diff --git a/meta-tiogapass/recipes-phosphor/watchdog/phosphor-watchdog/phosphor-watchdog-host-cycle.service b/meta-tiogapass/recipes-phosphor/watchdog/phosphor-watchdog/phosphor-watchdog-host-cycle.service
index d7fc724..3a22e56 100644
--- a/meta-tiogapass/recipes-phosphor/watchdog/phosphor-watchdog/phosphor-watchdog-host-cycle.service
+++ b/meta-tiogapass/recipes-phosphor/watchdog/phosphor-watchdog/phosphor-watchdog-host-cycle.service
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 ExecStart=busctl set-property xyz.openbmc_project.State.Chassis /xyz/openbmc_project/state/chassis0 xyz.openbmc_project.State.Chassis RequestedPowerTransition s xyz.openbmc_project.State.Chassis.Transition.Off
+ExecStart=busctl set-property xyz.openbmc_project.Control.Host.RestartCause /xyz/openbmc_project/control/host0/restart_cause xyz.openbmc_project.Control.Host.RestartCause RequestedRestartCause s xyz.openbmc_project.State.Host.RestartCause.WatchdogTimer
 ExecStart=sleep 6
 ExecStart=busctl set-property xyz.openbmc_project.State.Chassis /xyz/openbmc_project/state/chassis0 xyz.openbmc_project.State.Chassis RequestedPowerTransition s xyz.openbmc_project.State.Chassis.Transition.On
 SyslogIdentifier=phosphor-watchdog
diff --git a/meta-tiogapass/recipes-phosphor/watchdog/phosphor-watchdog/phosphor-watchdog-host-reset.service b/meta-tiogapass/recipes-phosphor/watchdog/phosphor-watchdog/phosphor-watchdog-host-reset.service
index f00c9e8..f0f03a1 100644
--- a/meta-tiogapass/recipes-phosphor/watchdog/phosphor-watchdog/phosphor-watchdog-host-reset.service
+++ b/meta-tiogapass/recipes-phosphor/watchdog/phosphor-watchdog/phosphor-watchdog-host-reset.service
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 ExecStart=busctl set-property xyz.openbmc_project.State.Chassis /xyz/openbmc_project/state/chassis0 xyz.openbmc_project.State.Chassis RequestedPowerTransition s xyz.openbmc_project.State.Chassis.Transition.Reset
+ExecStart=busctl set-property xyz.openbmc_project.Control.Host.RestartCause /xyz/openbmc_project/control/host0/restart_cause xyz.openbmc_project.Control.Host.RestartCause RequestedRestartCause s xyz.openbmc_project.State.Host.RestartCause.WatchdogTimer
 SyslogIdentifier=phosphor-watchdog