diff --git a/viper.go b/viper.go
index 754eb5a..f900e58 100644
--- a/viper.go
+++ b/viper.go
@@ -816,6 +816,13 @@ func (v *Viper) GetInt64(key string) int64 {
 	return cast.ToInt64(v.Get(key))
 }
 
+// GetUint8 returns the value associated with the key as an unsigned integer.
+func GetUint8(key string) uint8 { return v.GetUint8(key) }
+
+func (v *Viper) GetUint8(key string) uint8 {
+	return cast.ToUint8(v.Get(key))
+}
+
 // GetUint returns the value associated with the key as an unsigned integer.
 func GetUint(key string) uint { return v.GetUint(key) }