diff -ruN orig/dwm-5.3.1/config.def.h dwm-5.3.1/config.def.h
--- orig/dwm-5.3.1/config.def.h	2008-12-06 10:33:03.000000000 +0100
+++ dwm-5.3.1/config.def.h	2008-12-09 20:12:45.000000000 +0100
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@
 	TAGKEYS(                        XK_7,                      6)
 	TAGKEYS(                        XK_8,                      7)
 	TAGKEYS(                        XK_9,                      8)
-	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_q,      quit,           {0} },
+	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_q,      quit,           {.i = 0 } },
+	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask|ControlMask, XK_q,      quit,           {.i = 1 } },
 };
 
 /* button definitions */
diff -ruN orig/dwm-5.3.1/dwm.c dwm-5.3.1/dwm.c
--- orig/dwm-5.3.1/dwm.c	2008-12-06 10:33:03.000000000 +0100
+++ dwm-5.3.1/dwm.c	2008-12-08 20:33:16.000000000 +0100
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  *
  * To understand everything else, start reading main().
  */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <locale.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -238,6 +240,7 @@
 static DC dc;
 static Layout *lt[] = { NULL, NULL };
 static Window root, barwin;
+static char **args;
 /* configuration, allows nested code to access above variables */
 #include "config.h"
 
@@ -1026,6 +1032,8 @@
 
 void
 quit(const Arg *arg) {
+	if(arg->i)	/* restart dwm, if fails just fall through and exit */
+		execve(args[0], args, environ);
 	readin = running = False;
 }
 
@@ -1733,6 +1741,7 @@
 	if(!(dpy = XOpenDisplay(0)))
 		die("dwm: cannot open display\n");
 
+	args = argv;
 	checkotherwm();
 	setup();
 	scan();