diff --git a/src/core/n-math.c b/src/core/n-math.c
index 50ee34d8d0..6b61ab4eef 100644
--- a/src/core/n-math.c
+++ b/src/core/n-math.c
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ enum {SINE, COSINE, TANGENT};
 				SET_MONEY(a, int_to_deci(VAL_INT64(a)));
 				goto compare;
 			}
-			else if (tb == REB_INTEGER) // special negative?, zero?, ...
+			else if (tb == REB_INTEGER || tb == REB_CHAR) // special negative?, zero?, ...
 				goto compare;
 			break;
 
@@ -621,8 +621,13 @@ enum {SINE, COSINE, TANGENT};
 		case REB_TAG:
 			if (ANY_STR(b)) goto compare;
 			break;
-		}
 
+		case REB_CHAR:
+			//o: using sepparated case as I don't want to allow comparison
+			//o: with not integer numbers (money, decimal, percent)
+			if (tb == REB_INTEGER)
+				goto compare;
+		}
 		if (strictness == 0 || strictness == 1) return FALSE;
 		//if (strictness >= 2)
 		Trap2(RE_INVALID_COMPARE, Of_Type(a), Of_Type(b));
diff --git a/src/tests/run-tests.r3 b/src/tests/run-tests.r3
index 8e1246fbc8..9b0ae26675 100644
--- a/src/tests/run-tests.r3
+++ b/src/tests/run-tests.r3
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ dt [ ;- delta time
 		%units/bincode-test.r3
 		%units/bitset-test.r3
 		%units/codecs-test.r3
+		%units/compare-test.r3
 		%units/compress-test.r3
 		%units/conditional-test.r3
 		%units/crash-test.r3
diff --git a/src/tests/units/compare-test.r3 b/src/tests/units/compare-test.r3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57f382a882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/units/compare-test.r3
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+Rebol [
+	Title:   "Rebol3 compare test script"
+	Author:  "Oldes, Peter W A Wood"
+	File: 	 %compare-test.r3
+	Tabs:	 4
+	Needs:   [%../quick-test-module.r3]
+]
+
+~~~start-file~~~ "COMPARE"
+
+===start-group=== "char!"
+	--test-- "char! = ..."
+		--assert #"a" =  #"a"
+		--assert #"a" = 97
+
+	--test-- "char! <> ..."
+		--assert #"a" <> #"b"
+		--assert #"a" <> 98
+		--assert #"a" <> 97.0
+		--assert #"a" <> $97
+		--assert #"a" <> 97%
+		--assert #"a" <> "a"
+
+	--test-- "char! < ..."
+		--assert #"a" <  #"b"
+		--assert #"a" < 98
+
+	--test-- "char! > ..."
+		--assert #"b" >  #"a"
+		--assert #"a" > 96
+
+	--test-- "char! invalid compare"
+		--assert all [error? e: try [#"a" < 98.0] e/id = 'invalid-compare]
+		--assert all [error? e: try [#"a" < $98 ] e/id = 'invalid-compare]
+		--assert all [error? e: try [#"a" < 98% ] e/id = 'invalid-compare]
+		--assert all [error? e: try [#"a" < "a" ] e/id = 'invalid-compare]
+		--assert all [error? e: try [#"a" < 1x1 ] e/id = 'invalid-compare]
+
+===end-group===
+
+===start-group=== "integer!"
+	--test-- "integer! = ..."
+		--assert 97 = 97
+		--assert 97 = 97.0
+		--assert 97 = 9700%
+		--assert 97 =  #"a"
+
+	--test-- "integer! < ..."
+		--assert 97 < 98
+		--assert 97 < 97.1
+		--assert 97 < 9701%
+		--assert 97 <  #"b"
+
+	--test-- "integer! > ..."
+		--assert 97 > 96
+		--assert 97 > 96.0
+		--assert 97 > 9600%
+		--assert 98 > #"a"
+
+	--test-- "integer! invalid compare"
+		--assert all [error? e: try [90 < "a" ] e/id = 'invalid-compare]
+		--assert all [error? e: try [90 < 1x1 ] e/id = 'invalid-compare]
+===end-group===
+
+~~~end-file~~~