Index: lldb/bindings/python/python-extensions.swig
===================================================================
--- lldb/bindings/python/python-extensions.swig
+++ lldb/bindings/python/python-extensions.swig
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@
     if basic_type == eBasicTypeWChar: return (True,False)
     if basic_type == eBasicTypeSignedWChar: return (True,True)
     if basic_type == eBasicTypeUnsignedWChar: return (True,False)
+    if basic_type == eBasicTypeChar8: return (True,False)
     if basic_type == eBasicTypeChar16: return (True,False)
     if basic_type == eBasicTypeChar32: return (True,False)
     if basic_type == eBasicTypeShort: return (True,True)
Index: lldb/docs/python_api_enums.rst
===================================================================
--- lldb/docs/python_api_enums.rst
+++ lldb/docs/python_api_enums.rst
@@ -1017,6 +1017,7 @@
 .. py:data:: eBasicTypeWChar
 .. py:data:: eBasicTypeSignedWChar
 .. py:data:: eBasicTypeUnsignedWChar
+.. py:data:: eBasicTypeChar8
 .. py:data:: eBasicTypeChar16
 .. py:data:: eBasicTypeChar32
 .. py:data:: eBasicTypeShort
Index: lldb/include/lldb/lldb-enumerations.h
===================================================================
--- lldb/include/lldb/lldb-enumerations.h
+++ lldb/include/lldb/lldb-enumerations.h
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@
   eBasicTypeWChar,
   eBasicTypeSignedWChar,
   eBasicTypeUnsignedWChar,
+  eBasicTypeChar8,
   eBasicTypeChar16,
   eBasicTypeChar32,
   eBasicTypeShort,