diff --git a/code/modules/tgui/tgui_panel/tgui_panel_external.dm b/code/modules/tgui/tgui_panel/tgui_panel_external.dm
index 67cd6d612e2..7de8a6705f0 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgui/tgui_panel/tgui_panel_external.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgui/tgui_panel/tgui_panel_external.dm
@@ -39,6 +39,19 @@
 	set name = "Refresh TGUI"
 	set category = "Special Verbs"
 
+	var/choice = alert(usr,
+		"Use it ONLY if you have trouble with TGUI window.\
+		That's UI's with EYE on top-left corner.\
+		Otherwise, you can get a white window that will only close when you restart the game!", "Refresh TGUI", "Refresh", "Cancel")
+	if(choice != "Refresh")
+		return
+	var/refreshed_count = 0
 	for(var/window_id in tgui_windows)
 		var/datum/tgui_window/window = tgui_windows[window_id]
+		if(!window.locked)
+			window.acquire_lock()
+			continue
 		window.reinitialize()
+		refreshed_count++
+	to_chat(usr, "<span class='notice'>TGUI windows refreshed - [refreshed_count].<br>If you have blank window - restart the game, or open previous TGUI window.</span>")
+