   end
 
@@ -980,6 +965,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.AdminAPIController do
     end
   end
 
+  def need_reboot(conn, _params) do
+    json(conn, %{need_reboot: Restarter.Pleroma.need_reboot?()})
+  end
+
   defp configurable_from_database(conn) do
     if Config.get(:configurable_from_database) do
       :ok
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
index bc2cf8b44..1da9478db 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Router do
     get("/config", AdminAPIController, :config_show)
     post("/config", AdminAPIController, :config_update)
     get("/config/descriptions", AdminAPIController, :config_descriptions)
+    get("/need_reboot", AdminAPIController, :need_reboot)
     get("/restart", AdminAPIController, :restart)
 
     get("/moderation_log", AdminAPIController, :list_log)
diff --git a/test/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller_test.exs
index 6f5a4d059..64ed8ebec 100644
--- a/test/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -2291,7 +2291,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.AdminAPIControllerTest do
         |> get("/api/pleroma/admin/config")
         |> json_response(200)
 
-      refute Map.has_key?(configs, "need_reboot")
+      assert configs["need_reboot"] == false
     end
 
     test "update setting which need reboot, don't change reboot flag until reboot", %{conn: conn} do
@@ -2347,7 +2347,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.AdminAPIControllerTest do
         |> get("/api/pleroma/admin/config")
         |> json_response(200)
 
-      refute Map.has_key?(configs, "need_reboot")
+      assert configs["need_reboot"] == false
     end
 
     test "saving config with nested merge", %{conn: conn} do
@@ -3065,6 +3065,20 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.AdminAPIControllerTest do
     end
   end
 
+  test "need_reboot flag", %{conn: conn} do
+    assert conn
+           |> get("/api/pleroma/admin/need_reboot")
+           |> json_response(200) == %{"need_reboot" => false}
+
+    Restarter.Pleroma.need_reboot()
+
+    assert conn
+           |> get("/api/pleroma/admin/need_reboot")
+           |> json_response(200) == %{"need_reboot" => true}
+
+    on_exit(fn -> Restarter.Pleroma.refresh() end)
+  end
+
   describe "GET /api/pleroma/admin/statuses" do
     test "returns all public, unlisted, and direct statuses", %{conn: conn, admin: admin} do
       blocked = insert(:user)