diff --git a/package/MDAnalysis/topology/TOPParser.py b/package/MDAnalysis/topology/TOPParser.py
index 7e45727309b..b20c3120dd2 100644
--- a/package/MDAnalysis/topology/TOPParser.py
+++ b/package/MDAnalysis/topology/TOPParser.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 
 from .tables import Z2SYMB
 from ..lib.util import openany, FORTRANReader
-from .base import TopologyReaderBase
+from .base import TopologyReaderBase, change_squash
 from ..core.topology import Topology
 from ..core.topologyattrs import (
     Atomnames,
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
     Resids,
     Resnums,
     Segids,
+    ChainIDs,
     AtomAttr,
     Bonds,
     Angles,
@@ -140,6 +141,8 @@ class TOPParser(TopologyReaderBase):
     - Bonds
     - Angles
     - Dihedrals (inc. impropers)
+    - ChainIDs (from %RESIDUE_CHAINID)
+    - Segids (from %RESIDUE_CHAINID)
 
     The format is defined in `PARM parameter/topology file
     specification`_.  The reader tries to detect if it is a newer
@@ -148,6 +151,10 @@ class TOPParser(TopologyReaderBase):
     .. _`PARM parameter/topology file specification`:
        http://ambermd.org/formats.html#topology
 
+    Additionally, the %RESIDUE_CHAINID non-standard flag is supported. This
+    can be added with the addPDB command from parmed:
+    https://parmed.github.io/ParmEd/html/parmed.html#addpdb
+
     Notes
     -----
     Elements are obtained from the atomic numbers (if present). If a given
@@ -188,7 +195,8 @@ def parse(self, **kwargs):
             "ANGLES_INC_HYDROGEN": (4, 10, self.parse_bonded, "angh", 4),
             "ANGLES_WITHOUT_HYDROGEN": (4, 10, self.parse_bonded, "anga", 5),
             "DIHEDRALS_INC_HYDROGEN": (5, 10, self.parse_bonded, "dihh", 6),
-            "DIHEDRALS_WITHOUT_HYDROGEN": (5, 10, self.parse_bonded, "diha", 7)
+            "DIHEDRALS_WITHOUT_HYDROGEN": (5, 10, self.parse_bonded, "diha", 7),
+            "RESIDUE_CHAINID": (1, 20, self.parse_chainids, "segids", 11),
         }
 
         attrs = {}  # empty dict for attrs that we'll fill
@@ -298,12 +306,21 @@ def next_getter():
         attrs['atomids'] = Atomids(np.arange(n_atoms) + 1)
         attrs['resids'] = Resids(np.arange(n_res) + 1)
         attrs['resnums'] = Resnums(np.arange(n_res) + 1)
-        attrs['segids'] = Segids(np.array(['SYSTEM'], dtype=object))
 
-        top = Topology(n_atoms, n_res, 1,
+        if 'segids' in attrs:
+            segidx, (segids,) = change_squash((attrs['segids'],), (attrs['segids'],))
+            attrs['segids'] = Segids(segids)
+            attrs['ChainIDs'] = ChainIDs(segids)
+            n_segs = len(segids)
+        else:
+            attrs['segids'] = Segids(np.array(['SYSTEM'], dtype=object))
+            segidx = None
+            n_segs = 1
+
+        top = Topology(n_atoms, n_res, n_segs,
                        attrs=list(attrs.values()),
                        atom_resindex=residx,
-                       residue_segindex=None)
+                       residue_segindex=segidx)
 
         return top
 
@@ -563,9 +580,15 @@ def parsesection_mapper(self, numlines, mapper):
             A list of all entries in a given parm7 section
         """
         section = []
-        y = next(self.topfile).strip("%FORMAT(")
-        y.strip(")")
-        x = FORTRANReader(y)
+
+        def get_fmt(file):
+            if (line := next(file))[:7] == "%FORMAT":
+                return line[8:].split(")")[0]
+            else:
+                return get_fmt(file)
+        # There may be %COMMENT lines before the %FORMAT statement. Skip them.
+        fmt = get_fmt(self.topfile)
+        x = FORTRANReader(fmt)
         for i in range(numlines):
             l = next(self.topfile)
             for j in range(len(x.entries)):
@@ -620,3 +643,23 @@ def parse_dihedrals(self, diha, dihh):
         dihedrals = Dihedrals(dihed)
         impropers = Impropers(improp)
         return dihedrals, impropers
+
+    def parse_chainids(self, num_per_record, numlines):
+        """Extracts the chainID of each residue
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        num_per_record : int
+            The number of entries for each record in section (unused input)
+        numlines : int
+            The number of lines to be parsed in current section
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        attr : :class:`Segids`
+            A :class:`Segids` instance containing the chainID of each residue
+            as defined in the parm7 file
+        """
+        vals = self.parsesection_mapper(numlines, lambda x: x)
+        attr = np.array(vals)
+        return attr