diff --git a/app/access_controls/access_control_node_edit.php b/app/access_controls/access_control_node_edit.php
index 95d33ff0e9..98adc4d5d7 100644
--- a/app/access_controls/access_control_node_edit.php
+++ b/app/access_controls/access_control_node_edit.php
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ if (count($_POST)>0 && strlen($_POST["persistformvar"]) == 0) {
 				$cache = new cache;
 				$cache->delete("configuration:acl.conf");
 
+				//create the event socket connection
+				$fp = event_socket_create($_SESSION['event_socket_ip_address'], $_SESSION['event_socket_port'], $_SESSION['event_socket_password']);
+				if ($fp) { event_socket_request($fp, "api reloadacl"); }
+
 				//add the message
 				messages::add($text['message-add']);
 
@@ -121,6 +125,10 @@ if (count($_POST)>0 && strlen($_POST["persistformvar"]) == 0) {
 				$cache = new cache;
 				$cache->delete("configuration:acl.conf");
 
+				//create the event socket connection
+				$fp = event_socket_create($_SESSION['event_socket_ip_address'], $_SESSION['event_socket_port'], $_SESSION['event_socket_password']);
+				if ($fp) { event_socket_request($fp, "api reloadacl"); }
+
 				//add the message
 				messages::add($text['message-update']);