diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/swarm.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/swarm.js
index 27c2a4a9..6f48ee6b 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/swarm.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/swarm.js
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ function buildAgentMenu(c, forgeBase) {
           danger: true,
           confirmLabel: opts.confirmLabel || 'confirm',
           checkboxes: opts.graceful
-            ? [{ name: 'graceful', label: 'stop gracefully — let the agent finish its turn and flush state before the container stops' }]
+            ? [{ name: 'graceful', label: opts.gracefulLabel || 'stop gracefully — let the agent finish its turn and flush state before the container stops' }]
             : [],
         });
         if (!r) return;
@@ -277,7 +277,12 @@ function buildAgentMenu(c, forgeBase) {
   // Show only actions that are applicable in the current state.
   if (c.running) {
     dropdown.append(
-      menuItem('↺ R3ST4RT', { action: '/api/restart/', confirm: `restart ${c.name}?` }),
+      menuItem('↺ R3ST4RT', {
+        action: '/api/restart/',
+        confirm: `restart ${c.name}?`,
+        graceful: true,
+        gracefulLabel: 'restart gracefully — let the agent finish its turn and flush state before the container restarts',
+      }),
       menuItem('■ ST0P', { action: '/api/kill/', confirm: `stop ${c.name}?`, confirmLabel: '■ stop', graceful: true }),
     );
   } else {
@@ -929,6 +934,8 @@ export function renderSelectionBar(containers) {
   addBulkButton(actions, 'btn-restart', '↺ R3ST4RT', allRunning, selected, {
     action: '/api/restart/',
     confirm: (names) => `restart ${names.length} agent${names.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} (${names.join(', ')})?`,
+    graceful: true,
+    gracefulLabel: 'restart gracefully — let each agent finish its turn and flush state before the container restarts',
     disabledTitle: why('↺ R3ST4RT', stoppedNames.map((n) => `\`${n}\` is stopped`)),
   });
   addBulkButton(actions, 'btn-stop', '■ ST0P', allRunning, selected, {
@@ -1106,7 +1113,7 @@ function addBulkButton(parent, btnClass, label, enabled, selected, opts) {
         danger: true,
         confirmLabel: opts.confirmLabel || 'confirm',
         checkboxes: opts.graceful
-          ? [{ name: 'graceful', label: 'stop gracefully — let each agent finish its turn and flush state before the container stops' }]
+          ? [{ name: 'graceful', label: opts.gracefulLabel || 'stop gracefully — let each agent finish its turn and flush state before the container stops' }]
           : [],
       });
       if (!r) return;
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard/lifecycle_ops.rs b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard/lifecycle_ops.rs
index 8ae3c24c..7960fe49 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard/lifecycle_ops.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard/lifecycle_ops.rs
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ use axum::{
 };
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
-/// Query params for `post_kill`. `?graceful=1` routes to the graceful-stop
-/// orchestration (quiesce the harness, flush `/state`, then container stop)
-/// instead of an immediate hard stop. Defaults false → today's hard kill.
+/// Query params for `post_kill` / `post_restart`. `?graceful=1` routes to
+/// the graceful-stop/-restart orchestration (quiesce the harness, flush
+/// `/state`, then container stop/restart) instead of an immediate hard
+/// action. Defaults false → today's hard kill/restart.
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub(super) struct KillParams {
+pub(super) struct GracefulParams {
     #[serde(default)]
     graceful: bool,
 }
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ pub(super) async fn post_rebuild(
 pub(super) async fn post_kill(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
     AxumPath(name): AxumPath<String>,
-    Query(params): Query<KillParams>,
+    Query(params): Query<GracefulParams>,
 ) -> Response {
     let logical = strip_container_prefix(&name);
     if let Some(reject) = guard_agent_name(&state, &logical).await {
@@ -92,11 +93,22 @@ pub(super) async fn post_kill(
 pub(super) async fn post_restart(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
     AxumPath(name): AxumPath<String>,
+    Query(params): Query<GracefulParams>,
 ) -> Response {
     let logical = strip_container_prefix(&name);
     if let Some(reject) = guard_agent_name(&state, &logical).await {
         return reject;
     }
+    if params.graceful {
+        submit::graceful_restart(
+            &state.coord,
+            &logical,
+            Source::Manual,
+            "manual via dashboard graceful restart".to_owned(),
+        )
+        .await;
+        return (StatusCode::OK, "ok").into_response();
+    }
     submit::restart(
         &state.coord,
         &logical,