diff --git a/app/watchdog_service.hpp b/app/watchdog_service.hpp
index 4590e31..1d5ffb8 100644
--- a/app/watchdog_service.hpp
+++ b/app/watchdog_service.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
          *         watchdog service.
          */
         struct Properties {
+            bool initialized;
             bool enabled;
             uint64_t interval;
             uint64_t timeRemaining;
@@ -26,6 +27,13 @@
          */
         Properties getProperties();
 
+        /** @brief Sets the value of the initialized property on the host
+		 *         watchdog
+         *
+         *  @param[in] initialized - The new initializedvalue
+         */
+        void setInitialized(bool initialized);
+
         /** @brief Sets the value of the enabled property on the host watchdog
          *
          *  @param[in] enabled - The new enabled value