diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa1923e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+- name: start wireguard interface
+  command:
+    argv:
+      - ifup
+      - 'wg_{{ item.name }}'
+
+- name: reload wireguard interface
+  command:
+    argv:
+      - wg
+      - syncconf
+      - 'wg_{{ item.name }}'
+      - '/etc/wireguard/wg_{{ item.name }}.conf'
diff --git a/tasks/net.yml b/tasks/net.yml
index a2f128a..dd8143f 100644
--- a/tasks/net.yml
+++ b/tasks/net.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
   template:
     src: networkinterface.j2
     dest: /etc/network/interfaces.d/wg_{{ item.name }}
+  notify: start wireguard interface
 
 - name: "generate wireguard config ({{ item.name }})"
   template:
     src: wireguard.conf.j2
     dest: /etc/wireguard/wg_{{ item.name }}.conf
+  notify: reload wireguard interface