diff --git a/Public API v1.yaml b/Public API v1.yaml
index dbd362f..83c742e 100644
--- a/Public API v1.yaml	
+++ b/Public API v1.yaml	
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ paths:
           content:
             application/json:
               schema:
-                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessObject'
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestartDownloadResponse'
       requestBody:
         content:
           application/json:
@@ -1722,6 +1722,13 @@ components:
       properties:
         download:
           $ref: '#/components/schemas/Download'
+    RestartDownloadResponse:
+      allOf:
+        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessObject'
+        - type: object
+          properties:
+            new_download_uid:
+              type: string
     GetAllDownloadsRequest:
       type: object
       properties:
diff --git a/backend/app.js b/backend/app.js
index 1f1970b..36169d0 100644
--- a/backend/app.js
+++ b/backend/app.js
@@ -1765,8 +1765,8 @@ app.post('/api/resumeAllDownloads', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
 
 app.post('/api/restartDownload', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
     const download_uid = req.body.download_uid;
-    const success = await downloader_api.restartDownload(download_uid);
-    res.send({success: success});
+    const new_download = await downloader_api.restartDownload(download_uid);
+    res.send({success: !!new_download, new_download_uid: new_download ? new_download['uid'] : null});
 });
 
 app.post('/api/cancelDownload', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
diff --git a/backend/downloader.js b/backend/downloader.js
index 80ecaf4..0b62218 100644
--- a/backend/downloader.js
+++ b/backend/downloader.js
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ exports.resumeDownload = async (download_uid) => {
 exports.restartDownload = async (download_uid) => {
     const download = await db_api.getRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid});
     await exports.clearDownload(download_uid);
-    const success = !!(await exports.createDownload(download['url'], download['type'], download['options'], download['user_uid']));
+    const new_download = await exports.createDownload(download['url'], download['type'], download['options'], download['user_uid']);
     
     should_check_downloads = true;
-    return success;
+    return new_download;
 }
 
 exports.cancelDownload = async (download_uid) => {
diff --git a/src/api-types/index.ts b/src/api-types/index.ts
index 7826604..5da5b0a 100644
--- a/src/api-types/index.ts
+++ b/src/api-types/index.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ export { NotificationType } from './models/NotificationType';
 export type { Playlist } from './models/Playlist';
 export type { RegisterRequest } from './models/RegisterRequest';
 export type { RegisterResponse } from './models/RegisterResponse';
+export type { RestartDownloadResponse } from './models/RestartDownloadResponse';
 export type { RestoreDBBackupRequest } from './models/RestoreDBBackupRequest';
 export { Schedule } from './models/Schedule';
 export type { SetConfigRequest } from './models/SetConfigRequest';
diff --git a/src/api-types/models/RestartDownloadResponse.ts b/src/api-types/models/RestartDownloadResponse.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cb0233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api-types/models/RestartDownloadResponse.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* istanbul ignore file */
+/* tslint:disable */
+/* eslint-disable */
+
+import type { SuccessObject } from './SuccessObject';
+
+export type RestartDownloadResponse = (SuccessObject & {
+new_download_uid?: string;
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.ts b/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.ts
index 45f1e7a..c0fde45 100644
--- a/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import { Download } from 'api-types';
 })
 export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
-  @Input() uids = null;
+  @Input() uids: string[] = null;
 
   downloads_check_interval = 1000;
   downloads = [];
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.postsService.restartDownload(download_uid).subscribe(res => {
       if (!res['success']) {
         this.postsService.openSnackBar($localize`Failed to restart download! See server logs for more info.`);
+      } else {
+        if (this.uids && res['new_download_uid']) {
+          this.uids.push(res['new_download_uid']);
+        }
       }
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/app/posts.services.ts b/src/app/posts.services.ts
index c42f6a0..d02463e 100644
--- a/src/app/posts.services.ts
+++ b/src/app/posts.services.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ import {
     GetArchivesResponse,
     ImportArchiveRequest,
     Archive,
-    Subscription
+    Subscription,
+    RestartDownloadResponse
 } from '../api-types';
 import { isoLangs } from './settings/locales_list';
 import { Title } from '@angular/platform-browser';
@@ -621,7 +622,7 @@ export class PostsService implements CanActivate {
 
     restartDownload(download_uid: string) {
         const body: GetDownloadRequest = {download_uid: download_uid};
-        return this.http.post<SuccessObject>(this.path + 'restartDownload', body, this.httpOptions);
+        return this.http.post<RestartDownloadResponse>(this.path + 'restartDownload', body, this.httpOptions);
     }
 
     cancelDownload(download_uid: string) {