diff --git a/src/avrdude.conf.in b/src/avrdude.conf.in
index f8f322ee..cb234aff 100644
--- a/src/avrdude.conf.in
+++ b/src/avrdude.conf.in
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ programmer
 #------------------------------------------------------------
 
 programmer
-    id                     = "stk500v2";
+    id                     = "stk500v2", "scratchmonkey";
     desc                   = "Atmel STK500 version 2.x firmware";
     type                   = "stk500v2";
     prog_modes             = PM_TPI | PM_ISP;
@@ -1427,7 +1427,7 @@ programmer
 #------------------------------------------------------------
 
 programmer
-    id                     = "stk500pp";
+    id                     = "stk500pp", "scratchmonkey_pp";
     desc                   = "Atmel STK500 v2 in parallel programming mode";
     type                   = "stk500pp";
     prog_modes             = PM_HVPP;
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ programmer
 #------------------------------------------------------------
 
 programmer
-    id                     = "stk500hvsp";
+    id                     = "stk500hvsp", "scratchmonkey_hvsp";
     desc                   = "Atmel STK500 v2 in high-voltage serial programming mode";
     type                   = "stk500hvsp";
     prog_modes             = PM_HVSP;
diff --git a/src/stk500v2.c b/src/stk500v2.c
index 37f4379e..03410f4a 100644
--- a/src/stk500v2.c
+++ b/src/stk500v2.c
@@ -755,6 +755,9 @@ retry:
       if (siglen >= strlen("STK500_2") &&
 	  memcmp(resp + 3, "STK500_2", strlen("STK500_2")) == 0) {
 	PDATA(pgm)->pgmtype = PGMTYPE_STK500;
+      } else if (siglen >= strlen("SCRATCHMONKEY") &&
+	  memcmp(resp + 3, "SCRATCHMONKEY", strlen("SCRATCHMONKEY")) == 0) {
+	PDATA(pgm)->pgmtype = PGMTYPE_STK500;
       } else if (siglen >= strlen("AVRISP_2") &&
 		 memcmp(resp + 3, "AVRISP_2", strlen("AVRISP_2")) == 0) {
 	PDATA(pgm)->pgmtype = PGMTYPE_AVRISP;