diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/4xx/reboot.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/4xx/reboot.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d721726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/4xx/reboot.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+Reboot property to control system reboot on PPC4xx systems:
+
+By setting "reset_type" to one of the following values, the default
+software reset mechanism may be overidden. Here the possible values of
+"reset_type":
+
+      1 - PPC4xx core reset
+      2 - PPC4xx chip reset
+      3 - PPC4xx system reset (default)
+
+Example:
+
+		cpu@0 {
+			device_type = "cpu";
+			model = "PowerPC,440SPe";
+			...
+			reset-type = <2>;	/* Use chip-reset */
+		};
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/ppc4xx_soc.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/ppc4xx_soc.c
index 5c01435..d3d6ce3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/ppc4xx_soc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/ppc4xx_soc.c
@@ -191,11 +191,31 @@
 arch_initcall(ppc4xx_l2c_probe);
 
 /*
- * At present, this routine just applies a system reset.
+ * Apply a system reset. Alternatively a board specific value may be
+ * provided via the "reset-type" property in the cpu node.
  */
 void ppc4xx_reset_system(char *cmd)
 {
-	mtspr(SPRN_DBCR0, mfspr(SPRN_DBCR0) | DBCR0_RST_SYSTEM);
+	struct device_node *np;
+	u32 reset_type = DBCR0_RST_SYSTEM;
+	const u32 *prop;
+
+	np = of_find_node_by_type(NULL, "cpu");
+	if (np) {
+		prop = of_get_property(np, "reset-type", NULL);
+
+		/*
+		 * Check if property exists and if it is in range:
+		 * 1 - PPC4xx core reset
+		 * 2 - PPC4xx chip reset
+		 * 3 - PPC4xx system reset (default)
+		 */
+		if ((prop) && ((prop[0] >= 1) && (prop[0] <= 3)))
+			reset_type = prop[0] << 28;
+	}
+
+	mtspr(SPRN_DBCR0, mfspr(SPRN_DBCR0) | reset_type);
+
 	while (1)
 		;	/* Just in case the reset doesn't work */
 }