diff --git a/index.go b/index.go
index d33c2d7..8077803 100644
--- a/index.go
+++ b/index.go
@@ -104,6 +104,27 @@ func handleIndexCommand() {
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 
+	case "refresh":
+		refreshcmd := flag.NewFlagSet("index refresh", flag.ExitOnError)
+		refreshcmd.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
+		cfgpath := refreshcmd.String("config", "", "path to configuration")
+		iname := refreshcmd.String("name", "", "(required) index name to refresh")
+		refreshcmd.Parse(os.Args[3:])
+
+		if *iname == "" {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "name parameter is required for index refresh\n")
+			refreshcmd.PrintDefaults()
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		cfg := LoadConfig(*cfgpath)
+		es := ClientFromConfig(cfg.Elastic)
+		_, err := es.Refresh(*iname).Do(context.Background())
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "elastic error: %s\n", err.Error())
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
 	case "--help":
 		printIndexUsage()
 		os.Exit(0)
@@ -124,4 +145,5 @@ func printIndexUsage() {
 	fmt.Printf("    list      list indexes\n")
 	fmt.Printf("    delete    delete index\n")
 	fmt.Printf("    create    create index\n")
+	fmt.Printf("    refresh   refresh index\n")
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 64fca82..7de7d4c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ func printDefaultUsage() {
 	fmt.Printf("See '%s <command> --help' for information", os.Args[0])
 	fmt.Printf(" on a specific command\n")
 	fmt.Printf("valid commands:\n")
-	fmt.Printf("    index    create, delete, or list indexes\n")
+	fmt.Printf("    index    create, delete, refresh, or list indexes\n")
 }