diff --git a/include/openmc/capi.h b/include/openmc/capi.h
index 11c90ff3af..a2bab1e2c9 100644
--- a/include/openmc/capi.h
+++ b/include/openmc/capi.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ extern "C" {
   int openmc_property_map(const void* slice, double* data_out);
   int openmc_reset();
   int openmc_reset_timers();
+  int openmc_restart_timers();
   int openmc_run();
   void openmc_set_seed(int64_t new_seed);
   int openmc_simulation_finalize();
diff --git a/include/openmc/timer.h b/include/openmc/timer.h
index cc20751a85..0ebbe0e8de 100644
--- a/include/openmc/timer.h
+++ b/include/openmc/timer.h
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ private:
 
 void reset_timers();
 
+void restart_timers();
+
 } // namespace openmc
 
 #endif // OPENMC_TIMER_H
diff --git a/openmc/lib/core.py b/openmc/lib/core.py
index 61b8a6ed6f..a30341ed5d 100644
--- a/openmc/lib/core.py
+++ b/openmc/lib/core.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ _dll.openmc_reset.restype = c_int
 _dll.openmc_reset.errcheck = _error_handler
 _dll.openmc_reset_timers.restype = c_int
 _dll.openmc_reset_timers.errcheck = _error_handler
+_dll.openmc_restart_timers.restype = c_int
+_dll.openmc_restart_timers.errcheck = _error_handler
 _run_linsolver_argtypes = [_array_1d_dble, _array_1d_dble, _array_1d_dble,
                            c_double]
 _dll.openmc_run_linsolver.argtypes = _run_linsolver_argtypes
@@ -308,6 +310,7 @@ def reset():
     """Reset tallies and timers."""
     _dll.openmc_reset()
     _dll.openmc_reset_timers()
+    _dll.openmc_restart_timers()
 
 
 def run():
diff --git a/src/finalize.cpp b/src/finalize.cpp
index b5d5eb0389..7d80b9fdfb 100644
--- a/src/finalize.cpp
+++ b/src/finalize.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ int openmc_reset_timers()
   return 0;
 }
 
+int openmc_restart_timers()
+{
+  restart_timers();
+  return 0;
+}
+
 int openmc_hard_reset()
 {
   // Reset all tallies and timers
diff --git a/src/timer.cpp b/src/timer.cpp
index fdb10f0f20..449e2dce01 100644
--- a/src/timer.cpp
+++ b/src/timer.cpp
@@ -87,4 +87,26 @@ void reset_timers()
   simulation::time_event_death.reset();
 }
 
+void restart_timers()
+{
+  simulation::time_active.restart();
+  simulation::time_bank.restart();
+  simulation::time_bank_sample.restart();
+  simulation::time_bank_sendrecv.restart();
+  simulation::time_finalize.restart();
+  simulation::time_inactive.restart();
+  simulation::time_initialize.restart();
+  simulation::time_read_xs.restart();
+  simulation::time_sample_source.restart();
+  simulation::time_tallies.restart();
+  simulation::time_total.restart();
+  simulation::time_transport.restart();
+  simulation::time_event_init.restart();
+  simulation::time_event_calculate_xs.restart();
+  simulation::time_event_advance_particle.restart();
+  simulation::time_event_surface_crossing.restart();
+  simulation::time_event_collision.restart();
+  simulation::time_event_death.restart();
+}
+
 } // namespace openmc