diff --git a/pbx/pbx_config.c b/pbx/pbx_config.c
index 6bf1a60536..217fb23cec 100644
--- a/pbx/pbx_config.c
+++ b/pbx/pbx_config.c
@@ -1272,6 +1272,8 @@ static int handle_reload_extensions(int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	if (argc != 2)
 		return RESULT_SHOWUSAGE;
+	if (clearglobalvars_config)
+		pbx_builtin_clear_globals();
 	pbx_load_module();
 	return RESULT_SUCCESS;
 }