diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-jz4740/platform.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-jz4740/platform.h
index 8987a76..564ab81 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-jz4740/platform.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-jz4740/platform.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 extern struct platform_device jz4740_pcm_device;
 extern struct platform_device jz4740_codec_device;
 extern struct platform_device jz4740_adc_device;
+extern struct platform_device jz4740_wdt_device;
 
 void jz4740_serial_device_register(void);
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/jz4740/platform.c b/arch/mips/jz4740/platform.c
index 1cc9e54..10929e2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/jz4740/platform.c
+++ b/arch/mips/jz4740/platform.c
@@ -289,3 +289,19 @@
 
 	platform_device_register(&jz4740_uart_device);
 }
+
+/* Watchdog */
+static struct resource jz4740_wdt_resources[] = {
+	{
+		.start = JZ4740_WDT_BASE_ADDR,
+		.end   = JZ4740_WDT_BASE_ADDR + 0x10 - 1,
+		.flags = IORESOURCE_MEM,
+	},
+};
+
+struct platform_device jz4740_wdt_device = {
+	.name          = "jz4740-wdt",
+	.id            = -1,
+	.num_resources = ARRAY_SIZE(jz4740_wdt_resources),
+	.resource      = jz4740_wdt_resources,
+};
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
index 229a9c1..6041692 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -905,6 +905,12 @@
 	  timer expired and no process has written to /dev/watchdog during
 	  that time.
 
+config JZ4740_WDT
+	tristate "Ingenic jz4740 SoC hardware watchdog"
+	depends on MACH_JZ4740
+	help
+	  Hardware driver for the built-in watchdog timer on Ingenic jz4740 SoCs.
+
 config WDT_MTX1
 	tristate "MTX-1 Hardware Watchdog"
 	depends on MIPS_MTX1
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Makefile b/drivers/watchdog/Makefile
index 20e44c4..fd9c8c0 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Makefile
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_BCM63XX_WDT) += bcm63xx_wdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RC32434_WDT) += rc32434_wdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_INDYDOG) += indydog.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_JZ4740_WDT) += jz4740_wdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_WDT_MTX1) += mtx-1_wdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PNX833X_WDT) += pnx833x_wdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SIBYTE_WDOG) += sb_wdog.o
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9355623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2010, Paul Cercueil <paul@crapouillou.net>
+ *  JZ4740 Watchdog driver
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ *  under  the terms of the GNU General  Public License as published by the
+ *  Free Software Foundation;  either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+ *  option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ *  with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *  675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/miscdevice.h>
+#include <linux/watchdog.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/clk.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+#include <asm/mach-jz4740/timer.h>
+
+#define JZ_REG_WDT_TIMER_DATA     0x0
+#define JZ_REG_WDT_COUNTER_ENABLE 0x4
+#define JZ_REG_WDT_TIMER_COUNTER  0x8
+#define JZ_REG_WDT_TIMER_CONTROL  0xC
+
+#define JZ_WDT_CLOCK_PCLK 0x1
+#define JZ_WDT_CLOCK_RTC  0x2
+#define JZ_WDT_CLOCK_EXT  0x4
+
+#define WDT_IN_USE        0
+#define WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE   1
+
+#define JZ_WDT_CLOCK_DIV_SHIFT   3
+
+#define JZ_WDT_CLOCK_DIV_1    (0 << JZ_WDT_CLOCK_DIV_SHIFT)
+#define JZ_WDT_CLOCK_DIV_4    (1 << JZ_WDT_CLOCK_DIV_SHIFT)
+#define JZ_WDT_CLOCK_DIV_16   (2 << JZ_WDT_CLOCK_DIV_SHIFT)
+#define JZ_WDT_CLOCK_DIV_64   (3 << JZ_WDT_CLOCK_DIV_SHIFT)
+#define JZ_WDT_CLOCK_DIV_256  (4 << JZ_WDT_CLOCK_DIV_SHIFT)
+#define JZ_WDT_CLOCK_DIV_1024 (5 << JZ_WDT_CLOCK_DIV_SHIFT)
+
+#define DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT 5
+#define MAX_HEARTBEAT     2048
+
+static struct {
+	void __iomem *base;
+	struct resource	*mem;
+	struct clk *rtc_clk;
+	unsigned long status;
+} jz4740_wdt;
+
+static int heartbeat = DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT;
+
+
+static void jz4740_wdt_service(void)
+{
+	writew(0x0, jz4740_wdt.base + JZ_REG_WDT_TIMER_COUNTER);
+}
+
+static void jz4740_wdt_set_heartbeat(int new_heartbeat)
+{
+	unsigned int rtc_clk_rate;
+	unsigned int timeout_value;
+	unsigned short clock_div = JZ_WDT_CLOCK_DIV_1;
+
+	heartbeat = new_heartbeat;
+
+	rtc_clk_rate = clk_get_rate(jz4740_wdt.rtc_clk);
+
+	timeout_value = rtc_clk_rate * heartbeat;
+	while (timeout_value > 0xffff) {
+		if (clock_div == JZ_WDT_CLOCK_DIV_1024) {
+			/* Requested timeout too high;
+			* use highest possible value. */
+			timeout_value = 0xffff;
+			break;
+		}
+		timeout_value >>= 2;
+		clock_div += (1 << JZ_WDT_CLOCK_DIV_SHIFT);
+	}
+
+	writeb(0x0, jz4740_wdt.base + JZ_REG_WDT_COUNTER_ENABLE);
+	writew(clock_div, jz4740_wdt.base + JZ_REG_WDT_TIMER_CONTROL);
+
+	writew((u16)timeout_value, jz4740_wdt.base + JZ_REG_WDT_TIMER_DATA);
+	writew(0x0, jz4740_wdt.base + JZ_REG_WDT_TIMER_COUNTER);
+	writew(clock_div | JZ_WDT_CLOCK_RTC,
+		jz4740_wdt.base + JZ_REG_WDT_TIMER_CONTROL);
+
+	writeb(0x1, jz4740_wdt.base + JZ_REG_WDT_COUNTER_ENABLE);
+}
+
+static void jz4740_wdt_enable(void)
+{
+	jz4740_timer_enable_watchdog();
+	jz4740_wdt_set_heartbeat(heartbeat);
+}
+
+static void jz4740_wdt_disable(void)
+{
+	jz4740_timer_disable_watchdog();
+	writeb(0x0, jz4740_wdt.base + JZ_REG_WDT_COUNTER_ENABLE);
+}
+
+static int jz4740_wdt_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	if (test_and_set_bit(WDT_IN_USE, &jz4740_wdt.status))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	jz4740_wdt_enable();
+
+	return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
+}
+
+static ssize_t jz4740_wdt_write(struct file *file, const char *data,
+		size_t len, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	if (len) {
+		if (data[len-1] == 'V')
+			set_bit(WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE, &jz4740_wdt.status);
+		else
+			clear_bit(WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE, &jz4740_wdt.status);
+
+		jz4740_wdt_service();
+	}
+
+	return len;
+}
+
+static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	.options = WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
+	.identity = "jz4740 Watchdog",
+};
+
+static long jz4740_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file,
+					unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	int ret = -ENOTTY;
+	int heartbeat_seconds;
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case WDIOC_GETSUPPORT:
+		ret = copy_to_user((struct watchdog_info *)arg, &ident,
+				sizeof(ident)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
+		break;
+
+	case WDIOC_GETSTATUS:
+	case WDIOC_GETBOOTSTATUS:
+		ret = put_user(0, (int *)arg);
+		break;
+
+	case WDIOC_KEEPALIVE:
+		jz4740_wdt_service();
+		return 0;
+
+	case WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT:
+		if (get_user(heartbeat_seconds, (int __user *)arg))
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		jz4740_wdt_set_heartbeat(heartbeat_seconds);
+		return 0;
+
+	case WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT:
+		return put_user(heartbeat, (int *)arg);
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int jz4740_wdt_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	jz4740_wdt_service();
+
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE, &jz4740_wdt.status))
+		jz4740_wdt_disable();
+
+	clear_bit(WDT_IN_USE, &jz4740_wdt.status);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations jz4740_wdt_fops = {
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+	.llseek = no_llseek,
+	.write = jz4740_wdt_write,
+	.unlocked_ioctl = jz4740_wdt_ioctl,
+	.open = jz4740_wdt_open,
+	.release = jz4740_wdt_release,
+};
+
+static struct miscdevice jz4740_wdt_miscdev = {
+	.minor = WATCHDOG_MINOR,
+	.name = "watchdog",
+	.fops = &jz4740_wdt_fops,
+};
+
+static int __devinit jz4740_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	int ret = 0, size;
+	struct resource *res;
+	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
+
+	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
+	if (res == NULL) {
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to get memory region resource\n");
+		return -ENXIO;
+	}
+
+	size = resource_size(res);
+	jz4740_wdt.mem = request_mem_region(res->start, size, pdev->name);
+	if (jz4740_wdt.mem == NULL) {
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to get memory region\n");
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	jz4740_wdt.base = ioremap_nocache(res->start, size);
+	if (jz4740_wdt.base == NULL) {
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to map memory region\n");
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto err_release_region;
+	}
+
+	jz4740_wdt.rtc_clk = clk_get(NULL, "rtc");
+	if (IS_ERR(jz4740_wdt.rtc_clk)) {
+		dev_err(dev, "cannot find RTC clock\n");
+		ret = PTR_ERR(jz4740_wdt.rtc_clk);
+		goto err_iounmap;
+	}
+
+	ret = misc_register(&jz4740_wdt_miscdev);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "cannot register misc device\n");
+		goto err_disable_clk;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_disable_clk:
+	clk_put(jz4740_wdt.rtc_clk);
+err_iounmap:
+	iounmap(jz4740_wdt.base);
+err_release_region:
+	release_mem_region(jz4740_wdt.mem->start,
+			resource_size(jz4740_wdt.mem));
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+static int __devexit jz4740_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	jz4740_wdt_disable();
+	misc_deregister(&jz4740_wdt_miscdev);
+	clk_put(jz4740_wdt.rtc_clk);
+
+	iounmap(jz4740_wdt.base);
+	jz4740_wdt.base = NULL;
+
+	release_mem_region(jz4740_wdt.mem->start,
+				resource_size(jz4740_wdt.mem));
+	jz4740_wdt.mem = NULL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+static struct platform_driver jz4740_wdt_driver = {
+	.probe = jz4740_wdt_probe,
+	.remove = __devexit_p(jz4740_wdt_remove),
+	.driver = {
+		.name = "jz4740-wdt",
+		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
+	},
+};
+
+
+static int __init jz4740_wdt_init(void)
+{
+	return platform_driver_register(&jz4740_wdt_driver);
+}
+module_init(jz4740_wdt_init);
+
+static void __exit jz4740_wdt_exit(void)
+{
+	platform_driver_unregister(&jz4740_wdt_driver);
+}
+module_exit(jz4740_wdt_exit);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Paul Cercueil <paul@crapouillou.net>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("jz4740 Watchdog Driver");
+
+module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat,
+		"Watchdog heartbeat period in seconds from 1 to "
+		__MODULE_STRING(MAX_HEARTBEAT) ", default "
+		__MODULE_STRING(DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT));
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:jz4740-wdt");