diff --git a/src/NimBLECharacteristic.cpp b/src/NimBLECharacteristic.cpp
index a51c3f1..c4d457b 100644
--- a/src/NimBLECharacteristic.cpp
+++ b/src/NimBLECharacteristic.cpp
@@ -478,6 +478,10 @@ void NimBLECharacteristic::setValue(const std::string &value) {
     setValue((uint8_t*)(value.data()), value.length());
 } // setValue
 
+void NimBLECharacteristic::setValue(uint8_t data8) {
+	setValue(&data8, 1);
+} // setValue
+
 void NimBLECharacteristic::setValue(uint16_t& data16) {
     uint8_t temp[2];
     temp[0] = data16;
diff --git a/src/NimBLECharacteristic.h b/src/NimBLECharacteristic.h
index 4d418d3..e758a39 100644
--- a/src/NimBLECharacteristic.h
+++ b/src/NimBLECharacteristic.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public:
     void              setCallbacks(NimBLECharacteristicCallbacks* pCallbacks);
     void              setValue(const uint8_t* data, size_t size);
     void              setValue(const std::string &value);
+    void              setValue(uint8_t data8);
     void              setValue(uint16_t& data16);
     void              setValue(uint32_t& data32);
     void              setValue(int& data32);