diff --git a/makefiles/tools/renode.inc.mk b/makefiles/tools/renode.inc.mk
index 29c8fc7834..fa56f1c3d5 100644
--- a/makefiles/tools/renode.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/tools/renode.inc.mk
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ endif
 RENODE_LOG_LEVEL ?= 2  # Warning level
 RENODE_CONFIG_FLAGS += -e "logLevel $(RENODE_LOG_LEVEL)"
 
+# Configure renode telnet port to allow sending command to the monitor while
+# the emulator is running (used to send reset command)
+RENODE_TELNET_PORT ?= 1234
+RENODE_CONFIG_FLAGS += -P $(RENODE_TELNET_PORT)
+
 # Renode GUI
 RENODE_SHOW_GUI ?= 0
 ifneq (1,$(RENODE_SHOW_GUI))
@@ -62,6 +67,9 @@ DEBUGSERVER_FLAGS ?= $(RENODE_DEBUG_FLAGS)
 DEBUGGER_FLAGS ?= $(BOARD) $(APPDIR) $(DEBUG_ELFFILE) $(GDB_REMOTE) $(EMULATOR_TMP_DIR) "-ex \"monitor start\""
 DEBUGGER ?= $(RIOTTOOLS)/emulator/debug.sh
 
+RESET ?= bash
+RESET_FLAGS ?= -c "{ sleep 0.2;echo machine RequestReset; } | telnet localhost $(RENODE_TELNET_PORT)" || true
+
 # No flasher available with renode emulator
 FLASHER ?=
 FFLAGS ?=