diff --git a/py.cpp b/py.cpp
index 562d1989..bc1d30f3 100644
--- a/py.cpp
+++ b/py.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,26 @@ unsigned short from_python(PyObject* p, py::Type<unsigned short> type)
     return integer_from_python(p, type);
 }
 
+PyObject* to_python(unsigned char i)
+{
+	return integer_to_python(i);
+}
+
+unsigned char from_python(PyObject* p, py::Type<unsigned char> type)
+{
+    return integer_from_python(p, type);
+}
+
+PyObject* to_python(signed char i)
+{
+	return integer_to_python(i);
+}
+
+signed char from_python(PyObject* p, py::Type<signed char> type)
+{
+    return integer_from_python(p, type);
+}
+
 PyObject* to_python(unsigned long x)
 {
     return integer_to_python(x);
diff --git a/py.h b/py.h
index 5d64c858..3818e73a 100644
--- a/py.h
+++ b/py.h
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ PyObject* to_python(unsigned short);
 unsigned short from_python(PyObject*, py::Type<unsigned short>);
 unsigned short from_python(PyObject*, py::Type<const unsigned short&>);
 
+PyObject* to_python(signed char);
+signed char from_python(PyObject*, py::Type<signed char>);
+signed char from_python(PyObject*, py::Type<const signed char&>);
+
+PyObject* to_python(unsigned char);
+unsigned char from_python(PyObject*, py::Type<unsigned char>);
+unsigned char from_python(PyObject*, py::Type<const unsigned char&>);
+
 PyObject* to_python(float);
 float from_python(PyObject*, py::Type<float>);
 float from_python(PyObject*, py::Type<const float&>);
@@ -269,6 +277,16 @@ inline unsigned short from_python(PyObject* p, py::Type<const unsigned short&>)
     return from_python(p, py::Type<unsigned short>());
 }
 
+inline signed char from_python(PyObject* p, py::Type<const signed char&>)
+{
+    return from_python(p, py::Type<signed char>());
+}
+
+inline unsigned char from_python(PyObject* p, py::Type<const unsigned char&>)
+{
+    return from_python(p, py::Type<unsigned char>());
+}
+
 inline unsigned long from_python(PyObject* p, py::Type<const unsigned long&>)
 {
     return from_python(p, py::Type<unsigned long>());