diff --git a/independent-projects/qute/core/src/main/java/io/quarkus/qute/LoopSectionHelper.java b/independent-projects/qute/core/src/main/java/io/quarkus/qute/LoopSectionHelper.java
index a25d8b4b119322..43d7abe8261910 100644
--- a/independent-projects/qute/core/src/main/java/io/quarkus/qute/LoopSectionHelper.java
+++ b/independent-projects/qute/core/src/main/java/io/quarkus/qute/LoopSectionHelper.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage;
 import java.util.stream.IntStream;
+import java.util.stream.LongStream;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import io.quarkus.qute.SectionHelperFactory.SectionInitContext;
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ private static int extractSize(Object it) {
             return Array.getLength(it);
         } else if (it instanceof Integer) {
             return ((Integer) it);
+        } else if (it instanceof Long) {
+            return (((Long) it).intValue());
         } else if (it instanceof Collection) {
             return ((Collection<?>) it).size();
         } else if (it instanceof Map) {
@@ -101,6 +104,8 @@ private Iterator<?> extractIterator(Object it) {
             return ((AbstractMap<?, ?>) it).entrySet().iterator();
         } else if (it instanceof Integer) {
             return IntStream.rangeClosed(1, (Integer) it).iterator();
+        } else if (it instanceof Long) {
+            return LongStream.rangeClosed(1, (Long) it).iterator();
         } else if (it.getClass().isArray()) {
             int length = Array.getLength(it);
             List<Object> elements = new ArrayList<>(length);
diff --git a/independent-projects/qute/core/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qute/LoopSectionTest.java b/independent-projects/qute/core/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qute/LoopSectionTest.java
index e5046d20de3276..5e0ccfbbdf8a2a 100644
--- a/independent-projects/qute/core/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qute/LoopSectionTest.java
+++ b/independent-projects/qute/core/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qute/LoopSectionTest.java
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ public void testIntegerStream() {
                 engine.parse("{#for i in total}{i}:{/for}").data("total", 3).render());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testLongStream() {
+        Engine engine = Engine.builder().addDefaults().build();
+
+        assertEquals("1:2:3:",
+                engine.parse("{#for i in total}{i}:{/for}").data("total", 3L).render());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testIterator() {
         Engine engine = Engine.builder().addDefaults().build();