diff --git a/ets2panda/checker/ets/helpers.cpp b/ets2panda/checker/ets/helpers.cpp
index 5e11b6fe85bcd2bd0d6a3a5efd8020b9a5f2240a..53f6bead293c1a7956cdcf2f8bdf808747c780d6 100644
--- a/ets2panda/checker/ets/helpers.cpp
+++ b/ets2panda/checker/ets/helpers.cpp
@@ -683,6 +683,10 @@ std::tuple<Type *, bool> ETSChecker::ApplyBinaryOperatorPromotion(Type *left, Ty
                 return {GlobalLongType(), both_const};
             }
 
+            if (unboxed_l->IsCharType() && unboxed_r->IsCharType()) {
+                return {GlobalCharType(), both_const};
+            }
+
             return {GlobalIntType(), both_const};
         }
 
diff --git a/ets2panda/compiler/core/ETSGen.h b/ets2panda/compiler/core/ETSGen.h
index 95aaa9528a2c0680881104be8bcdf62c2d3eee06..3fd4295604ea969d508346e823678da1c313b1b0 100644
--- a/ets2panda/compiler/core/ETSGen.h
+++ b/ets2panda/compiler/core/ETSGen.h
@@ -836,6 +836,7 @@ private:
             case checker::TypeFlag::ETS_BOOLEAN:
             case checker::TypeFlag::BYTE:
             case checker::TypeFlag::SHORT:
+            case checker::TypeFlag::CHAR:
             case checker::TypeFlag::INT: {
                 Ra().Emit<IntCompare>(node, lhs, if_false);
                 break;