diff --git a/radio/src/CMakeLists.txt b/radio/src/CMakeLists.txt
index dece00c0b..a0bf6f79f 100644
--- a/radio/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/radio/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ option(AUTOSOURCE "Automatic source detection in menus" ON)
 option(AUTOSWITCH "Automatic switch detection in menus" ON)
 option(JITTER_MEASURE "Enable ADC jitter measurement" OFF)
 option(JITTER_FILTER "Enable ADC jitter filtering" ON)
+option(WATCHDOG_DISABLED "Disable hardware Watchdog on Horus" ON)
 
 enable_language(ASM)
 set(OPT s)
@@ -784,6 +785,10 @@ if(JITTER_FILTER)
   add_definitions(-DJITTER_FILTER)
 endif()
 
+if(WATCHDOG_DISABLED)
+  add_definitions(-DWATCHDOG_DISABLED)
+endif()
+
 if(SDCARD)
   add_definitions(-DSDCARD)
   include_directories(${FATFS_DIR} ${FATFS_DIR}/option)
diff --git a/radio/src/cli.cpp b/radio/src/cli.cpp
index 6acf5199a..594467263 100644
--- a/radio/src/cli.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/cli.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,13 @@ int cliMemoryInfo(const char ** argv)
 int cliReboot(const char ** argv)
 {
 #if !defined(SIMU)
-  NVIC_SystemReset();
+  if (!strcmp(argv[1], "wdt")) {
+    // do a user requested watchdog test by pausing mixer thread
+    pausePulses();
+  }
+  else {
+    NVIC_SystemReset();
+  }
 #endif
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/radio/src/targets/horus/board_horus.h b/radio/src/targets/horus/board_horus.h
index e6d066f77..a45bf10ca 100644
--- a/radio/src/targets/horus/board_horus.h
+++ b/radio/src/targets/horus/board_horus.h
@@ -202,8 +202,13 @@ void checkRotaryEncoder(void);
 #if !defined(SIMU)
 #define wdt_disable()
 void watchdogInit(unsigned int duration);
-#define wdt_enable(x) //   watchdogInit(1500)
-#define wdt_reset()   //  IWDG->KR = 0xAAAA
+#if defined(WATCHDOG_DISABLED)
+  #define wdt_enable(x)
+  #define wdt_reset()
+#else
+  #define wdt_enable(x)                       watchdogInit(1500)
+  #define wdt_reset()                         IWDG->KR = 0xAAAA
+#endif
 #define WAS_RESET_BY_WATCHDOG()               (RCC->CSR & (RCC_CSR_WDGRSTF | RCC_CSR_WWDGRSTF))
 #define WAS_RESET_BY_SOFTWARE()               (RCC->CSR & RCC_CSR_SFTRSTF)
 #define WAS_RESET_BY_WATCHDOG_OR_SOFTWARE()   (RCC->CSR & (RCC_CSR_WDGRSTF | RCC_CSR_WWDGRSTF | RCC_CSR_SFTRSTF))