diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/fsl-imx-wdt.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/fsl-imx-wdt.txt
index 8dab6fd..107280e 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/fsl-imx-wdt.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/fsl-imx-wdt.txt
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 - reg : Should contain WDT registers location and length
 - interrupts : Should contain WDT interrupt
 
-Optional property:
+Optional properties:
 - big-endian: If present the watchdog device's registers are implemented
   in big endian mode, otherwise in native mode(same with CPU), for more
   detail please see: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regmap/regmap.txt.
+- fsl,ext-reset-output: If present the watchdog device is configured to
+  assert its external reset (WDOG_B) instead of issuing a software reset.
 
 Examples:
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
index 331aed8..62f346b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 
 #define IMX2_WDT_WCR		0x00		/* Control Register */
 #define IMX2_WDT_WCR_WT		(0xFF << 8)	/* -> Watchdog Timeout Field */
+#define IMX2_WDT_WCR_WDA	(1 << 5)	/* -> External Reset WDOG_B */
+#define IMX2_WDT_WCR_SRS	(1 << 4)	/* -> Software Reset Signal */
 #define IMX2_WDT_WCR_WRE	(1 << 3)	/* -> WDOG Reset Enable */
 #define IMX2_WDT_WCR_WDE	(1 << 2)	/* -> Watchdog Enable */
 #define IMX2_WDT_WCR_WDZST	(1 << 0)	/* -> Watchdog timer Suspend */
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@
 	struct clk *clk;
 	struct regmap *regmap;
 	struct watchdog_device wdog;
+	bool ext_reset;
 };
 
 static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
@@ -83,6 +86,12 @@
 	struct imx2_wdt_device *wdev = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdog);
 	unsigned int wcr_enable = IMX2_WDT_WCR_WDE;
 
+	/* Use internal reset or external - not both */
+	if (wdev->ext_reset)
+		wcr_enable |= IMX2_WDT_WCR_SRS; /* do not assert int reset */
+	else
+		wcr_enable |= IMX2_WDT_WCR_WDA; /* do not assert ext-reset */
+
 	/* Assert SRS signal */
 	regmap_write(wdev->regmap, IMX2_WDT_WCR, wcr_enable);
 	/*
@@ -112,8 +121,12 @@
 	val |= IMX2_WDT_WCR_WDZST;
 	/* Strip the old watchdog Time-Out value */
 	val &= ~IMX2_WDT_WCR_WT;
-	/* Generate reset if WDOG times out */
-	val &= ~IMX2_WDT_WCR_WRE;
+	/* Generate internal chip-level reset if WDOG times out */
+	if (!wdev->ext_reset)
+		val &= ~IMX2_WDT_WCR_WRE;
+	/* Or if external-reset assert WDOG_B reset only on time-out */
+	else
+		val |= IMX2_WDT_WCR_WRE;
 	/* Keep Watchdog Disabled */
 	val &= ~IMX2_WDT_WCR_WDE;
 	/* Set the watchdog's Time-Out value */
@@ -230,6 +243,8 @@
 	regmap_read(wdev->regmap, IMX2_WDT_WRSR, &val);
 	wdog->bootstatus = val & IMX2_WDT_WRSR_TOUT ? WDIOF_CARDRESET : 0;
 
+	wdev->ext_reset = of_property_read_bool(pdev->dev.of_node,
+						"fsl,ext-reset-output");
 	wdog->timeout = clamp_t(unsigned, timeout, 1, IMX2_WDT_MAX_TIME);
 	if (wdog->timeout != timeout)
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Initial timeout out of range! Clamped from %u to %u\n",