diff --git a/cpu/nrf5x_common/Makefile.features b/cpu/nrf5x_common/Makefile.features
index ca0680d180..02085c0d85 100644
--- a/cpu/nrf5x_common/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/nrf5x_common/Makefile.features
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_hwrng
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_temperature
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart_modecfg
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_wdt periph_wdt_cb
 
 # Various other features (if any)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += radio_nrfmin
diff --git a/cpu/nrf5x_common/include/periph_cpu_common.h b/cpu/nrf5x_common/include/periph_cpu_common.h
index 0dde3b6a4f..817fefa150 100644
--- a/cpu/nrf5x_common/include/periph_cpu_common.h
+++ b/cpu/nrf5x_common/include/periph_cpu_common.h
@@ -165,6 +165,15 @@ typedef struct {
     uint8_t miso;       /**< MISO pin */
 } spi_conf_t;
 
+/**
+ * @name    WDT upper and lower bound times in ms
+ * @{
+ */
+#define NWDT_TIME_LOWER_LIMIT          (1)
+/* Set upper limit to the maximum possible value that could go in CRV register */
+#define NWDT_TIME_UPPER_LIMIT          ((UINT32_MAX >> 15) * US_PER_MS + 1)
+/** @} */
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/cpu/nrf5x_common/periph/wdt.c b/cpu/nrf5x_common/periph/wdt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ef31fb184
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpu/nrf5x_common/periph/wdt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Inria
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     cpu_nrf5x_common
+ * @ingroup     drivers_periph_wdt
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Implementation of the watchdog peripheral interface
+ *
+ * @author      Alexandre Abadie <alexandre.abadie@inria.fr>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include "cpu.h"
+#include "timex.h"
+#include "periph/wdt.h"
+
+#include "nrf_clock.h"
+
+#define ENABLE_DEBUG (0)
+#include "debug.h"
+
+/* By default, allow watchdog during sleep.
+   Warning: pausing the watchdog during sleep will deactivate it when RIOT
+   switches to idle thread where pm_set_lowest is called. */
+#ifndef NRF_WDT_SLEEP_MODE
+#define NRF_WDT_SLEEP_MODE (WDT_CONFIG_SLEEP_Run)
+#endif
+
+/* By default, allow watchdog during debug session. */
+#ifndef NRF_WDT_HALT_MODE
+#define NRF_WDT_HALT_MODE (WDT_CONFIG_HALT_Run)
+#endif
+
+#ifdef MODULE_PERIPH_WDT_CB
+static wdt_cb_t wdt_cb;
+static void *wdt_arg;
+#endif
+
+void wdt_start(void)
+{
+    DEBUG("[wdt] start watchdog\n");
+
+    NRF_WDT->TASKS_START = 1;
+}
+
+void wdt_stop(void)
+{
+    DEBUG("[wdt] stopping the watchdog is not supported\n");
+    assert(0);
+}
+
+void wdt_kick(void)
+{
+    assert(NRF_WDT->RUNSTATUS == WDT_RUNSTATUS_RUNSTATUS_Running);
+
+    DEBUG("[wdt] reload the watchdog\n");
+
+    NRF_WDT->RR[0] = WDT_RR_RR_Reload;
+}
+
+void wdt_setup_reboot(uint32_t min_time, uint32_t max_time)
+{
+    (void)min_time;
+
+    /* Windowed wdt not supported */
+    assert(min_time == 0);
+
+    /* Check reset time limit */
+    assert((max_time > NWDT_TIME_LOWER_LIMIT) || \
+           (max_time < NWDT_TIME_UPPER_LIMIT));
+
+    /* configure watchdog behavior during sleep */
+    NRF_WDT->CONFIG &= ~(WDT_CONFIG_SLEEP_Msk << WDT_CONFIG_SLEEP_Pos);
+    NRF_WDT->CONFIG |= (NRF_WDT_SLEEP_MODE << WDT_CONFIG_SLEEP_Pos);
+
+    /* configure watchdog behavior during debug */
+    NRF_WDT->CONFIG &= ~(WDT_CONFIG_HALT_Msk << WDT_CONFIG_HALT_Pos);
+    NRF_WDT->CONFIG |= (NRF_WDT_HALT_MODE << WDT_CONFIG_HALT_Pos);
+
+    /* timeout (s) = (CRV + 1) / 32768 */
+    uint32_t crv = ((max_time << 15) / 1000) - 1;
+    DEBUG("[wdt] setting CRV to %"PRIu32"\n", crv);
+    NRF_WDT->CRV = crv;
+
+    DEBUG("[wdt] CRV configuration: %"PRIu32"\n", NRF_WDT->CRV);
+
+    /* Enable reload requests */
+    NRF_WDT->RREN = (WDT_RREN_RR0_Enabled << WDT_RREN_RR0_Pos);
+
+    DEBUG("[wdt] watchdog setup complete\n");
+}
+
+#ifdef MODULE_PERIPH_WDT_CB
+/* The reset can't be stopped when the callback is triggered: so the MCU will
+   reset in any case after 2 cycles of 32.768kHz clock. This is very short so
+   only basic and fast operations can be perfomed in the callback function. */
+void wdt_setup_reboot_with_callback(uint32_t min_time, uint32_t max_time,
+                                    wdt_cb_t cb, void* arg)
+{
+    wdt_cb = cb;
+    wdt_arg = arg;
+
+    /* Disable interrupt */
+    NVIC_DisableIRQ(WDT_IRQn);
+
+    if (cb) {
+        /* enable interrupt */
+        NVIC_EnableIRQ(WDT_IRQn);
+        NRF_WDT->INTENSET = WDT_INTENSET_TIMEOUT_Enabled;
+    }
+
+    wdt_setup_reboot(min_time, max_time);
+}
+
+void isr_wdt(void)
+{
+    wdt_cb(wdt_arg);
+
+    cortexm_isr_end();
+}
+#endif /* MODULE_PERIPH_WDT_CB */