diff --git a/hw/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.c b/hw/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.c
index 49fdd723c2..330a74798a 100644
--- a/hw/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.c
+++ b/hw/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.c
@@ -265,6 +265,14 @@ static void wdt_sbsa_gwdt_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &s->irq);
 
+    /*
+     * WDAT spec: "The clock interval that the WDT uses must be
+     * greater than or equal to 1 millisecond."
+     */
+    if (s->wdat) {
+        s->freq = 1000;
+    }
+
     s->timer = timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL, sbsa_gwdt_timer_sysinterrupt,
                 dev);
 }
@@ -276,6 +284,7 @@ static const Property wdt_sbsa_gwdt_props[] = {
      */
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT64("clock-frequency", struct SBSA_GWDTState, freq,
                        1000000000),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("wdat", struct SBSA_GWDTState, wdat, false),
 };
 
 static void wdt_sbsa_gwdt_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, const void *data)
diff --git a/include/hw/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.h b/include/hw/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.h
index 8941dcff9e..5ad7c7a798 100644
--- a/include/hw/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.h
+++ b/include/hw/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ typedef struct SBSA_GWDTState {
     uint32_t woru;
     uint32_t wcvl;
     uint32_t wcvu;
+    bool wdat;
 } SBSA_GWDTState;
 
 #endif /* WDT_SBSA_GWDT_H */