diff --git a/theme_xresources b/theme_xresources
index d72fedc..84792bd 100755
--- a/theme_xresources
+++ b/theme_xresources
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ switch_xresources_theme() {
   local x_dir="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-/$HOME/.config}/xresources"
 
   xrdb -load "$x_dir/Xresources"
+  restart_custom_applications
+}
+
+restart_custom_applications() {
+  type polybar-launch >/dev/null 2>&1 && polybar-launch simple-top
 }
 
 set_xresources_theme() {