diff --git a/hw/watchdog/watchdog.c b/hw/watchdog/watchdog.c
index 0d3eeed187..670114ecfe 100644
--- a/hw/watchdog/watchdog.c
+++ b/hw/watchdog/watchdog.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "qapi-event.h"
 #include "hw/nmi.h"
 #include "qemu/help_option.h"
+#include "qmp-commands.h"
 
 static WatchdogAction watchdog_action = WATCHDOG_ACTION_RESET;
 static QLIST_HEAD(watchdog_list, WatchdogTimerModel) watchdog_list;
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ int select_watchdog_action(const char *p)
     g_free(qapi_value);
     if (action < 0)
         return -1;
-    watchdog_action = action;
+    qmp_watchdog_set_action(action, &error_abort);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -142,3 +143,8 @@ void watchdog_perform_action(void)
         assert(0);
     }
 }
+
+void qmp_watchdog_set_action(WatchdogAction action, Error **errp)
+{
+    watchdog_action = action;
+}
diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index a3ba1c9a1c..a9dd043f65 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -3191,3 +3191,12 @@
 # Since 2.9
 ##
 { 'command': 'query-vm-generation-id', 'returns': 'GuidInfo' }
+
+##
+# @watchdog-set-action:
+#
+# Set watchdog action
+#
+# Since: 2.11
+##
+{ 'command': 'watchdog-set-action', 'data' : {'action': 'WatchdogAction'} }