diff --git a/libmproxy/console/__init__.py b/libmproxy/console/__init__.py
index 3bc0c0912..e1b38c45c 100644
--- a/libmproxy/console/__init__.py
+++ b/libmproxy/console/__init__.py
@@ -731,3 +731,7 @@ class ConsoleMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
         if f:
             self.process_flow(f)
         return f
+
+    def script_change(self, script):
+        self.masterq.put(("script_change", script))
+        signals.status_message.send(message="<{}> reloaded.".format(script.args[0]))
diff --git a/libmproxy/flow.py b/libmproxy/flow.py
index 7cce5193e..6f57c1a66 100644
--- a/libmproxy/flow.py
+++ b/libmproxy/flow.py
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ class FlowMaster(controller.Master):
 
         self.stream = None
         self.apps = AppRegistry()
+        script.sig_script_change.connect(self.script_change)
 
     def start_app(self, host, port):
         self.apps.add(
@@ -666,10 +667,6 @@ class FlowMaster(controller.Master):
         except script.ScriptError as e:
             self.add_event("Script error:\n" + str(e), "error")
         self.scripts.remove(script_obj)
-
-    def reload_scripts(self):
-        for s in self.scripts[:]:
-            s.load()
     
     def load_script(self, command):
         """
@@ -1025,6 +1022,9 @@ class FlowMaster(controller.Master):
     def handle_accept_intercept(self, f):
         self.state.update_flow(f)
 
+    def handle_script_change(self, script):
+        script.load()
+
     def shutdown(self):
         self.unload_scripts()
         controller.Master.shutdown(self)
@@ -1041,6 +1041,10 @@ class FlowMaster(controller.Master):
         self.stream.fo.close()
         self.stream = None
 
+    def script_change(self, script):
+        self.masterq.put(("script_change", script))
+        self.add_event("<{}> reloaded.".format(script.args[0]))
+
 
 def read_flows_from_paths(paths):
     """
diff --git a/libmproxy/script.py b/libmproxy/script.py
index 464ac4aa8..b1ea83c84 100644
--- a/libmproxy/script.py
+++ b/libmproxy/script.py
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import shlex
 import sys
 from watchdog.observers import Observer
 from watchdog.events import PatternMatchingEventHandler, FileModifiedEvent
+import blinker
 
+sig_script_change = blinker.Signal()
 
 class ScriptError(Exception):
     pass
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ class Script:
         self.ctx = ScriptContext(master)
         self.ns = None
         self.load()
-        observe_scripts(master, self.args[0])
+        self.observe_scripts()
 
     @classmethod
     def parse_command(cls, command):
@@ -139,6 +141,13 @@ class Script:
                 raise ScriptError(traceback.format_exc(e))
         else:
             return None
+    
+    def observe_scripts(self):
+        script_dir = os.path.dirname(self.args[0])
+        event_handler = ScriptModified(self)
+        observer = Observer()
+        observer.schedule(event_handler, script_dir)
+        observer.start()
 
 
 class ReplyProxy(object):
@@ -199,19 +208,9 @@ def concurrent(fn):
 
 class ScriptModified(PatternMatchingEventHandler):
     
-    def __init__(self, flow_master):
-        self.flow_master = flow_master
+    def __init__(self, script):
         PatternMatchingEventHandler.__init__(self, ignore_directories=True, patterns=["*.py"])
-        self.context = ScriptContext(self.flow_master)
+        self.script = script
 
     def on_modified(self, event=FileModifiedEvent):
-        self.flow_master.reload_scripts()
-        self.context.log("script: <{}> reloaded.".format(event.src_path))
-
-
-def observe_scripts(flow_master, path):
-    script_dir = os.path.dirname(path)
-    event_handler = ScriptModified(flow_master)
-    observer = Observer()
-    observer.schedule(event_handler, script_dir)
-    observer.start()
+        sig_script_change.send(self.script)