diff --git a/io_scene_fbx/data_types.py b/io_scene_fbx/data_types.py
index 38d3fec4d..cf612b8e6 100644
--- a/io_scene_fbx/data_types.py
+++ b/io_scene_fbx/data_types.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Script copyright (C) 2013 Blender Foundation
 
 BOOL = b'C'[0]
+INT8 = b'Z'[0]
 INT16 = b'Y'[0]
 INT32 = b'I'[0]
 INT64 = b'L'[0]
diff --git a/io_scene_fbx/encode_bin.py b/io_scene_fbx/encode_bin.py
index 8433134a7..1666c0e43 100644
--- a/io_scene_fbx/encode_bin.py
+++ b/io_scene_fbx/encode_bin.py
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ class FBXElem:
         self.props_type.append(data_types.BOOL)
         self.props.append(data)
 
+    def add_int8(self, data):
+        assert(isinstance(data, int))
+        data = pack('<b', data)
+
+        self.props_type.append(data_types.INT8)
+        self.props.append(data)
+
     def add_int16(self, data):
         assert(isinstance(data, int))
         data = pack('<h', data)
diff --git a/io_scene_fbx/fbx2json.py b/io_scene_fbx/fbx2json.py
index 526e61ee0..ad6573b45 100755
--- a/io_scene_fbx/fbx2json.py
+++ b/io_scene_fbx/fbx2json.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ for each property.
 
 The types are as follows:
 
+* 'Z': - INT8
 * 'Y': - INT16
 * 'C': - BOOL
 * 'I': - INT32
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ def unpack_array(read, array_type, array_stride, array_byteswap):
 
 
 read_data_dict = {
+    b'Z'[0]: lambda read: unpack(b'<b', read(1))[0],  # 8 bit int
     b'Y'[0]: lambda read: unpack(b'<h', read(2))[0],  # 16 bit int
     b'C'[0]: lambda read: unpack(b'?', read(1))[0],   # 1 bit bool (yes/no)
     b'I'[0]: lambda read: unpack(b'<i', read(4))[0],  # 32 bit int
@@ -221,6 +223,7 @@ def parse(fn, use_namedtuple=True):
 data_types = type(array)("data_types")
 data_types.__dict__.update(
 dict(
+INT8 = b'Z'[0],
 INT16 = b'Y'[0],
 BOOL = b'C'[0],
 INT32 = b'I'[0],
diff --git a/io_scene_fbx/fbx_utils.py b/io_scene_fbx/fbx_utils.py
index 97cce3942..58a84110c 100644
--- a/io_scene_fbx/fbx_utils.py
+++ b/io_scene_fbx/fbx_utils.py
@@ -722,6 +722,10 @@ def elem_data_single_bool(elem, name, value):
     return _elem_data_single(elem, name, value, "add_bool")
 
 
+def elem_data_single_int8(elem, name, value):
+    return _elem_data_single(elem, name, value, "add_int8")
+
+
 def elem_data_single_int16(elem, name, value):
     return _elem_data_single(elem, name, value, "add_int16")
 
diff --git a/io_scene_fbx/json2fbx.py b/io_scene_fbx/json2fbx.py
index 9712c8bb3..2e55832e1 100755
--- a/io_scene_fbx/json2fbx.py
+++ b/io_scene_fbx/json2fbx.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ for each property.
 
 The types are as follows:
 
+* 'Z': - INT8
 * 'Y': - INT16
 * 'C': - BOOL
 * 'I': - INT32
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ def parse_json_rec(fbx_root, json_node):
     for d, dt in zip(data, data_types):
         if dt == "C":
             e.add_bool(d)
+        elif dt == "Z":
+            e.add_int8(d)
         elif dt == "Y":
             e.add_int16(d)
         elif dt == "I":
diff --git a/io_scene_fbx/parse_fbx.py b/io_scene_fbx/parse_fbx.py
index 96fd81044..fd4868fbe 100644
--- a/io_scene_fbx/parse_fbx.py
+++ b/io_scene_fbx/parse_fbx.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def unpack_array(read, array_type, array_stride, array_byteswap):
 
 
 read_data_dict = {
+    b'Z'[0]: lambda read: unpack(b'<b', read(1))[0],  # byte
     b'Y'[0]: lambda read: unpack(b'<h', read(2))[0],  # 16 bit int
     b'C'[0]: lambda read: unpack(b'?', read(1))[0],   # 1 bit bool (yes/no)
     b'I'[0]: lambda read: unpack(b'<i', read(4))[0],  # 32 bit int