diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
index 5ce51026989a..ba5d535a6db2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
@@ -106,12 +106,28 @@ static int imx7ulp_wdt_set_timeout(struct watchdog_device *wdog,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int imx7ulp_wdt_restart(struct watchdog_device *wdog,
+			       unsigned long action, void *data)
+{
+	struct imx7ulp_wdt_device *wdt = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdog);
+
+	imx7ulp_wdt_enable(wdt->base, true);
+	imx7ulp_wdt_set_timeout(&wdt->wdd, 1);
+
+	/* wait for wdog to fire */
+	while (true)
+		;
+
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
 static const struct watchdog_ops imx7ulp_wdt_ops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.start = imx7ulp_wdt_start,
 	.stop  = imx7ulp_wdt_stop,
 	.ping  = imx7ulp_wdt_ping,
 	.set_timeout = imx7ulp_wdt_set_timeout,
+	.restart = imx7ulp_wdt_restart,
 };
 
 static const struct watchdog_info imx7ulp_wdt_info = {