diff --git a/gsl/gsl_byte b/gsl/gsl_byte
index ab5e4e3..9962ab4 100644
--- a/gsl/gsl_byte
+++ b/gsl/gsl_byte
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ inline constexpr byte operator~(byte b) noexcept { return byte(~static_cast<unsi
 template <class IntegerType, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_integral<IntegerType>::value>>
 inline constexpr IntegerType to_integer(byte b) noexcept
 {
-    return {b};
+    return static_cast<IntegerType>(b);
 }
 
 template<bool E, typename T>
diff --git a/tests/byte_tests.cpp b/tests/byte_tests.cpp
index 59ff0cd..3bbf382 100644
--- a/tests/byte_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/byte_tests.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,24 @@ SUITE(byte_tests)
         a >>= 4;
         CHECK(a == to_byte<0x0F>());
     }
+
+    TEST(to_integer)
+    {
+        byte b = to_byte<0x12>();
+
+        CHECK(0x12 == gsl::to_integer<char>(b));
+        CHECK(0x12 == gsl::to_integer<short>(b));
+        CHECK(0x12 == gsl::to_integer<long>(b));
+        CHECK(0x12 == gsl::to_integer<long long>(b));
+
+        CHECK(0x12 == gsl::to_integer<unsigned char>(b));
+        CHECK(0x12 == gsl::to_integer<unsigned short>(b));
+        CHECK(0x12 == gsl::to_integer<unsigned long>(b));
+        CHECK(0x12 == gsl::to_integer<unsigned long long>(b));
+
+//      CHECK(0x12 == gsl::to_integer<float>(b));   // expect compile-time error
+//      CHECK(0x12 == gsl::to_integer<double>(b));  // expect compile-time error
+    }
 }
 
 }