diff --git a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
index 9f540b7fc56959c81724739fc555a40d91a64ea0..64eadc702907e632fde581f57e7a14219bdcdd21 100644
--- a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
+++ b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
@@ -3849,6 +3849,19 @@ int  Vehicle::versionCompare(int major, int minor, int patch)
     return _firmwarePlugin->versionCompare(this, major, minor, patch);
 }
 
+#if !defined(NO_ARDUPILOT_DIALECT)
+void Vehicle::flashBootloader(void)
+{
+    sendMavCommand(defaultComponentId(),
+                   MAV_CMD_FLASH_BOOTLOADER,
+                   true,        // show error
+                   0, 0, 0, 0,  // param 1-4 not used
+                   290876);     // magic number
+
+}
+#endif
+
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.h b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.h
index cba6240ea911692c2e6e05377215bd9268b7e120..530a4ed13ae9e1aae3959bdedf9967070bc271ba 100644
--- a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.h
+++ b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.h
@@ -756,6 +756,10 @@ public:
     ///     @param percent 0-no power, 100-full power
     Q_INVOKABLE void motorTest(int motor, int percent);
 
+#if !defined(NO_ARDUPILOT_DIALECT)
+    Q_INVOKABLE void flashBootloader(void);
+#endif
+
     bool    guidedModeSupported     (void) const;
     bool    pauseVehicleSupported   (void) const;
     bool    orbitModeSupported      (void) const;