diff --git a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/cpu/shared_tests_instances/single_layer_tests/gather_elements.cpp b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/cpu/shared_tests_instances/single_layer_tests/gather_elements.cpp
index 0220364af315f8..71ad9e79dea6c0 100644
--- a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/cpu/shared_tests_instances/single_layer_tests/gather_elements.cpp
+++ b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/cpu/shared_tests_instances/single_layer_tests/gather_elements.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ const std::vector<InferenceEngine::Precision> dPrecisions = {
         InferenceEngine::Precision::I32,
         InferenceEngine::Precision::I64,
         InferenceEngine::Precision::I16,
+        InferenceEngine::Precision::U8,
+        InferenceEngine::Precision::I8,
 };
 const std::vector<InferenceEngine::Precision> iPrecisions = {
         InferenceEngine::Precision::I32,
@@ -72,4 +74,4 @@ INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(smoke_set5, GatherElementsLayerTest,
                             ::testing::ValuesIn(iPrecisions),
                             ::testing::Values(CommonTestUtils::DEVICE_CPU)),
                         GatherElementsLayerTest::getTestCaseName);
-}  // namespace
+}  // namespace
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