diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 6d7c4455..deb8a063 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -538,6 +538,9 @@ alias peminfo="openssl x509 -text -in"
 # tmux emergency attach
 alias tmuxeattach="/proc/$(pgrep -o tmux)/exe attach"
 
+# Reset configuration files on systems using apt
+alias purgeconfig="apt-get install --reinstall -o DPkg::options::=--force-confask"
+
 # Allow custom aliases to be put in .aliases or .bash_aliases .
 
 # .aliases
diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 8f7da152..bcedf6de 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -508,6 +508,9 @@ alias peminfo="openssl x509 -text -in"
 # tmux emergency attach
 alias tmuxeattach="/proc/$(pgrep -o tmux)/exe attach"
 
+# Reset configuration files on systems using apt
+alias purgeconfig="apt-get install --reinstall -o DPkg::options::=--force-confask"
+
 # .aliases
 if [ -f ~/.aliases ]; then
     source ~/.aliases