diff --git a/binaries/coordinator/Cargo.toml b/binaries/coordinator/Cargo.toml
index f639c94b..53e0bcfb 100644
--- a/binaries/coordinator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/binaries/coordinator/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ uuid = { version = "1.2.1" }
 rand = "0.8.5"
 dora-core = { workspace = true }
 tracing = "0.1.36"
+dora-tracing = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 futures-concurrency = "7.1.0"
 zenoh = "0.7.0-rc"
 serde_json = "1.0.86"
-dora-tracing = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 which = "4.3.0"
 thiserror = "1.0.37"
 ctrlc = "3.2.5"
diff --git a/binaries/coordinator/src/lib.rs b/binaries/coordinator/src/lib.rs
index 1822fc9e..e4809721 100644
--- a/binaries/coordinator/src/lib.rs
+++ b/binaries/coordinator/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use control::ControlEvent;
 use dora_core::{
-    config::CommunicationConfig,
+    config::{CommunicationConfig, NodeId, OperatorId},
     coordinator_messages::RegisterResult,
     daemon_messages::{DaemonCoordinatorEvent, DaemonCoordinatorReply},
     topics::{
@@ -185,6 +185,39 @@ async fn start(tasks: &FuturesUnordered<JoinHandle<()>>) -> eyre::Result<()> {
                                 ControlRequestReply::DataflowStarted { uuid }
                             })
                         }
+                        ControlRequest::Check { dataflow_uuid } => {
+                            let status = match &running_dataflows.get(&dataflow_uuid) {
+                                Some(_) => ControlRequestReply::DataflowStarted {
+                                    uuid: dataflow_uuid,
+                                },
+                                None => ControlRequestReply::DataflowStopped {
+                                    uuid: dataflow_uuid,
+                                },
+                            };
+                            Ok(status)
+                        }
+                        ControlRequest::Reload {
+                            dataflow_id,
+                            node_id,
+                            operator_id,
+                        } => {
+                            let reload = async {
+                                reload_dataflow(
+                                    &running_dataflows,
+                                    dataflow_id,
+                                    node_id,
+                                    operator_id,
+                                    &mut daemon_connections,
+                                )
+                                .await?;
+                                Result::<_, eyre::Report>::Ok(())
+                            };
+                            reload
+                                .await
+                                .map(|()| ControlRequestReply::DataflowReloaded {
+                                    uuid: dataflow_id,
+                                })
+                        }
                         ControlRequest::Stop { dataflow_uuid } => {
                             let stop = async {
                                 stop_dataflow(
@@ -409,6 +442,48 @@ async fn stop_dataflow(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+async fn reload_dataflow(
+    running_dataflows: &HashMap<Uuid, RunningDataflow>,
+    dataflow_id: Uuid,
+    node_id: NodeId,
+    operator_id: Option<OperatorId>,
+    daemon_connections: &mut HashMap<String, TcpStream>,
+) -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    let Some(dataflow) = running_dataflows.get(&dataflow_id) else {
+        bail!("No running dataflow found with UUID `{dataflow_id}`")
+    };
+    let message = serde_json::to_vec(&DaemonCoordinatorEvent::ReloadDataflow {
+        dataflow_id,
+        node_id,
+        operator_id,
+    })?;
+
+    for machine_id in &dataflow.machines {
+        let daemon_connection = daemon_connections
+            .get_mut(machine_id)
+            .wrap_err("no daemon connection")?; // TODO: take from dataflow spec
+        tcp_send(daemon_connection, &message)
+            .await
+            .wrap_err("failed to send reload message to daemon")?;
+
+        // wait for reply
+        let reply_raw = tcp_receive(daemon_connection)
+            .await
+            .wrap_err("failed to receive reload reply from daemon")?;
+        match serde_json::from_slice(&reply_raw)
+            .wrap_err("failed to deserialize reload reply from daemon")?
+        {
+            DaemonCoordinatorReply::ReloadResult(result) => result
+                .map_err(|e| eyre!(e))
+                .wrap_err("failed to reload dataflow")?,
+            other => bail!("unexpected reply after sending reload: {other:?}"),
+        }
+    }
+    tracing::info!("successfully reloaded dataflow `{dataflow_id}`");
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 async fn start_dataflow(
     path: &Path,
     name: Option<String>,