diff --git a/pkg/systemlogmonitor/logwatchers/kmsg/log_watcher_linux.go b/pkg/systemlogmonitor/logwatchers/kmsg/log_watcher_linux.go
index ecc40294c..544f6c107 100644
--- a/pkg/systemlogmonitor/logwatchers/kmsg/log_watcher_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/systemlogmonitor/logwatchers/kmsg/log_watcher_linux.go
@@ -30,13 +30,19 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/node-problem-detector/pkg/util/tomb"
 )
 
+const (
+	reviveRetries  = 10
+	reviveDuration = 5 * time.Second
+)
+
 type kernelLogWatcher struct {
 	cfg       types.WatcherConfig
 	startTime time.Time
 	logCh     chan *logtypes.Log
 	tomb      *tomb.Tomb
 
-	kmsgParser kmsgparser.Parser
+	kmsgParser  kmsgparser.Parser
+	reviveCount int
 }
 
 // NewKmsgWatcher creates a watcher which will read messages from /dev/kmsg
@@ -55,22 +61,17 @@ func NewKmsgWatcher(cfg types.WatcherConfig) types.LogWatcher {
 		startTime: startTime,
 		tomb:      tomb.NewTomb(),
 		// Arbitrary capacity
-		logCh: make(chan *logtypes.Log, 100),
+		logCh:       make(chan *logtypes.Log, 100),
+		reviveCount: 0,
 	}
 }
 
 var _ types.WatcherCreateFunc = NewKmsgWatcher
 
 func (k *kernelLogWatcher) Watch() (<-chan *logtypes.Log, error) {
-	if k.kmsgParser == nil {
-		// nil-check to make mocking easier
-		parser, err := kmsgparser.NewParser()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create kmsg parser: %v", err)
-		}
-		k.kmsgParser = parser
+	if err := k.SetKmsgParser(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	go k.watchLoop()
 	return k.logCh, nil
 }
@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@ func (k *kernelLogWatcher) watchLoop() {
 			return
 		case msg, ok := <-kmsgs:
 			if !ok {
+				if val, ok := k.cfg.PluginConfig["revive"]; ok && val == "true" {
+					k.reviveMyself()
+				}
 				klog.Error("Kmsg channel closed")
 				return
 			}
@@ -120,3 +124,35 @@ func (k *kernelLogWatcher) watchLoop() {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// create a new kmsg parser and sets it to the watcher.
+func (k *kernelLogWatcher) SetKmsgParser() error {
+	parser, err := kmsgparser.NewParser()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create kmsg parser: %v", err)
+	}
+	k.kmsgParser = parser
+	return nil
+}
+
+// revive ourselves if the kmsg channel is closed
+// close the old kmsg parser and create a new one
+// enter the watch loop again
+func (k *kernelLogWatcher) reviveMyself() {
+	// if k.reviveCount >= reviveRetries {
+	// 	klog.Errorf("Failed to revive kmsg parser after %d retries", reviveRetries)
+	// 	return
+	// }
+	// klog.Infof("Reviving kmsg parser, attempt %d of %d", k.reviveCount, reviveRetries)
+	klog.Infof("Reviving kmsg parser, attempt %d", k.reviveCount)
+	if err := k.kmsgParser.Close(); err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("Failed to close kmsg parser: %v", err)
+	}
+	time.Sleep(reviveDuration)
+	if err := k.SetKmsgParser(); err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("Failed to revive kmsg parser: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	k.reviveCount++
+	k.watchLoop()
+}