diff --git a/adafruit_cst8xx.py b/adafruit_cst8xx.py
index 77d24e4..bab6722 100644
--- a/adafruit_cst8xx.py
+++ b/adafruit_cst8xx.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 _CST_REG_CHIPTYPE = const(0xAA)
 
 _CHIP_ID_CST826 = const(0x11)
+_CHIP_ID_CST836 = const(0x13)
 
 # Untested Chip IDs which may use different registers
 # If future chips do use different registers, it would be best to
@@ -89,6 +90,10 @@ def __init__(self, i2c, address=_CST_DEFAULT_I2C_ADDR, debug=False, irq_pin=None
             # this is a CST826
             if debug:
                 print("CST826 chip found")
+        elif chip_data[5] in {_CHIP_ID_CST836}:
+            # this is a CST826
+            if debug:
+                print("CST836 chip found")
         else:
             raise RuntimeError("Did not find supported CST8XX chip")