diff --git a/android/src/screens/ChatScreen.tsx b/android/src/screens/ChatScreen.tsx
index 0647f94..a52c1ea 100644
--- a/android/src/screens/ChatScreen.tsx
+++ b/android/src/screens/ChatScreen.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   ToastAndroid,
   AppState,
   NativeModules,
+  Alert,
 } from 'react-native';
 import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage';
 import RNFS from 'react-native-fs';
@@ -1251,7 +1252,22 @@ const ChatScreen: React.FC = () => {
           </Text>
           <View style={{flexDirection: 'row', gap: 6}}>
             <TouchableOpacity style={[styles.thinkingCancel, {borderColor: '#FF9500'}]} onPress={() => rvs.send('doctor_fix' as any, {})}>
-              <Text style={[styles.thinkingCancelText, {color: '#FF9500'}]}>{'🔧 Reparieren'}</Text>
+              <Text style={[styles.thinkingCancelText, {color: '#FF9500'}]}>{'🔧'}</Text>
+            </TouchableOpacity>
+            <TouchableOpacity
+              style={[styles.thinkingCancel, {borderColor: '#FF3B30'}]}
+              onPress={() => {
+                Alert.alert(
+                  'ARIA hart neu starten?',
+                  'Container-Restart (~15s). Laufende Anfragen gehen verloren.',
+                  [
+                    { text: 'Abbrechen', style: 'cancel' },
+                    { text: 'Neu starten', style: 'destructive', onPress: () => rvs.send('aria_restart' as any, {}) },
+                  ],
+                );
+              }}
+            >
+              <Text style={[styles.thinkingCancelText, {color: '#FF3B30'}]}>{'🚨'}</Text>
             </TouchableOpacity>
             <TouchableOpacity style={styles.thinkingCancel} onPress={cancelRequest}>
               <Text style={styles.thinkingCancelText}>Abbrechen</Text>
diff --git a/android/src/screens/SettingsScreen.tsx b/android/src/screens/SettingsScreen.tsx
index 6d7080c..1c537b9 100644
--- a/android/src/screens/SettingsScreen.tsx
+++ b/android/src/screens/SettingsScreen.tsx
@@ -1306,6 +1306,29 @@ const SettingsScreen: React.FC = () => {
         >
           <Text style={[styles.clearButtonText, {color: '#FF9500'}]}>{'🔧 ARIA reparieren'}</Text>
         </TouchableOpacity>
+        <Text style={[styles.toggleHint, {marginTop: 12}]}>
+          Wenn auch Reparieren nicht hilft — Container hart neu starten.
+          ARIA ist dann ~15 Sekunden weg und kommt mit frischem State zurueck.
+          Laufende Anfragen gehen verloren.
+        </Text>
+        <TouchableOpacity
+          style={[styles.clearButton, {marginTop: 8, backgroundColor: 'rgba(255,59,48,0.15)'}]}
+          onPress={() => {
+            Alert.alert(
+              'ARIA hart neu starten?',
+              'Container-Restart (~15s). Laufende Anfragen gehen verloren.',
+              [
+                { text: 'Abbrechen', style: 'cancel' },
+                { text: 'Neu starten', style: 'destructive', onPress: () => {
+                  rvs.send('aria_restart' as any, {});
+                  ToastAndroid.show('Container-Restart angestossen…', ToastAndroid.LONG);
+                }},
+              ],
+            );
+          }}
+        >
+          <Text style={[styles.clearButtonText, {color: '#FF3B30'}]}>{'🚨 ARIA hart neu starten'}</Text>
+        </TouchableOpacity>
       </View>
 
       </>)}
diff --git a/bridge/aria_bridge.py b/bridge/aria_bridge.py
index 2b887e6..b993ee8 100644
--- a/bridge/aria_bridge.py
+++ b/bridge/aria_bridge.py
@@ -1580,6 +1580,32 @@ class ARIABridge:
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.warning("[rvs] file_saved konnte nicht an App gesendet werden: %s", e)
 
+        elif msg_type == "aria_restart":
+            # App-Button "ARIA hart neu starten" → docker restart aria-core
+            # via Diagnostic (der hat den Docker-Socket gemountet).
+            logger.warning("[rvs] aria_restart Request von App — harter Container-Restart")
+            try:
+                req = urllib.request.Request(
+                    "http://localhost:3001/api/aria-restart",
+                    data=b"{}",
+                    method="POST",
+                    headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+                )
+                def _do_restart():
+                    try:
+                        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=45) as resp:
+                            return resp.status, resp.read().decode("utf-8", errors="ignore")
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        return None, str(e)
+                status, body = await asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(None, _do_restart)
+                logger.info("[rvs] aria_restart Result: status=%s", status)
+                # Note: bei erfolgreichem Restart ist die RVS-Verbindung sehr
+                # wahrscheinlich kurz weg (aria-bridge ist im service:aria-Network).
+                # Die Antwort kommt evtl. nicht mehr durch — egal.
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.warning("[rvs] aria_restart Weiterleitung fehlgeschlagen: %s", e)
+            return
+
         elif msg_type == "doctor_fix":
             # App-Button "ARIA reparieren" → openclaw doctor --fix anstossen.
             # Bridge erreicht aria-core nicht via docker (kein docker-socket
diff --git a/diagnostic/index.html b/diagnostic/index.html
index 1dafbd4..993f728 100644
--- a/diagnostic/index.html
+++ b/diagnostic/index.html
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@
         <span><span style="animation:pulse 1s infinite;">&#x1F4AD;</span> <span id="thinking-text">ARIA denkt...</span></span>
         <div style="display:flex;gap:6px;">
           <button class="btn secondary" onclick="doctorFix()" style="padding:2px 10px;font-size:11px;color:#FF9500;border-color:#FF9500;" title="ARIA reparieren — openclaw doctor --fix">&#x1F527; Reparieren</button>
+          <button class="btn secondary" onclick="ariaRestart()" style="padding:2px 10px;font-size:11px;color:#FF3B30;border-color:#FF3B30;" title="Container hart neu starten (~15s)">&#x1F6A8; Hart neu</button>
           <button class="btn secondary" onclick="cancelRequest()" style="padding:2px 10px;font-size:11px;color:#FF3B30;border-color:#FF3B30;">Abbrechen</button>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -1875,6 +1876,21 @@
         .catch(err => addLog('error', 'server', 'Reparatur Request fehlgeschlagen: ' + err.message));
     }
 
+    // ── Hard-Restart — docker restart aria-core ──────
+    function ariaRestart() {
+      if (!confirm('ARIA wird hart neu gestartet (Container-Restart, ~15s).\n\nLaufende Anfragen gehen verloren. Sicher?')) return;
+      fetch('/api/aria-restart', { method: 'POST' })
+        .then(r => r.json())
+        .then(data => {
+          if (data.ok) {
+            addLog('info', 'server', 'ARIA neu gestartet — wartet auf Reconnect');
+          } else {
+            addLog('error', 'server', 'Restart fehlgeschlagen: ' + (data.error || ''));
+          }
+        })
+        .catch(err => addLog('error', 'server', 'Restart Request fehlgeschlagen: ' + err.message));
+    }
+
     // ── Abbrechen ──────────────────────────────
     function cancelRequest() {
       send({ action: 'cancel_request' });
diff --git a/diagnostic/server.js b/diagnostic/server.js
index 388ec19..c278dac 100644
--- a/diagnostic/server.js
+++ b/diagnostic/server.js
@@ -1358,6 +1358,27 @@ const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
         res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: err.message }));
       });
     return;
+  } else if (req.url === "/api/aria-restart" && req.method === "POST") {
+    // Harter Restart — fuer Faelle wo doctor --fix nicht reicht (alive aber
+    // haengender Run). docker restart killt PID 1 vom Container, alle Locks
+    // weg, neuer State. Dauert ~10-20s bis ARIA wieder antwortet.
+    log("warn", "server", "HTTP /api/aria-restart — harter Container-Restart");
+    broadcast({ type: "watchdog", status: "fixing", message: "ARIA wird hart neu gestartet (~15s)" });
+    const exec = require("child_process").exec;
+    exec("docker restart aria-core", { timeout: 30000 }, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
+      if (err) {
+        log("error", "server", `aria-restart fehlgeschlagen: ${err.message}`);
+        broadcast({ type: "watchdog", status: "error", message: `Restart fehlgeschlagen: ${err.message}` });
+        res.writeHead(500, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+        res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: err.message }));
+        return;
+      }
+      log("info", "server", `aria-restart OK: ${(stdout || "").trim()}`);
+      broadcast({ type: "watchdog", status: "fixed", message: "ARIA wurde neu gestartet — sollte gleich antworten" });
+      res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+      res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: true, output: stdout }));
+    });
+    return;
   } else if (req.url.startsWith("/shared/")) {
     // Dateien aus Shared Volume ausliefern (Bilder, Uploads)
     const filePath = decodeURIComponent(req.url);
diff --git a/rvs/server.js b/rvs/server.js
index e67c9ed..55570e6 100644
--- a/rvs/server.js
+++ b/rvs/server.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const ALLOWED_TYPES = new Set([
   "audio_pcm",
   "file_from_aria",
   "doctor_fix",
+  "aria_restart",
   "xtts_delete_voice",
   "voice_preload", "voice_ready",
   "stt_request", "stt_response",