diff --git a/tasmota/support_command.ino b/tasmota/support_command.ino
index 53f4601a8..397d60f30 100644
--- a/tasmota/support_command.ino
+++ b/tasmota/support_command.ino
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ void CmndStatus(void)
   if ((!Settings.flag.mqtt_enabled) && (6 == payload)) { payload = 99; }  // SetOption3 - Enable MQTT
   if (!energy_flg && (9 == payload)) { payload = 99; }
 
-  bool exception_flg = (ResetReason() == REASON_EXCEPTION_RST);
+  bool exception_flg = (ResetReason() == REASON_EXCEPTION_RST) || (ResetReason() == REASON_SOFT_WDT_RST);
   if (!exception_flg && (12 == payload)) { payload = 99; }
 
   if ((0 == payload) || (99 == payload)) {
@@ -575,6 +575,9 @@ void CmndRestart(void)
   case -1:
     CmndCrash();    // force a crash
     break;
+  case -2:
+    CmndWDT();
+    break;
   case 99:
     AddLog_P(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, PSTR(D_LOG_APPLICATION D_RESTARTING));
     EspRestart();
diff --git a/tasmota/support_crash_recorder.ino b/tasmota/support_crash_recorder.ino
index 87009bbc5..d354adb3b 100644
--- a/tasmota/support_crash_recorder.ino
+++ b/tasmota/support_crash_recorder.ino
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ void CmndCrash(void)
   dummy = *((uint32_t*) 0x00000000);
 }
 
+// do an infinite loop to trigger WDT watchdog
+void CmndWDT(void)
+{
+  volatile uint32_t dummy = 0;
+  while (1) {
+    dummy++;
+  }
+}
+
 // Clear the RTC dump counter when we do a normal reboot, this avoids garbage data to stay in RTC
 void CrashDumpClear(void)
 {