diff --git a/trunk/src/drivers/win/ntview.cpp b/trunk/src/drivers/win/ntview.cpp
index 25e5f563..7debd096 100644
--- a/trunk/src/drivers/win/ntview.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/drivers/win/ntview.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ extern uint8 XOffset;
 
 int xpos, ypos;
 int scrolllines = 1;
+int attview = 0;
+
+// checkerboard tile for attribute view
+const uint8 ATTRIBUTE_VIEW_TILE[16] = {	0x0F, 0x0F, 0x0F, 0x0F, 0x0F, 0x0F, 0x0F, 0x0F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF };
 
 //if you pass this 1 then it will draw no matter what. If you pass it 0
 //then it will draw if redrawtables is true
@@ -193,7 +197,7 @@ void ChangeMirroring(){
 	return;
 }
 
-INLINE void DrawChr(uint8 *pbitmap,uint8 *chr,int pal){
+INLINE void DrawChr(uint8 *pbitmap,const uint8 *chr,int pal){
 	int y, x, tmp, index=0, p=0;
 	uint8 chr0, chr1;
 	//uint8 *table = &VPage[0][0]; //use the background table
@@ -280,8 +284,11 @@ void DrawNameTable(int scanline, int ntnum, bool invalidateCache) {
 
 				a = FCEUPPU_GetAttr(ntnum,x,y);
 
+				const uint8* chrp = FCEUPPU_GetCHR(ptable+chr,refreshaddr);
+				if (attview) chrp = ATTRIBUTE_VIEW_TILE;
+
 				//a good way to do it:
-				DrawChr(pbitmap,FCEUPPU_GetCHR(ptable+chr,refreshaddr),a);
+				DrawChr(pbitmap,chrp,a);
 
 				tablecache[ntaddr] = table[ntaddr];
 				tablecache[attraddr] = table[attraddr];
@@ -411,6 +418,7 @@ BOOL CALLBACK NTViewCallB(HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 			SelectObject (pDC, CreatePen (PS_SOLID, 2, RGB (255, 255, 255))) ;
 
 			CheckDlgButton(hwndDlg, IDC_NTVIEW_SHOW_SCROLL_LINES, BST_CHECKED);
+			CheckDlgButton(hwndDlg, IDC_NTVIEW_SHOW_ATTRIBUTES,   BST_UNCHECKED);
 			//clear cache
 			//memset(palcache,0,32);
 			//memset(ntcache0,0,0x400);
@@ -537,6 +545,10 @@ BOOL CALLBACK NTViewCallB(HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 							scrolllines ^= 1;
 							chrchanged = 1;
 							break;
+						case IDC_NTVIEW_SHOW_ATTRIBUTES :
+							attview ^= 1;
+							chrchanged = 1;
+							break;
 					}
 					break;
 			}
diff --git a/trunk/src/drivers/win/res.rc b/trunk/src/drivers/win/res.rc
index b942a800..8437e2a7 100644
--- a/trunk/src/drivers/win/res.rc
+++ b/trunk/src/drivers/win/res.rc
@@ -878,7 +878,8 @@ BEGIN
     CONTROL         "Single Screen (Table 3)",IDC_NTVIEW_MIRROR_SS_TABLE_3,
                     "Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON,113,377,90,10
     GROUPBOX        "Current Mirroring",65532,7,332,214,58
-    CONTROL         "Show Scroll Lines",IDC_NTVIEW_SHOW_SCROLL_LINES,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,101,319,69,10
+    CONTROL         "Show Scroll Lines",IDC_NTVIEW_SHOW_SCROLL_LINES,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,101,313,69,10
+    CONTROL         "Show Attributes",  IDC_NTVIEW_SHOW_ATTRIBUTES,  "Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,101,324,69,10
     CONTROL         "Horizontal",IDC_NTVIEW_MIRROR_HORIZONTAL,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON,15,344,47,10
     GROUPBOX        "Properties",65531,227,336,122,60
     LTEXT           "Tile ID:",    IDC_NTVIEW_PROPERTIES_LINE_1,237,346,110,10
diff --git a/trunk/src/drivers/win/resource.h b/trunk/src/drivers/win/resource.h
index c95bb1e6..77fd5f4f 100644
--- a/trunk/src/drivers/win/resource.h
+++ b/trunk/src/drivers/win/resource.h
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@
 #define MW_ADDR02                       1007
 #define IDC_NTVIEW_MIRROR_SS_TABLE_3    1007
 #define IDC_NTVIEW_SHOW_SCROLL_LINES    1008
+#define IDC_NTVIEW_SHOW_ATTRIBUTES      1009
 #define MW_ADDR03                       1010
 #define MW_ADDR04                       1013
 #define MW_ADDR05                       1016