diff --git a/values.go b/values.go
index 273fa68..0c8500f 100644
--- a/values.go
+++ b/values.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -23,8 +24,10 @@ func readValue(b []byte) (value, error) {
 	switch b[0] {
 	case start_string:
 		return readString(b[1:])
-    case start_error:
-        return readError(b[1:])
+	case start_error:
+		return readError(b[1:])
+	case start_integer:
+		return readInteger(b[1:])
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read redis protocol value: illegal start character: %c", b[0])
 	}
@@ -43,15 +46,17 @@ func readString(b []byte) (value, error) {
 type Error string
 
 func readError(b []byte) (value, error) {
-    return Error(strings.Trim(string(b), "\r\n")), nil
+	return Error(strings.Trim(string(b), "\r\n")), nil
 }
 
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+type Integer int64
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
+func readInteger(b []byte) (value, error) {
+	i, err := strconv.ParseInt(strings.Trim(string(b), "\r\n"), 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read integer in redis protocol format: %v", err)
+	}
+	return Integer(i), nil
+}
diff --git a/values_test.go b/values_test.go
index 420e175..c6b3d85 100644
--- a/values_test.go
+++ b/values_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ var valueTests = []struct {
 	{"-one two", Error("one two")},   // intermediate space
 	{"-one two ", Error("one two ")}, // trailing space
 	{"- one two", Error(" one two")}, // leading space
+
+	{":0", Integer(0)},
+	{":1", Integer(1)},
+	{":-1", Integer(-1)},
+	{":12345", Integer(12345)},
+	{":-12345", Integer(-12345)},
+	{":9223372036854775807", Integer(9223372036854775807)},   // int64 max
+	{":-9223372036854775808", Integer(-9223372036854775808)}, // int64 min
 }
 
 func TestValues(t *testing.T) {