diff --git a/Lua/lbtui.c b/Lua/lbtui.c
index 81f937e..0416f04 100644
--- a/Lua/lbtui.c
+++ b/Lua/lbtui.c
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ static int Lbtui_fillbox(lua_State *L)
     btui_fill_box(*bt, x, y, w, h);
     return 0;
 }
+
 static int Lbtui_shadow(lua_State *L)
 {
     btui_t **bt = (btui_t**)lua_touserdata(L, 1);
@@ -240,6 +241,21 @@ static int Lbtui_shadow(lua_State *L)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int Lbtui_scroll(lua_State *L)
+{
+    btui_t **bt = (btui_t**)lua_touserdata(L, 1);
+    if (bt == NULL) luaL_error(L, "Not a BTUI object");
+    int isnum;
+    lua_Integer firstline = lua_tointegerx(L, 2, &isnum);
+    if (!isnum) luaL_argerror(L, 2, "expected integer for first line");
+    lua_Integer lastline = lua_tointegerx(L, 3, &isnum);
+    if (!isnum) luaL_argerror(L, 3, "expected integer for last line");
+    lua_Integer scroll = lua_tointegerx(L, 4, &isnum);
+    if (!isnum) luaL_argerror(L, 4, "expected integer for scroll amount");
+    btui_scroll(*bt, firstline, lastline, scroll);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int Lbtui_setattributes(lua_State *L)
 {
     btui_t **bt = (btui_t**)lua_touserdata(L, 1);
@@ -456,6 +472,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg Rclass_metamethods[] =
     {"suspend",         Lbtui_suspend},
     {"linebox",         Lbtui_linebox},
     {"fillbox",         Lbtui_fillbox},
+    {"scroll",          Lbtui_scroll},
     {"shadow",          Lbtui_shadow},
     {"width",           Lbtui_width},
     {"height",          Lbtui_height},
diff --git a/Python/btui.py b/Python/btui.py
index 110a9b5..daa64f1 100644
--- a/Python/btui.py
+++ b/Python/btui.py
@@ -150,6 +150,13 @@ class BTUI:
         assert self._btui
         libbtui.btui_move_cursor(self._btui, int(x), int(y))
 
+    def scroll(self, firstline, lastline=None, amount=None):
+        assert self._btui
+        if amount is None:
+            amount = firstline
+            firstline, lastline = 1, self.height
+        libbtui.btui_scroll(self._btui, firstline, lastline, amount)
+
     def flush(self):
         assert self._btui
         libbtui.btui_flush(self._btui)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 79d7b51..018eaa6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ constants, including terminal escape values and keycodes.
     int     btui_move_cursor(btui_t *bt, int x, int y);
     #define btui_printf(bt, ...) fprintf((bt)->out, __VA_ARGS__)
     int     btui_puts(btui_t *bt, const char *s);
+    int     btui_scroll(btui_t *bt, int firstline, int lastline, int scroll_amount);
     int     btui_set_attributes(btui_t *bt, attr_t attrs);
     int     btui_set_bg(btui_t *bt, unsigned char r, unsigned char g, unsigned char b);
     int     btui_set_bg_hex(btui_t *bt, int hex);