diff --git a/callbacks.c b/callbacks.c
index 0cc76a2..67dc552 100644
--- a/callbacks.c
+++ b/callbacks.c
@@ -211,3 +211,17 @@ error_ret:
 
   return FALSE;
 }
+
+void
+cb_file_monitor(GFileMonitor* monitor, GFile* file, GFile* UNUSED(other_file), GFileMonitorEvent event, girara_session_t* session)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail(monitor  != NULL);
+  g_return_if_fail(file     != NULL);
+  g_return_if_fail(session  != NULL);
+
+  if (event != G_FILE_MONITOR_EVENT_CHANGES_DONE_HINT) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  sc_reload(session, NULL, NULL, 0);
+}
diff --git a/callbacks.h b/callbacks.h
index afb9d73..4fb9842 100644
--- a/callbacks.h
+++ b/callbacks.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <girara/types.h>
 #include <girara/macros.h>
 
+#include "document.h"
+
 /**
  * Quits the current zathura session
  *
@@ -60,4 +62,15 @@ void cb_index_row_activated(GtkTreeView* tree_view, GtkTreePath* path,
  */
 bool cb_sc_follow(GtkEntry* entry, girara_session_t* session);
 
+/**
+ * Emitted when file has been changed
+ *
+ * @param monitor The file monitor
+ * @param file The file
+ * @param other_file A file or NULL
+ * @param event The monitor event
+ * @param session The girara session
+ */
+void cb_file_monitor(GFileMonitor* monitor, GFile* file, GFile* other_file, GFileMonitorEvent event, girara_session_t* session);
+
 #endif // CALLBACKS_H
diff --git a/document.c b/document.c
index c3eca86..3de028d 100644
--- a/document.c
+++ b/document.c
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ zathura_document_open(zathura_t* zathura, const char* path, const char* password
     return NULL;
   }
 
+  char* file_uri = NULL;
+
   /* determine real path */
   long path_max;
 #ifdef PATH_MAX
@@ -268,34 +270,57 @@ zathura_document_open(zathura_t* zathura, const char* path, const char* password
     document->scale = 1;
   }
 
-  if (plugin->open_function != NULL) {
-    if (plugin->open_function(document) == true) {
-      /* update statusbar */
-      girara_statusbar_item_set_text(zathura->ui.session, zathura->ui.statusbar.file, real_path);
-
-      /* read all pages */
-      document->pages = calloc(document->number_of_pages, sizeof(zathura_page_t*));
-      if (document->pages == NULL) {
-        goto error_free;
-      }
-
-      for (unsigned int page_id = 0; page_id < document->number_of_pages; page_id++) {
-        zathura_page_t* page = zathura_page_get(document, page_id);
-        if (page == NULL) {
-          goto error_free;
-        }
-
-        document->pages[page_id] = page;
-      }
-
-      return document;
-    }
+  if (plugin->open_function == NULL || plugin->open_function(document) == false) {
+    girara_error("could not open file\n");
+    goto error_free;
   }
 
-  girara_error("could not open file\n");
+  /* update statusbar */
+  girara_statusbar_item_set_text(zathura->ui.session, zathura->ui.statusbar.file, real_path);
+
+  /* read all pages */
+  document->pages = calloc(document->number_of_pages, sizeof(zathura_page_t*));
+  if (document->pages == NULL) {
+    goto error_free;
+  }
+
+  for (unsigned int page_id = 0; page_id < document->number_of_pages; page_id++) {
+    zathura_page_t* page = zathura_page_get(document, page_id);
+    if (page == NULL) {
+      goto error_free;
+    }
+
+    document->pages[page_id] = page;
+  }
+
+  /* install file monitor */
+  file_uri = g_filename_to_uri(real_path, NULL, NULL);
+  if (file_uri == NULL) {
+    goto error_free;
+  }
+
+  document->file_monitor.file = g_file_new_for_uri(file_uri);
+  if (document->file_monitor.file == NULL) {
+    goto error_free;
+  }
+
+  document->file_monitor.monitor = g_file_monitor_file(document->file_monitor.file, G_FILE_MONITOR_NONE, NULL, NULL);
+  if (document->file_monitor.monitor == NULL) {
+    goto error_free;
+  }
+
+  g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(document->file_monitor.monitor), "changed", G_CALLBACK(cb_file_monitor), document);
+
+  g_free(file_uri);
+
+  return document;
 
 error_free:
 
+  if (file_uri != NULL) {
+    g_free(file_uri);
+  }
+
   free(real_path);
 
   if (document != NULL && document->pages != NULL) {
diff --git a/document.h b/document.h
index 5392756..d4d8ce8 100644
--- a/document.h
+++ b/document.h
@@ -261,6 +261,14 @@ struct zathura_document_s
    * Document pages
    */
   zathura_page_t** pages;
+
+  /**
+   * File monitor
+   */
+  struct {
+    GFileMonitor* monitor; /**< File monitor */
+    GFile* file; /**< File for file monitor */
+  } file_monitor;
 };
 
 /**