diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f3590fb..4d3e07d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
     target_link_libraries(eval_catch_exception_test ${LIBS})
     add_test(NAME Eval_Catch_Exception_Test COMMAND eval_catch_exception_test)
 
+    add_executable(short_comparison_test unittests/short_comparison_test.cpp)
+    target_link_libraries(short_comparison_test ${LIBS})
+    add_test(NAME short_comparison_test COMMAND short_comparison_test)
+
+
     add_executable(multifile_test unittests/multifile_test_main.cpp unittests/multifile_test_chai.cpp
       unittests/multifile_test_module.cpp)
     target_link_libraries(multifile_test ${LIBS})
diff --git a/unittests/short_comparison_test.cpp b/unittests/short_comparison_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a57e39c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/short_comparison_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include <chaiscript/utility/utility.hpp>
+
+class Test {
+ public:
+  Test() : value_(5) {}
+
+  short get_value() { return value_; }
+
+  short value_;
+};
+
+int main()
+{
+
+  chaiscript::ChaiScript chai;
+  chai.add(chaiscript::user_type<Test>(), "Test");
+  chai.add(chaiscript::constructor<Test()>(), "Test");
+
+  chai.add(chaiscript::fun(&Test::get_value), "get_value");
+
+  chai.eval("var t := Test();");
+
+  if (chai.eval<bool>("t.get_value() == 5"))
+  {
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+  } else {
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+}