diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index d38a01ba..b3e314b3 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -622,12 +622,35 @@ Default value: `['create']`
 
 Run systemctl daemon-reload
 
+#### Examples
+
+##### Force reload the system systemd
+
+```puppet
+notify{ 'fake event to notify from':
+  notify => Systemd::Daemon_reload['special']
+}
+systemd::daemon_reload {'special':}
+```
+
+##### Force reload a systemd --user
+
+```puppet
+notify{ 'fake event to notify from':
+  notify => Systemd::Daemon_reload['user']
+}
+systemd::daemon_reload {'user':
+  uid => 1234,
+}
+```
+
 #### Parameters
 
 The following parameters are available in the `systemd::daemon_reload` defined type:
 
 * [`name`](#-systemd--daemon_reload--name)
 * [`enable`](#-systemd--daemon_reload--enable)
+* [`uid`](#-systemd--daemon_reload--uid)
 
 ##### <a name="-systemd--daemon_reload--name"></a>`name`
 
@@ -638,11 +661,20 @@ A globally unique name for the resource
 Data type: `Boolean`
 
 Enable the reload exec
-
 * Added in case users want to disable the reload globally using a resource collector
 
 Default value: `true`
 
+##### <a name="-systemd--daemon_reload--uid"></a>`uid`
+
+Data type: `Optional[Integer[1]]`
+
+Specify uid of `systemd --user` to reload. When `uid` is left `undef` the system
+systemd instance will be reloaded. It is assumed that the `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` for
+the user is `/run/user/<uid>`.
+
+Default value: `undef`
+
 ### <a name="systemd--dropin_file"></a>`systemd::dropin_file`
 
 Creates a drop-in file for a systemd unit
diff --git a/manifests/daemon_reload.pp b/manifests/daemon_reload.pp
index b7c3bac2..fd524ae9 100644
--- a/manifests/daemon_reload.pp
+++ b/manifests/daemon_reload.pp
@@ -7,15 +7,51 @@
 #
 # @param enable
 #   Enable the reload exec
-#
 #   * Added in case users want to disable the reload globally using a resource collector
 #
+# @param uid
+#   Specify uid of `systemd --user` to reload. When `uid` is left `undef` the system
+#   systemd instance will be reloaded. It is assumed that the `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` for
+#   the user is `/run/user/<uid>`.
+#
+# @example Force reload the system systemd
+#   notify{ 'fake event to notify from':
+#     notify => Systemd::Daemon_reload['special']
+#   }
+#   systemd::daemon_reload {'special':}
+#
+# @example Force reload a systemd --user
+#   notify{ 'fake event to notify from':
+#     notify => Systemd::Daemon_reload['user']
+#   }
+#   systemd::daemon_reload {'user':
+#     uid => 1234,
+#   }
+#
 define systemd::daemon_reload (
   Boolean $enable = true,
+  Optional[Integer[1]] $uid = undef,
 ) {
   if $enable {
-    exec { "${module_name}-${name}-systemctl-daemon-reload":
-      command     => 'systemctl daemon-reload',
+    # For a `systemd --user` instance XDG_RUNTIME_DIR must be set so dbus
+    # can be found.
+
+    if $uid {
+      $_title   = "${module_name}-${name}-systemctl-user-${uid}-daemon-reload"
+      $_user    = String($uid)  # exec seems unhappy with integers.
+      $_env     = "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/${uid}"
+      $_command = 'systemctl --user daemon-reload'
+    } else {
+      $_title   = "${module_name}-${name}-systemctl-daemon-reload"
+      $_user    = undef
+      $_env     = undef
+      $_command = 'systemctl daemon-reload'
+    }
+
+    exec { $_title:
+      command     => $_command,
+      environment => $_env,
+      user        => $_user,
       refreshonly => true,
       path        => $facts['path'],
     }
diff --git a/spec/defines/daemon_reload.rb b/spec/defines/daemon_reload.rb
index e2dd5bbb..ae7056b3 100644
--- a/spec/defines/daemon_reload.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/daemon_reload.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
           it do
             expect(subject).to contain_exec("systemd-#{title}-systemctl-daemon-reload").
               with_command('systemctl daemon-reload').
-              with_refreshonly(true)
+              with_refreshonly(true).
+              without_environment.
+              without_user
           end
         end
 
@@ -28,6 +30,28 @@
             expect(subject).not_to contain_exec("systemd-#{title}-systemctl-daemon-reload")
           end
         end
+
+        context 'when a uid is specified' do
+          let(:params) do
+            { 'uid' => 1234 }
+          end
+
+          it do
+            expect(subject).to contain_exec("systemd-#{title}-systemctl-user-1234-daemon-reload").
+              with_command('systemctl --user daemon-reload').
+              with_environment('XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1234').
+              with_user(1234).
+              with_refreshonly(true)
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'when a uid is 0 (root)' do
+          let(:params) do
+            { 'uid' => 0 }
+          end
+
+          it { is_expected.to compile.and_raise_error(%r{Undef or Integer\[1\]}) }
+        end
       end
     end
   end