In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a processor, a network interface communicatively coupled to the processor, a management controller communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to provide management of the information handling system via a communications channel physically isolated from the network interface, and a controller. The controller may be configured to filter for a packet indicative of a request to remotely reset the management controller and, in response to receiving the packet indicative of the request to remotely reset the management controller, perform a reset of the management controller.