2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 48e1de9..e00f883 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -1024,6 +1024,7 @@ Peter Parente
 Alexandre Parenteau
 Dan Parisien
 William Park
+Claude Paroz
 Heikki Partanen
 Harri Pasanen
 Gaël Pasgrimaud
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 47fbafa7..e96b659 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ Release date: TBA
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #16324: _charset parameter of MIMEText now also accepts
+  email.charset.Charset instances. Initial patch by Claude Paroz.
+
 - Issue #1764286: Fix inspect.getsource() to support decorated functions.
   Patch by Claudiu Popa.