diff --git a/include/ssd.h b/include/ssd.h
index 21ef6d87..06a3e1d3 100644
--- a/include/ssd.h
+++ b/include/ssd.h
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ void ssd_create(struct view *view);
 void ssd_set_active(struct view *view, bool active);
 void ssd_update_title(struct view *view);
 void ssd_update_geometry(struct view *view);
-void ssd_reload(struct view *view);
 void ssd_destroy(struct view *view);
 void ssd_update_button_hover(struct wlr_scene_node *node,
 	struct ssd_hover_state *hover_state);
diff --git a/include/view.h b/include/view.h
index 47263311..a174b1b7 100644
--- a/include/view.h
+++ b/include/view.h
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ void view_snap_to_edge(struct view *view, const char *direction,
 const char *view_get_string_prop(struct view *view, const char *prop);
 void view_update_title(struct view *view);
 void view_update_app_id(struct view *view);
+void view_reload_ssd(struct view *view);
 
 void view_impl_map(struct view *view);
 void view_adjust_size(struct view *view, int *w, int *h);
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 6107c3ea..a1f40f99 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include "labwc.h"
 #include "layers.h"
 #include "menu/menu.h"
-#include "ssd.h"
 #include "theme.h"
 #include "view.h"
 #include "workspaces.h"
@@ -40,10 +39,7 @@ reload_config_and_theme(void)
 
 	struct view *view;
 	wl_list_for_each(view, &g_server->views, link) {
-		if (!view->mapped || !view->ssd_enabled) {
-			continue;
-		}
-		ssd_reload(view);
+		view_reload_ssd(view);
 	}
 
 	menu_reconfigure(g_server);
diff --git a/src/ssd/ssd.c b/src/ssd/ssd.c
index 2b2feccd..fdfc2cc2 100644
--- a/src/ssd/ssd.c
+++ b/src/ssd/ssd.c
@@ -191,16 +191,6 @@ ssd_update_geometry(struct view *view)
 	view->ssd.state.y = view->y;
 }
 
-void ssd_reload(struct view *view)
-{
-	if (!view->ssd.tree) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	ssd_destroy(view);
-	ssd_create(view);
-}
-
 void
 ssd_destroy(struct view *view)
 {
diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index 221c54c4..16803389 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -871,6 +871,16 @@ view_update_app_id(struct view *view)
 		view->toplevel_handle, app_id);
 }
 
+void
+view_reload_ssd(struct view *view)
+{
+	assert(view);
+	if (view->ssd_enabled) {
+		ssd_destroy(view);
+		ssd_create(view);
+	}
+}
+
 void
 view_destroy(struct view *view)
 {