diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index c323f1799..b53c67a97 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     restoreInstalledApps: restoreInstalledApps,
     configureInstalledApps: configureInstalledApps,
     schedulePendingTasks: schedulePendingTasks,
+    restartAppsUsingAddons: restartAppsUsingAddons,
 
     getDataDir: getDataDir,
     getIconPath: getIconPath,
@@ -1986,6 +1987,34 @@ function configureInstalledApps(callback) {
     });
 }
 
+function restartAppsUsingAddons(changedAddons, callback) {
+    assert(Array.isArray(changedAddons));
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
+
+    getAll(function (error, apps) {
+        if (error) return callback(error);
+
+        apps = apps.filter(app => app.manifest.addons && _.intersection(Object.keys(app.manifest.addons), changedAddons).length !== 0);
+        apps = apps.filter(app => app.installationState !== exports.ISTATE_ERROR); // remove errored apps. let them be 'repaired' by hand
+        apps = apps.filter(app => app.installationState !== exports.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTART); // safeguard against tasks being created non-stop restart if we crash on startup
+
+        async.eachSeries(apps, function (app, iteratorDone) {
+            debug(`restartAppsUsingAddons: marking ${app.fqdn} for restart`);
+
+            const task = {
+                args: {},
+                values: { runState: exports.RSTATE_RUNNING }
+            };
+            addTask(app.id, exports.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTART, task, function (error, result) {
+                if (error) debug(`restartAppsUsingAddons: error marking ${app.fqdn} for restart: ${JSON.stringify(error)}`);
+                else debug(`restartAppsUsingAddons: marked ${app.id} for restart with taskId ${result.taskId}`);
+
+                iteratorDone(); // ignore error
+            });
+        }, callback);
+    });
+}
+
 // auto-restart app tasks after a crash
 function schedulePendingTasks(callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
diff --git a/src/platform.js b/src/platform.js
index fc8a30dee..f854b40f8 100644
--- a/src/platform.js
+++ b/src/platform.js
@@ -164,7 +164,19 @@ function startApps(existingInfra, callback) {
         reverseProxy.removeAppConfigs(); // should we change the cert location, nginx will not start
         apps.configureInstalledApps(callback);
     } else {
-        debug('startApps: apps are already uptodate');
-        callback();
+        let changedAddons = [];
+        if (infra.images.mysql.tag !== existingInfra.images.mysql.tag) changedAddons.push('mysql');
+        if (infra.images.postgresql.tag !== existingInfra.images.postgresql.tag) changedAddons.push('postgresql');
+        if (infra.images.mongodb.tag !== existingInfra.images.mongodb.tag) changedAddons.push('mongodb');
+        if (infra.images.redis.tag !== existingInfra.images.redis.tag) changedAddons.push('redis');
+
+        if (changedAddons.length) {
+            // restart apps if docker image changes since the IP changes and any "persistent" connections fail
+            debug(`startApps: changedAddons: ${JSON.stringify(changedAddons)}`);
+            apps.restartAppsUsingAddons(changedAddons, callback);
+        } else {
+            debug('startApps: apps are already uptodate');
+            callback();
+        }
     }
 }