diff --git a/client/tailscale/tailscale.go b/client/tailscale/tailscale.go
index c0d4a9bf5..9f2811250 100644
--- a/client/tailscale/tailscale.go
+++ b/client/tailscale/tailscale.go
@@ -240,6 +240,16 @@ func BugReport(ctx context.Context, note string) (string, error) {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(string(body)), nil
 }
 
+// DebugAction invokes a debug action, such as "rebind" or "restun".
+// These are development tools and subject to change or removal over time.
+func DebugAction(ctx context.Context, action string) error {
+	body, err := send(ctx, "POST", "/localapi/v0/debug?action="+url.QueryEscape(action), 200, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error %w: %s", err, body)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Status returns the Tailscale daemon's status.
 func Status(ctx context.Context) (*ipnstate.Status, error) {
 	return status(ctx, "")
diff --git a/cmd/tailscale/cli/debug.go b/cmd/tailscale/cli/debug.go
index f7993e5b4..8d585168f 100644
--- a/cmd/tailscale/cli/debug.go
+++ b/cmd/tailscale/cli/debug.go
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ var debugCmd = &ffcli.Command{
 			Exec:      runLocalCreds,
 			ShortHelp: "print how to access Tailscale local API",
 		},
+		{
+			Name:      "restun",
+			Exec:      localAPIAction("restun"),
+			ShortHelp: "force a magicsock restun",
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "rebind",
+			Exec:      localAPIAction("rebind"),
+			ShortHelp: "force a magicsock rebind",
+		},
 		{
 			Name:      "prefs",
 			Exec:      runPrefs,
@@ -244,6 +254,15 @@ func runDERPMap(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func localAPIAction(action string) func(context.Context, []string) error {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
+		if len(args) > 0 {
+			return errors.New("unexpected arguments")
+		}
+		return tailscale.DebugAction(ctx, action)
+	}
+}
+
 func runEnv(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
 	for _, e := range os.Environ() {
 		outln(e)