diff --git a/muxplex/cli.py b/muxplex/cli.py
index d97861c..26ff24c 100644
--- a/muxplex/cli.py
+++ b/muxplex/cli.py
@@ -5,12 +5,25 @@ import os
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from muxplex.auth import load_password, pam_available
+import secrets as _secrets
+
+from muxplex.auth import get_secret_path, load_password, pam_available
 
 # Module-level path constants (overridable in tests via monkeypatch)
 _system_service_path = Path("/etc/systemd/system/muxplex.service")
 
 
+def reset_secret() -> None:
+    """Regenerate the signing secret and warn that all sessions are now invalid."""
+    path = get_secret_path()
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    secret = _secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
+    path.write_text(secret + "\n")
+    path.chmod(0o600)
+    print(f"Secret written to {path}")
+    print("Warning: all active sessions are now invalid.")
+
+
 def show_password() -> None:
     """Print the current muxplex password or indicate PAM mode."""
     auth_mode = os.environ.get("MUXPLEX_AUTH", "").lower()
@@ -118,12 +131,18 @@ def main() -> None:
 
     sub.add_parser("show-password", help="Show the current muxplex password")
 
+    sub.add_parser(
+        "reset-secret", help="Regenerate signing secret (invalidates sessions)"
+    )
+
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     if args.command == "install-service":
         install_service(system=args.system)
     elif args.command == "show-password":
         show_password()
+    elif args.command == "reset-secret":
+        reset_secret()
     else:
         serve(
             host=args.host, port=args.port, auth=args.auth, session_ttl=args.session_ttl
diff --git a/muxplex/tests/test_cli.py b/muxplex/tests/test_cli.py
index af208c2..76247f6 100644
--- a/muxplex/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/muxplex/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Tests for muxplex/cli.py — CLI entry point."""
 
+import stat
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
@@ -211,6 +212,54 @@ def test_show_password_pam_mode(monkeypatch, capsys):
     assert "pam" in captured.out.lower()
 
 
+def test_reset_secret_writes_new_secret(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """reset_secret() writes a new secret file with content longer than 20 chars."""
+    from muxplex.cli import reset_secret
+
+    fake_home = tmp_path / "home"
+    fake_home.mkdir()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", staticmethod(lambda: fake_home))
+
+    reset_secret()
+
+    secret_path = fake_home / ".config" / "muxplex" / "secret"
+    assert secret_path.exists(), "Secret file must be created"
+    content = secret_path.read_text().strip()
+    assert len(content) > 20, f"Secret must be longer than 20 chars, got {len(content)}"
+
+
+def test_reset_secret_sets_0600_permissions(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """reset_secret() sets file permissions to 0o600."""
+    from muxplex.cli import reset_secret
+
+    fake_home = tmp_path / "home"
+    fake_home.mkdir()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", staticmethod(lambda: fake_home))
+
+    reset_secret()
+
+    secret_path = fake_home / ".config" / "muxplex" / "secret"
+    file_mode = stat.S_IMODE(secret_path.stat().st_mode)
+    assert file_mode == 0o600, f"Expected 0o600, got {oct(file_mode)}"
+
+
+def test_reset_secret_prints_warning(tmp_path, monkeypatch, capsys):
+    """reset_secret() prints a warning that sessions are now invalid."""
+    from muxplex.cli import reset_secret
+
+    fake_home = tmp_path / "home"
+    fake_home.mkdir()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", staticmethod(lambda: fake_home))
+
+    reset_secret()
+
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    output_lower = captured.out.lower()
+    assert "invalid" in output_lower or "warning" in output_lower, (
+        f"Expected 'invalid' or 'warning' in output, got: {captured.out!r}"
+    )
+
+
 def test_dunder_main_calls_main():
     """python -m muxplex must call cli.main()."""
     import importlib.util