diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 82a68b6..1b40eca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ Version 1.2.2 (upcoming)
 * ``driver``:
 
   * ``encoder``: counts and position of encoder can be reset (#74)
-
+  * ``watchdog``: the watchdog is reset when the card is reset. Prevents the ``has_bitten`` message when LinuxCNC
+    is restarted without power-cycling the card. (#80)
 
 Version 1.2.1
 =============
diff --git a/src/litexcnc/firmware/watchdog.py b/src/litexcnc/firmware/watchdog.py
index e8e8e58..ed27b24 100644
--- a/src/litexcnc/firmware/watchdog.py
+++ b/src/litexcnc/firmware/watchdog.py
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ def __init__(self, enable_out, timeout=Signal(31), clock_domain="sys", default_t
         # Procedure of the watchdog
         sync = getattr(self.sync, clock_domain)
         sync += [
-            If(self.enable,
+            If(
+                self.enable,
                 If(self.timeout > 0,
                     # Still some time left before freaking out
                     self.timeout.eq(self.timeout-1),
@@ -127,7 +128,11 @@ def create_from_config(cls, soc, config: 'WatchdogModuleConfig'):
             watchdog.enable.eq(soc.MMIO_inst.watchdog_data.storage[31]),
             # Watchdog output (status whether the dog has bitten)
             soc.MMIO_inst.watchdog_has_bitten.status.eq(watchdog.has_bitten),
-            soc.MMIO_inst.watchdog_has_bitten.we.eq(True)
+            soc.MMIO_inst.watchdog_has_bitten.we.eq(True),
+            If(
+                soc.MMIO_inst.reset.storage,
+                soc.MMIO_inst.watchdog_data.storage.eq(0)
+            )
         ]
 
         return watchdog