diff --git a/JsonGenerator/JsonValue.h b/JsonGenerator/JsonValue.h
index 7940ff90..bc084637 100644
--- a/JsonGenerator/JsonValue.h
+++ b/JsonGenerator/JsonValue.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public:
     JsonValue()
     {
     }
-
+    
     JsonValue(bool value)
         : implementation(&JsonValue::printBoolTo)
     {
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ public:
         content.asLong = value;
     }
 
+    JsonValue(int value) : JsonValue((long) value)
+    {        
+    }
+
     JsonValue(Printable& value)
         : implementation(&JsonValue::printPrintableTo)
     {
diff --git a/JsonGeneratorTests/JsonValueTests.cpp b/JsonGeneratorTests/JsonValueTests.cpp
index 24ec0473..adf47c7b 100644
--- a/JsonGeneratorTests/JsonValueTests.cpp
+++ b/JsonGeneratorTests/JsonValueTests.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,20 @@ namespace JsonGeneratorTests
             assertResultIs("3.14");
         }
 
+        TEST_METHOD(Integer)
+        {
+            write(314);
+            assertReturns(3);
+            assertResultIs("314");
+        }
+
+        TEST_METHOD(Short)
+        {
+            write((short)314);
+            assertReturns(3);
+            assertResultIs("314");
+        }
+
         TEST_METHOD(Long)
         {
             write(314L);