diff --git a/roles/ispmail-postfix/handlers/main.yml b/roles/ispmail-postfix/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e4c95e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/ispmail-postfix/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+- name: restart postfix
+  service: name=postfix state=restarted
+
diff --git a/roles/ispmail-postfix/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ispmail-postfix/tasks/main.yml
index 2648ff9..477f498 100644
--- a/roles/ispmail-postfix/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ispmail-postfix/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,21 +1,25 @@
 ---
 - name: define Postfix virtual mailbox domain mapping
   template: src=mysql-virtual-mailbox-domains.cf.j2 dest=/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-domains.cf
+  notify: restart postfix
 - name: tell Postfix to use the virtual mailbox domain mapping
   shell: postconf virtual_mailbox_domains=mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-domains.cf
 
 - name: define Postfix virtual mailbox mapping
   template: src=mysql-virtual-mailbox-maps.cf.j2 dest=/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-maps.cf
+  notify: restart postfix
 - name: tell Postfix to use the virtual mailbox mapping
   shell: postconf virtual_mailbox_maps=mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-maps.cf
 
 - name: define Postfix virtual alias mapping
   template: src=mysql-virtual-alias-maps.cf.j2 dest=/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-alias-maps.cf
+  notify: restart postfix
 - name: tell Postfix to use the virtual alias mapping
   shell: postconf virtual_alias_maps=mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-alias-maps.cf
 
 - name: define Postfix email-to-email mapping (required for catchall domains)
   template: src=mysql-email2email.cf.j2 dest=/etc/postfix/mysql-email2email.cf
+  notify: restart postfix
 - name: tell Postfix to use the email-to-email mapping
   shell: postconf virtual_alias_maps=mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-alias-maps.cf,mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-email2email.cf