diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/locales/en.json b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/locales/en.json
index dfef1d1b3..603006b74 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/locales/en.json
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/locales/en.json
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@
       },
       "report-bug": "Report bug",
       "translate": "Help translate",
-      "dark-mode": "Toggle dark mode"
+      "dark-mode": "Toggle dark mode",
+      "reset-plugin-api": "Refresh plugins API"
     },
     "suggestion-bar": {
       "suggestion": "Suggestion",
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/components/StatusBar.vue b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/components/StatusBar.vue
index 933ef0f70..2e529dbee 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/components/StatusBar.vue
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/components/StatusBar.vue
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@
       >
         <VueIcon icon="g_translate"/>
       </div>
+      <div
+        class="section action reset-plugin-api"
+        v-tooltip="$t('components.status-bar.reset-plugin-api')"
+        @click="resetPluginApi()"
+      >
+        <VueIcon icon="cached"/>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -79,6 +86,8 @@ import PROJECT_CURRENT from '../graphql/projectCurrent.gql'
 import CONSOLE_LOG_LAST from '../graphql/consoleLogLast.gql'
 import CONSOLE_LOG_ADDED from '../graphql/consoleLogAdded.gql'
 import DARK_MODE_SET from '../graphql/darkModeSet.gql'
+import PLUGIN_RESET_API from '../graphql/pluginResetApi.gql'
+import { resetApollo } from '../vue-apollo'
 
 let lastRoute
 
@@ -174,6 +183,14 @@ export default {
 
     toggleDarkMode () {
       this.applyDarkMode(!this.darkMode)
+    },
+
+    async resetPluginApi () {
+      await this.$apollo.mutate({
+        mutation: PLUGIN_RESET_API
+      })
+
+      await resetApollo()
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/components/TopBar.vue b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/components/TopBar.vue
index cf2826984..8088eef88 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/components/TopBar.vue
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/components/TopBar.vue
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default {
         }
       })
 
-      resetApollo()
+      await resetApollo()
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/graphql-api/connectors/plugins.js b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/graphql-api/connectors/plugins.js
index 1d6185fbf..f11f40efb 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/graphql-api/connectors/plugins.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/graphql-api/connectors/plugins.js
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ function resetPluginApi (context) {
       if (currentView) views.open(currentView.id)
     }
   })
+
+  return true
 }
 
 function runPluginApi (id, context, fileName = 'ui') {
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/graphql-api/schema/plugin.js b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/graphql-api/schema/plugin.js
index 5a30e7038..e2c76512a 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/graphql-api/schema/plugin.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/graphql-api/schema/plugin.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ extend type Mutation {
   pluginUpdate (id: ID!): Plugin
   pluginActionCall (id: ID!, params: JSON): PluginActionResult
   pluginsUpdate: [Plugin]
+  pluginResetApi: Boolean
 }
 
 extend type Subscription {
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ exports.resolvers = {
     pluginFinishInstall: (root, args, context) => plugins.finishInstall(context),
     pluginUpdate: (root, { id }, context) => plugins.update(id, context),
     pluginActionCall: (root, args, context) => plugins.callAction(args, context),
-    pluginsUpdate: (root, args, context) => plugins.updateAll(context)
+    pluginsUpdate: (root, args, context) => plugins.updateAll(context),
+    pluginResetApi: (root, args, context) => plugins.resetPluginApi(context)
   },
 
   Subscription: {
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/graphql/pluginResetApi.gql b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/graphql/pluginResetApi.gql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94a16175d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/src/graphql/pluginResetApi.gql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+mutation pluginResetApi {
+  pluginResetApi
+}
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