diff --git a/libsolidity/AST.cpp b/libsolidity/AST.cpp
index 248abfdb9..c6aebd4f4 100644
--- a/libsolidity/AST.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/AST.cpp
@@ -686,9 +686,14 @@ void Expression::expectType(Type const& _expectedType)
 	checkTypeRequirements(nullptr);
 	Type const& type = *getType();
 	if (!type.isImplicitlyConvertibleTo(_expectedType))
-		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(createTypeError("Type " + type.toString() +
-											  " not implicitly convertible to expected type "
-											  + _expectedType.toString() + "."));
+		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(createTypeError(
+			"Type " +
+			type.toString() +
+			" is not implicitly convertible to expected type " +
+			_expectedType.toString() +
+			"."
+		)
+		);
 }
 
 void Expression::requireLValue()
diff --git a/libsolidity/Types.cpp b/libsolidity/Types.cpp
index 0e9ea9876..33eafb150 100644
--- a/libsolidity/Types.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/Types.cpp
@@ -361,17 +361,27 @@ IntegerConstantType::IntegerConstantType(Literal const& _literal)
 
 bool IntegerConstantType::isImplicitlyConvertibleTo(Type const& _convertTo) const
 {
-	shared_ptr<IntegerType const> integerType = getIntegerType();
-	if (!integerType)
+	if (auto targetType = dynamic_cast<IntegerType const*>(&_convertTo))
+	{
+		if (m_value == 0)
+			return true;
+		int forSignBit = (targetType->isSigned() ? 1 : 0);
+		if (m_value > 0)
+		{
+			if (m_value <= (u256(-1) >> (256 - targetType->getNumBits() + forSignBit)))
+				return true;
+		}
+		else if (targetType->isSigned() && -m_value <= (u256(1) << (targetType->getNumBits() - forSignBit)))
+			return true;
 		return false;
-
-	if (_convertTo.getCategory() == Category::FixedBytes)
+	}
+	else if (_convertTo.getCategory() == Category::FixedBytes)
 	{
-		FixedBytesType const& convertTo = dynamic_cast<FixedBytesType const&>(_convertTo);
-		return convertTo.getNumBytes() * 8 >= integerType->getNumBits();
+		FixedBytesType const& fixedBytes = dynamic_cast<FixedBytesType const&>(_convertTo);
+		return fixedBytes.getNumBytes() * 8 >= getIntegerType()->getNumBits();
 	}
-
-	return integerType->isImplicitlyConvertibleTo(_convertTo);
+	else
+		return false;
 }
 
 bool IntegerConstantType::isExplicitlyConvertibleTo(Type const& _convertTo) const
@@ -514,9 +524,10 @@ shared_ptr<IntegerType const> IntegerConstantType::getIntegerType() const
 	if (value > u256(-1))
 		return shared_ptr<IntegerType const>();
 	else
-		return make_shared<IntegerType>(max(bytesRequired(value), 1u) * 8,
-										negative ? IntegerType::Modifier::Signed
-												 : IntegerType::Modifier::Unsigned);
+		return make_shared<IntegerType>(
+			max(bytesRequired(value), 1u) * 8,
+			negative ? IntegerType::Modifier::Signed : IntegerType::Modifier::Unsigned
+		);
 }
 
 shared_ptr<FixedBytesType> FixedBytesType::smallestTypeForLiteral(string const& _literal)
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp b/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
index 9f6f27d7d..1d0f1fc22 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
+++ b/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
@@ -4172,6 +4172,21 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(evm_exceptions_in_constructor_out_of_baund)
 	BOOST_CHECK(compileAndRunWthoutCheck(sourceCode, 0, "A").empty());
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(positive_integers_to_signed)
+{
+	char const* sourceCode = R"(
+		contract test {
+			int8 public x = 2;
+			int8 public y = 127;
+			int16 public q = 250;
+		}
+	)";
+	compileAndRun(sourceCode, 0, "test");
+	BOOST_CHECK(callContractFunction("x()") == encodeArgs(2));
+	BOOST_CHECK(callContractFunction("y()") == encodeArgs(127));
+	BOOST_CHECK(callContractFunction("q()") == encodeArgs(250));
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
 
 }
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp b/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
index 48404aaac..3691868cc 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
+++ b/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
@@ -1816,6 +1816,66 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(string_length)
 	BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseTextAndResolveNames(sourceCode), TypeError);
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(negative_integers_to_signed_out_of_bound)
+{
+	char const* sourceCode = R"(
+		contract test {
+			int8 public i = -129;
+		}
+	)";
+	BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseTextAndResolveNames(sourceCode), TypeError);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(negative_integers_to_signed_min)
+{
+	char const* sourceCode = R"(
+		contract test {
+			int8 public i = -128;
+		}
+	)";
+	BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(parseTextAndResolveNames(sourceCode));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(positive_integers_to_signed_out_of_bound)
+{
+	char const* sourceCode = R"(
+		contract test {
+			int8 public j = 128;
+		}
+	)";
+	BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseTextAndResolveNames(sourceCode), TypeError);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(positive_integers_to_signed_out_of_bound_max)
+{
+	char const* sourceCode = R"(
+		contract test {
+			int8 public j = 127;
+		}
+	)";
+	BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(parseTextAndResolveNames(sourceCode));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(negative_integers_to_unsigned)
+{
+	char const* sourceCode = R"(
+		contract test {
+			uint8 public x = -1;
+		}
+	)";
+	BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseTextAndResolveNames(sourceCode), TypeError);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(positive_integers_to_unsigned_out_of_bound)
+{
+	char const* sourceCode = R"(
+		contract test {
+			uint8 public x = 700;
+		}
+	)";
+	BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseTextAndResolveNames(sourceCode), TypeError);
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
 
 }