diff --git a/napalm_openwrt/openwrt.py b/napalm_openwrt/openwrt.py
index 988e00e..c02a1dd 100644
--- a/napalm_openwrt/openwrt.py
+++ b/napalm_openwrt/openwrt.py
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ def _sources(settings: dict) -> list[str]:
     ]
 
 
+#: ``reboot`` detached from the session and two seconds late: the answer comes
+#: back first, and a hang-up from the closing session does not stop it.
+_REBOOT_DETACHED = "sh -c '(trap \"\" HUP; sleep 2; reboot) </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 &'"
+
+
 class OpenWrtDriver(
     OpenWrtInterfaceMixin,
     OpenWrtVLANMixin,
@@ -223,6 +228,22 @@ class OpenWrtDriver(
         self._check_privilege(privileged)
         return open_stream_on_transport(self._transport(), command)
 
+    def reboot_host(self) -> None:
+        """Restart the AP (``HostRebootMixin``); returns once the restart is under way.
+
+        Detached and two seconds late, so the answer comes back before the
+        session goes down; a refusal is raised, not mistaken for that.
+
+        :raises RuntimeError: for a login other than root, or a refused reboot.
+        """
+        try:
+            result = self.run_command(_REBOOT_DETACHED, privileged=True, timeout=30)
+        except PermissionError as exc:
+            raise RuntimeError(str(exc)) from exc
+        if result.exit_code:
+            reason = result.stderr.strip() or result.stdout.strip()
+            raise RuntimeError(reason or f"reboot exited with status {result.exit_code}")
+
     def _run_listening_sockets_command(self, command: str, *, privileged: bool) -> str:
         """Run the listening-socket command for ``ListeningSocketsMixin``.
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 605870b..52e591e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "napalm-openwrt"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 description = "NAPALM driver for OpenWrt routers/access-points"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_command_channel.py b/tests/unit/test_command_channel.py
index 56060fc..ccd5116 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_command_channel.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_command_channel.py
@@ -77,3 +77,33 @@ def test_no_warnings_of_its_own():
         for c in OpenWrtDriver.__mro__
         if c.__module__.startswith("napalm_openwrt")
     )
+
+
+class TestRebootHost:
+    """``reboot_host`` (napalm-device-types ``HostRebootMixin``): netOrk sent
+    ``/sbin/reboot`` through the private ``_send_command`` and could not tell a
+    refusal from the session dropping (netOrk #1113)."""
+
+    def test_detached_so_the_answer_comes_back_first(self):
+        drv = _driver()
+        with patch("napalm_openwrt.openwrt.run_on_transport", return_value=CommandResult("", "", 0)) as run:
+            drv.reboot_host()
+
+        command = run.call_args.args[1]
+        assert "reboot" in command and command.rstrip().endswith("&'")
+        assert "trap" in command and "sleep" in command
+
+    def test_a_refusal_is_raised(self):
+        drv = _driver()
+        failed = CommandResult("", "reboot: Operation not permitted", 1)
+        with patch("napalm_openwrt.openwrt.run_on_transport", return_value=failed), pytest.raises(
+            RuntimeError, match="not permitted"
+        ):
+            drv.reboot_host()
+
+    def test_a_login_other_than_root_is_refused(self):
+        drv = _driver(username="admin")
+        with patch("napalm_openwrt.openwrt.run_on_transport") as run, pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+            drv.reboot_host()
+
+        run.assert_not_called()