diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
index 1dcf5f10cdd99..069072e6747df 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct mpc8xxx_wdt {
 struct mpc8xxx_wdt_type {
 	int prescaler;
 	bool hw_enabled;
+	u32 rsr_mask;
 };
 
 struct mpc8xxx_wdt_ddata {
@@ -159,6 +160,24 @@ static int mpc8xxx_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	res = platform_get_resource(ofdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 1);
+	if (res) {
+		bool status;
+		u32 __iomem *rsr = ioremap(res->start, resource_size(res));
+
+		if (!rsr)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		status = in_be32(rsr) & wdt_type->rsr_mask;
+		ddata->wdd.bootstatus = status ? WDIOF_CARDRESET : 0;
+		 /* clear reset status bits related to watchdog timer */
+		out_be32(rsr, wdt_type->rsr_mask);
+		iounmap(rsr);
+
+		dev_info(dev, "Last boot was %scaused by watchdog\n",
+			 status ? "" : "not ");
+	}
+
 	spin_lock_init(&ddata->lock);
 
 	ddata->wdd.info = &mpc8xxx_wdt_info,
@@ -216,6 +235,7 @@ static const struct of_device_id mpc8xxx_wdt_match[] = {
 		.compatible = "mpc83xx_wdt",
 		.data = &(struct mpc8xxx_wdt_type) {
 			.prescaler = 0x10000,
+			.rsr_mask = BIT(3), /* RSR Bit SWRS */
 		},
 	},
 	{
@@ -223,6 +243,7 @@ static const struct of_device_id mpc8xxx_wdt_match[] = {
 		.data = &(struct mpc8xxx_wdt_type) {
 			.prescaler = 0x10000,
 			.hw_enabled = true,
+			.rsr_mask = BIT(20), /* RSTRSCR Bit WDT_RR */
 		},
 	},
 	{
@@ -230,6 +251,7 @@ static const struct of_device_id mpc8xxx_wdt_match[] = {
 		.data = &(struct mpc8xxx_wdt_type) {
 			.prescaler = 0x800,
 			.hw_enabled = true,
+			.rsr_mask = BIT(28), /* RSR Bit SWRS */
 		},
 	},
 	{},