diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7220de3..e4bc07d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2440,3 +2440,10 @@ Mon Sep 20 21:00:46 PDT 1999	Michael Jennings <mej@eterm.org>
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+Mon Sep 20 21:25:46 PDT 1999	Michael Jennings <mej@eterm.org>
+
+	Added support for xterm's property change escape sequence as requested
+	by Greg Badros <gjb@cs.washington.edu>, the originator of the
+	sequence.
+	
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/term.c b/src/term.c
index c674110..4e5e7fa 100644
--- a/src/term.c
+++ b/src/term.c
@@ -1628,11 +1628,11 @@ xterm_seq(int op, const char *str)
 {
 
   XColor xcol;
-  char *nstr, *tnstr, *orig_tnstr;
+  char *nstr, *tnstr, *orig_tnstr, *valptr;
   unsigned char eterm_seq_op, which = 0;
 #ifdef PIXMAP_SUPPORT
   unsigned char changed = 0, scaled = 0;
-  char *color, *mod, *valptr;
+  char *color, *mod;
 #endif
 
   if (!str)
@@ -1647,7 +1647,13 @@ xterm_seq(int op, const char *str)
       set_title(str);
       break;
     case XTerm_prop:
-      
+      if ((nstr = strsep(&tnstr, ";")) == NULL) {
+        break;
+      }
+      if ((valptr = strchr(nstr, '=')) != NULL) {
+        *(valptr++) = 0;
+      }
+      set_text_property(TermWin.parent, nstr, valptr);
       break;
     case XTerm_name:
       set_title(str);		/* drop */
diff --git a/src/windows.c b/src/windows.c
index 34e01ef..d490b44 100644
--- a/src/windows.c
+++ b/src/windows.c
@@ -78,6 +78,30 @@ const char *def_fontName[] =
 };
 Cursor TermWin_cursor;		/* cursor for vt window */
 
+void
+set_text_property(Window win, char *propname, char *value)
+{
+  XTextProperty prop;
+  Atom atom;
+
+  ASSERT(propname != NULL);
+
+  if (value == NULL) {
+    atom = XInternAtom(Xdisplay, propname, True);
+    if (atom == None) {
+      return;
+    }
+    XDeleteProperty(Xdisplay, win, atom);
+  } else {
+    atom = XInternAtom(Xdisplay, propname, False);
+    prop.value = value;
+    prop.encoding = XA_STRING;
+    prop.format = 8;
+    prop.nitems = strlen(value);
+    XSetTextProperty(Xdisplay, win, &prop, atom);
+  }
+}
+
 Pixel
 get_bottom_shadow_color(Pixel norm_color, const char *type)
 {
diff --git a/src/windows.h b/src/windows.h
index 8b58cf3..38a3ef9 100644
--- a/src/windows.h
+++ b/src/windows.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ extern const char *rs_mfont[NFONTS];
 /************ Function Prototypes ************/
 _XFUNCPROTOBEGIN
 
+extern void set_text_property(Window, char *, char *);
 extern Pixel get_bottom_shadow_color(Pixel, const char *);
 extern Pixel get_top_shadow_color(Pixel, const char *);
 extern void Create_Windows(int, char * []);