diff --git a/app/watchdog.cpp b/app/watchdog.cpp
index c1f25ac..dbd7426 100644
--- a/app/watchdog.cpp
+++ b/app/watchdog.cpp
@@ -40,12 +40,8 @@
             return IPMI_WDOG_CC_NOT_INIT;
         }
 
-        // Reset the countdown to make sure we don't expire our timer
-        wd_service.setTimeRemaining(wd_prop.interval);
-
-        // The spec states that the timer is activated by reset
-        wd_service.setEnabled(true);
-
+        // The ipmi standard dictates we enable the watchdog during reset
+        wd_service.resetTimeRemaining(true);
         return IPMI_CC_OK;
     }
     catch (const InternalFailure& e)
diff --git a/app/watchdog_service.cpp b/app/watchdog_service.cpp
index c95c092..26962dc 100644
--- a/app/watchdog_service.cpp
+++ b/app/watchdog_service.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,28 @@
 {
 }
 
+void WatchdogService::resetTimeRemaining(bool enableWatchdog)
+{
+    bool wasValid = wd_service.isValid(bus);
+    auto request = wd_service.newMethodCall(
+            bus, wd_intf, "ResetTimeRemaining");
+    request.append(enableWatchdog);
+    auto response = bus.call(request);
+    if (response.is_method_error())
+    {
+        wd_service.invalidate();
+        if (wasValid)
+        {
+            // Retry the request once in case the cached service was stale
+            return resetTimeRemaining(enableWatchdog);
+        }
+        log<level::ERR>(
+                "WatchdogService: Method error resetting time remaining",
+                entry("ENABLE_WATCHDOG=%d", !!enableWatchdog));
+        elog<InternalFailure>();
+    }
+}
+
 WatchdogService::Properties WatchdogService::getProperties()
 {
     bool wasValid = wd_service.isValid(bus);
diff --git a/app/watchdog_service.hpp b/app/watchdog_service.hpp
index e93b7f3..ad92213 100644
--- a/app/watchdog_service.hpp
+++ b/app/watchdog_service.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
 
         using Action = sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::State::server::Watchdog::Action;
 
+        /** @brief Resets the time remaining on the watchdog.
+         *         Equivalent to setTimeRemaining(getInterval()).
+         *         Optionally enables the watchdog.
+         *
+         *  @param[in] enableWatchdog - Should the call also enable the watchdog
+         */
+        void resetTimeRemaining(bool enableWatchdog);
+
         /** @brief Contains a copy of the properties enumerated by the
          *         watchdog service.
          */