diff --git a/roles/nomad/tasks/configure.yml b/roles/nomad/tasks/configure.yml
index 0af74b2..769f5e0 100644
--- a/roles/nomad/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/roles/nomad/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,31 @@
   when: _nomad_env_file.changed or
     _nomad_config_file.changed
 
+- name: "Nomad | Gather initial checksums for certificate files"
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    checksum_algorithm: sha1
+  loop: "{{ nomad_certificates_reload_watchlist }}"
+  when: nomad_enable_tls
+  register: _nomad_initial_cert_checksums
+
+- name: "Nomad | Normalize initial checksums"
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    # This needs to be optimized, but I have spent so much time on it not
+    # working that I will keep it as is for now, and we'll see later.
+    _nomad_initial_checksums_normalized: >-
+      {% filter trim %}
+      {% set checksums = [] %}
+      {% for item in _nomad_initial_cert_checksums.results %}
+        {% set _ = checksums.append({
+          'item': item.item,
+          'initial_checksum': (item.stat.checksum | default('absent'))
+        }) %}
+      {% endfor %}
+      {{ checksums }}
+      {% endfilter %}
+  when: nomad_enable_tls
+
 - name: "Nomad | Copy extra configuration files"
   when: nomad_extra_files
   block:
@@ -72,3 +97,44 @@
       loop_control:
         loop_var: dir_source_item
       when: _nomad_dir_sources is defined
+
+- name: "Nomad | Gather final checksums for certificate files"
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    checksum_algorithm: sha1
+  loop: "{{ nomad_certificates_reload_watchlist }}"
+  when: nomad_enable_tls
+  register: _nomad_final_cert_checksums
+
+- name: "Consul | Normalize final checksums"
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    # This needs to be optimized, but I have spent so much time on it not
+    # working that I will keep it as is for now, and we'll see later.
+    _nomad_final_checksums_normalized: >-
+      {% filter trim %}
+      {% set checksums = [] %}
+      {% for item in _nomad_final_cert_checksums.results %}
+        {% set _ = checksums.append({
+          'item': item.item,
+          'final_checksum': (item.stat.checksum | default('absent'))
+        }) %}
+      {% endfor %}
+      {{ checksums }}
+      {% endfilter %}
+  when: nomad_enable_tls
+
+- name: "Consul | Merge initial and final checksum lists"
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    _nomad_checksums_list: >-
+      {{
+        _nomad_initial_checksums_normalized |
+        community.general.lists_mergeby(_nomad_final_checksums_normalized, 'item')
+      }}
+  when: nomad_enable_tls
+
+- name: "Consul | Determine if certificates have changed or were newly added"
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    _nomad_service_need_reload: true
+  when:
+    - nomad_enable_tls
+    - _nomad_checksums_list | json_query('[?initial_checksum!=final_checksum]') | list| length > 0
diff --git a/roles/nomad/tasks/install.yml b/roles/nomad/tasks/install.yml
index 200bcb4..52791a5 100644
--- a/roles/nomad/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/nomad/tasks/install.yml
@@ -136,6 +136,6 @@
 
 - name: "Nomad | Set reload-check & restart-check variable"
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    _nomad_service_need_reload: true
+    _nomad_service_need_daemon_reload: true
     _nomad_service_need_restart: true
   when: _nomad_unit_file.changed # noqa: no-handler
diff --git a/roles/nomad/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nomad/tasks/main.yml
index 959a953..7e07a82 100644
--- a/roles/nomad/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nomad/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # task/main file for nomad
 - name: "Nomad | Set reload-check & restart-check variable"
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    _nomad_service_need_daemon_reload: false
     _nomad_service_need_reload: false
     _nomad_service_need_restart: false
 
@@ -33,11 +34,23 @@
 - name: "Nomad | Reload systemd daemon"
   ansible.builtin.systemd:
     daemon_reload: true
-  when: _nomad_service_need_reload
+  when: _nomad_service_need_daemon_reload
 
 - name: "Nomad | Start service: {{ nomad_service_name }}"
   ansible.builtin.service:
     name: "{{ nomad_service_name }}"
     state: restarted
   throttle: 1
-  when: _nomad_service_need_restart
+  when:
+    - nomad_start_service
+    - _nomad_service_need_restart
+
+- name: "Nomad | Reload service: {{ nomad_service_name }}"
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: "{{ nomad_service_name }}"
+    state: reloaded
+  throttle: 1
+  when:
+    - nomad_start_service
+    - _nomad_service_need_reload
+    - not _nomad_service_need_restart
diff --git a/roles/nomad/vars/main.yml b/roles/nomad/vars/main.yml
index c21ccb5..0674409 100644
--- a/roles/nomad/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nomad/vars/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,18 @@ nomad_github_project: hashicorp/nomad
 nomad_github_url: https://github.com
 nomad_repository_url: https://releases.hashicorp.com/nomad
 
+nomad_certificates_reload_watchlist: |
+  {% filter trim %}
+  {% set watchlist = [] %}
+  {% set config = nomad_configuration.get('tls', {}) %}
+  {% for key in ['ca_file', 'cert_file', 'key_file'] %}
+    {% if config.get(key) %}
+      {{ watchlist.append(config[key]) }}
+    {% endif %}
+  {% endfor %}
+  {{ watchlist | unique }}
+  {% endfilter %}
+
 nomad_configuration:
   datacenter: "{{ nomad_datacenter }}"
   region: "{{ nomad_region }}"