diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d118e5ff..24638456 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2020-09-20  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>
+
+	Submitted by Björn Mellström
+	patch #9744: Patch for ATMega324A support
+	* avrdude.conf.in (m324a): New entry.
+
 2020-09-20  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>
 
 	Submitted by Ronald Sutherland
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f480aa2c..ae3e6dfb 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Current:
       ATmega4809
     - ATtiny841, ATtiny441
     - ATmega64M1
+    - ATmega324A
 
   * New programmers supported:
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ Current:
     patch #9963: UsbAsp 3 MHz patch for UsbAsp-flash firmware
     patch #9816: Implement new programmer type: linuxspi
     patch #9811: ATmega328pb has efuse bit 3
+    patch #9744: Patch for ATMega324A support
 
   * Internals:
     - New avrdude.conf keyword "family_id", used to verify SIB attributes
diff --git a/avrdude.conf.in b/avrdude.conf.in
index 1c0e2703..fc2a6d46 100644
--- a/avrdude.conf.in
+++ b/avrdude.conf.in
@@ -4621,6 +4621,19 @@ part parent "m324p"
     ocdrev              = 3;
   ;
 
+#------------------------------------------------------------
+# ATmega324A
+#------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# similar to ATmega324P
+
+part parent "m324p"
+    id               = "m324a";
+    desc             = "ATmega324A";
+    signature        = 0x1e 0x95 0x15;
+
+    ocdrev              = 3;
+  ;
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------
 # ATmega644