diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/impl/ValueReader.java b/src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/impl/ValueReader.java
index 1162cc8af0..ed7f41284c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/impl/ValueReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/impl/ValueReader.java
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ static Object readFieldValue(DataInputStream in)
           case 'b':
               value = in.readByte();
               break;
+          case 'B':
+              value = in.readUnsignedByte();
+              break;
           case 'd':
               value = in.readDouble();
               break;