diff --git a/boards/arm/sam_e70_xplained/doc/sam_e70_xplained.rst b/boards/arm/sam_e70_xplained/doc/sam_e70_xplained.rst
index b1109dd1384..6e5069b9306 100644
--- a/boards/arm/sam_e70_xplained/doc/sam_e70_xplained.rst
+++ b/boards/arm/sam_e70_xplained/doc/sam_e70_xplained.rst
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ features:
 +-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
 | ETHERNET  | on-chip    | ethernet                            |
 +-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
+| WATCHDOG  | on-chip    | watchdog                            |
++-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
 
 Other hardware features are not currently supported by Zephyr.
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
index f202cfdf8ac..65c19c5a1b2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@ source "drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.stm32"
 
 source "drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.cmsdk_apb"
 
+source "drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.sam"
+
 endif
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.sam b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.sam
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df396dff7e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.sam
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Kconfig - Atmel SAM WDT configuration
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2017 Intel Deutschland GmbH
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+menuconfig WDT_SAM
+	bool "Atmel SAM MCU Family Watchdog (WDT) Driver"
+	depends on SOC_FAMILY_SAM
+	default y
+	help
+	  Enable WDT driver for Atmel SAM MCUs.
+
+config WDT_SAM_DISABLE_AT_BOOT
+	bool "Disable WDT during boot"
+	depends on WDT_SAM
+	default y
+	help
+	  Select this option to disable the WDT during boot.
+
+config WDT_SAM_DEVICE_NAME
+	string "Device name for Watchdog (WDT)"
+	depends on WDT_SAM
+	default "WDT"
+	help
+	  Set the name used by WDT device during registration.
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Makefile b/drivers/watchdog/Makefile
index 978dad64614..6d72b2f8053 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_WDT_QMSI) += wdt_qmsi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IWDG_STM32) += iwdg_stm32.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_WDOG_CMSDK_APB) += wdog_cmsdk_apb.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_WDT_SAM) += wdt_sam.o
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt_sam.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt_sam.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0358ed559e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt_sam.c
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Intel Deutschland GmbH
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Watchdog (WDT) Driver for Atmel SAM MCUs
+ *
+ * Note:
+ * - Once the watchdog disable bit is set, it cannot be cleared till next
+ *   power reset, i.e, the watchdog cannot be started once stopped.
+ * - Since the MCU boots with WDT enabled, only basic feature (disable) is
+ *   currently implemented for systems that don't need watchdog functionality.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <watchdog.h>
+#include <soc.h>
+
+#define SYS_LOG_DOMAIN "dev/wdt_sam"
+#include <logging/sys_log.h>
+
+/* Device constant configuration parameters */
+struct wdt_sam_dev_cfg {
+	Wdt *regs;
+};
+
+#define DEV_CFG(dev) \
+	((const struct wdt_sam_dev_cfg *const)(dev)->config->config_info)
+
+static void wdt_sam_enable(struct device *dev)
+{
+	ARG_UNUSED(dev);
+
+	SYS_LOG_ERR("Function not implemented!");
+}
+
+static void wdt_sam_disable(struct device *dev)
+{
+	Wdt *const wdt = DEV_CFG(dev)->regs;
+
+	wdt->WDT_MR |= WDT_MR_WDDIS;
+}
+
+static int wdt_sam_set_config(struct device *dev, struct wdt_config *config)
+{
+	ARG_UNUSED(dev);
+	ARG_UNUSED(config);
+
+	SYS_LOG_ERR("Function not implemented!");
+
+	return -ENOTSUP;
+}
+
+static void wdt_sam_get_config(struct device *dev, struct wdt_config *config)
+{
+	ARG_UNUSED(dev);
+	ARG_UNUSED(config);
+
+	SYS_LOG_ERR("Function not implemented!");
+}
+
+static void wdt_sam_reload(struct device *dev)
+{
+	ARG_UNUSED(dev);
+
+	SYS_LOG_ERR("Function not implemented!");
+}
+
+static const struct wdt_driver_api wdt_sam_api = {
+	.enable = wdt_sam_enable,
+	.disable = wdt_sam_disable,
+	.get_config = wdt_sam_get_config,
+	.set_config = wdt_sam_set_config,
+	.reload = wdt_sam_reload
+};
+
+static int wdt_sam_init(struct device *dev)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_WDT_SAM_DISABLE_AT_BOOT
+	wdt_sam_disable(dev);
+#endif
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct wdt_sam_dev_cfg wdt_sam_config = {
+	.regs = WDT
+};
+
+DEVICE_AND_API_INIT(wdt_sam, CONFIG_WDT_SAM_DEVICE_NAME, wdt_sam_init,
+		    NULL, &wdt_sam_config,
+		    PRE_KERNEL_1, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEVICE,
+		    &wdt_sam_api);