diff --git a/include/yaml-cpp/node/convert.h b/include/yaml-cpp/node/convert.h
index c942533..dd74514 100644
--- a/include/yaml-cpp/node/convert.h
+++ b/include/yaml-cpp/node/convert.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ YAML_DEFINE_CONVERT_STREAMABLE_UNSIGNED(unsigned long);
 YAML_DEFINE_CONVERT_STREAMABLE_UNSIGNED(unsigned long long);
 
 YAML_DEFINE_CONVERT_STREAMABLE_SIGNED(char);
+YAML_DEFINE_CONVERT_STREAMABLE_SIGNED(signed char);
 YAML_DEFINE_CONVERT_STREAMABLE_UNSIGNED(unsigned char);
 
 YAML_DEFINE_CONVERT_STREAMABLE_SIGNED(float);