diff --git a/lib/utils.robot b/lib/utils.robot
index dd1e061..66bf1ec 100755
--- a/lib/utils.robot
+++ b/lib/utils.robot
@@ -761,3 +761,17 @@
     ${core_pattern}=  Execute Command On BMC
     ...  echo '/tmp/core_%e.%p' | tee /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern
     Should Be Equal As Strings  ${core_pattern}  /tmp/core_%e.%p
+
+Trigger Host Watchdog Error
+    [Documentation]  Inject host watchdog error using BMC.
+    [Arguments]  ${milliseconds}=1000  ${sleep_time}=5s
+    # Description of arguments:
+    # milliseconds  The time watchdog timer value in milliseconds (e.g. 1000 = 1 second).
+    # sleep_time    Time delay for host watchdog error to get injected.
+    #               Default is 5 seconds.
+
+    Execute Command On BMC
+    ...  /usr/sbin/mapper call /org/openbmc/watchdog/host0 org.openbmc.Watchdog set i ${milliseconds}
+    Execute Command On BMC
+    ...  /usr/sbin/mapper call /org/openbmc/watchdog/host0 org.openbmc.Watchdog start
+    Sleep  ${sleep_time}