diff --git a/manifests/server/instance_reload.pp b/manifests/server/instance_reload.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce63ecc864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/server/instance_reload.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# @param service_reload Overrides the default reload command for your PostgreSQL service.
+# @param service_status Overrides the default status check command for your PostgreSQL service.
+define postgresql::server::instance_reload (
+  $service_status = $postgresql::server::service_status,
+  $service_reload = $postgresql::server::service_reload,
+) {
+  exec { 'postgresql_reload':
+    path        => '/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin',
+    command     => $service_reload,
+    onlyif      => $service_status,
+    refreshonly => true,
+    require     => Class['postgresql::server::service'],
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/server/reload.pp b/manifests/server/reload.pp
index 28a5346ff3..babc2dbad7 100644
--- a/manifests/server/reload.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/reload.pp
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 # @api private
 class postgresql::server::reload {
-  $service_status = $postgresql::server::service_status
-  $service_reload = $postgresql::server::service_reload
-
-  exec { 'postgresql_reload':
-    path        => '/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin',
-    command     => $service_reload,
-    onlyif      => $service_status,
-    refreshonly => true,
-    require     => Class['postgresql::server::service'],
+  postgresql::server::instance_reload { 'main':
+    service_status => $postgresql::server::service_status,
+    service_reload => $postgresql::server::service_reload,
   }
 }
diff --git a/spec/defines/server/instance_reload.rb b/spec/defines/server/instance_reload.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7ecac8e5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/defines/server/instance_reload.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'postgresql::server::instance_reload' do
+  let(:title) { 'main' }
+
+  on_supported_os.each do |os, os_facts|
+    context "on #{os}" do
+      let :facts do
+        os_facts
+      end
+
+      let :pre_condition do
+        "class {'postgresql::server':}"
+      end
+
+      context 'with defaults from server class' do
+        it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end