diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/RecurringInvoiceController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/RecurringInvoiceController.php
index 44eb4e970752..44b1ec4333b1 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/RecurringInvoiceController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/RecurringInvoiceController.php
@@ -698,6 +698,15 @@ class RecurringInvoiceController extends BaseController
                     $this->itemResponse($recurring_invoice);
                 }
 
+                break;
+
+            case 'send_now':
+                $recurring_invoice = $recurring_invoice->service()->sendNow();
+
+                if (! $bulk) {
+                    $this->itemResponse($recurring_invoice);
+                }
+                
                 break;
             default:
                 // code...
diff --git a/app/Services/Recurring/RecurringService.php b/app/Services/Recurring/RecurringService.php
index 3174ba47809c..5f4f3c49c1f8 100644
--- a/app/Services/Recurring/RecurringService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Recurring/RecurringService.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Services\Recurring;
 
+use App\Jobs\RecurringInvoice\SendRecurring;
 use App\Jobs\Util\UnlinkFile;
 use App\Models\RecurringInvoice;
 use App\Services\Recurring\GetInvoicePdf;
@@ -106,6 +107,10 @@ class RecurringService
             $this->stop();
         }
         
+        if ($request->has('send_now') && $request->input('send_now') == 'true' && $this->recurring_entity->invoices()->count() == 0) {
+            $this->sendNow();
+        }
+
         if(isset($this->recurring_entity->client))
         {
             $offset = $this->recurring_entity->client->timezone_offset();
@@ -115,6 +120,16 @@ class RecurringService
         return $this;
     }
 
+    public function sendNow()
+    {
+    
+        if($this->recurring_entity instanceof RecurringInvoice)
+            SendRecurring::dispatchNow($this->recurring_entity, $this->recurring_entity->company->db); 
+
+        return $this->recurring_entity;
+
+    }
+
     public function fillDefaults()
     {