diff --git a/packages/mainmenu-extension/src/index.ts b/packages/mainmenu-extension/src/index.ts
index 883911a8055a..e2191404011c 100644
--- a/packages/mainmenu-extension/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/mainmenu-extension/src/index.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ export namespace CommandIDs {
 
   export const restartAndRunAll = 'runmenu:restart-and-run-all';
 
+  export const restartAndRunToSelected = 'runmenu:restart-and-run-to-selected';
+
   export const runAbove = 'runmenu:run-above';
 
   export const runBelow = 'runmenu:run-below';
@@ -538,7 +540,8 @@ export function createKernelMenu(app: JupyterFrontEnd, menu: KernelMenu): void {
   const restartGroup = [
     CommandIDs.restartKernel,
     CommandIDs.restartKernelAndClear,
-    CommandIDs.restartAndRunAll
+    CommandIDs.restartAndRunAll,
+    CommandIDs.restartAndRunToSelected
   ].map(command => {
     return { command };
   });
@@ -687,6 +690,21 @@ export function createRunMenu(app: JupyterFrontEnd, menu: RunMenu): void {
     ),
     execute: Private.delegateExecute(app, menu.codeRunners, 'restartAndRunAll')
   });
+  commands.addCommand(CommandIDs.restartAndRunToSelected, {
+    label: () => {
+      return `Restart Kernel and Run up to Selected Cell …`;
+    },
+    isEnabled: Private.delegateEnabled(
+      app,
+      menu.codeRunners,
+      'restartAndRunToSelected'
+    ),
+    execute: Private.delegateExecute(
+      app,
+      menu.codeRunners,
+      'restartAndRunToSelected'
+    )
+  });
 
   const runAllGroup = [CommandIDs.runAll, CommandIDs.restartAndRunAll].map(
     command => {
diff --git a/packages/notebook-extension/src/index.ts b/packages/notebook-extension/src/index.ts
index e88150e6230a..cc28f0fd4ab9 100644
--- a/packages/notebook-extension/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/notebook-extension/src/index.ts
@@ -2113,6 +2113,21 @@ function populateMenus(
         }
         return restarted;
       });
+    },
+    restartAndRunToSelected: current => {
+      const { context, content } = current;
+      return context.session.restart().then(restarted => {
+        if (restarted) {
+          void NotebookActions.runAllAbove(content, context.session).then(
+            executed => {
+              if (executed) {
+                void NotebookActions.run(content, context.session);
+              }
+            }
+          );
+        }
+        return restarted;
+      });
     }
   } as IRunMenu.ICodeRunner<NotebookPanel>);