diff --git a/examples/rune/index.ts b/examples/rune/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad2336d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rune/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Code generated by tygo. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+//////////
+// source: rune.go
+
+/**
+ * Should be a number in TypeScript.
+ */
+export type MyRune = number /* rune */;
diff --git a/examples/rune/rune.go b/examples/rune/rune.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a04f6a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rune/rune.go
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package rune
+
+// Should be a number in TypeScript.
+type MyRune rune
diff --git a/tygo.yaml b/tygo.yaml
index b14c1d5..4f5455d 100644
--- a/tygo.yaml
+++ b/tygo.yaml
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@ packages:
   - path: "github.com/gzuidhof/tygo/examples/emit"
     exclude_files: 
       - "excluded.go"
+  - path: "github.com/gzuidhof/tygo/examples/rune"
 
 
diff --git a/tygo/write.go b/tygo/write.go
index 6dc6a42..3caf4f2 100644
--- a/tygo/write.go
+++ b/tygo/write.go
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ func getIdent(s string) string {
 	case "int", "int8", "int16", "int32", "int64",
 		"uint", "uint8", "uint16", "uint32", "uint64",
 		"float32", "float64",
-		"complex64", "complex128":
+		"complex64", "complex128",
+		"rune":
 		return "number /* " + s + " */"
 	}
 	return s