diff --git a/scripts/pi-hole/js/restartdns.js b/scripts/pi-hole/js/restartdns.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..248fac07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/pi-hole/js/restartdns.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* Pi-hole: A black hole for Internet advertisements
+ *  (c) 2017 Pi-hole, LLC (https://pi-hole.net)
+ *  Network-wide ad blocking via your own hardware.
+ *
+ *  This file is copyright under the latest version of the EUPL.
+ *  Please see LICENSE file for your rights under this license. */
+
+var timeleft = 60;
+var status = -1;
+var reloadMsg =
+  "FTL was restarted: <a href='settings.php' class='btn btn-sm btn-primary'>Reload FTL details.</a>";
+var warningMsg = "FTL was not able to reload after " + timeleft + " seconds.";
+var counterMsg = "FTL is reloading: ";
+
+var reloadTimer = setInterval(function () {
+  $.getJSON("api.php?dns-port", function (data) {
+    if ("FTLnotrunning" in data) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    status = data["dns-port"];
+  });
+
+  if (timeleft <= 0 || status >= 0) {
+    clearInterval(reloadTimer);
+    if (status < 0) {
+      // FTL was not restarted in 60 seconds. Show warning message
+      document.getElementById("restart-countdown").innerHTML = warningMsg;
+    } else {
+      // FTL restartd.
+      document.getElementById("restart-countdown").innerHTML = reloadMsg;
+    }
+  } else {
+    document.getElementById("restart-countdown").innerHTML =
+      counterMsg + timeleft + " seconds remaining...";
+  }
+
+  timeleft -= 1;
+}, 1000);
diff --git a/scripts/pi-hole/php/savesettings.php b/scripts/pi-hole/php/savesettings.php
index 41f03a64..c4ba3c17 100644
--- a/scripts/pi-hole/php/savesettings.php
+++ b/scripts/pi-hole/php/savesettings.php
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ $DNSserverslist = readDNSserversList();
 
 $error = '';
 $success = '';
+$FTLrestarted = false;
 
 if (isset($_POST['field'])) {
     // Handle CSRF
@@ -445,6 +446,7 @@ if (isset($_POST['field'])) {
 
         case 'restartdns':
             pihole_execute('-a restartdns');
+            $FTLrestarted = true;
             $success = 'The DNS server has been restarted';
 
             break;
@@ -554,6 +556,7 @@ if (isset($_POST['field'])) {
 
                 if ($privacylevel > $level) {
                     pihole_execute('-a restartdns');
+                    $FTLrestarted = true;
                     $success .= 'The privacy level has been decreased and the DNS resolver has been restarted';
                 } elseif ($privacylevel < $level) {
                     $success .= 'The privacy level has been increased';
diff --git a/settings.php b/settings.php
index 5f9ed866..6ad968d9 100644
--- a/settings.php
+++ b/settings.php
@@ -240,10 +240,13 @@ if (isset($_GET['tab']) && in_array($_GET['tab'], array('sysadmin', 'dns', 'piho
                                 <div class="box-body">
                                     <div class="row">
                                         <div class="col-lg-12">
-                                            <?php
-                                            $FTLpid = intval(pidofFTL());
+<?php
+// Try to get FTL PID
+$FTLpid = intval(pidofFTL());
+
 if ($FTLpid !== 0) {
-    $FTLversion = exec('/usr/bin/pihole-FTL version'); ?>
+    $FTLversion = exec('/usr/bin/pihole-FTL version');
+    ?>
                                             <table class="table table-striped table-bordered nowrap">
                                                 <tbody>
                                                     <tr>
@@ -256,20 +259,19 @@ if ($FTLpid !== 0) {
                                                     </tr>
                                                     <tr>
                                                         <th scope="row">Time FTL started:</th>
-                                                        <td><?php print_r(get_FTL_data($FTLpid, 'lstart'));
-    echo ' '.$timezone; ?></td>
+                                                        <td><?php echo get_FTL_data($FTLpid, 'lstart').' '.$timezone; ?></td>
                                                     </tr>
                                                     <tr>
                                                         <th scope="row">User / Group:</th>
-                                                        <td><?php print_r(get_FTL_data($FTLpid, 'euser')); ?> / <?php print_r(get_FTL_data($FTLpid, 'egroup')); ?></td>
+                                                        <td><?php echo get_FTL_data($FTLpid, 'euser').' / '.get_FTL_data($FTLpid, 'egroup'); ?></td>
                                                     </tr>
                                                     <tr>
                                                         <th scope="row">Total CPU utilization:</th>
-                                                        <td><?php print_r(get_FTL_data($FTLpid, '%cpu')); ?>%</td>
+                                                        <td><?php echo get_FTL_data($FTLpid, '%cpu'); ?>%</td>
                                                     </tr>
                                                     <tr>
                                                         <th scope="row">Memory utilization:</th>
-                                                        <td><?php print_r(get_FTL_data($FTLpid, '%mem')); ?>%</td>
+                                                        <td><?php echo get_FTL_data($FTLpid, '%mem'); ?>%</td>
                                                     </tr>
                                                     <tr>
                                                         <th scope="row">
@@ -298,10 +300,20 @@ if ($FTLpid !== 0) {
                                                 </tbody>
                                             </table>
                                             See also our <a href="https://docs.pi-hole.net/ftldns/dns-cache/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">DNS cache documentation</a>.
-                                            <?php
-} else { ?>
+<?php
+} elseif ($FTLrestarted) {
+    // Show a countdown and a message if FTL was restarted
+    ?>
+                                            <div id="restart-countdown"></div>
+                                            <script src="<?php echo fileversion('scripts/pi-hole/js/restartdns.js'); ?>"></script>
+<?php
+} else {
+    // Show a message if FTL is offline
+    ?>
                                             <div>The FTL service is offline!</div>
-                                            <?php } ?>
+<?php
+}
+?>
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>