diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 141b4ed8..78cd9b91 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-11-07  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>
+
+	* avrdude.conf.in (ATmega8A): new device (alias for ATmega8)
+
 2021-11-07  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>
 
 	bug #50517: Reading fails if "immediate mode" for output file format is selected - fileio: invalid operation=1
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 405aa05c..4ad5d9e2 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Current:
     - ATmega808, ATmega809, ATmega1608, ATmega1609, AVR DA, AVR DB
     - LGT8FX88P, LGT8FX168P, LGT8FX328P
     - ATmega324PB
+    - ATmega8A
 
   * New programmers supported:
 
diff --git a/avrdude.conf.in b/avrdude.conf.in
index 1fc2de6d..1b314cd9 100644
--- a/avrdude.conf.in
+++ b/avrdude.conf.in
@@ -6713,6 +6713,15 @@ part
 
 
 
+#------------------------------------------------------------
+# ATmega8A
+#------------------------------------------------------------
+
+part parent "m8"
+    id               = "m8a";
+    desc             = "ATmega8A";
+    ;
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------
 # ATmega8515
 #------------------------------------------------------------