diff --git a/format.cc b/format.cc
index c040edd1..519b072a 100644
--- a/format.cc
+++ b/format.cc
@@ -207,16 +207,6 @@ class PrecisionHandler :
   }
 };
 
-// MakeUnsigned<T>::Type gives an unsigned type corresponding to integer type T.
-template <typename T>
-struct MakeUnsigned { typedef T Type; };
-
-template <>
-struct MakeUnsigned<signed char> { typedef unsigned char Type; };
-
-template <>
-struct MakeUnsigned<short> { typedef unsigned short Type; };
-
 // Converts an integer argument to type T.
 template <typename T>
 class ArgConverter : public fmt::internal::ArgVisitor<ArgConverter<T>, void> {
@@ -229,12 +219,26 @@ class ArgConverter : public fmt::internal::ArgVisitor<ArgConverter<T>, void> {
 
   template <typename U>
   void visit_any_int(U value) {
-    if (type_ == 'd' || type_ == 'i') {
-      arg_.type = fmt::internal::Arg::INT;
-      arg_.int_value = static_cast<T>(value);
+    bool is_signed = type_ == 'd' || type_ == 'i';
+    using fmt::internal::Arg;
+    if (sizeof(T) <= sizeof(int)) {
+      if (is_signed) {
+        arg_.type = Arg::INT;
+        arg_.int_value = static_cast<T>(value);
+      } else {
+        arg_.type = Arg::UINT;
+        arg_.uint_value =
+            static_cast<typename fmt::internal::MakeUnsigned<T>::Type>(value);
+      }
     } else {
-      arg_.type = fmt::internal::Arg::UINT;
-      arg_.uint_value = static_cast<typename MakeUnsigned<T>::Type>(value);
+      if (is_signed) {
+        arg_.type = Arg::LONG_LONG;
+        arg_.long_long_value = static_cast<T>(value);
+      } else {
+        arg_.type = Arg::ULONG_LONG;
+        arg_.ulong_long_value =
+            static_cast<typename fmt::internal::MakeUnsigned<T>::Type>(value);
+      }
     }
   }
 };
@@ -902,6 +906,10 @@ void fmt::internal::PrintfFormatter<Char>::format(
     }
 
     // Parse length and convert the argument to the required type.
+    // Conversion is done for compatibility with glibc's printf, MSVC's
+    // printf simply ignores width specifiers. For example:
+    //   printf("%hhd", -129);
+    // prints 127 when using glibc's printf and -129 when using MSVC's one.
     switch (*s) {
     case 'h': {
       ++s;
@@ -912,6 +920,9 @@ void fmt::internal::PrintfFormatter<Char>::format(
       break;
     }
     case 'l':
+      ++s;
+      ArgConverter<long>(arg, *s).visit(arg);
+      break;
     case 'j':
     case 'z':
     case 't':
diff --git a/format.h b/format.h
index bfaa1249..9be7319e 100644
--- a/format.h
+++ b/format.h
@@ -420,6 +420,18 @@ struct IntTraits {
     TypeSelector<std::numeric_limits<T>::digits <= 32>::Type MainType;
 };
 
+// MakeUnsigned<T>::Type gives an unsigned type corresponding to integer type T.
+template <typename T>
+struct MakeUnsigned { typedef T Type; };
+
+#define SPECIALIZE_MAKE_UNSIGNED(T) \
+  template <> \
+  struct MakeUnsigned<signed T> { typedef unsigned T Type; }
+
+SPECIALIZE_MAKE_UNSIGNED(char);
+SPECIALIZE_MAKE_UNSIGNED(short);
+SPECIALIZE_MAKE_UNSIGNED(long);
+
 template <typename T>
 struct IsLongDouble { enum {VALUE = 0}; };
 
diff --git a/test/printf-test.cc b/test/printf-test.cc
index cc86a1da..95db8094 100644
--- a/test/printf-test.cc
+++ b/test/printf-test.cc
@@ -273,10 +273,27 @@ TEST(PrintfTest, DynamicPrecision) {
  }
 }
 
-#define EXPECT_STD_PRINTF(format, Type, arg) { \
+// Cast value to T to workaround an issue with MSVC not implementing
+// various format specifiers.
+template <typename T, typename U>
+T Cast(U value) { return value; }
+
+bool IsSupported(const std::string &format) {
+#ifdef _MSVC
+  // MSVC doesn't support hh, j, z and t format specifiers.
+  return format != "hh";
+#else
+  return true;
+#endif
+}
+
+#define EXPECT_STD_PRINTF(format, T, arg) { \
   char buffer[BUFFER_SIZE]; \
-  Type conv_arg = static_cast<Type>(arg); \
-  safe_sprintf(buffer, fmt::StringRef(format).c_str(), conv_arg); \
+  if (IsSupported(format)) \
+    safe_sprintf(buffer, fmt::StringRef(format).c_str(), arg); \
+  else \
+    safe_sprintf(buffer, fmt::StringRef(format).c_str(), \
+      Cast<typename fmt::internal::MakeUnsigned<T>::Type>(arg)); \
   EXPECT_PRINTF(buffer, format, arg); \
 }