diff --git a/src/decoder/ifd.rs b/src/decoder/ifd.rs
index 55775a0e..9be0d354 100644
--- a/src/decoder/ifd.rs
+++ b/src/decoder/ifd.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::{TiffError, TiffFormatError, TiffResult};
 
 use self::Value::{
     Ascii, Byte, Double, Float, Ifd, IfdBig, List, Rational, RationalBig, SRational, SRationalBig,
-    Short, Signed, SignedBig, Unsigned, UnsignedBig,
+    Short, Signed, SignedBig, SignedByte, SignedShort, Unsigned, UnsignedBig,
 };
 
 #[allow(unused_qualifications)]
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ use self::Value::{
 pub enum Value {
     Byte(u8),
     Short(u16),
+    SignedByte(i8),
+    SignedShort(i16),
     Signed(i32),
     SignedBig(i64),
     Unsigned(u32),
@@ -43,6 +45,14 @@ impl Value {
             val => Err(TiffError::FormatError(TiffFormatError::ByteExpected(val))),
         }
     }
+    pub fn into_i8(self) -> TiffResult<i8> {
+        match self {
+            SignedByte(val) => Ok(val),
+            val => Err(TiffError::FormatError(TiffFormatError::SignedByteExpected(
+                val,
+            ))),
+        }
+    }
 
     pub fn into_u16(self) -> TiffResult<u16> {
         match self {
@@ -55,6 +65,18 @@ impl Value {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn into_i16(self) -> TiffResult<i16> {
+        match self {
+            SignedByte(val) => Ok(val.into()),
+            SignedShort(val) => Ok(val),
+            Signed(val) => Ok(i16::try_from(val)?),
+            SignedBig(val) => Ok(i16::try_from(val)?),
+            val => Err(TiffError::FormatError(
+                TiffFormatError::SignedShortExpected(val),
+            )),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn into_u32(self) -> TiffResult<u32> {
         match self {
             Short(val) => Ok(val.into()),
@@ -70,6 +92,8 @@ impl Value {
 
     pub fn into_i32(self) -> TiffResult<i32> {
         match self {
+            SignedByte(val) => Ok(val.into()),
+            SignedShort(val) => Ok(val.into()),
             Signed(val) => Ok(val),
             SignedBig(val) => Ok(i32::try_from(val)?),
             val => Err(TiffError::FormatError(
@@ -93,6 +117,8 @@ impl Value {
 
     pub fn into_i64(self) -> TiffResult<i64> {
         match self {
+            SignedByte(val) => Ok(val.into()),
+            SignedShort(val) => Ok(val.into()),
             Signed(val) => Ok(val.into()),
             SignedBig(val) => Ok(val),
             val => Err(TiffError::FormatError(
@@ -204,6 +230,8 @@ impl Value {
                 }
                 Ok(new_vec)
             }
+            SignedByte(val) => Ok(vec![val.into()]),
+            SignedShort(val) => Ok(vec![val.into()]),
             Signed(val) => Ok(vec![val]),
             SignedBig(val) => Ok(vec![i32::try_from(val)?]),
             SRational(numerator, denominator) => Ok(vec![numerator, denominator]),
@@ -289,6 +317,8 @@ impl Value {
                 }
                 Ok(new_vec)
             }
+            SignedByte(val) => Ok(vec![val.into()]),
+            SignedShort(val) => Ok(vec![val.into()]),
             Signed(val) => Ok(vec![val.into()]),
             SignedBig(val) => Ok(vec![val]),
             SRational(numerator, denominator) => Ok(vec![numerator.into(), denominator.into()]),
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index c6fe8ed5..71fd972f 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ pub enum TiffFormatError {
     UnknownPredictor(u16),
     UnknownPlanarConfiguration(u16),
     ByteExpected(Value),
+    SignedByteExpected(Value),
+    SignedShortExpected(Value),
     UnsignedIntegerExpected(Value),
     SignedIntegerExpected(Value),
     Format(String),
@@ -119,6 +121,8 @@ impl fmt::Display for TiffFormatError {
                 write!(fmt, "Unknown planar configuration “{}” encountered", planar_config)
             }
             ByteExpected(ref val) => write!(fmt, "Expected byte, {:?} found.", val),
+            SignedByteExpected(ref val) => write!(fmt, "Expected signed byte, {:?} found.", val),
+            SignedShortExpected(ref val) => write!(fmt, "Expected signed short, {:?} found.", val),
             UnsignedIntegerExpected(ref val) => {
                 write!(fmt, "Expected unsigned integer, {:?} found.", val)
             }
diff --git a/tests/encode_images.rs b/tests/encode_images.rs
index 57c569fa..532ed21c 100644
--- a/tests/encode_images.rs
+++ b/tests/encode_images.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ macro_rules! test_roundtrip {
 }
 
 test_roundtrip!(test_u8_roundtrip, U8, u8);
+test_roundtrip!(test_i8_roundtrip, I8, i8);
 test_roundtrip!(test_u16_roundtrip, U16, u16);
+test_roundtrip!(test_i16_roundtrip, I16, i16);
 test_roundtrip!(test_u32_roundtrip, U32, u32);
 test_roundtrip!(test_u64_roundtrip, U64, u64);
 test_roundtrip!(test_f32_roundtrip, F32, f32);
@@ -199,6 +201,11 @@ fn test_gray_u8_roundtrip() {
     test_u8_roundtrip::<colortype::Gray8>("minisblack-1c-8b.tiff", ColorType::Gray(8));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_gray_i8_roundtrip() {
+    test_i8_roundtrip::<colortype::GrayI8>("minisblack-1c-i8b.tiff", ColorType::Gray(8));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_rgb_u8_roundtrip() {
     test_u8_roundtrip::<colortype::RGB8>("rgb-3c-8b.tiff", ColorType::RGB(8));
@@ -214,6 +221,11 @@ fn test_gray_u16_roundtrip() {
     test_u16_roundtrip::<colortype::Gray16>("minisblack-1c-16b.tiff", ColorType::Gray(16));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_gray_i16_roundtrip() {
+    test_i16_roundtrip::<colortype::GrayI16>("minisblack-1c-i16b.tiff", ColorType::Gray(16));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_rgb_u16_roundtrip() {
     test_u16_roundtrip::<colortype::RGB16>("rgb-3c-16b.tiff", ColorType::RGB(16));
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