diff --git a/shorewall/config.info b/shorewall/config.info
index 26fe492f4..7e28cd24e 100644
--- a/shorewall/config.info
+++ b/shorewall/config.info
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ actions=Standard actions files,9,40,5,\t
 macros=Macro files directory,0
 before_apply_cmd=Command to run before applying configuration,3,None
 after_apply_cmd=Command to run after applying configuration,3,None
+before_refresh_cmd=Command to run before refreshing blacklist,3,None
+after_refresh_cmd=Command to run after refreshing blacklist,3,None
 display_zone_descriptions=Display zone descriptions in rules file?,1,0-No,1-Yes
diff --git a/shorewall/refresh.cgi b/shorewall/refresh.cgi
index b8b92d70b..509886bf3 100755
--- a/shorewall/refresh.cgi
+++ b/shorewall/refresh.cgi
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ if ($access{'nochange'}) {
 }
 
 &error_setup($text{'refresh_err'});
-$err = &run_before_apply_command();
+$err = &run_before_refresh_command();
 &error($err) if ($err);
 $out = &backquote_logged("$config{'shorewall'} refresh 2>&1");
 if ($?) {
 	&error("<pre>$out</pre>");
 	}
-$err = &run_after_apply_command();
+$err = &run_after_refresh_command();
 &webmin_log("refresh");
 &redirect("");
 
diff --git a/shorewall/shorewall-lib.pl b/shorewall/shorewall-lib.pl
index 2d36a8ea4..3e80bcd6b 100755
--- a/shorewall/shorewall-lib.pl
+++ b/shorewall/shorewall-lib.pl
@@ -1845,6 +1845,27 @@ if ($config{'after_apply_cmd'}) {
 	}
 }
 
+# run_before_refresh_command()
+# Runs the before-refresh command, if any. If it fails, returns the error
+# message output
+sub run_before_refresh_command
+{
+if ($config{'before_refresh_cmd'}) {
+	local $out = &backquote_logged("($config{'before_refresh_cmd'}) </dev/null 2>&1");
+	return $out if ($?);
+	}
+return undef;
+}
+
+# run_after_refresh_command()
+# Runs the after-refresh command, if any
+sub run_after_refresh_command
+{
+if ($config{'after_refresh_cmd'}) {
+	&system_logged("($config{'after_refresh_cmd'}) </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1");
+	}
+}
+
 # list_standard_actions()
 # Returns a list of standard Shorewall actions
 sub list_standard_actions