diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7f27750..4339f3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           - "3.12"
           - "3.13"
           - "3.14"
+          - "3.15"
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     container: ${{ matrix.container }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codspeed.yml b/.github/workflows/codspeed.yml
index 6cc76ae..6b120f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codspeed.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codspeed.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          python-version: '3.14'
+          python-version: '3.15'
+          allow-prereleases: true
           cache: pip
 
       - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5b04904..a93c3a6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.15",
   "Topic :: Software Development :: Internationalization",
   "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries",
   "Topic :: Software Development :: Localization",
diff --git a/wcwidth/grapheme.py b/wcwidth/grapheme.py
index 87f61f5..9342962 100644
--- a/wcwidth/grapheme.py
+++ b/wcwidth/grapheme.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 # std imports
+import sys
+import unicodedata
 from enum import IntEnum
 from functools import lru_cache
 
@@ -36,6 +38,12 @@
     # std imports
     from collections.abc import Iterator
 
+# check for python 3.15 for new iter_graphemes() function
+_HAS_PYTHON315_ITER_GRAPHEMES = (
+    sys.version_info >= (3, 15)
+    and hasattr(unicodedata, 'iter_graphemes')
+)
+
 # Maximum backward scan distance when finding grapheme cluster boundaries.
 # Covers all known Unicode grapheme clusters with margin; longer sequences are pathological.
 MAX_GRAPHEME_SCAN = 32
@@ -245,13 +253,13 @@ def _should_break(
     return BreakResult(should_break=True, ri_count=ri_count)
 
 
-def iter_graphemes(
+def _iter_graphemes_stdlib(
     unistr: str,
     start: int = 0,
     end: Optional[int] = None,
 ) -> Iterator[str]:
     r"""
-    Iterate over grapheme clusters in a Unicode string.
+    Iterate over grapheme clusters using :func:`unicodedata.iter_graphemes`.
 
     Grapheme clusters are "user-perceived characters" - what a user would
     consider a single character, which may consist of multiple Unicode
@@ -286,6 +294,30 @@ def iter_graphemes(
 
     end = min(end, length)
 
+    full_segment = unistr[start:end]
+    for seg in unicodedata.iter_graphemes(full_segment):  # type: ignore[attr-defined]  # pylint: disable=no-member
+        yield full_segment[seg.start:seg.end]
+
+
+def _iter_graphemes_python(
+    unistr: str,
+    start: int = 0,
+    end: int | None = None,
+) -> Iterator[str]:
+    """Pure-Python grapheme cluster iteration following UAX #29."""
+    if not unistr:
+        return
+
+    length = len(unistr)
+
+    if end is None:
+        end = length
+
+    if start >= end or start >= length:
+        return
+
+    end = min(end, length)
+
     # Track state for grapheme cluster boundaries
     cluster_start = start
     ri_count = 0
@@ -426,3 +458,10 @@ def iter_graphemes_reverse(
             break
         yield unistr[cluster_start:pos]
         pos = cluster_start
+
+
+# Bind iter_graphemes at module level to avoid per-call dispatch overhead.
+iter_graphemes = (
+    _iter_graphemes_stdlib if _HAS_PYTHON315_ITER_GRAPHEMES
+    else _iter_graphemes_python
+)