diff --git a/lisp/xwidget.el b/lisp/xwidget.el
index fcb62b53a95..837f8454671 100644
--- a/lisp/xwidget.el
+++ b/lisp/xwidget.el
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ defaults to the string looking like a url around the cursor position."
     (define-key map "g" 'xwidget-webkit-browse-url)
     (define-key map "a" 'xwidget-webkit-adjust-size-to-content)
     (define-key map "b" 'xwidget-webkit-back )
+    (define-key map "r" 'xwidget-webkit-reload )    
     (define-key map "\C-m" 'xwidget-webkit-insert-string)
     map)
   
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ defaults to the string looking like a url around the cursor position."
 
 (defun xwidget-webkit-reload ()
   (interactive)
-  (xwidget-webkit-execute-script ( xwidget-webkit-last-session)  "reload();"))
+  (xwidget-webkit-execute-script ( xwidget-webkit-last-session)  "history.go(0);"))
 
 (defun xwidget-current-url ()
   "get the webkit url"