diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
index 3ee6128a540e..dbe03725c778 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/reboot.h>
 
 #define WDOG_TICK_RATE 1000 /* 1 kHz clock */
 #define STMP3XXX_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT 19
@@ -69,6 +71,28 @@ static struct watchdog_device stmp3xxx_wdd = {
 	.status = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT_INIT_STATUS,
 };
 
+static int wdt_notify_sys(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long code,
+			  void *unused)
+{
+	struct device *dev = watchdog_get_drvdata(&stmp3xxx_wdd);
+	struct stmp3xxx_wdt_pdata *pdata = dev_get_platdata(dev);
+
+	switch (code) {
+	case SYS_DOWN:	/* keep enabled, system might crash while going down */
+		break;
+	case SYS_HALT:	/* allow the system to actually halt */
+	case SYS_POWER_OFF:
+		wdt_stop(&stmp3xxx_wdd);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block wdt_notifier = {
+	.notifier_call = wdt_notify_sys,
+};
+
 static int stmp3xxx_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -84,6 +108,9 @@ static int stmp3xxx_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	if (register_reboot_notifier(&wdt_notifier))
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "cannot register reboot notifier\n");
+
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "initialized watchdog with heartbeat %ds\n",
 			stmp3xxx_wdd.timeout);
 	return 0;
@@ -91,6 +118,7 @@ static int stmp3xxx_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int stmp3xxx_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	unregister_reboot_notifier(&wdt_notifier);
 	watchdog_unregister_device(&stmp3xxx_wdd);
 	return 0;
 }