diff --git a/kernel/include/thread/Scheduler.h b/kernel/include/thread/Scheduler.h
index 3ccf8912..9621cf47 100644
--- a/kernel/include/thread/Scheduler.h
+++ b/kernel/include/thread/Scheduler.h
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ namespace Scheduler
 
     void reap_task(Task* task);
     void reap_tasks();
+
+    void reset_task(Task* task, ELFImage* new_image);
 }
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diff --git a/kernel/src/thread/Scheduler.cpp b/kernel/src/thread/Scheduler.cpp
index b3545427..233b9b7c 100644
--- a/kernel/src/thread/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/thread/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,25 @@ void Scheduler::load_user_task(const char* filename)
             new_task->id, new_task->regs.rsp, task_num);
 }
 
+void Scheduler::reset_task(Task* task, ELFImage* new_image)
+{
+    task->state = task->Running;
+    task->regs.rip = new_image->entry;
+    task->image = new_image;
+    task->allocated_stack = (uint64_t)MemoryManager::get_pages(
+        TASK_PAGES_IN_STACK, MAP_READ_WRITE | MAP_USER); // 16 KB is enough for everyone, right?
+    task->regs.rsp = Utilities::get_top_of_stack(task->allocated_stack, TASK_PAGES_IN_STACK);
+    task->regs.cs = 0x18 | 0x03;
+    task->regs.ss = 0x20 | 0x03;
+    task->regs.ds = 0x20 | 0x03;
+    task->regs.rflags = (1 << 21) | (1 << 9); // enable interrupts
+    task->task_sleep = 0;
+    task->task_time = 0;
+    task->cpu_time = 0;
+    kinfoln("Resetting task: loaded at %lx, tid %ld, stack at %lx, total tasks: %ld", task->regs.rip, task->id,
+            task->regs.rsp, task_num);
+}
+
 void Scheduler::reap_task(Task* task)
 {
     ASSERT(!Interrupts::is_in_handler());