diff --git a/hal/reset_reason_api.h b/hal/reset_reason_api.h
index 536c190317..be1a19d85d 100644
--- a/hal/reset_reason_api.h
+++ b/hal/reset_reason_api.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ typedef enum {
   RESET_REASON_WATCHDOG,       /**< Set when a running watchdog timer fails to be refreshed */
   RESET_REASON_LOCKUP,         /**< Set when the core is locked because of an unrecoverable exception */
   RESET_REASON_WAKE_LOW_POWER, /**< Set when waking from deep sleep mode */
+  RESET_REASON_ACCESS_ERROR,   /**< Umbrella value that encompasses any access related reset */
+  RESET_REASON_BOOT_ERROR,     /**< Umbrella value that encompasses any boot related reset */
   RESET_REASON_MULTIPLE,       /**< Set if multiple reset reasons are set within the board. Occurs when the reset reason registers aren't cleared between resets */
   RESET_REASON_PLATFORM,       /**< Platform specific reset reason not captured in this enum */
   RESET_REASON_UNKNOWN         /**< Unknown or unreadable reset reason **/
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ typedef enum {
  *
  * @return enum containing the last reset reason for the board.
  */
-  reset_reason_t hal_reset_reason_get(void);
+reset_reason_t hal_reset_reason_get(void);
 
 /**
  * Clear the reset reason from registers
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ typedef enum {
  * before the system resets. Failing to do so may make it difficult to determine
  * the cause of any subsequent system resets.
  */
-  void hal_reset_reason_clear(void);
+void hal_reset_reason_clear(void);
 
 /**@}*/
 
diff --git a/platform/mbed_reset_reason.cpp b/platform/mbed_reset_reason.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ff5d5aad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/mbed_reset_reason.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/* mbed Microcontroller Library
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 ARM Limited
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "mbed_reset_reason.h"
+
+#if DEVICE_RESET_REASON
+
+namespace mbed {
+
+reset_reason_t mbed_reset_reason_get(void)
+{
+  // Store the reason statically so it can be accessed after the first call to
+  // this function resets it.
+  const static reset_reason_t reason = hal_reset_reason_get();
+
+  hal_reset_reason_clear();
+
+  return reason;
+}
+} // namespace mbed
+
+#endif // DEVICE_RESET_REASON
diff --git a/platform/mbed_reset_reason.h b/platform/mbed_reset_reason.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..507461a32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/mbed_reset_reason.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/** \addtogroup hal */
+/** @{*/
+/* mbed Microcontroller Library
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 ARM Limited
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#ifndef MBED_RESET_REASON_H
+#define MBED_RESET_REASON_H
+
+#if DEVICE_RESET_REASON
+
+#include "reset_reason_api.h"
+
+namespace mbed {
+/** \addtogroup platform */
+/** @{*/
+/**
+ * \defgroup reset_reason reset reason functions
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/** Get the platform-independent reason code for the last system reset.
+ *
+ *  Example:
+ *  @code
+ *  const reset_reason_t reason = mbed_reset_reason_get();
+ *
+ *  if (reason == RESET_REASON_WATCHDOG) {
+ *      std::cout << "Watchdog reset" << std::endl;
+ *      rollback();
+ *  }
+ *  @endcode
+ */
+reset_reason_t mbed_reset_reason_get(void);
+
+/**@}*/
+/**@}*/
+
+} // namespace mbed
+
+#endif // DEVICE_RESET_REASON
+
+/**@}*/
+
+#endif // MBED_RESET_REASON_H