diff --git a/nest/proto.c b/nest/proto.c
index 2fb4e96f..18cf214b 100644
--- a/nest/proto.c
+++ b/nest/proto.c
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ channel_reconfigure(struct channel *c, struct channel_config *cf)
     c->last_tx_filter_change = current_time();
 
   /* Execute channel-specific reconfigure hook */
-  if (c->channel->reconfigure && !c->channel->reconfigure(c, cf))
+  if (c->channel->reconfigure && !c->channel->reconfigure(c, cf, &import_changed, &export_changed))
     return 0;
 
   /* If the channel is not open, it has no routes and we cannot reload it anyways */
diff --git a/nest/protocol.h b/nest/protocol.h
index da12c771..297afba7 100644
--- a/nest/protocol.h
+++ b/nest/protocol.h
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ struct channel_class {
   uint config_size;			/* Size of channel config data structure */
 
   void (*init)(struct channel *, struct channel_config *);	/* Create new instance */
-  int (*reconfigure)(struct channel *, struct channel_config *);	/* Try to reconfigure instance, returns success */
+  int (*reconfigure)(struct channel *, struct channel_config *, int *import_changed, int *export_changed);	/* Try to reconfigure instance, returns success */
   int (*start)(struct channel *);	/* Start the instance */
   void (*shutdown)(struct channel *);	/* Stop the instance */
   void (*cleanup)(struct channel *);	/* Channel finished flush */
diff --git a/proto/bgp/bgp.c b/proto/bgp/bgp.c
index 5a403b40..c08e5ee9 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/bgp.c
+++ b/proto/bgp/bgp.c
@@ -2054,23 +2054,35 @@ bgp_reconfigure(struct proto *P, struct proto_config *CF)
 #define IGP_TABLE(cf, sym) ((cf)->igp_table_##sym ? (cf)->igp_table_##sym ->table : NULL )
 
 static int
-bgp_channel_reconfigure(struct channel *C, struct channel_config *CC)
+bgp_channel_reconfigure(struct channel *C, struct channel_config *CC, int *import_changed, int *export_changed)
 {
   struct bgp_channel *c = (void *) C;
   struct bgp_channel_config *new = (void *) CC;
   struct bgp_channel_config *old = c->cf;
 
-  if (memcmp(((byte *) old) + sizeof(struct channel_config),
-	     ((byte *) new) + sizeof(struct channel_config),
-	     /* Remaining items must be checked separately */
-	     OFFSETOF(struct bgp_channel_config, rest) - sizeof(struct channel_config)))
+  if ((new->secondary != old->secondary) ||
+      (new->gr_able != old->gr_able) ||
+      (new->llgr_able != old->llgr_able) ||
+      (new->llgr_time != old->llgr_time) ||
+      (new->ext_next_hop != old->ext_next_hop) ||
+      (new->add_path != old->add_path) ||
+      (new->import_table != old->import_table) ||
+      (IGP_TABLE(new, ip4) != IGP_TABLE(old, ip4)) ||
+      (IGP_TABLE(new, ip6) != IGP_TABLE(old, ip6)))
     return 0;
 
-  /* Check change in IGP tables */
-  if ((IGP_TABLE(old, ip4) != IGP_TABLE(new, ip4)) ||
-      (IGP_TABLE(old, ip6) != IGP_TABLE(new, ip6)))
+  if (new->mandatory && !old->mandatory && (C->channel_state != CS_UP))
     return 0;
 
+  if (new->gw_mode != old->gw_mode)
+    *import_changed = 1;
+
+  if (!ipa_equal(new->next_hop_addr, old->next_hop_addr) ||
+      (new->next_hop_self != old->next_hop_self) ||
+      (new->next_hop_keep != old->next_hop_keep) ||
+      (new->missing_lladdr != old->missing_lladdr))
+    *export_changed = 1;
+
   c->cf = new;
   return 1;
 }
diff --git a/proto/bgp/bgp.h b/proto/bgp/bgp.h
index 075e1bb9..2651677c 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/bgp.h
+++ b/proto/bgp/bgp.h
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ struct bgp_channel_config {
   u8 add_path;				/* Use ADD-PATH extension [RFC 7911] */
   u8 import_table;			/* Use c.in_table as Adj-RIB-In */
 
-  uint rest[0];				/* Remaining items are reconfigured separately */
   struct rtable_config *igp_table_ip4;	/* Table for recursive IPv4 next hop lookups */
   struct rtable_config *igp_table_ip6;	/* Table for recursive IPv6 next hop lookups */
 };