diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/tangier/Kconfig b/arch/x86/cpu/tangier/Kconfig
index a3bd16799d..d2b7edecd6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/tangier/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/tangier/Kconfig
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ config INTEL_TANGIER
 	imply MMC_SDHCI
 	imply MMC_SDHCI_SDMA
 	imply MMC_SDHCI_TANGIER
-	imply TANGIER_WATCHDOG
 	imply USB
 	imply USB_DWC3
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/dts/edison.dts b/arch/x86/dts/edison.dts
index e8564bbb8a..c0487656d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/dts/edison.dts
+++ b/arch/x86/dts/edison.dts
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@
 		reg = <0xff009000 0x1000>;
 	};
 
+	watchdog: wdt@0 {
+		compatible = "intel,tangier-wdt";
+	};
+
 	reset {
 		compatible = "intel,reset-tangier";
 		u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
diff --git a/configs/edison_defconfig b/configs/edison_defconfig
index 840c87ac5a..468754493e 100644
--- a/configs/edison_defconfig
+++ b/configs/edison_defconfig
@@ -39,5 +39,7 @@ CONFIG_USB_GADGET_VENDOR_NUM=0x8087
 CONFIG_USB_GADGET_PRODUCT_NUM=0x0a99
 CONFIG_USB_GADGET_DOWNLOAD=y
 # CONFIG_USB_HOST_ETHER is not set
+CONFIG_WDT=y
+CONFIG_WDT_TANGIER=y
 CONFIG_FAT_WRITE=y
 CONFIG_SHA1=y
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
index b01dbc446d..2270ed2e39 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -34,15 +34,6 @@ config OMAP_WATCHDOG
 	help
 	  Say Y here to enable the OMAP3+ watchdog driver.
 
-config TANGIER_WATCHDOG
-	bool "Intel Tangier watchdog"
-	depends on INTEL_MID
-	select HW_WATCHDOG
-	help
-	  This enables support for watchdog controller available on
-	  Intel Tangier SoC. If you're using a board with Intel Tangier
-	  SoC, say Y here.
-
 config ULP_WATCHDOG
 	bool "i.MX7ULP watchdog"
 	help
@@ -161,4 +152,12 @@ config WDT_MPC8xx
 	help
 	   Select this to enable mpc8xx watchdog timer
 
+config WDT_TANGIER
+	bool "Intel Tangier watchdog timer support"
+	depends on WDT && INTEL_MID
+	help
+	  This enables support for watchdog controller available on
+	  Intel Tangier SoC. If you're using a board with Intel Tangier
+	  SoC, say Y here.
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Makefile b/drivers/watchdog/Makefile
index 6f20e73810..2dfc8a37b0 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_S5P)               += s5p_wdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_XILINX_TB_WATCHDOG) += xilinx_tb_wdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OMAP_WATCHDOG) += omap_wdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DESIGNWARE_WATCHDOG) += designware_wdt.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_TANGIER_WATCHDOG) += tangier_wdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ULP_WATCHDOG) += ulp_wdog.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_WDT) += wdt-uclass.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_WDT_SANDBOX) += sandbox_wdt.o
@@ -28,3 +27,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_WDT_MPC8xx) += mpc8xx_wdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_WDT_MT7621) += mt7621_wdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_WDT_MTK) += mtk_wdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_WDT_SP805) += sp805_wdt.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_WDT_TANGIER) += tangier_wdt.o
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/tangier_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/tangier_wdt.c
index be4a8f467a..21238dffa2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/tangier_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/tangier_wdt.c
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation
  */
 #include <common.h>
-#include <watchdog.h>
+#include <dm.h>
+#include <wdt.h>
+#include <div64.h>
 #include <asm/scu.h>
 
 /* Hardware timeout in seconds */
@@ -12,12 +14,6 @@
 #define WDT_TIMEOUT_MAX		170
 #define WDT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT	90
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_MSECS
-#define WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT 60000
-#else
-#define WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT CONFIG_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_MSECS
-#endif
-
 enum {
 	SCU_WATCHDOG_START			= 0,
 	SCU_WATCHDOG_STOP			= 1,
@@ -25,39 +21,33 @@ enum {
 	SCU_WATCHDOG_SET_ACTION_ON_TIMEOUT	= 3,
 };
 
-void hw_watchdog_reset(void)
+static int tangier_wdt_reset(struct udevice *dev)
 {
-	static unsigned long last;
-	unsigned long now;
-
-	if (gd->timer)
-		now = timer_get_us();
-	else
-		now = rdtsc() / 1000;
-
-	/* Do not flood SCU */
-	if (last > now)
-		last = 0;
-
-	if (unlikely((now - last) > (WDT_PRETIMEOUT / 2) * 1000000)) {
-		last = now;
-		scu_ipc_simple_command(IPCMSG_WATCHDOG_TIMER, SCU_WATCHDOG_KEEPALIVE);
-	}
+	scu_ipc_simple_command(IPCMSG_WATCHDOG_TIMER, SCU_WATCHDOG_KEEPALIVE);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-int hw_watchdog_disable(void)
+static int tangier_wdt_stop(struct udevice *dev)
 {
 	return scu_ipc_simple_command(IPCMSG_WATCHDOG_TIMER, SCU_WATCHDOG_STOP);
 }
 
-void hw_watchdog_init(void)
+static int tangier_wdt_start(struct udevice *dev, u64 timeout_ms, ulong flags)
 {
-	u32 timeout = WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT / 1000;
+	u32 timeout_sec;
 	int in_size;
 	struct ipc_wd_start {
 		u32 pretimeout;
 		u32 timeout;
-	} ipc_wd_start = { timeout - WDT_PRETIMEOUT, timeout };
+	} ipc_wd_start;
+
+	/* Calculate timeout in seconds and restrict to min and max value */
+	do_div(timeout_ms, 1000);
+	timeout_sec = clamp_t(u32, timeout_ms, WDT_TIMEOUT_MIN, WDT_TIMEOUT_MAX);
+
+	/* Update values in the IPC request */
+	ipc_wd_start.pretimeout = timeout_sec - WDT_PRETIMEOUT;
+	ipc_wd_start.timeout = timeout_sec;
 
 	/*
 	 * SCU expects the input size for watchdog IPC
@@ -67,4 +57,31 @@ void hw_watchdog_init(void)
 
 	scu_ipc_command(IPCMSG_WATCHDOG_TIMER, SCU_WATCHDOG_START,
 			(u32 *)&ipc_wd_start, in_size, NULL, 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct wdt_ops tangier_wdt_ops = {
+	.reset = tangier_wdt_reset,
+	.start = tangier_wdt_start,
+	.stop = tangier_wdt_stop,
+};
+
+static const struct udevice_id tangier_wdt_ids[] = {
+	{ .compatible = "intel,tangier-wdt" },
+	{ /* sentinel */ }
+};
+
+static int tangier_wdt_probe(struct udevice *dev)
+{
+	debug("%s: Probing wdt%u\n", __func__, dev->seq);
+	return 0;
 }
+
+U_BOOT_DRIVER(wdt_tangier) = {
+	.name = "wdt_tangier",
+	.id = UCLASS_WDT,
+	.of_match = tangier_wdt_ids,
+	.ops = &tangier_wdt_ops,
+	.probe = tangier_wdt_probe,
+};
