diff --git a/serial.go b/serial.go
index b6854e6..0b403da 100644
--- a/serial.go
+++ b/serial.go
@@ -17,8 +17,21 @@ type SerialPort interface {
 
 	// Set port speed
 	SetSpeed(baudrate int) error
+
+	// Set port parity
+	SetParity(parity Parity) error
 }
 
+type Parity int
+
+const (
+	PARITY_NONE Parity = iota
+	PARITY_ODD
+	PARITY_EVEN
+	PARITY_MARK
+	PARITY_SPACE
+)
+
 // Platform independent error type for serial ports
 type SerialPortError struct {
 	err  string
diff --git a/serial_linux.go b/serial_linux.go
index da75536..aeb2659 100644
--- a/serial_linux.go
+++ b/serial_linux.go
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ package serial
 	static const tcflag_t IUCLC = 0;
 #endif
 
+#if defined(PAREXT)
+	const tcflag_t FIXED_PAR_FLAG = PAREXT;
+#elif defined(CMSPAR)
+	const tcflag_t FIXED_PAR_FLAG = CMSPAR;
+#else
+	const tcflag_t FIXED_PAR_FLAG = 0;
+#endif
+
 // ioctl call is not available through syscall package
 //int ioctl_wrapper(int d, unsigned long request) {
 //	return ioctl(d, request);
@@ -209,6 +217,34 @@ func (port *linuxSerialPort) SetSpeed(speed int) error {
 	return setTermSettings(port.Handle, settings)
 }
 
+func (port *linuxSerialPort) SetParity(parity Parity) error {
+	settings, err := getTermSettings(port.Handle)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	switch parity {
+	case PARITY_NONE:
+		settings.c_cflag &= ^C.tcflag_t(syscall.PARENB | syscall.PARODD | C.FIXED_PAR_FLAG)
+		settings.c_iflag &= ^C.tcflag_t(syscall.INPCK)
+	case PARITY_ODD:
+		settings.c_cflag |= syscall.PARENB | syscall.PARODD
+		settings.c_cflag &= ^C.tcflag_t(C.FIXED_PAR_FLAG)
+		settings.c_iflag |= syscall.INPCK
+	case PARITY_EVEN:
+		settings.c_cflag &= ^C.tcflag_t(syscall.PARODD | C.FIXED_PAR_FLAG)
+		settings.c_cflag |= syscall.PARENB
+		settings.c_iflag |= syscall.INPCK
+	case PARITY_MARK:
+		settings.c_cflag |= syscall.PARENB | syscall.PARODD | C.FIXED_PAR_FLAG
+		settings.c_iflag |= syscall.INPCK
+	case PARITY_SPACE:
+		settings.c_cflag &= ^C.tcflag_t(syscall.PARODD)
+		settings.c_cflag |= syscall.PARENB | C.FIXED_PAR_FLAG
+		settings.c_iflag |= syscall.INPCK
+	}
+	return setTermSettings(port.Handle, settings)
+}
+
 func OpenPort(portName string, exclusive bool) (SerialPort, error) {
 	handle, err := syscall.Open(portName, syscall.O_RDWR|syscall.O_NOCTTY|syscall.O_NDELAY, 0)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/serial_test.go b/test/serial_test.go
index 384d70e..15d29d4 100644
--- a/test/serial_test.go
+++ b/test/serial_test.go
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ func ExampleCommunication() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	err = port.SetSpeed(9600)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err = port.SetSpeed(9600); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := port.SetParity(serial.PARITY_NONE); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}