diff --git a/lib/v8/conversion.rb b/lib/v8/conversion.rb
index 8f08c9a..656fa0b 100644
--- a/lib/v8/conversion.rb
+++ b/lib/v8/conversion.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ class String
   end
 end
 
+class Fixnum
+  def to_v8(context)
+    V8::C::Integer::New(context.isolate.native, self)
+  end
+end
+
 # for type in [TrueClass, FalseClass, NilClass, Float] do
 #   type.class_eval do
 #     include V8::Conversion::Primitive
diff --git a/spec/v8/context_spec.rb b/spec/v8/context_spec.rb
index e996677..3b2b7e2 100644
--- a/spec/v8/context_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/v8/context_spec.rb
@@ -84,15 +84,15 @@ describe "V8::Context" do
       end
     end
 
-    # xit "can pass int properties to ruby", :compat => '0.2.1'  do
-    #   @cxt.eval("({ 4: '4', 5: 5, '6': true })").tap do |object|
-    #     object[ 4 ].should == '4'
-    #     object['4'].should == '4'
-    #     object[ 5 ].should == 5
-    #     object['5'].should == 5
-    #     object['6'].should == true
-    #   end
-    # end
+    it "can pass int properties to ruby", :compat => '0.2.1'  do
+      @cxt.eval("({ 4: '4', 5: 5, '6': true })").tap do |object|
+        object[ 4 ].should == '4'
+        object['4'].should == '4'
+        object[ 5 ].should == 5
+        object['5'].should == 5
+        object['6'].should == true
+      end
+    end
 
     # xit "unwraps ruby objects returned by embedded ruby code to maintain referential integrity" do
     #   Object.new.tap do |o|