diff --git a/wireguard.cpp b/wireguard.cpp
index 7831cb1..84a8af5 100644
--- a/wireguard.cpp
+++ b/wireguard.cpp
@@ -621,6 +621,12 @@ void WireguardProcessor::RunAllMainThreadScheduled() {
   }
 }
 
+void WireguardProcessor::ForceSendHandshakeInitiation(WgPeer *peer) {
+  peer->last_handshake_init_timestamp_ -= REKEY_TIMEOUT_MS;
+  peer->total_handshake_attempts_ = 0;
+  SendHandshakeInitiation(peer);
+}
+
 void WireguardProcessor::SendHandshakeInitiation(WgPeer *peer) {
   assert(dev_.IsMainThread());
 
diff --git a/wireguard.h b/wireguard.h
index 869b3c0..c4c7c89 100644
--- a/wireguard.h
+++ b/wireguard.h
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ public:
   TunInterface::PrePostCommands &prepost() { return pre_post_; }
   const std::vector<WgCidrAddr> &addr() { return addresses_; }
   void RunAllMainThreadScheduled();
+
+  void ForceSendHandshakeInitiation(WgPeer *peer);
+
 private:
   void DoWriteUdpPacket(Packet *packet);
   void WriteAndEncryptPacketToUdp_WillUnlock(WgPeer *peer, Packet *packet);