diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 023f48d3ea..3690f313c3 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -633,8 +633,10 @@ S: Odd Fixes
 F: hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c
 F: hw/arm/imx25_pdk.c
 F: hw/misc/imx25_ccm.c
+F: hw/watchdog/wdt_imx2.c
 F: include/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.h
 F: include/hw/misc/imx25_ccm.h
+F: include/hw/watchdog/wdt_imx2.h
 
 i.MX31 (kzm)
 M: Peter Chubb <peter.chubb@nicta.com.au>
diff --git a/hw/arm/Kconfig b/hw/arm/Kconfig
index 5364172537..3d05dc8538 100644
--- a/hw/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/arm/Kconfig
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ config FSL_IMX6
     select IMX_FEC
     select IMX_I2C
     select IMX_USBPHY
+    select WDT_IMX2
     select SDHCI
 
 config ASPEED_SOC
@@ -412,6 +413,7 @@ config FSL_IMX7
     select IMX
     select IMX_FEC
     select IMX_I2C
+    select WDT_IMX2
     select PCI_EXPRESS_DESIGNWARE
     select SDHCI
     select UNIMP
@@ -425,6 +427,7 @@ config FSL_IMX6UL
     select IMX
     select IMX_FEC
     select IMX_I2C
+    select WDT_IMX2
     select SDHCI
     select UNIMP
 
diff --git a/hw/misc/Makefile.objs b/hw/misc/Makefile.objs
index 68aae2eabb..b25181b711 100644
--- a/hw/misc/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/misc/Makefile.objs
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_IMX) += imx6_ccm.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_IMX) += imx6ul_ccm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IMX) += imx6_src.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_IMX) += imx7_ccm.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_IMX) += imx2_wdt.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_IMX) += imx7_snvs.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_IMX) += imx7_gpr.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_IMX) += imx_rngc.o
diff --git a/hw/watchdog/Kconfig b/hw/watchdog/Kconfig
index 2118d897c9..293209b291 100644
--- a/hw/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ config WDT_IB700
 
 config WDT_DIAG288
     bool
+
+config WDT_IMX2
+    bool
diff --git a/hw/watchdog/Makefile.objs b/hw/watchdog/Makefile.objs
index 3f536d1cad..631b711d86 100644
--- a/hw/watchdog/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/watchdog/Makefile.objs
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_WDT_IB6300ESB) += wdt_i6300esb.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_WDT_IB700) += wdt_ib700.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_WDT_DIAG288) += wdt_diag288.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_ASPEED_SOC) += wdt_aspeed.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_WDT_IMX2) += wdt_imx2.o
diff --git a/hw/misc/imx2_wdt.c b/hw/watchdog/wdt_imx2.c
similarity index 98%
rename from hw/misc/imx2_wdt.c
rename to hw/watchdog/wdt_imx2.c
index 2aedfe803a..ad1ef02e9e 100644
--- a/hw/misc/imx2_wdt.c
+++ b/hw/watchdog/wdt_imx2.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "sysemu/watchdog.h"
 
-#include "hw/misc/imx2_wdt.h"
+#include "hw/watchdog/wdt_imx2.h"
 
 #define IMX2_WDT_WCR_WDA    BIT(5)      /* -> External Reset WDOG_B */
 #define IMX2_WDT_WCR_SRS    BIT(4)      /* -> Software Reset Signal */
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.h b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.h
index 973bcb72f7..1ebd751324 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "hw/cpu/a9mpcore.h"
 #include "hw/misc/imx6_ccm.h"
 #include "hw/misc/imx6_src.h"
-#include "hw/misc/imx2_wdt.h"
+#include "hw/watchdog/wdt_imx2.h"
 #include "hw/char/imx_serial.h"
 #include "hw/timer/imx_gpt.h"
 #include "hw/timer/imx_epit.h"
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6ul.h b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6ul.h
index 1a0bab8daa..37c89cc5f9 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6ul.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6ul.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "hw/misc/imx7_snvs.h"
 #include "hw/misc/imx7_gpr.h"
 #include "hw/intc/imx_gpcv2.h"
-#include "hw/misc/imx2_wdt.h"
+#include "hw/watchdog/wdt_imx2.h"
 #include "hw/gpio/imx_gpio.h"
 #include "hw/char/imx_serial.h"
 #include "hw/timer/imx_gpt.h"
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.h b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.h
index 706aef2e7e..3a0041c4c2 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "hw/misc/imx7_snvs.h"
 #include "hw/misc/imx7_gpr.h"
 #include "hw/misc/imx6_src.h"
-#include "hw/misc/imx2_wdt.h"
+#include "hw/watchdog/wdt_imx2.h"
 #include "hw/gpio/imx_gpio.h"
 #include "hw/char/imx_serial.h"
 #include "hw/timer/imx_gpt.h"
diff --git a/include/hw/misc/imx2_wdt.h b/include/hw/watchdog/wdt_imx2.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/hw/misc/imx2_wdt.h
rename to include/hw/watchdog/wdt_imx2.h