diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 31d8b4a..74133ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ changed functionality, fixed bugs).
 
 - When logging that there is no reader implemented for a certain data-block type, the filepath of the blend file that contains that data-block is now included in the message ([#92885](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender-asset-tracer/pulls/92885)).
 - Add support for tracing OpenVDB files ([#92884](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender-asset-tracer/pulls/92884)).
-
+- Add support for reading `uint8_t` (aka `uchar`, aka `unsigned char`).
 
 # Version 1.17 (2023-12-14)
 
diff --git a/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/dna.py b/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/dna.py
index 381bb93..12dff21 100644
--- a/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/dna.py
+++ b/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/dna.py
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ class Struct:
             )
 
         simple_readers = {
+            b"uchar": endian.read_char,
             b"int": endian.read_int,
             b"short": endian.read_short,
             b"uint64_t": endian.read_ulong,