diff --git a/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/MotorSafety.cpp b/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/MotorSafety.cpp
index 56c846fcd4..f9488ddc70 100644
--- a/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/MotorSafety.cpp
+++ b/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/MotorSafety.cpp
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ using namespace frc;
 MotorSafety::MotorSafety(MotorSafety&& rhs)
     : ErrorBase(std::move(rhs)), m_enabled(std::move(rhs.m_enabled)) {
   m_watchdog = Watchdog(rhs.m_watchdog.GetTimeout(), [this] { TimeoutFunc(); });
+  m_watchdog.SuppressTimeoutMessage(true);
 }
 
 MotorSafety& MotorSafety::operator=(MotorSafety&& rhs) {
   ErrorBase::operator=(std::move(rhs));
 
   m_watchdog = Watchdog(rhs.m_watchdog.GetTimeout(), [this] { TimeoutFunc(); });
+  m_watchdog.SuppressTimeoutMessage(true);
   m_enabled = std::move(rhs.m_enabled);
 
   return *this;
diff --git a/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/Watchdog.cpp b/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/Watchdog.cpp
index f63b3fd61c..af83617e46 100644
--- a/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/Watchdog.cpp
+++ b/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/Watchdog.cpp
@@ -51,10 +51,12 @@ void Watchdog::Thread::Main() {
         auto now = hal::fpga_clock::now();
         if (now - watchdog->m_lastTimeoutPrintTime > kMinPrintPeriod) {
           watchdog->m_lastTimeoutPrintTime = now;
-          wpi::outs() << "Watchdog not fed within "
-                      << wpi::format("%.6f",
-                                     watchdog->m_timeout.count() / 1.0e6)
-                      << "s\n";
+          if (!watchdog->m_suppressTimeoutMessage) {
+            wpi::outs() << "Watchdog not fed within "
+                        << wpi::format("%.6f",
+                                       watchdog->m_timeout.count() / 1.0e6)
+                        << "s\n";
+          }
         }
         lock.unlock();
         watchdog->m_callback();
@@ -159,6 +161,10 @@ void Watchdog::Disable() {
   thr->m_cond.notify_all();
 }
 
+void Watchdog::SuppressTimeoutMessage(bool suppress) {
+  m_suppressTimeoutMessage = suppress;
+}
+
 bool Watchdog::operator>(const Watchdog& rhs) {
   return m_expirationTime > rhs.m_expirationTime;
 }
diff --git a/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/Watchdog.h b/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/Watchdog.h
index 2439c843a1..e15da1fe42 100644
--- a/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/Watchdog.h
+++ b/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/Watchdog.h
@@ -104,6 +104,16 @@ class Watchdog {
    */
   void Disable();
 
+  /**
+   * Enable or disable suppression of the generic timeout message.
+   *
+   * This may be desirable if the user-provided callback already prints a more
+   * specific message.
+   *
+   * @param suppress Whether to suppress generic timeout message.
+   */
+  void SuppressTimeoutMessage(bool suppress);
+
  private:
   // Used for timeout print rate-limiting
   static constexpr std::chrono::milliseconds kMinPrintPeriod{1000};
@@ -118,6 +128,8 @@ class Watchdog {
   wpi::StringMap<std::chrono::microseconds> m_epochs;
   bool m_isExpired = false;
 
+  bool m_suppressTimeoutMessage = false;
+
   class Thread;
   wpi::SafeThreadOwner<Thread>* m_owner;
 
diff --git a/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/MotorSafety.java b/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/MotorSafety.java
index be455e6bb1..04949c2e33 100644
--- a/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/MotorSafety.java
+++ b/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/MotorSafety.java
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ public abstract class MotorSafety {
   private boolean m_enabled;
   private final Object m_thisMutex = new Object();
 
+  public MotorSafety() {
+    m_watchdog.suppressTimeoutMessage(true);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Feed the motor safety object.
    *
diff --git a/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/Watchdog.java b/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/Watchdog.java
index 7a984467c3..45dbdca184 100644
--- a/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/Watchdog.java
+++ b/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/Watchdog.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
  *
  * <p>The watchdog is initialized disabled, so the user needs to call enable() before use.
  */
+@SuppressWarnings("PMD.TooManyMethods")
 public class Watchdog implements Closeable, Comparable<Watchdog> {
   // Used for timeout print rate-limiting
   private static final long kMinPrintPeriod = 1000000; // us
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ public class Watchdog implements Closeable, Comparable<Watchdog> {
   private final Map<String, Long> m_epochs = new HashMap<>();
   boolean m_isExpired;
 
+  boolean m_suppressTimeoutMessage;
+
   static {
     startDaemonThread(() -> schedulerFunc());
   }
@@ -201,6 +204,17 @@ public class Watchdog implements Closeable, Comparable<Watchdog> {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Enable or disable suppression of the generic timeout message.
+   *
+   * <p>This may be desirable if the user-provided callback already prints a more specific message.
+   *
+   * @param suppress Whether to suppress generic timeout message.
+   */
+  public void suppressTimeoutMessage(boolean suppress) {
+    m_suppressTimeoutMessage = suppress;
+  }
+
   private static Thread startDaemonThread(Runnable target) {
     Thread inst = new Thread(target);
     inst.setDaemon(true);
@@ -229,7 +243,9 @@ public class Watchdog implements Closeable, Comparable<Watchdog> {
             long now = RobotController.getFPGATime();
             if (now  - watchdog.m_lastTimeoutPrintTime > kMinPrintPeriod) {
               watchdog.m_lastTimeoutPrintTime = now;
-              System.out.format("Watchdog not fed within %.6fs\n", watchdog.m_timeout / 1.0e6);
+              if (!watchdog.m_suppressTimeoutMessage) {
+                System.out.format("Watchdog not fed within %.6fs\n", watchdog.m_timeout / 1.0e6);
+              }
             }
             m_queueMutex.unlock();
             watchdog.m_callback.run();