diff --git a/hw/watchdog/cmsdk-apb-watchdog.c b/hw/watchdog/cmsdk-apb-watchdog.c
index 5bbadadfa6..b03bcb7362 100644
--- a/hw/watchdog/cmsdk-apb-watchdog.c
+++ b/hw/watchdog/cmsdk-apb-watchdog.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "hw/registerfields.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-clock.h"
 #include "hw/watchdog/cmsdk-apb-watchdog.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 
@@ -318,6 +319,7 @@ static void cmsdk_apb_watchdog_init(Object *obj)
                           s, "cmsdk-apb-watchdog", 0x1000);
     sysbus_init_mmio(sbd, &s->iomem);
     sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &s->wdogint);
+    s->wdogclk = qdev_init_clock_in(DEVICE(s), "WDOGCLK", NULL, NULL);
 
     s->is_luminary = false;
     s->id = cmsdk_apb_watchdog_id;
@@ -346,9 +348,10 @@ static void cmsdk_apb_watchdog_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
 static const VMStateDescription cmsdk_apb_watchdog_vmstate = {
     .name = "cmsdk-apb-watchdog",
-    .version_id = 1,
-    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .version_id = 2,
+    .minimum_version_id = 2,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_CLOCK(wdogclk, CMSDKAPBWatchdog),
         VMSTATE_PTIMER(timer, CMSDKAPBWatchdog),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(control, CMSDKAPBWatchdog),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(intstatus, CMSDKAPBWatchdog),
diff --git a/include/hw/watchdog/cmsdk-apb-watchdog.h b/include/hw/watchdog/cmsdk-apb-watchdog.h
index 3da0d43e35..34069ca696 100644
--- a/include/hw/watchdog/cmsdk-apb-watchdog.h
+++ b/include/hw/watchdog/cmsdk-apb-watchdog.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  *
  * QEMU interface:
  *  + QOM property "wdogclk-frq": frequency at which the watchdog is clocked
+ *  + Clock input "WDOGCLK": clock for the watchdog's timer
  *  + sysbus MMIO region 0: the register bank
  *  + sysbus IRQ 0: watchdog interrupt
  *
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "hw/ptimer.h"
+#include "hw/clock.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
 #define TYPE_CMSDK_APB_WATCHDOG "cmsdk-apb-watchdog"
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ struct CMSDKAPBWatchdog {
     uint32_t wdogclk_frq;
     bool is_luminary;
     struct ptimer_state *timer;
+    Clock *wdogclk;
 
     uint32_t control;
     uint32_t intstatus;