diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/Builders.h b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/Builders.h
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/Builders.h
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/Builders.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
   IndexType getIndexType();
 
   IntegerType getI1Type();
+  IntegerType getI8Type();
   IntegerType getI32Type();
   IntegerType getI64Type();
   IntegerType getIntegerType(unsigned width);
diff --git a/mlir/lib/IR/Builders.cpp b/mlir/lib/IR/Builders.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/IR/Builders.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/IR/Builders.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 
 IntegerType Builder::getI1Type() { return IntegerType::get(context, 1); }
 
+IntegerType Builder::getI8Type() { return IntegerType::get(context, 8); }
+
 IntegerType Builder::getI32Type() { return IntegerType::get(context, 32); }
 
 IntegerType Builder::getI64Type() { return IntegerType::get(context, 64); }