diff --git a/etc/inc/dyndns.class b/etc/inc/dyndns.class
index 5c853a9e9f..beb3633a99 100644
--- a/etc/inc/dyndns.class
+++ b/etc/inc/dyndns.class
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 		 */
 		function updatedns ($dnsService = '', $dnsHost = '', $dnsUser = '', $dnsPass = '',
 				    $dnsWildcard = 'OFF', $dnsMX = '', $dnsIf = '', $dnsBackMX = '',
-				    $dnsServer = '', $dnsPort = '', $dnsUpdateURL = '') {
+				    $dnsServer = '', $dnsPort = '', $dnsUpdateURL = '', $forceUpdate = false) {
 			
 			global $config, $g;
 			
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 
 			$this->_debugID = rand(1000000, 9999999);
 			
-			if ($this->_detectChange() == false) {
+			if ($forceUpdate == false && $this->_detectChange() == false) {
 				$this->_error(10);
 			} else {
 				switch ($this->_dnsService) {
diff --git a/etc/inc/services.inc b/etc/inc/services.inc
index 2af9aa9f18..66931612d1 100644
--- a/etc/inc/services.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/services.inc
@@ -1309,8 +1309,12 @@ function services_dyndns_configure_client($conf) {
 		$dnsPass = $conf['password'],
 		$dnsWilcard = $conf['wildcard'],
 		$dnsMX = $conf['mx'], 
-		$dnsIf = "{$conf['interface']}");
-
+		$dnsIf = "{$conf['interface']}",
+		$dnsBackMX = NULL,
+		$dnsServer = NULL,
+		$dnsPort = NULL,
+		$dnsUpdateURL = NULL,
+		$forceUpdate = $conf['force']);
 }
 
 function services_dyndns_configure($int = "") {
diff --git a/usr/local/www/services_dyndns.php b/usr/local/www/services_dyndns.php
index 9b359f4658..950733b74e 100755
--- a/usr/local/www/services_dyndns.php
+++ b/usr/local/www/services_dyndns.php
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ include("head.inc");
 				<td colspan="3" class="list"><p class="vexpl"><span class="red"><strong>
 				  <?=gettext("Note:");?><br>
 				  </strong></span>
-				  <?=gettext("IP addresses appearing in green are up to date with Dynamic DNS provider.");?>
+				  <?=gettext("IP addresses appearing in green are up to date with Dynamic DNS provider.");?><br>
+				  <?=gettext("You can force an update for an IP address on the edit page for that service.");?>
 				  </td>
 				<td class="list">&nbsp;</td>
 				</tr>
diff --git a/usr/local/www/services_dyndns_edit.php b/usr/local/www/services_dyndns_edit.php
index 136d65471e..f09b9f6c52 100644
--- a/usr/local/www/services_dyndns_edit.php
+++ b/usr/local/www/services_dyndns_edit.php
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ if ($_POST) {
 		$dyndns['enable'] = $_POST['enable'] ? false : true;
 		$dyndns['interface'] = $_POST['interface'];
 		$dyndns['descr'] = $_POST['descr'];
+		$dyndns['force'] = isset($_POST['force']);
 		
 		if($dyndns['username'] == "none")
 			$dyndns['username'] = "";
@@ -115,15 +116,7 @@ if ($_POST) {
 
 		write_config();
 
-		$retval = 0;
-
-		conf_mount_rw();
-
-		unlink("{$g['conf_path']}/dyndns_{$dyndns['interface']}{$dyndns['type']}{$dyndns['host']}.cache");
-
-		$retval = services_dyndns_configure_client($dyndns);
-
-		conf_mount_ro();
+		services_dyndns_configure_client($dyndns);
 
 		header("Location: services_dyndns.php");
 		exit;
@@ -237,6 +230,7 @@ include("head.inc");
 					<a href="services_dyndns.php"><input name="cancel" type="button" class="formbtn" value="<?=gettext("Cancel");?>"></a>
 					<?php if (isset($id) && $a_dyndns[$id]): ?>
 						<input name="id" type="hidden" value="<?=htmlspecialchars($id);?>">
+						<input name="force" type="submit" class="formbtn" value="<?=gettext("Save & Force Update");?>" onClick="enable_change(true)">
 					<?php endif; ?>
                   </td>
                 </tr>