An electronic circuit is disclosed. The circuit includes a power transistor having a gate terminal, a source terminal and a drain terminal. The electronic circuit also has a driver to generate which selectively changes a voltage at the gate terminal. The driver circuit includes a pull-down switch configured to change the voltage on the gate terminal such that the resistance between the source terminal and the drain terminal increases. The electronic circuit also has an overvoltage protection circuit coupled to the gate terminal. The overvoltage protection circuit includes a selectively conductive device configured to become conductive while reverse biased in response to an overvoltage potential. While conductive, the selectively conductive device causes the resistance between the source terminal and the drain terminal to decrease. The overvoltage protection circuit is also causes the pull-down switch to be non-conductive by applying a signal to the pull-down switch.