diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 47da8fb..f5ce2af 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,41 @@
     - config is defined
     - config.changed | bool
 
+# unbound
+- name: reconfig unbound  # noqa no-changed-when
+  ansible.builtin.command: configctl 'template reload OPNsense/Unbound/'
+  listen:
+    - reconfig unbound
+    - update dnsbl
+  when:
+    - config is defined
+    - config.changed | bool
+
+- name: update dnsbl  # noqa no-changed-when
+  ansible.builtin.command: configctl unbound dnsbl
+  listen:
+    - update dnsbl
+  notify: reconfig unbound
+  when:
+    - config is defined
+    - config.changed | bool
+
+- name: reload dns  # noqa no-changed-when
+  ansible.builtin.command: configctl dns reload
+  listen:
+    - reconfig unbound
+  when:
+    - config is defined
+    - config.changed | bool
+
+- name: restart unbound  # noqa no-changed-when
+  ansible.builtin.command: configctl unbound restart
+  listen:
+    - reconfig unbound
+  when:
+    - config is defined
+    - config.changed | bool
+
 # openvpn
 - name: configure openvpn instances  # noqa no-changed-when
   ansible.builtin.command: configctl openvpn configure
diff --git a/tasks/unboundplus.yml b/tasks/unboundplus.yml
index 83632f3..d2b1e27 100644
--- a/tasks/unboundplus.yml
+++ b/tasks/unboundplus.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     value: "{{ item.value }}"
     pretty_print: true
   register: _unbound_settings
+  notify: "{{ (unboundplussection == 'dnsbl') | ternary('update dnsbl', 'reconfig unbound') }}"
   with_dict: "{{ unboundplussectionsettings }}"
   when:
     - unboundplussectionsettings is defined
diff --git a/tasks/unboundplusuuid.yml b/tasks/unboundplusuuid.yml
index 9dabb5c..e15bf99 100644
--- a/tasks/unboundplusuuid.yml
+++ b/tasks/unboundplusuuid.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     value: "{{ item.value }}"
     pretty_print: true
   register: _unbound_settings_uuid
+  notify: reconfig unbound
   with_dict: "{{ _uuidvalues }}"
 
 
diff --git a/test/test.yml b/test/test.yml
index 901f319..502bd27 100644
--- a/test/test.yml
+++ b/test/test.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
     - name: stop ipsec  # TODO: test this action; use community.general.xml and add a tag to the resulting xml
       debug:
         msg: fake handler - stop ipsec
+    - name: reconfig unbound
+      debug:
+        msg: fake handler - reconfig unbound
+    - name: update dnsbl
+      debug:
+        msg: fake handler - update dnsbl
   tasks:
     - name: include default vars
       ansible.builtin.include_vars: