diff --git a/src/libosd/cl_scm.c b/src/libosd/cl_scm.c
index d872822..036aa9a 100644
--- a/src/libosd/cl_scm.c
+++ b/src/libosd/cl_scm.c
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ osd_result osd_cl_scm_cpus_stop(struct osd_hostmod_ctx *hostmod_ctx,
 /**
  * Read the system information from the device, as stored in the SCM
  */
+API_EXPORT
+osd_result osd_cl_scm_system_reset(struct osd_hostmod_ctx *hostmod_ctx,
+                                   unsigned int subnet_addr, bool reset)
+{
+    return osd_hostmod_reg_setbit(hostmod_ctx, OSD_REG_SCM_SYSRST_SYS_RST_BIT,
+                                  reset,
+                                  get_scm_diaddr(subnet_addr),
+                                  OSD_REG_SCM_SYSRST, 16,
+                                  OSD_HOSTMOD_BLOCKING);
+}
+
 API_EXPORT
 osd_result osd_cl_scm_get_subnetinfo(struct osd_hostmod_ctx *hostmod_ctx,
                                      unsigned int subnet_addr,
diff --git a/src/libosd/include/osd/cl_scm.h b/src/libosd/include/osd/cl_scm.h
index 2d04d40..8979d1e 100644
--- a/src/libosd/include/osd/cl_scm.h
+++ b/src/libosd/include/osd/cl_scm.h
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ osd_result osd_cl_scm_cpus_start(struct osd_hostmod_ctx *hostmod_ctx,
 osd_result osd_cl_scm_cpus_stop(struct osd_hostmod_ctx *hostmod_ctx,
                                 unsigned int subnet_addr);
 
+/**
+ * Set or unset the system reset in a given subnet
+ *
+ * The exact meaning of "system reset" is platform-dependent.
+ *
+ * @param hostmod_ctx hostmodule context
+ * @param subnet_addr target subnet
+ * @param reset Value of the reset: 1 to set the reset signal, 0 to unset it
+ */
+osd_result osd_cl_scm_system_reset(struct osd_hostmod_ctx *hostmod_ctx,
+                                   unsigned int subnet_addr, bool reset);
+
 /**
  * Get a description of a given subnet from the SCM
  */
diff --git a/tests/unit/check_cl_scm.c b/tests/unit/check_cl_scm.c
index d57bd82..21f5648 100644
--- a/tests/unit/check_cl_scm.c
+++ b/tests/unit/check_cl_scm.c
@@ -80,6 +80,48 @@ START_TEST(test_cpus_stop)
 }
 END_TEST
 
+START_TEST(test_system_reset_set)
+{
+    osd_result rv;
+
+    uint16_t old_reg_val = 0xDE0C;
+    uint16_t new_reg_val = 0xDE0D;
+
+    mock_hostmod_expect_reg_read16(old_reg_val,
+                                   osd_diaddr_build(subnet_addr, 0),
+                                   OSD_REG_SCM_SYSRST,
+                                   OSD_OK);
+    mock_hostmod_expect_reg_write16(new_reg_val,
+                                    osd_diaddr_build(subnet_addr, 0),
+                                    OSD_REG_SCM_SYSRST,
+                                    OSD_OK);
+
+    rv = osd_cl_scm_system_reset(mock_hostmod_get_ctx(), subnet_addr, 1);
+    ck_assert_int_eq(rv, OSD_OK);
+}
+END_TEST
+
+START_TEST(test_system_reset_unset)
+{
+    osd_result rv;
+
+    uint16_t old_reg_val = 0xde0D;
+    uint16_t new_reg_val = 0xde0C;
+
+    mock_hostmod_expect_reg_read16(old_reg_val,
+                                   osd_diaddr_build(subnet_addr, 0),
+                                   OSD_REG_SCM_SYSRST,
+                                   OSD_OK);
+    mock_hostmod_expect_reg_write16(new_reg_val,
+                                    osd_diaddr_build(subnet_addr, 0),
+                                    OSD_REG_SCM_SYSRST,
+                                    OSD_OK);
+
+    rv = osd_cl_scm_system_reset(mock_hostmod_get_ctx(), subnet_addr, 0);
+    ck_assert_int_eq(rv, OSD_OK);
+}
+END_TEST
+
 START_TEST(test_get_subnetinfo)
 {
     osd_result rv;
@@ -118,6 +160,8 @@ Suite *suite(void)
     tcase_add_checked_fixture(tc_core, setup, teardown);
     tcase_add_test(tc_core, test_cpus_start);
     tcase_add_test(tc_core, test_cpus_stop);
+    tcase_add_test(tc_core, test_system_reset_set);
+    tcase_add_test(tc_core, test_system_reset_unset);
     tcase_add_test(tc_core, test_get_subnetinfo);
     suite_add_tcase(s, tc_core);