diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml
index b8dfa0c7..c5a75e54 100644
--- a/doc/bird.sgml
+++ b/doc/bird.sgml
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ This argument can be omitted if there exists only a single instance.
 	Enable, disable or restart a given protocol instance, instances matching
 	the <cf><m/pattern/</cf> or <cf/all/ instances.
 
-	<tag><label id="cli-reload">reload [in|out] (<m/name/|"<m/pattern/"|all) [partial prefix] </tag>
+	<tag><label id="cli-reload">reload filters [in|out] (<m/name/|"<m/pattern/"|all) [partial prefix] </tag>
 	Reload a given protocol instance, that means re-import routes from the
 	protocol instance and re-export preferred routes to the instance. If
 	<cf/in/ or <cf/out/ options are used, the command is restricted to one
diff --git a/doc/migration-bird3.md b/doc/migration-bird3.md
index 3dcbc71a..8b0b50df 100644
--- a/doc/migration-bird3.md
+++ b/doc/migration-bird3.md
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ shouldn't have complex export filters anyway.
 Export supports also `export in` form, allowing to export only subprefixes of
 the given prefix. Experimental.
 
+Reload of filters is now done by `reload filters` command, contrary to just `reload` in BIRD 2.
+
 ## Route attributes
 
 All protocol attributes have been renamed in CLI to align with the filter language tokens.
diff --git a/nest/config.Y b/nest/config.Y
index 527051a3..aceef060 100644
--- a/nest/config.Y
+++ b/nest/config.Y
@@ -980,12 +980,12 @@ CF_CLI(ENABLE, proto_patt opttext, (<protocol> | \"<pattern>\" | all) [message],
 { proto_apply_cmd($2, proto_cmd_enable, 1, (uintptr_t) $3); } ;
 CF_CLI(RESTART, proto_patt opttext, (<protocol> | \"<pattern>\" | all) [message], [[Restart protocol]])
 { proto_apply_cmd($2, proto_cmd_restart, 1, (uintptr_t) $3); } ;
-CF_CLI(RELOAD, proto_patt partial_opt, (<protocol> | \"<pattern>\" | all) [partial <prefix set>], [[Reload protocol]])
-{ proto_call_cmd_reload($2, CMD_RELOAD, $3); } ;
-CF_CLI(RELOAD IN, proto_patt partial_opt, <protocol> | \"<pattern>\" | all, [[Reload protocol (just imported routes)]])
-{ proto_call_cmd_reload($3, CMD_RELOAD_IN, $4); } ;
-CF_CLI(RELOAD OUT, proto_patt partial_opt, <protocol> | \"<pattern>\" | all, [[Reload protocol (just exported routes)]])
-{ proto_call_cmd_reload($3, CMD_RELOAD_OUT, $4); } ;
+CF_CLI(RELOAD FILTERS, proto_patt partial_opt, (<protocol> | \"<pattern>\" | all) [partial <prefix set>], [[Reload protocol filters]])
+{ proto_call_cmd_reload($3, CMD_RELOAD, $4); } ;
+CF_CLI(RELOAD FILTERS IN, proto_patt partial_opt, <protocol> | \"<pattern>\" | all, [[Reload protocol filters (just imported routes)]])
+{ proto_call_cmd_reload($4, CMD_RELOAD_IN, $5); } ;
+CF_CLI(RELOAD FILTERS OUT, proto_patt partial_opt, <protocol> | \"<pattern>\" | all, [[Reload protocol filters (just exported routes)]])
+{ proto_call_cmd_reload($4, CMD_RELOAD_OUT, $5); } ;
 
 CF_CLI_HELP(DEBUG, ..., [[Control protocol debugging via BIRD logs]])
 CF_CLI(DEBUG, debug_args, (<protocol> | <channel> | \"<pattern>\" | all) (all | off | { states|routes|filters|interfaces|events|packets [, ...] }), [[Control protocol debugging via BIRD logs]])
diff --git a/nest/proto.c b/nest/proto.c
index cddbac90..3488dd60 100644
--- a/nest/proto.c
+++ b/nest/proto.c
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ static inline int channel_is_active(struct channel *c)
 { return (c->channel_state != CS_DOWN); }
 
 static inline int channel_reloadable(struct channel *c)
-{ return c->proto->reload_routes && c->reloadable; }
+{
+  return c->reloadable && c->proto->reload_routes
+      || ((c->in_keep & RIK_PREFILTER) == RIK_PREFILTER);
+}
 
 static inline void
 channel_log_state_change(struct channel *c)
@@ -605,12 +608,6 @@ channel_roa_subscribe_filter(struct channel *c, int dir)
   if (dir && !channel_reloadable(c))
     valid = 0;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_BGP
-  /* No automatic reload for BGP channels without in_table / out_table */
-  if (c->class == &channel_bgp)
-    valid = dir ? ((c->in_keep & RIK_PREFILTER) == RIK_PREFILTER) : !!c->out_table;
-#endif
-
   struct filter_iterator fit;
   FILTER_ITERATE_INIT(&fit, f->root, c->proto->pool);
 
@@ -2922,7 +2919,7 @@ proto_cmd_reload(struct proto *p, uintptr_t _prr, int cnt UNUSED)
     return;
 
   /* All channels must support reload */
-  if (prr->dir != CMD_RELOAD_OUT)
+  if (prr->dir & CMD_RELOAD_IN)
     WALK_LIST(c, p->channels)
       if ((c->channel_state == CS_UP) && !channel_reloadable(c))
       {
diff --git a/nest/protocol.h b/nest/protocol.h
index f941fec0..fc3a94bd 100644
--- a/nest/protocol.h
+++ b/nest/protocol.h
@@ -286,7 +286,11 @@ struct proto *proto_iterate_named(struct symbol *sym, struct protocol *proto, st
 struct proto_reload_request {
   const struct f_trie *trie;	/* Trie to apply */
   _Atomic uint counter;		/* How many channels remaining */
-  uint dir;			/* Direction of reload */
+  enum cmd_reload {
+    CMD_RELOAD_IN	= 1,
+    CMD_RELOAD_OUT	= 2,
+    CMD_RELOAD		= (CMD_RELOAD_IN | CMD_RELOAD_OUT),
+  } dir;			/* Direction of reload */
   event ev;			/* Event to run when finished */
 };
 
@@ -304,10 +308,6 @@ struct proto_reload_request {
 static inline struct domain_generic *proto_domain(struct proto *p)
 { return birdloop_domain(p->loop); }
 
-#define CMD_RELOAD	0
-#define CMD_RELOAD_IN	1
-#define CMD_RELOAD_OUT	2
-
 static inline u32
 proto_get_router_id(struct proto_config *pc)
 {