diff --git a/hw/ppc.h b/hw/ppc.h
index 2f3ea27..6ad9e1f 100644
--- a/hw/ppc.h
+++ b/hw/ppc.h
@@ -90,3 +90,4 @@ enum {
 
 /* ppc_booke.c */
 void ppc_booke_timers_init(CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t freq, uint32_t flags);
+void ppc_booke_watchdog_clear_tsr(CPUPPCState *env);
diff --git a/hw/ppc_booke.c b/hw/ppc_booke.c
index 837a5b6..7273259 100644
--- a/hw/ppc_booke.c
+++ b/hw/ppc_booke.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "nvram.h"
 #include "qemu-log.h"
 #include "loader.h"
-
+#include "kvm_ppc.h"
 
 /* Timer Control Register */
 
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ static void booke_wdt_cb(void *opaque)
                              booke_timer->wdt_timer);
 }
 
+void ppc_booke_watchdog_clear_tsr(CPUPPCState *env)
+{
+    env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_TSR] &= ~(TSR_ENW | TSR_WIS | TSR_WRS_MASK);
+}
+
 void store_booke_tsr(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong val)
 {
     env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_TSR] &= ~val;
@@ -241,10 +246,27 @@ static void ppc_booke_timer_reset_handle(void *opaque)
     booke_update_irq(env);
 }
 
+static void cpu_state_change_handler(void *opaque, int running, RunState state)
+{
+    CPUPPCState *env = opaque;
+
+    if (!running) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Clear watchdog interrupt condition by clearing TSR.
+     */
+    ppc_booke_watchdog_clear_tsr(env);
+
+    kvmppc_synch_sregs_tsr(env);
+}
+
 void ppc_booke_timers_init(CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t freq, uint32_t flags)
 {
     ppc_tb_t *tb_env;
     booke_timer_t *booke_timer;
+    int ret = 0;
 
     tb_env      = g_malloc0(sizeof(ppc_tb_t));
     booke_timer = g_malloc0(sizeof(booke_timer_t));
@@ -262,5 +284,17 @@ void ppc_booke_timers_init(CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t freq, uint32_t flags)
     booke_timer->wdt_timer =
         qemu_new_timer_ns(vm_clock, &booke_wdt_cb, env);
 
+    ret = kvmppc_booke_watchdog_enable(env);
+
+    if (ret) {
+        /* TODO: Start the QEMU emulated watchdog if not running on KVM.
+         * Also start the QEMU emulated watchdog if KVM does not support
+         * emulated watchdog or somehow it is not enabled (supported but
+         * not enabled is though some bug and requires debugging :)).
+         */
+    }
+
+    qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(cpu_state_change_handler, env);
+
     qemu_register_reset(ppc_booke_timer_reset_handle, env);
 }
diff --git a/target-ppc/kvm.c b/target-ppc/kvm.c
index 3f5df57..6828afa 100644
--- a/target-ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target-ppc/kvm.c
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@
 #include "device_tree.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "hw/spapr.h"
+#include "hw/watchdog.h"
 
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "hw/spapr.h"
 #include "hw/spapr_vio.h"
+#include "hw/ppc.h"
 
 //#define DEBUG_KVM
 
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ static int cap_ppc_smt;
 static int cap_ppc_rma;
 static int cap_spapr_tce;
 static int cap_hior;
+static int cap_ppc_watchdog;
 
 /* XXX We have a race condition where we actually have a level triggered
  *     interrupt, but the infrastructure can't expose that yet, so the guest
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ int kvm_arch_init(KVMState *s)
     cap_ppc_rma = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_PPC_RMA);
     cap_spapr_tce = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_SPAPR_TCE);
     cap_hior = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_PPC_HIOR);
+    cap_ppc_watchdog = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_PPC_BOOKE_WATCHDOG);
 
     if (!cap_interrupt_level) {
         fprintf(stderr, "KVM: Couldn't find level irq capability. Expect the "
@@ -823,6 +827,12 @@ int kvm_arch_handle_exit(CPUPPCState *env, struct kvm_run *run)
         ret = 0;
         break;
 #endif
+    case KVM_EXIT_WATCHDOG:
+        dprintf("handle watchdog expiry\n");
+        watchdog_perform_action();
+        ret = 0;
+        break;
+
     default:
         fprintf(stderr, "KVM: unknown exit reason %d\n", run->exit_reason);
         ret = -1;
@@ -1239,3 +1249,49 @@ int kvm_arch_on_sigbus(int code, void *addr)
 {
     return 1;
 }
+
+int kvmppc_synch_sregs_tsr(CPUPPCState *env)
+{
+    struct kvm_sregs sregs;
+    int ret;
+
+    if (!kvm_enabled() || !cap_booke_sregs ||  !cap_ppc_watchdog) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(env, KVM_GET_SREGS, &sregs);
+
+    env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_TSR] = sregs.u.e.tsr;
+    ppc_booke_watchdog_clear_tsr(env);
+    sregs.u.e.tsr = env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_TSR];
+    sregs.u.e.update_special = KVM_SREGS_E_UPDATE_TSR;
+
+    ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(env, KVM_SET_SREGS, &sregs);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int kvmppc_booke_watchdog_enable(CPUPPCState *env)
+{
+    int ret;
+    struct kvm_enable_cap encap = {};
+
+    if (!kvm_enabled()) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (!cap_ppc_watchdog) {
+        printf("warning: KVM does not support watchdog");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    encap.cap = KVM_CAP_PPC_BOOKE_WATCHDOG;
+    ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(env, KVM_ENABLE_CAP, &encap);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s: couldn't enable KVM_CAP_PPC_BOOKE_WATCHDOG: %s\n",
+                __func__, strerror(-ret));
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/target-ppc/kvm_ppc.h b/target-ppc/kvm_ppc.h
index baad6eb..4ccc9fa 100644
--- a/target-ppc/kvm_ppc.h
+++ b/target-ppc/kvm_ppc.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ int kvmppc_get_hypercall(CPUPPCState *env, uint8_t *buf, int buf_len);
 int kvmppc_set_interrupt(CPUPPCState *env, int irq, int level);
 void kvmppc_set_papr(CPUPPCState *env);
 int kvmppc_smt_threads(void);
+int kvmppc_synch_sregs_tsr(CPUPPCState *cenv);
+int kvmppc_booke_watchdog_enable(CPUPPCState *env);
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 off_t kvmppc_alloc_rma(const char *name, MemoryRegion *sysmem);
 void *kvmppc_create_spapr_tce(uint32_t liobn, uint32_t window_size, int *pfd);
@@ -79,6 +81,15 @@ static inline int kvmppc_smt_threads(void)
     return 1;
 }
 
+static inline int kvmppc_synch_sregs_tsr(CPUPPCState *env)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static inline int kvmppc_booke_watchdog_enable(CPUPPCState *env)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static inline off_t kvmppc_alloc_rma(const char *name, MemoryRegion *sysmem)
 {
