diff --git a/proto/viam/robot/v1/robot.proto b/proto/viam/robot/v1/robot.proto
index 2ffe5718a..165321d43 100644
--- a/proto/viam/robot/v1/robot.proto
+++ b/proto/viam/robot/v1/robot.proto
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ service RobotService {
       get: "/viam/api/v1/cloud_metadata"
     };
   }
+
+  rpc RestartModule(RestartModuleRequest) returns (RestartModuleResponse) {
+    option (google.api.http) = {
+      post: "/viam/api/v1/restart_module"
+    };
+  }
 }
 
 message FrameSystemConfig {
@@ -330,3 +336,20 @@ message GetCloudMetadataResponse {
   string machine_id = 4;
   string machine_part_id = 5;
 }
+
+message RestartModuleRequest {
+  oneof id_or_name {
+    // ID is for registry modules, name for local modules
+    string module_id = 1;
+    string module_name = 2;
+  }
+  // optional process shutdown params
+  int32 signal = 3;
+  int32 timeout_seconds = 4;
+}
+
+message RestartModuleRequest {
+  bool module_found = 1;
+  bool timed_out = 2;
+  int32 exit_code = 3;
+}