diff --git a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFi.cpp b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFi.cpp
index ed8697813..d260be4d8 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFi.cpp
+++ b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFi.cpp
@@ -314,6 +314,18 @@ unsigned long arduino::WiFiClass::getTime() {
     return 0;
 }
 
+void arduino::WiFiClass::setFeedWatchdogFunc(ArduinoPortentaH7WiFiFeedWatchdogFuncPtr func)
+{
+  _feed_watchdog_func = func;
+}
+
+void arduino::WiFiClass::feedWatchdog()
+{
+  if (_feed_watchdog_func)
+	_feed_watchdog_func();
+}
+
+
 #if defined(COMPONENT_4343W)
 
 #include "QSPIFBlockDevice.h"
diff --git a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFi.h b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFi.h
index 18ca91daf..026055643 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFi.h
+++ b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFi.h
@@ -49,9 +49,12 @@ extern "C" {
 #define DEFAULT_AP_CHANNEL 6
 #endif
 
+#define ARDUINO_PORTENTA_H7_WIFI_HAS_FEED_WATCHDOG_FUNC
+
 namespace arduino {
 
 typedef void* (*voidPrtFuncPtr)(void);
+typedef void (*ArduinoPortentaH7WiFiFeedWatchdogFuncPtr)(void);
 
 class WiFiClass
 {
@@ -296,6 +299,9 @@ class WiFiClass
 
     NetworkInterface *getNetwork();
 
+    void setFeedWatchdogFunc(ArduinoPortentaH7WiFiFeedWatchdogFuncPtr func);
+    void feedWatchdog();
+
 private:
 
     EMACInterface* _softAP = nullptr;
@@ -316,6 +322,7 @@ class WiFiClass
     bool isVisible(const char* ssid);
     arduino::IPAddress ipAddressFromSocketAddress(SocketAddress socketAddress);
     SocketAddress socketAddressFromIpAddress(arduino::IPAddress ip, uint16_t port);
+    ArduinoPortentaH7WiFiFeedWatchdogFuncPtr _feed_watchdog_func = 0;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiHelpers.cpp b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiHelpers.cpp
index 3d1e35cc8..ed9301233 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiHelpers.cpp
+++ b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiHelpers.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ static FILE* target;
 
 void body_callback(const char* data, uint32_t data_len)
 {
+	WiFi.feedWatchdog();
 	fwrite(data, 1, data_len, target);
 }