diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/ShellStreamTest.cs b/src/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/ShellStreamTest.cs
index ecec9d30e..4408a4b57 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/ShellStreamTest.cs
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/ShellStreamTest.cs
@@ -103,6 +103,37 @@ public void WriteLine_Line_ShouldOnlyWriteLineTerminatorWhenLineIsNull()
             _channelSessionMock.Verify(p => p.SendData(lineTerminator), Times.Once);
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void WindowChangeRequest_ShouldReturnFalseWhenNotConnected()
+        {
+            var shellStream = CreateShellStream();
+            _channelSessionMock.Setup(s => s.IsOpen).Returns(false);
+            Assert.IsFalse(shellStream.ChangeWindow(80, 25, 0, 0));
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void WindowChangeRequest_ShouldReturnFalseWhenResultFails()
+        {
+            var shellStream = CreateShellStream();
+            _channelSessionMock.Setup(s => s.IsOpen).Returns(true);
+            _channelSessionMock.Setup(s => s.SendWindowChangeRequest(
+                  It.IsAny<uint>(), It.IsAny<uint>(),
+                  It.IsAny<uint>(), It.IsAny<uint>())).Returns(false);
+            Assert.IsFalse(shellStream.ChangeWindow(80, 25, 0, 0));
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void WindowChangeRequest_ShouldReturnTrueWhenResultSucceeds()
+        {
+            var shellStream = CreateShellStream();
+            _channelSessionMock.Setup(s => s.IsOpen).Returns(true);
+            _channelSessionMock.Setup(s => s.SendWindowChangeRequest(
+                  It.IsAny<uint>(), It.IsAny<uint>(),
+                  It.IsAny<uint>(), It.IsAny<uint>())).Returns(true);
+            Assert.IsTrue(shellStream.ChangeWindow(80, 25, 0, 0));
+            _channelSessionMock.Verify(v => v.SendWindowChangeRequest(80,25,0,0), Times.Once());
+        }
+
         private ShellStream CreateShellStream()
         {
             _sessionMock.Setup(p => p.ConnectionInfo).Returns(_connectionInfoMock.Object);
diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet/ShellStream.cs b/src/Renci.SshNet/ShellStream.cs
index 3274fe19c..720f1ccc8 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet/ShellStream.cs
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet/ShellStream.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Renci.SshNet.Abstractions;
+using System.CodeDom;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
 namespace Renci.SshNet
 {
@@ -52,6 +54,19 @@ public bool DataAvailable
                 }
             }
         }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sends a Window Change Request via the Channel.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="columns">New screen width in # of columns</param>
+        /// <param name="rows">New screen height in # of rows</param>
+        /// <param name="width">New screen width in Pixels</param>
+        /// <param name="height">New screen height in Pixels</param>
+        /// <returns>true when change is successful, or false when channel is NOT open or the request </returns>
+        public bool ChangeWindow(uint columns, uint rows, uint width, uint height )
+        {
+            if (_channel==null || !_channel.IsOpen) return false;
+            return _channel.SendWindowChangeRequest(columns, rows, width, height);
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the number of bytes that will be written to the internal buffer.