diff --git a/src/vs/platform/browserView/common/browserView.ts b/src/vs/platform/browserView/common/browserView.ts
index 43bcb59d6c6..499b0ef5cb9 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/browserView/common/browserView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/browserView/common/browserView.ts
@@ -204,8 +204,9 @@ export interface IBrowserViewService {
 	/**
 	 * Reload the current page
 	 * @param id The browser view identifier
+	 * @param hard Whether to do a hard reload (bypassing cache)
 	 */
-	reload(id: string): Promise<void>;
+	reload(id: string, hard?: boolean): Promise<void>;
 
 	/**
 	 * Toggle developer tools for the browser view.
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/browserView/electron-main/browserView.ts b/src/vs/platform/browserView/electron-main/browserView.ts
index ec0c2fb6b89..11f6f39b592 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/browserView/electron-main/browserView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/browserView/electron-main/browserView.ts
@@ -445,8 +445,12 @@ export class BrowserView extends Disposable implements ICDPTarget {
 	/**
 	 * Reload the current page
 	 */
-	reload(): void {
-		this._view.webContents.reload();
+	reload(hard?: boolean): void {
+		if (hard) {
+			this._view.webContents.reloadIgnoringCache();
+		} else {
+			this._view.webContents.reload();
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/browserView/electron-main/browserViewMainService.ts b/src/vs/platform/browserView/electron-main/browserViewMainService.ts
index 0e28a487e6a..3959717fb1d 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/browserView/electron-main/browserViewMainService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/browserView/electron-main/browserViewMainService.ts
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@ export class BrowserViewMainService extends Disposable implements IBrowserViewMa
 		return this._getBrowserView(id).goForward();
 	}
 
-	async reload(id: string): Promise<void> {
-		return this._getBrowserView(id).reload();
+	async reload(id: string, hard?: boolean): Promise<void> {
+		return this._getBrowserView(id).reload(hard);
 	}
 
 	async toggleDevTools(id: string): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/common/browserView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/common/browserView.ts
index 7654a648a75..743993c796f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/common/browserView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/common/browserView.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export interface IBrowserViewModel extends IDisposable {
 	loadURL(url: string): Promise<void>;
 	goBack(): Promise<void>;
 	goForward(): Promise<void>;
-	reload(): Promise<void>;
+	reload(hard?: boolean): Promise<void>;
 	toggleDevTools(): Promise<void>;
 	captureScreenshot(options?: IBrowserViewCaptureScreenshotOptions): Promise<VSBuffer>;
 	dispatchKeyEvent(keyEvent: IBrowserViewKeyDownEvent): Promise<void>;
@@ -353,9 +353,9 @@ export class BrowserViewModel extends Disposable implements IBrowserViewModel {
 		return this.browserViewService.goForward(this.id);
 	}
 
-	async reload(): Promise<void> {
+	async reload(hard?: boolean): Promise<void> {
 		this.logNavigationTelemetry('reload', this._url);
-		return this.browserViewService.reload(this.id);
+		return this.browserViewService.reload(this.id, hard);
 	}
 
 	async toggleDevTools(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserEditor.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserEditor.ts
index 364df91d6f2..1a551c6c31c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserEditor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserEditor.ts
@@ -705,8 +705,8 @@ export class BrowserEditor extends EditorPane {
 		return this._model?.goForward();
 	}
 
-	async reload(): Promise<void> {
-		return this._model?.reload();
+	async reload(hard?: boolean): Promise<void> {
+		return this._model?.reload(hard);
 	}
 
 	async toggleDevTools(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserViewActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserViewActions.ts
index ac71ea74bf6..b32e1c70ea2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserViewActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserViewActions.ts
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ class ReloadAction extends Action2 {
 				id: MenuId.BrowserNavigationToolbar,
 				group: 'navigation',
 				order: 3,
+				alt: {
+					id: HardReloadAction.ID,
+					title: localize2('browser.hardReloadAction', 'Hard Reload'),
+					icon: Codicon.refresh,
+				}
 			},
 			keybinding: {
 				when: CONTEXT_BROWSER_FOCUSED,
@@ -193,6 +198,34 @@ class ReloadAction extends Action2 {
 	}
 }
 
+class HardReloadAction extends Action2 {
+	static readonly ID = 'workbench.action.browser.hardReload';
+
+	constructor() {
+		super({
+			id: HardReloadAction.ID,
+			title: localize2('browser.hardReloadAction', 'Hard Reload'),
+			category: BrowserCategory,
+			icon: Codicon.refresh,
+			f1: true,
+			precondition: BROWSER_EDITOR_ACTIVE,
+			keybinding: {
+				when: CONTEXT_BROWSER_FOCUSED,
+				weight: KeybindingWeight.WorkbenchContrib + 75, // Priority over debug and reload workbench
+				primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.KeyR,
+				secondary: [KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.F5],
+				mac: { primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.KeyR, secondary: [] }
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	async run(accessor: ServicesAccessor, browserEditor = accessor.get(IEditorService).activeEditorPane): Promise<void> {
+		if (browserEditor instanceof BrowserEditor) {
+			await browserEditor.reload(true);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 class FocusUrlInputAction extends Action2 {
 	static readonly ID = 'workbench.action.browser.focusUrlInput';
 
@@ -574,6 +607,7 @@ registerAction2(NewTabAction);
 registerAction2(GoBackAction);
 registerAction2(GoForwardAction);
 registerAction2(ReloadAction);
+registerAction2(HardReloadAction);
 registerAction2(FocusUrlInputAction);
 registerAction2(AddElementToChatAction);
 registerAction2(AddConsoleLogsToChatAction);