diff --git a/ext/curses/curses.c b/ext/curses/curses.c
index def8c6db..c8858299 100644
--- a/ext/curses/curses.c
+++ b/ext/curses/curses.c
@@ -2810,6 +2810,31 @@ window_getbkgd(VALUE obj)
 #endif
 }
 
+/*
+ * Document-method: Curses::Window.chgat
+ * call-seq: chgat(n, attrs)
+ *
+ * Changes the attributes of a given number of characters starting at
+ * the current cursor location.
+ */
+static VALUE
+window_chgat(VALUE obj, VALUE n, VALUE attrs)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_WCHGAT
+    chtype a = NUM2CHTYPE(attrs);
+    attr_t attr;
+    short pair;
+    struct windata *winp;
+
+    GetWINDOW(obj,winp);
+    attr = a & A_ATTRIBUTES;
+    pair = PAIR_NUMBER(attr);
+    return (wchgat(winp->window, NUM2INT(n), attr, pair, NULL) == OK) ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
+#else
+    return Qnil;
+#endif
+}
+
 /*
  * Document-method: Curses::Window.resize
  * call-seq: resize(lines, cols)
@@ -5064,6 +5089,7 @@ Init_curses(void)
     rb_define_method(cWindow, "bkgdset", window_bkgdset, 1);
     rb_define_method(cWindow, "bkgd", window_bkgd, 1);
     rb_define_method(cWindow, "getbkgd", window_getbkgd, 0);
+    rb_define_method(cWindow, "chgat", window_chgat, 2);
 
     rb_define_method(cWindow, "nodelay=", window_nodelay, 1);
     rb_define_method(cWindow, "timeout=", window_timeout, 1);
diff --git a/ext/curses/extconf.rb b/ext/curses/extconf.rb
index f405f9ce..2a356f5e 100644
--- a/ext/curses/extconf.rb
+++ b/ext/curses/extconf.rb
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ def exec_command(cmd)
               touchwin untouchwin wtouchln is_linetouched is_wintouched
               def_prog_mode reset_prog_mode timeout wtimeout nodelay
               init_color wcolor_set use_default_colors assume_default_colors
-              newpad unget_wch get_wch wget_wch PDC_get_key_modifiers)
+              newpad unget_wch get_wch wget_wch PDC_get_key_modifiers
+              chgat wchgat)
     have_func(f) || (have_macro(f, curses) && $defs.push(format("-DHAVE_%s", f.upcase)))
   end
   convertible_int('chtype', [["#undef MOUSE_MOVED\n"]]+curses) or abort
diff --git a/sample/attr_demo.rb b/sample/attr_demo.rb
index f28bc123..8c90704e 100644
--- a/sample/attr_demo.rb
+++ b/sample/attr_demo.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
     addstr([*('a'..'z'), *('0'..'9')].join + "\n")
   }
   getch
-
+  setpos(0, 0)
+  Curses.stdscr.chgat(6, A_UNDERLINE)
+  getch
 ensure
   close_screen
 end
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