diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index f51360cca1..96ace9076a 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -3984,6 +3984,32 @@ void Application::saveScripts() {
     settings->endArray();
 }
 
+void Application::stopAllScripts() {
+    // stops all current running scripts
+    QList<QAction*> scriptActions = Menu::getInstance()->getActiveScriptsMenu()->actions();
+    foreach (QAction* scriptAction, scriptActions) {
+        scriptAction->activate(QAction::Trigger);
+        qDebug() << "stopping script..." << scriptAction->text();
+    }
+    _activeScripts.clear();
+}
+
+void Application::reloadAllScripts() {
+    // remember all the current scripts so we can reload them
+    QStringList reloadList = _activeScripts;
+    // reloads all current running scripts
+    QList<QAction*> scriptActions = Menu::getInstance()->getActiveScriptsMenu()->actions();
+    foreach (QAction* scriptAction, scriptActions) {
+        scriptAction->activate(QAction::Trigger);
+        qDebug() << "stopping script..." << scriptAction->text();
+    }
+    _activeScripts.clear();
+    foreach (QString scriptName, reloadList){
+        qDebug() << "reloading script..." << scriptName;
+        loadScript(scriptName);
+    }
+}
+
 void Application::removeScriptName(const QString& fileNameString) {
   _activeScripts.removeOne(fileNameString);
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index c5aafc4e9d..3153150457 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ public slots:
     void loadDialog();
     void toggleLogDialog();
     void initAvatarAndViewFrustum();
+    void stopAllScripts();
+    void reloadAllScripts();
 
 private slots:
     void timer();
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 4a3733f760..f16a276653 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ Menu::Menu() :
 
     addDisabledActionAndSeparator(fileMenu, "Scripts");
     addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(fileMenu, MenuOption::LoadScript, Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_O, appInstance, SLOT(loadDialog()));
+    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(fileMenu, MenuOption::StopAllScripts, 0, appInstance, SLOT(stopAllScripts()));
+    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(fileMenu, MenuOption::ReloadAllScripts, 0, appInstance, SLOT(reloadAllScripts()));
     _activeScriptsMenu = fileMenu->addMenu("Running Scripts");
 
     addDisabledActionAndSeparator(fileMenu, "Voxels");
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.h b/interface/src/Menu.h
index 19e9fbf49f..31b19a64c6 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.h
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.h
@@ -243,8 +243,10 @@ namespace MenuOption {
     const QString PasteVoxels = "Paste";
     const QString PasteToVoxel = "Paste to Voxel...";
     const QString PipelineWarnings = "Show Render Pipeline Warnings";
+    const QString PlaySlaps = "Play Slaps";
     const QString Preferences = "Preferences...";
     const QString RandomizeVoxelColors = "Randomize Voxel TRUE Colors";
+    const QString ReloadAllScripts = "Reload All Scripts";
     const QString ResetAvatarSize = "Reset Avatar Size";
     const QString ResetSwatchColors = "Reset Swatch Colors";
     const QString RunTimingTests = "Run Timing Tests";
@@ -253,11 +255,10 @@ namespace MenuOption {
     const QString SettingsExport = "Export Settings";
     const QString ShowAllLocalVoxels = "Show All Local Voxels";
     const QString ShowTrueColors = "Show TRUE Colors";
-    const QString VoxelDrumming = "Voxel Drumming";
-    const QString PlaySlaps = "Play Slaps";
     const QString SuppressShortTimings = "Suppress Timings Less than 10ms";
     const QString Stars = "Stars";
     const QString Stats = "Stats";
+    const QString StopAllScripts = "Stop All Scripts";
     const QString TestPing = "Test Ping";
     const QString TreeStats = "Calculate Tree Stats";
     const QString TransmitterDrive = "Transmitter Drive";
@@ -268,6 +269,7 @@ namespace MenuOption {
     const QString VoxelAddMode = "Add Voxel Mode";
     const QString VoxelColorMode = "Color Voxel Mode";
     const QString VoxelDeleteMode = "Delete Voxel Mode";
+    const QString VoxelDrumming = "Voxel Drumming";
     const QString VoxelGetColorMode = "Get Color Mode";
     const QString VoxelMode = "Cycle Voxel Mode";
     const QString VoxelPaintColor = "Voxel Paint Color";
diff --git a/libraries/octree/src/OctreeScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/octree/src/OctreeScriptingInterface.cpp
index 553ab961df..89bf5ceb62 100644
--- a/libraries/octree/src/OctreeScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/octree/src/OctreeScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -11,13 +11,19 @@
 #include "OctreeScriptingInterface.h"
 
 OctreeScriptingInterface::OctreeScriptingInterface(OctreeEditPacketSender* packetSender, 
-                JurisdictionListener* jurisdictionListener)
+                JurisdictionListener* jurisdictionListener) :
+    _packetSender(NULL),
+    _jurisdictionListener(NULL),
+    _managedPacketSender(false), 
+    _managedJurisdictionListener(false),
+    _initialized(false)
 {
     setPacketSender(packetSender);
     setJurisdictionListener(jurisdictionListener);
 }
 
 OctreeScriptingInterface::~OctreeScriptingInterface() {
+qDebug() << "OctreeScriptingInterface::~OctreeScriptingInterface() this=" << this;
     cleanupManagedObjects();
 }
 
@@ -45,6 +51,9 @@ void OctreeScriptingInterface::setJurisdictionListener(JurisdictionListener* jur
 }
 
 void OctreeScriptingInterface::init() {
+    if (_initialized) {
+        return;
+    }
     if (_jurisdictionListener) {
         _managedJurisdictionListener = false;
     } else {
@@ -64,5 +73,5 @@ void OctreeScriptingInterface::init() {
     if (QCoreApplication::instance()) {
         connect(QCoreApplication::instance(), SIGNAL(aboutToQuit()), this, SLOT(cleanupManagedObjects()));
     }
-
+    _initialized = true;
 }
diff --git a/libraries/octree/src/OctreeScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/octree/src/OctreeScriptingInterface.h
index 34eddd8bed..3c832cbae8 100644
--- a/libraries/octree/src/OctreeScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/octree/src/OctreeScriptingInterface.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ protected:
     JurisdictionListener* _jurisdictionListener;
     bool _managedPacketSender;
     bool _managedJurisdictionListener;
+    bool _initialized;
 };
 
 #endif /* defined(__hifi__OctreeScriptingInterface__) */