diff --git a/src/main/java/hauptmenue/GameWindow.java b/src/main/java/hauptmenue/GameWindow.java
index 7fe612d..9230044 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hauptmenue/GameWindow.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hauptmenue/GameWindow.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public class GameWindow extends JFrame {
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 	private final SolitaerGamePanel gamePanel = new SolitaerGamePanel();
 	
-	private SolitaerMenue smenue = new SolitaerMenue();
+	private SolitaerMenue smenue = new SolitaerMenue(gamePanel);
 
 	public GameWindow() {
 		setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
diff --git a/src/main/java/solitaer/SolitaerMenue.java b/src/main/java/solitaer/SolitaerMenue.java
index 76a86ef..e3dbcb8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/solitaer/SolitaerMenue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/solitaer/SolitaerMenue.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
 
 public class SolitaerMenue implements ActionListener{
 	
+	SolitaerGamePanel solitaerpanel;
+	
 	JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();
 	
 	JMenu menu = new JMenu("options");
@@ -16,7 +18,9 @@ public class SolitaerMenue implements ActionListener{
 	JMenuItem restart = new JMenuItem("restart");
 	JMenuItem quit = new JMenuItem("quit");
 	
-	public SolitaerMenue() {
+	public SolitaerMenue(SolitaerGamePanel _panel) {
+		
+		solitaerpanel = _panel;
 		
 		this.restart.addActionListener(this);
 		this.menu.add(restart);
@@ -41,6 +45,10 @@ public class SolitaerMenue implements ActionListener{
 			System.exit(0);
 		}
 		
+		if(e.getSource() == this.restart) {
+			solitaerpanel.restartGame();
+		}
+		
 	}
 
 }