diff --git a/porth.py b/porth.py
index 212dfbcc..01b02049 100755
--- a/porth.py
+++ b/porth.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class Intrinsic(Enum):
     FORTH_LOAD64=auto()
     FORTH_STORE64=auto()
     CAST_PTR=auto()
+    CAST_INT=auto()
     ARGC=auto()
     ARGV=auto()
     HERE=auto()
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ def simulate_little_endian_linux(program: Program, argv: List[str]):
                 else:
                     ip += 1
             elif op.typ == OpType.INTRINSIC:
-                assert len(Intrinsic) == 41, "Exhaustive handling of intrinsic in simulate_little_endian_linux()"
+                assert len(Intrinsic) == 42, "Exhaustive handling of intrinsic in simulate_little_endian_linux()"
                 if op.operand == Intrinsic.PLUS:
                     a = stack.pop()
                     b = stack.pop()
@@ -385,6 +386,9 @@ def simulate_little_endian_linux(program: Program, argv: List[str]):
                 elif op.operand == Intrinsic.CAST_PTR:
                     # Ignore the type casting. It's only useful for type_check_program() phase
                     ip += 1
+                elif op.operand == Intrinsic.CAST_INT:
+                    # Ignore the type casting. It's only useful for type_check_program() phase
+                    ip += 1
                 elif op.operand == Intrinsic.SYSCALL0:
                     syscall_number = stack.pop();
                     if syscall_number == 39: # SYS_getpid
@@ -538,7 +542,7 @@ def type_check_program(program: Program):
             stack.append((DataType.INT, op.token))
             stack.append((DataType.PTR, op.token))
         elif op.typ == OpType.INTRINSIC:
-            assert len(Intrinsic) == 41, "Exhaustive intrinsic handling in type_check_program()"
+            assert len(Intrinsic) == 42, "Exhaustive intrinsic handling in type_check_program()"
             assert isinstance(op.operand, Intrinsic), "This could be a bug in compilation step"
             if op.operand == Intrinsic.PLUS:
                 assert len(DataType) == 3, "Exhaustive type handling in PLUS intrinsic"
@@ -914,6 +918,14 @@ def type_check_program(program: Program):
                 a_type, a_token = stack.pop()
 
                 stack.append((DataType.PTR, a_token))
+            elif op.operand == Intrinsic.CAST_INT:
+                if len(stack) < 1:
+                    not_enough_arguments(op)
+                    exit(1)
+
+                a_type, a_token = stack.pop()
+
+                stack.append((DataType.INT, a_token))
             elif op.operand == Intrinsic.ARGC:
                 stack.append((DataType.INT, op.token))
             elif op.operand == Intrinsic.ARGV:
@@ -1122,7 +1134,7 @@ def generate_nasm_linux_x86_64(program: Program, out_file_path: str):
                 assert isinstance(op.operand, int), "This could be a bug in the compilation step"
                 out.write("    jz addr_%d\n" % op.operand)
             elif op.typ == OpType.INTRINSIC:
-                assert len(Intrinsic) == 41, "Exhaustive intrinsic handling in generate_nasm_linux_x86_64()"
+                assert len(Intrinsic) == 42, "Exhaustive intrinsic handling in generate_nasm_linux_x86_64()"
                 if op.operand == Intrinsic.PLUS:
                     out.write("    ;; -- plus --\n")
                     out.write("    pop rax\n")
@@ -1332,6 +1344,8 @@ def generate_nasm_linux_x86_64(program: Program, out_file_path: str):
                     out.write("    mov [rax], rbx\n");
                 elif op.operand == Intrinsic.CAST_PTR:
                     out.write("    ;; -- cast(ptr) --\n")
+                elif op.operand == Intrinsic.CAST_INT:
+                    out.write("    ;; -- cast(int) --\n")
                 elif op.operand == Intrinsic.SYSCALL0:
                     out.write("    ;; -- syscall0 --\n")
                     out.write("    pop rax\n")
@@ -1415,7 +1429,7 @@ def generate_nasm_linux_x86_64(program: Program, out_file_path: str):
     'include': Keyword.INCLUDE,
 }
 
-assert len(Intrinsic) == 41, "Exhaustive INTRINSIC_BY_NAMES definition"
+assert len(Intrinsic) == 42, "Exhaustive INTRINSIC_BY_NAMES definition"
 INTRINSIC_BY_NAMES = {
     '+': Intrinsic.PLUS,
     '-': Intrinsic.MINUS,
@@ -1448,6 +1462,7 @@ def generate_nasm_linux_x86_64(program: Program, out_file_path: str):
     '!64': Intrinsic.FORTH_STORE64,
     '@64': Intrinsic.FORTH_LOAD64,
     'cast(ptr)': Intrinsic.CAST_PTR,
+    'cast(int)': Intrinsic.CAST_INT,
     'argc': Intrinsic.ARGC,
     'argv': Intrinsic.ARGV,
     'here': Intrinsic.HERE,
diff --git a/tests/.gitignore b/tests/.gitignore
index 489e969f..1f8d2f29 100644
--- a/tests/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 arithmetics
 bitwise
+cast-int
 comparison
 memory
 stack
diff --git a/tests/cast-int.porth b/tests/cast-int.porth
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8633dcb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cast-int.porth
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+10 cast(ptr) cast(int) 4 5 < cast(int) + print
diff --git a/tests/cast-int.txt b/tests/cast-int.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..698ae008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cast-int.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+:i argc 0
+:b stdin 0
+
+:i returncode 0
+:b stdout 3
+11
+
+:b stderr 0
+