diff --git a/src/system/apps/seiscomp/descriptions/seiscomp.rst b/src/system/apps/seiscomp/descriptions/seiscomp.rst
index 58923368..b7f2ad40 100644
--- a/src/system/apps/seiscomp/descriptions/seiscomp.rst
+++ b/src/system/apps/seiscomp/descriptions/seiscomp.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ options and commands, e.g., the command :command:`help`. Apply
 
       $HOME/seiscomp-test/bin/seiscomp
 
-Many of these actions are used by :ref:`scconfig`
+Many of these actions are used by :ref:`scconfig`.
 
 
 .. _sec_seiscomp_help:
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ other commands including examples:
 
    seiscomp help
 
+For basic help you may also use the option :option:`-h`:
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+   seiscomp -h
+
 
 .. _sec_seiscomp_applications:
 
@@ -139,8 +145,8 @@ categories. Examples:
 
 .. _sec_seiscomp_enable:
 
-Enable/disable
---------------
+Enable/disable [*]_
+-------------------
 
 Enabled modules will be started to run as a background daemon module.
 You may enable or disable one or multiple modules. Examples:
@@ -154,8 +160,8 @@ You may enable or disable one or multiple modules. Examples:
 
 .. _sec_seiscomp_start:
 
-Start/stop/restart/reload
--------------------------
+Start/stop/restart/reload [*]_
+------------------------------
 
 Start all enabled modules:
 
@@ -194,8 +200,8 @@ modules and parameters.
 
 .. _sec_seiscomp_check:
 
-Check
------
+Check [*]_
+----------
 
 When modules stop unexpectedly, they are not stopped in a clean way. Such
 stopped modules may be detected and started again in order to minimize
@@ -236,8 +242,8 @@ Examples:
 
 .. _sec_seiscomp_status:
 
-Status
-------
+Status [*]_
+-----------
 
 List the status of all, enabled, disabled, started, or specific modules.
 Examples:
@@ -300,8 +306,8 @@ interactively.
 
 .. _sec_seiscomp_update:
 
-Update configuration
---------------------
+Update configuration [*]_
+-------------------------
 
 The command :command:`update-config` allows reading bindings configurations from
 the standard :file:`@KEYDIR@` directory as well as inventory from
@@ -407,3 +413,21 @@ seiscomp shell:
        Lists all available profiles of a module.
 
    ...
+
+
+.. note::
+
+   .. [*] With this command, the flag :option:`--invert` can be used
+          in order to invert the application to the specific modules. You may provide
+          one or more module names. A major application is to
+          restart most |scname| modules after a change in global bindings. However,
+          :ref:`seedlink` and :ref:`slarchive` are not affected by global
+          bindings and any downtime of these modules shall be avoided. Example:
+
+          .. code-block:: sh
+
+             seiscomp --invert restart seedlink slarchive
+
+          The same procedure could be achieved without :option:`--invert` by
+          explicitly stating all other modules which, however, may result in a
+          long list of module names.
diff --git a/src/system/apps/seiscomp/descriptions/seiscomp.xml b/src/system/apps/seiscomp/descriptions/seiscomp.xml
index d4ff2ef1..62929147 100644
--- a/src/system/apps/seiscomp/descriptions/seiscomp.xml
+++ b/src/system/apps/seiscomp/descriptions/seiscomp.xml
@@ -17,12 +17,23 @@
 						Print output as CSV in machine-readable format.
 					</description>
 				</option>
+				<option flag="h" long-flag="help" argument="" publicID="">
+					<description>
+					Produce this help message.
+					</description>
+				</option>
 				<option flag="i" long-flag="interactive" argument="" publicID="">
 					<description>
-					Interactive mode: Allow deleting files interactively when
+					Interactive mode: Allow deleting configurations interactively when
 					removing aliases.
 					</description>
 				</option>
+				<option flag="" long-flag="invert" argument="" publicID="">
+					<description>
+					Invert the selection of the specified module names when using any of the
+					commands: start, stop, check, status, reload, or restart.
+					</description>
+				</option>
 				<option flag="" long-flag="wait" argument="arg" publicID="">
 					<description>
 						Define a timeout in seconds for acquiring the seiscomp lock
diff --git a/src/system/apps/seiscomp/seiscomp-control.py b/src/system/apps/seiscomp/seiscomp-control.py
index bbbdf77e..c1b270d3 100644
--- a/src/system/apps/seiscomp/seiscomp-control.py
+++ b/src/system/apps/seiscomp/seiscomp-control.py
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ def system(args):
     # return subprocess.call(cmd, shell=True)
 
 
+def info(msg):
+    sys.stderr.write(f"info: {msg}\n")
+    sys.stderr.flush()
+
+
 def error(msg):
     sys.stderr.write(f"error: {msg}\n")
     sys.stderr.flush()
@@ -1357,21 +1362,27 @@ def on_help(args, _):
         print("\nSynopsis:")
         print("  seiscomp [flags] [commands] [arguments]")
         print("\nFlags:")
-        print("  --asroot              Allow running a command as root")
-        print("  --csv                 Print output as csv in machine-readable format")
+        print("  -h, [--help]          Produce this help message.")
+        print("  --asroot              Allow running a command as root.")
+        print("  --csv                 Print output as csv in machine-readable format.")
         print(
-            "  -i, [--interactive]   Interactive mode: Allow deleting files "
-            "interactively when removing aliases"
+            "  -i, [--interactive]   Interactive mode: Allow deleting configurations "
+            "interactively when removing aliases."
+        )
+        print(
+            "  --invert              Invert the selection of the specified module names "
+            "when using any of the commands: start, stop, check, status, reload, or "
+            "restart."
         )
         print(
             "  --wait arg            Define a timeout in seconds for acquiring the seiscomp "
-            "lock file, e.g. `seiscomp --wait 10 update-config`"
+            "lock file, e.g. `seiscomp --wait 10 update-config`."
         )
         print("\nAvailable commands:")
         for helpAction in allowed_actions:
             print(f"  {helpAction}")
 
-        print("\nUse 'help [command]' to get more help about a command")
+        print("\nUse 'help [command]' to get more help about a command.")
         print("\nExamples:")
         print("  seiscomp help update-config          Show help for update-config")
         print(
@@ -1424,21 +1435,28 @@ def on_csv_help(_):
 asRoot = False
 lockTimeout = None
 interactiveMode = False
+invert = False
 
 argv = sys.argv[1:]
 argflags = []
 
 # Check for flags
 while argv:
+    if argv[0] == "--help" or argv[0] == "-h":
+        on_help([], "")
+        sys.exit(1)
     if argv[0] == "--csv":
         useCSV = True
         argv = argv[1:]
     elif argv[0] == "--asroot":
         asRoot = True
         argv = argv[1:]
-    if argv[0] == "--interactive" or argv[0] == "-i":
+    elif argv[0] == "--interactive" or argv[0] == "-i":
         interactiveMode = True
         argv = argv[1:]
+    elif argv[0] == "--invert":
+        invert = True
+        argv = argv[1:]
     elif argv[0] == "--wait":
         argv = argv[1:]
         if not argv:
@@ -1459,6 +1477,7 @@ def on_csv_help(_):
     else:
         break
 
+
 if len(argv) < 1:
     print("seiscomp [flags] {%s} [args]" % "|".join(allowed_actions))
     print("\nUse 'seiscomp help' to get more help")
@@ -1466,6 +1485,7 @@ def on_csv_help(_):
 
 action = argv[0]
 arguments = argv[1:]
+inverted = []
 
 if action not in allowed_actions:
     print("seiscomp [flags] {%s} [args]" % "|".join(allowed_actions))
@@ -1476,6 +1496,12 @@ def on_csv_help(_):
     print("know exactly what you are doing!")
     sys.exit(1)
 
+if invert and action in ["start", "stop", "check", "status", "reload", "restart"]:
+    inverted = arguments
+    arguments = []
+else:
+    invert = False
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Initialize the environment
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1602,6 +1628,8 @@ def on_csv_help(_):
     for m in config_mods:
         if m.isConfigModule:
             continue
+        if invert and m.name in inverted:
+            continue
         mods.append(m)
 
 sys.exit(run_action(action, arguments, argflags))