diff --git a/changes/bug23790 b/changes/bug23790
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4aaf616e4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug23790
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (hidden service v2):
+    - When reloading tor (HUP) configured with hidden service(s), some
+      information weren't copy to the new service object. One problem with this
+      was that tor would wait at least the RendPostPeriod time before uploading
+      the descriptor if the reload happened before the descriptor needed to be
+      published. Fixes bug 23790; bugfix on 0.2.1.9-alpha.
diff --git a/src/or/rendservice.c b/src/or/rendservice.c
index da200d1381..32b856452d 100644
--- a/src/or/rendservice.c
+++ b/src/or/rendservice.c
@@ -532,6 +532,30 @@ rend_service_check_dir_and_add(smartlist_t *service_list,
   }
 }
 
+/* Copy relevant data from service src to dst while pruning the service lists.
+ * This should only be called during the pruning process which takes existing
+ * services and copy their data to the newly configured services. The src
+ * service replaycache will be set to NULL after this call. */
+static void
+copy_service_on_prunning(rend_service_t *dst, rend_service_t *src)
+{
+  tor_assert(dst);
+  tor_assert(src);
+
+  /* Keep the timestamps for when the content changed and the next upload
+   * time so we can properly upload the descriptor if needed for the new
+   * service object. */
+  dst->desc_is_dirty = src->desc_is_dirty;
+  dst->next_upload_time = src->next_upload_time;
+  /* Move the replaycache to the new object. */
+  dst->accepted_intro_dh_parts = src->accepted_intro_dh_parts;
+  src->accepted_intro_dh_parts = NULL;
+  /* Copy intro point information to destination service. */
+  dst->intro_period_started = src->intro_period_started;
+  dst->n_intro_circuits_launched = src->n_intro_circuits_launched;
+  dst->n_intro_points_wanted = src->n_intro_points_wanted;
+}
+
 /** Set up rend_service_list, based on the values of HiddenServiceDir and
  * HiddenServicePort in <b>options</b>.  Return 0 on success and -1 on
  * failure.  (If <b>validate_only</b> is set, parse, warn and return as
@@ -812,6 +836,9 @@ rend_config_services(const or_options_t *options, int validate_only)
           smartlist_add_all(new->expiring_nodes, old->expiring_nodes);
           smartlist_clear(old->expiring_nodes);
           smartlist_add(surviving_services, old);
+
+          /* Copy service flags to the new service object. */
+          copy_service_on_prunning(new, old);
           break;
         }
       } SMARTLIST_FOREACH_END(old);