diff --git a/workspace_tools/host_tests/host_test.py b/workspace_tools/host_tests/host_test.py
index d6aa1bd8a5..2189b9950e 100644
--- a/workspace_tools/host_tests/host_test.py
+++ b/workspace_tools/host_tests/host_test.py
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ from optparse import OptionParser
 from time import sleep
 from sys import stdout
 
+import sys
+sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..')))
+from private_settings import EACOMMANDER_CMD
+
 class Mbed:
     """ Base class for a host driven test
     """
@@ -166,16 +170,48 @@ class Mbed:
             sleep(1)
 
     def reset(self):
-        """ Reset function. Supports 'standard' send break command via Mbed's CDC,
-            also handles other reset modes.
-            E.g. reset by touching file with specific file name:
-            reboot.txt   - startup from standby state, reboots when in run mode.
-            shutdown.txt - shutdown from run mode
-            reset.txt    - reset FPGA during run mode
+        """ Reset function.
+            Supports:
+            - 'standard' send break command via Mbed's CDC,
+            - also handles other reset modes:
+              -  E.g. reset by touching file with specific file name:
+                 reboot.txt   - startup from standby state, reboots when in run mode.
+                 shutdown.txt - shutdown from run mode
+                 reset.txt    - reset FPGA during run mode
+              - eACommander for reset of SiLabs Gecko baords.
         """
-        if self.options.forced_reset_type and self.options.forced_reset_type.endswith('.txt'):
-            reset_file_path = os.path.join(self.disk, self.options.forced_reset_type.lower())
-            self.touch_file(reset_file_path)
+        if self.options.forced_reset_type:
+            if self.options.forced_reset_type == 'eACommander':
+                # For this copy method 'disk' will be 'serialno' for eACommander command line parameters
+                # Note: Commands are executed in the order they are specified on the command line
+                cmd = [EACOMMANDER_CMD,
+                       '--serialno', self.disk.rstrip('/\\'),
+                       '--resettype', '2', '--reset',]
+                try:
+                    ret = call(cmd, shell=True)
+                    if ret:
+                        resutl_msg = "Return code: %d. Command: "% ret + " ".join(cmd)
+                        result = False
+                except Exception, e:
+                    resutl_msg = e
+                    result = False
+            elif self.options.forced_reset_type == 'eACommander-usb':
+                # For this copy method 'disk' will be 'usb address' for eACommander command line parameters
+                # Note: Commands are executed in the order they are specified on the command line
+                cmd = [EACOMMANDER_CMD,
+                       '--usb', self.disk.rstrip('/\\'),
+                       '--resettype', '2', '--reset',]
+                try:
+                    ret = call(cmd, shell=True)
+                    if ret:
+                        resutl_msg = "Return code: %d. Command: "% ret + " ".join(cmd)
+                        result = False
+                except Exception, e:
+                    resutl_msg = e
+                    result = False
+            elif self.options.forced_reset_type.endswith('.txt'):
+                reset_file_path = os.path.join(self.disk, self.options.forced_reset_type.lower())
+                self.touch_file(reset_file_path)
         else:
             self.safe_sendBreak(self.serial)  # Instead of serial.sendBreak()
             # Give time to wait for the image loading
diff --git a/workspace_tools/test_api.py b/workspace_tools/test_api.py
index 10ac4de2d3..2949c659cb 100644
--- a/workspace_tools/test_api.py
+++ b/workspace_tools/test_api.py
@@ -593,6 +593,20 @@ class SingleTestRunner(object):
             except Exception, e:
                 resutl_msg = e
                 result = False
+        elif copy_method == 'eACommander-usb':
+            # For this copy method 'disk' will be 'usb address' for eACommander command line parameters
+            # Note: Commands are executed in the order they are specified on the command line
+            cmd = [EACOMMANDER_CMD,
+                   '--usb', disk.rstrip('/\\'),
+                   '--flash', image_path.encode('ascii', 'ignore')]
+            try:
+                ret = call(cmd, shell=True)
+                if ret:
+                    resutl_msg = "Return code: %d. Command: "% ret + " ".join(cmd)
+                    result = False
+            except Exception, e:
+                resutl_msg = e
+                result = False
         else:
             copy_method = "shutils.copy()"
             # Default python method