diff --git a/default/bash/functions b/default/bash/functions
index 702dabe..926742f 100644
--- a/default/bash/functions
+++ b/default/bash/functions
@@ -66,5 +66,11 @@ web2app-remove() {
   rm "$ICON_PATH"
 }
 
+# Ensure changes to ~/.XCompose are immediately available
+refresh-xcompose() {
+  pkill fcitx5
+  setsid fcitx5 &>/dev/null &
+}
+
 # Ensure that external keyboards that use an fn key has the F keys as the default
 alias fix_fkeys='echo 2 | sudo tee /sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/fnmode'