diff --git a/apps/test-site/src/App.tsx b/apps/test-site/src/App.tsx
index d78ab7f..856f3de 100644
--- a/apps/test-site/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/test-site/src/App.tsx
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ function ChatComponent() {
     });
   }, [actions]);
 
+  const onRestart = useCallback(() => {
+    actions.restartConversation();
+  }, [actions]);
+
   return (
     <div>
       {messages.map((m, i) => (
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ function ChatComponent() {
       <button onClick={onClick}>Send</button>
       <button onClick={onClickStream}>Send (Stream)</button>
       <button onClick={onReport}>report</button>
+      <button onClick={onRestart}>Restart</button>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 58478ee..66145fb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18722,7 +18722,7 @@
     },
     "packages/chat-headless": {
       "name": "@yext/chat-headless",
-      "version": "0.10.0",
+      "version": "0.10.1",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "@reduxjs/toolkit": "^1.9.5",
@@ -19047,6 +19047,16 @@
         "@types/yargs-parser": "*"
       }
     },
+    "packages/chat-headless-react/node_modules/@yext/chat-headless": {
+      "version": "0.10.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@yext/chat-headless/-/chat-headless-0.10.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rYabLNfU8KcMDw/HqAkWbFuu2AavSjEtU5kYYAVdTRcS3LyrsNXe/l7lp11R3RCmJCcJnn5TXqhcTKzfI8I9zA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@reduxjs/toolkit": "^1.9.5",
+        "@yext/analytics": "^0.6.3",
+        "@yext/chat-core": "^0.8.2"
+      }
+    },
     "packages/chat-headless-react/node_modules/ansi-styles": {
       "version": "4.3.0",
       "dev": true,
diff --git a/packages/chat-headless-react/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES b/packages/chat-headless-react/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
index 3c61571..02de88c 100644
--- a/packages/chat-headless-react/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
+++ b/packages/chat-headless-react/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ https://www.npmjs.com/package/generate-license-file
 
 The following npm package may be included in this product:
 
- - @babel/runtime@7.24.7
+ - @babel/runtime@7.24.8
 
 This package contains the following license and notice below:
 
diff --git a/packages/chat-headless/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES b/packages/chat-headless/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
index 71fd972..bf44b66 100644
--- a/packages/chat-headless/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
+++ b/packages/chat-headless/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ https://www.npmjs.com/package/generate-license-file
 
 The following npm package may be included in this product:
 
- - @babel/runtime@7.24.7
+ - @babel/runtime@7.24.8
 
 This package contains the following license and notice below:
 
diff --git a/packages/chat-headless/docs/chat-headless.chateventclient.md b/packages/chat-headless/docs/chat-headless.chateventclient.md
index f5b061c..f6457d1 100644
--- a/packages/chat-headless/docs/chat-headless.chateventclient.md
+++ b/packages/chat-headless/docs/chat-headless.chateventclient.md
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ export interface ChatEventClient
 |  [init(messageResponse)](./chat-headless.chateventclient.init.md) | Initializes the client, using credentials and data in the provided message to setup a chat session. |
 |  [on(eventName, cb)](./chat-headless.chateventclient.on.md) | Registers an event listener for a specified event. Supported events are: - <code>message</code>: A new message has been received. - <code>typing</code>: The agent is typing. - <code>close</code>: The chat session has been closed. |
 |  [processMessage(request)](./chat-headless.chateventclient.processmessage.md) | Processes a message request. The response should be emitted as a message event. |
+|  [resetSession()](./chat-headless.chateventclient.resetsession.md) | Reset the current chat session. |
 
diff --git a/packages/chat-headless/docs/chat-headless.chateventclient.resetsession.md b/packages/chat-headless/docs/chat-headless.chateventclient.resetsession.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd783a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/chat-headless/docs/chat-headless.chateventclient.resetsession.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@yext/chat-headless](./chat-headless.md) &gt; [ChatEventClient](./chat-headless.chateventclient.md) &gt; [resetSession](./chat-headless.chateventclient.resetsession.md)
+
+## ChatEventClient.resetSession() method
+
+Reset the current chat session.
+
+**Signature:**
+
+```typescript
+resetSession(): void;
+```
+**Returns:**
+
+void
+
diff --git a/packages/chat-headless/docs/chat-headless.chatheadless.md b/packages/chat-headless/docs/chat-headless.chatheadless.md
index 75f8748..94db4c2 100644
--- a/packages/chat-headless/docs/chat-headless.chatheadless.md
+++ b/packages/chat-headless/docs/chat-headless.chatheadless.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export interface ChatHeadless
 |  [getNextMessage(text, source)](./chat-headless.chatheadless.getnextmessage.md) | Performs a Chat API request for the next message generated by chat bot using the conversation state (e.g. message history and notes). Update the state with the response data. |
 |  [initLocalStorage()](./chat-headless.chatheadless.initlocalstorage.md) | Loads the [ConversationState](./chat-headless.conversationstate.md) from local storage, if present, and adds a listener to keep the conversation state in sync with the stored state |
 |  [report(eventPayload)](./chat-headless.chatheadless.report.md) | Send Chat related analytics event to Yext Analytics API. |
-|  [restartConversation()](./chat-headless.chatheadless.restartconversation.md) | Resets all fields within [ConversationState](./chat-headless.conversationstate.md) |
+|  [restartConversation()](./chat-headless.chatheadless.restartconversation.md) | <p>Resets all fields within the [ConversationState](./chat-headless.conversationstate.md)<!-- -->, and sets the active client to the <code>bot</code> client, if one was provided when constructing the [ChatHeadless](./chat-headless.chatheadless.md) instance.</p><p>If a [ChatEventClient](./chat-headless.chateventclient.md) is currently active before reset, that client's <code>resetSession</code> method is called.</p> |
 |  [setCanSendMessage(canSendMessage)](./chat-headless.chatheadless.setcansendmessage.md) | Sets [ConversationState.canSendMessage](./chat-headless.conversationstate.cansendmessage.md) to the specified state |
 |  [setChatLoadingStatus(isLoading)](./chat-headless.chatheadless.setchatloadingstatus.md) | Sets [ConversationState.isLoading](./chat-headless.conversationstate.isloading.md) to the specified loading state |
 |  [setContext(context)](./chat-headless.chatheadless.setcontext.md) | Sets [MetaState.context](./chat-headless.metastate.context.md) to the specified context. |
diff --git a/packages/chat-headless/docs/chat-headless.chatheadless.restartconversation.md b/packages/chat-headless/docs/chat-headless.chatheadless.restartconversation.md
index 0caa99b..42edde7 100644
--- a/packages/chat-headless/docs/chat-headless.chatheadless.restartconversation.md
+++ b/packages/chat-headless/docs/chat-headless.chatheadless.restartconversation.md
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 ## ChatHeadless.restartConversation() method
 
-Resets all fields within [ConversationState](./chat-headless.conversationstate.md)
+Resets all fields within the [ConversationState](./chat-headless.conversationstate.md)<!-- -->, and sets the active client to the `bot` client, if one was provided when constructing the [ChatHeadless](./chat-headless.chatheadless.md) instance.
+
+If a [ChatEventClient](./chat-headless.chateventclient.md) is currently active before reset, that client's `resetSession` method is called.
 
 **Signature:**
 
diff --git a/packages/chat-headless/etc/chat-headless.api.md b/packages/chat-headless/etc/chat-headless.api.md
index d1b5195..bc24c62 100644
--- a/packages/chat-headless/etc/chat-headless.api.md
+++ b/packages/chat-headless/etc/chat-headless.api.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export interface ChatEventClient {
     init(messageResponse: MessageResponse): Promise<void>;
     on(eventName: "message" | "typing" | "close", cb: (data: any) => void): void;
     processMessage(request: MessageRequest): Promise<void>;
+    resetSession(): void;
 }
 
 // @public
diff --git a/packages/chat-headless/package.json b/packages/chat-headless/package.json
index 170d381..4453e12 100644
--- a/packages/chat-headless/package.json
+++ b/packages/chat-headless/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@yext/chat-headless",
-  "version": "0.10.0",
+  "version": "0.10.1",
   "description": "A state manager library powered by Redux for Yext Chat integrations",
   "main": "./dist/commonjs/src/index.js",
   "module": "./dist/esm/src/index.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/chat-headless/src/ChatHeadlessImpl.ts b/packages/chat-headless/src/ChatHeadlessImpl.ts
index 4d9c94c..e5aaa5a 100644
--- a/packages/chat-headless/src/ChatHeadlessImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/chat-headless/src/ChatHeadlessImpl.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import { isChatEventClient } from "./models/clients/ChatEventClient";
 export class ChatHeadlessImpl implements ChatHeadless {
   private config: HeadlessConfig;
   private chatClient: ChatClient;
+  private botClient: ChatClient;
   private clients: ChatClient[];
   private stateManager: ReduxStateManager;
   private chatAnalyticsService: ChatAnalyticsService;
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ export class ChatHeadlessImpl implements ChatHeadless {
     // bot client is the default client.
     // If agent client is provided, it will be used as the second client on handoff
     this.chatClient = botClient ?? provideChatCore(this.config);
+    this.botClient = this.chatClient;
     this.clients = [this.chatClient];
     if (agentClient) {
       this.clients.push(agentClient);
@@ -264,6 +266,11 @@ export class ChatHeadlessImpl implements ChatHeadless {
   }
 
   restartConversation() {
+    if (isChatEventClient(this.chatClient)) {
+      this.chatClient.resetSession();
+    }
+    this.chatClient = this.botClient;
+
     this.setConversationId(undefined);
     this.setChatLoadingStatus(false);
     this.setCanSendMessage(true);
diff --git a/packages/chat-headless/src/models/ChatHeadless.ts b/packages/chat-headless/src/models/ChatHeadless.ts
index 443c691..7d1ce6f 100644
--- a/packages/chat-headless/src/models/ChatHeadless.ts
+++ b/packages/chat-headless/src/models/ChatHeadless.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,12 @@ export interface ChatHeadless {
    */
   initLocalStorage(): void;
   /**
-   * Resets all fields within {@link ConversationState}
+   * Resets all fields within the {@link ConversationState}, and sets the active
+   * client to the `bot` client, if one was provided when constructing the
+   * {@link ChatHeadless} instance.
+   *
+   * If a {@link ChatEventClient} is currently active before reset, that client's
+   * `resetSession` method is called.
    *
    * @public
    */
diff --git a/packages/chat-headless/src/models/clients/ChatEventClient.ts b/packages/chat-headless/src/models/clients/ChatEventClient.ts
index b1f74f1..b06ad3b 100644
--- a/packages/chat-headless/src/models/clients/ChatEventClient.ts
+++ b/packages/chat-headless/src/models/clients/ChatEventClient.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ export interface ChatEventClient {
    * Provide the current chat session.
    */
   getSession(): any;
+
+  /**
+   * Reset the current chat session.
+   */
+  resetSession(): void;
 }
 
 export function isChatEventClient(
diff --git a/packages/chat-headless/tests/chatheadless.clients.test.ts b/packages/chat-headless/tests/chatheadless.clients.test.ts
index 8eed381..6d8ee43 100644
--- a/packages/chat-headless/tests/chatheadless.clients.test.ts
+++ b/packages/chat-headless/tests/chatheadless.clients.test.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,37 @@ it("update state on events from event client", async () => {
   expect(headless.state.conversation.isLoading).toBeFalsy();
 });
 
+it("resets session and uses bot client on reset", async () => {
+  const botClient = createMockHttpClient([
+    { message: createMessage("message 1"), notes: {}, integrationDetails: {} }, //trigger handoff
+    { message: createMessage("message 2"), notes: {} },
+  ]);
+  const callbacks: Record<string, any[]> = {};
+  const agentClient = createMockEventClient(callbacks);
+  const headless = provideChatHeadless(config, {
+    bot: botClient,
+    agent: agentClient,
+  });
+
+  // start with bot client, immediately trigger handoff
+  await headless.getNextMessage();
+  expect(botClient.getNextMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  expect(agentClient.init).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+  // with agent client, get next message
+  await headless.getNextMessage();
+  expect(agentClient.processMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+  // reset session, switching back to bot client
+  headless.restartConversation();
+  expect(agentClient.resetSession).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  expect(agentClient.getSession()).toBeUndefined();
+
+  // with bot client, get next message
+  await headless.getNextMessage();
+  expect(botClient.getNextMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+});
+
 function createMessage(text: string): Message {
   return {
     text,
@@ -149,21 +180,28 @@ function createMockHttpClient(
 }
 
 function createMockEventClient(
-  callbacks: Record<string, any[]>
+  callbacks?: Record<string, any[]>
 ): ChatEventClient {
   const client: ChatEventClient = {
     init: jest.fn(),
     on: (event, cb) => {
+      if (!callbacks) {
+        return;
+      }
       if (!callbacks[event]) {
         callbacks[event] = [];
       }
       callbacks[event].push(cb);
     },
     processMessage: jest.fn(async () => {
+      if (!callbacks) {
+        return;
+      }
       callbacks["message"]?.forEach((cb) => cb("bot message"));
     }),
     emit: jest.fn(),
     getSession: jest.fn(),
+    resetSession: jest.fn(),
   };
   return client;
 }
diff --git a/packages/chat-headless/tests/chatheadless.test.ts b/packages/chat-headless/tests/chatheadless.test.ts
index bdc26aa..0eae889 100644
--- a/packages/chat-headless/tests/chatheadless.test.ts
+++ b/packages/chat-headless/tests/chatheadless.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  ChatHttpClient,
   ConversationState,
   HeadlessConfig,
   Message,
@@ -28,7 +29,13 @@ const mockedMetaState: MetaState = {
 };
 
 beforeEach(() => {
-  jest.spyOn(coreLib, "provideChatCore").mockImplementation();
+  jest.spyOn(coreLib, "provideChatCore").mockImplementation(() => {
+    const client: ChatHttpClient = {
+      getNextMessage: jest.fn(),
+      streamNextMessage: jest.fn(),
+    };
+    return client;
+  });
   localStorage.clear();
 });