diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/command/SimpleCommandMap.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/command/SimpleCommandMap.java
index 4acda947b7..ad1330d872 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/command/SimpleCommandMap.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/command/SimpleCommandMap.java
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ public class SimpleCommandMap implements CommandMap {
     }
 
     private void setDefaultCommands() {
-        register("bukkit", new ReloadCommand("reload"));
+        final ReloadCommand reload = new ReloadCommand("reload");
+        this.knownCommands.put("bukkit:reload", reload);
+        this.knownCommands.put("bukkit:rl", reload);
         register("bukkit", new co.aikar.timings.TimingsCommand("timings"));
     }
 
diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/command/defaults/ReloadCommand.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/command/defaults/ReloadCommand.java
index bdfe68b386..607b07a62b 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/command/defaults/ReloadCommand.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/command/defaults/ReloadCommand.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import org.bukkit.command.Command;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
+import static net.kyori.adventure.text.Component.text;
+
 public class ReloadCommand extends BukkitCommand {
     public ReloadCommand(@NotNull String name) {
         super(name);
@@ -25,34 +27,32 @@ public class ReloadCommand extends BukkitCommand {
     public boolean execute(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull String currentAlias, @NotNull String[] args) { // Paper
         if (!testPermission(sender)) return true;
 
-        // Paper start - Reload permissions.yml & require confirm
         boolean confirmed = System.getProperty("LetMeReload") != null;
         if (args.length == 1) {
             if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("permissions")) {
                 Bukkit.getServer().reloadPermissions();
-                Command.broadcastCommandMessage(sender, net.kyori.adventure.text.Component.text("Permissions successfully reloaded.", net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor.GREEN));
+                Command.broadcastCommandMessage(sender, text("Permissions successfully reloaded.", net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor.GREEN));
                 return true;
             } else if ("commands".equalsIgnoreCase(args[0])) {
                 if (Bukkit.getServer().reloadCommandAliases()) {
-                    Command.broadcastCommandMessage(sender, net.kyori.adventure.text.Component.text("Command aliases successfully reloaded.", net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor.GREEN));
+                    Command.broadcastCommandMessage(sender, text("Command aliases successfully reloaded.", net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor.GREEN));
                 } else {
-                    Command.broadcastCommandMessage(sender, net.kyori.adventure.text.Component.text("An error occurred while trying to reload command aliases.", net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor.RED));
+                    Command.broadcastCommandMessage(sender, text("An error occurred while trying to reload command aliases.", net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor.RED));
                 }
                 return true;
             } else if ("confirm".equalsIgnoreCase(args[0])) {
                 confirmed = true;
             } else {
-                Command.broadcastCommandMessage(sender, net.kyori.adventure.text.Component.text("Usage: " + usageMessage, net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor.RED));
+                Command.broadcastCommandMessage(sender, text("Usage: " + usageMessage, net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor.RED));
                 return true;
             }
         }
         if (!confirmed) {
-            Command.broadcastCommandMessage(sender, net.kyori.adventure.text.Component.text("Are you sure you wish to reload your server? Doing so may cause bugs and memory leaks. It is recommended to restart instead of using /reload. To confirm, please type ", net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor.RED).append(net.kyori.adventure.text.Component.text("/reload confirm", net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor.YELLOW)));
+            Command.broadcastCommandMessage(sender, text("Are you sure you wish to reload your server? This command will be removed soon. Doing so may cause bugs and memory leaks. It is recommended to restart instead of using /bukkit:reload. To confirm, please type ", net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor.RED).append(text("/bukkit:reload confirm", net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor.YELLOW)));
             return true;
         }
-        // Paper end
 
-        Command.broadcastCommandMessage(sender, ChatColor.RED + "Please note that this command is not supported and may cause issues when using some plugins.");
+        Command.broadcastCommandMessage(sender, ChatColor.RED + "Please note that this command is not supported, may cause issues when using some plugins, and will be removed soon.");
         Command.broadcastCommandMessage(sender, ChatColor.RED + "If you encounter any issues please use the /stop command to restart your server.");
         // Paper start - lifecycle events
         try {