diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/Kconfig b/cpu/cc2538/Kconfig
index 94f915537e..45b56fb25e 100644
--- a/cpu/cc2538/Kconfig
+++ b/cpu/cc2538/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ config CPU_FAM_CC2538
     select HAS_PERIPH_GPIO_IRQ
     select HAS_PERIPH_HWRNG
     select HAS_PERIPH_UART_MODECFG
+    select HAS_PERIPH_WDT
     select HAS_CORTEXM_MPU
     select HAS_PUF_SRAM
 
diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/Makefile.features b/cpu/cc2538/Makefile.features
index 144a1a4641..9b09972797 100644
--- a/cpu/cc2538/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/cc2538/Makefile.features
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_cpuid
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_hwrng
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart_modecfg
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_wdt
 
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += cortexm_mpu
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += puf_sram
diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/include/periph_cpu.h b/cpu/cc2538/include/periph_cpu.h
index 9b39f229e9..b73732c9a4 100644
--- a/cpu/cc2538/include/periph_cpu.h
+++ b/cpu/cc2538/include/periph_cpu.h
@@ -346,6 +346,16 @@ typedef gpio_t adc_conf_t;
 #define RTT_FREQUENCY       (CLOCK_OSC32K)
 /** @} */
 
+/**
+ * @name    WDT upper and lower bound times in ms
+ * @{
+ */
+/* Limits are in clock cycles according to data sheet.
+   As the WDT is clocked by a 32 kHz clock and supports 4 intervals */
+#define NWDT_TIME_LOWER_LIMIT          (2U)
+#define NWDT_TIME_UPPER_LIMIT          (1000U)
+/** @} */
+
 /**
  * @name Radio peripheral configuration
  * @{
diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/periph/wdt.c b/cpu/cc2538/periph/wdt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd46fc2b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpu/cc2538/periph/wdt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Technische Universität Berlin
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     cpu_cc2538
+ * @ingroup     drivers_periph_wdt
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       WDT peripheral driver implementation for the cc2538
+ *
+ * @author      Thomas Geithner <thomas.geithner@dai-labor.de>
+ * @author      Benjamin Valentin <benjamin.valentin@ml-pa.com>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include "cc2538.h"
+#include "periph/wdt.h"
+
+#define CC2538_WDT_CLK 32768
+#define WTD_MS(cycles) (((cycles) * 1000 + CC2538_WDT_CLK/2) / CC2538_WDT_CLK)
+
+typedef union {
+    cc2538_reg_t WDT;
+    struct {
+        cc2538_reg_t INT :2;         /**< timer interval */
+        cc2538_reg_t RESERVED :1;    /**< reserved */
+        cc2538_reg_t EN :1;          /**< enable */
+        cc2538_reg_t CLR :4;         /**< clear */
+        cc2538_reg_t RESERVED_2 :24; /**< reserved */
+    } WDTbits;
+} cc2538_wdt_t;
+
+cc2538_wdt_t * const WDT = (cc2538_wdt_t *) &SMWDTHROSC_WDCTL;
+
+/*
+ * supported clock counter values by the cc2538
+ *
+ * The array index corresponds to the value in the INT field of the WDT register.
+ * According to the "CC2538 User's Guide" [1, pp. 370], the counter values and
+ * corresponding timings are:
+ * 64    -> 1.9 ms
+ * 512   -> 15.6 ms
+ * 8192  -> 250 ms
+ * 32768 -> 1000 ms
+ *
+ * [1] http://www.ti.com/lit/ug/swru319c/swru319c.pdf
+ */
+const uint16_t clk_values_ms[] = { WTD_MS(32768), WTD_MS(8192), WTD_MS(512), WTD_MS(64) };
+
+void wdt_setup_reboot(uint32_t min_time, uint32_t max_time) {
+
+    /* window mode is not supported */
+    (void) min_time;
+    assert(min_time == 0);
+
+    /* check, if WDT is already enabled */
+    assert(WDT->WDTbits.EN != 1);
+
+    /* ensure valid range */
+    if (max_time < NWDT_TIME_LOWER_LIMIT) {
+        max_time = NWDT_TIME_LOWER_LIMIT;
+    }
+
+    /* get required clock count */
+    unsigned i;
+    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(clk_values_ms); ++i) {
+        if (max_time >= clk_values_ms[i]) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* select the interval */
+    WDT->WDTbits.INT = i;
+}
+
+void wdt_start(void) {
+    WDT->WDTbits.EN = 1;
+}
+
+void wdt_kick(void) {
+    /* writing WDT clear sequence */
+    WDT->WDTbits.CLR = 0xa;
+    WDT->WDTbits.CLR = 0x5;
+}
diff --git a/tests/periph_wdt/tests/01-run.py b/tests/periph_wdt/tests/01-run.py
index e6020c9694..30f38e5814 100755
--- a/tests/periph_wdt/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/periph_wdt/tests/01-run.py
@@ -7,13 +7,27 @@
 # directory for more details.
 
 import sys
+import os
 import pexpect
 import time
+import subprocess
 from testrunner import run
 
+# nucleo-l152re is the default platform for this test
+BOARD = os.environ.get("BOARD", "nucleo-l152re")
+BOARD_CPU = subprocess.check_output([
+    'make',
+    'info-debug-variable-CPU',
+    'BOARD={}'.format(BOARD),
+    '--no-print-directory']).strip()
+
 # We test only up to 10ms, with smaller times mcu doesn't have time to
 # print system time before resetting
-reset_times_ms = [128, 512, 1024, 8192]
+# cc2538 only supports 4 intervals [2ms, 16ms, 250ms, 1s]
+if BOARD_CPU.decode("utf-8") == 'cc2538':
+    reset_times_ms = [16, 250, 1000]
+else:
+    reset_times_ms = [128, 512, 1024, 8192]
 
 # We don't check for accuracy, only order of magnitude. Some MCU use an
 # an internal un-calibrated clock as reference which can deviate in