diff --git a/subsys/task_wdt/CMakeLists.txt b/subsys/task_wdt/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f94461d203f0..827a6f2bf68c7 100644
--- a/subsys/task_wdt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/subsys/task_wdt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_TASK_WDT task_wdt.c)
+if (CONFIG_TASK_WDT_TEST)
+    zephyr_sources(task_wdt_test.c)
+    message(WARNING "
+        Warning: the test Task Watchdog is enabled and provides only a dummy
+        implementation.")
+else()
+    zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_TASK_WDT task_wdt.c)
+endif()
+
 zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_TASK_WDT_SHELL task_wdt_shell.c)
diff --git a/subsys/task_wdt/Kconfig b/subsys/task_wdt/Kconfig
index 92198a90e6e74..3584716518ca8 100644
--- a/subsys/task_wdt/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/task_wdt/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ menuconfig TASK_WDT
 	  per thread, even if the hardware supports only a single watchdog.
 
 if TASK_WDT
+
+config TASK_WDT_TEST
+	bool "Dummy implementation for tests"
+	help
+	  Allow the code to use all Task Watchdog APIs but does nothing.
+	  This can be useful to temporarily disable the Task Watchdog while
+	  debugging.
+
 config TASK_WDT_CHANNELS
 	int "Maximum number of task watchdog channels"
 	default 5
diff --git a/subsys/task_wdt/task_wdt_test.c b/subsys/task_wdt/task_wdt_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..065331e921b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subsys/task_wdt/task_wdt_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 BayLibre SAS
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+#include <zephyr/logging/log.h>
+#include <zephyr/task_wdt/task_wdt.h>
+
+LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(task_wdt);
+
+int task_wdt_init(const struct device *hw_wdt)
+{
+	ARG_UNUSED(hw_wdt);
+
+	LOG_INF("The test Task Watchdog is enabled and provides only a dummy implementation.");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int task_wdt_add(uint32_t reload_period, task_wdt_callback_t callback,
+		 void *user_data)
+{
+	ARG_UNUSED(reload_period);
+	ARG_UNUSED(callback);
+	ARG_UNUSED(user_data);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int task_wdt_delete(int channel_id)
+{
+	ARG_UNUSED(channel_id);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int task_wdt_feed(int channel_id)
+{
+	ARG_UNUSED(channel_id);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void task_wdt_suspend(void)
+{
+}
+
+void task_wdt_resume(void)
+{
+}