diff --git a/include/boost/type_traits/is_integral.hpp b/include/boost/type_traits/is_integral.hpp
index 6c6e239..97e5aba 100644
--- a/include/boost/type_traits/is_integral.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/type_traits/is_integral.hpp
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ template<> struct is_integral<char16_t> : public true_type{};
 #ifndef BOOST_NO_CXX11_CHAR32_T
 template<> struct is_integral<char32_t> : public true_type{};
 #endif
+#if defined(__cpp_char8_t) && __cpp_char8_t >= 201811L
+template<> struct is_integral<char8_t> : public true_type{};
+#endif
 
 #endif  // non-CodeGear implementation
 
diff --git a/test/is_integral_test.cpp b/test/is_integral_test.cpp
index 274f753..e9912d7 100644
--- a/test/is_integral_test.cpp
+++ b/test/is_integral_test.cpp
@@ -154,5 +154,9 @@ BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT(::tt::is_integral<char16_t>::value, true);
 BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT(::tt::is_integral<char32_t>::value, true);
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__cpp_char8_t) && __cpp_char8_t >= 201811L
+BOOST_CHECK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT(::tt::is_integral<char8_t>::value, true);
+#endif
+
 TT_TEST_END