diff --git a/lib/isc/include/isc/parseint.h b/lib/isc/include/isc/parseint.h
index c51413691f..4f16bb1810 100644
--- a/lib/isc/include/isc/parseint.h
+++ b/lib/isc/include/isc/parseint.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: parseint.h,v 1.1 2001/11/30 01:02:17 gson Exp $ */
+/* $Id: parseint.h,v 1.2 2002/02/28 20:08:06 bwelling Exp $ */
 
 #ifndef ISC_PARSEINT_H
 #define ISC_PARSEINT_H 1
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ ISC_LANG_BEGINDECLS
 
 isc_result_t
 isc_parse_uint32(isc_uint32_t *uip, const char *string, int base);
+
+isc_result_t
+isc_parse_uint16(isc_uint16_t *uip, const char *string, int base);
+
+isc_result_t
+isc_parse_uint8(isc_uint8_t *uip, const char *string, int base);
 /*
  * Parse the null-terminated string 'string' containing a base 'base'
  * integer, storing the result in '*uip'.  The base is interpreted
@@ -49,7 +55,7 @@ isc_parse_uint32(isc_uint32_t *uip, const char *string, int base);
  * Returns:
  *	ISC_R_SUCCESS
  *	ISC_R_BADNUMBER   The string is not numeric (in the given base)
- *	ISC_R_RANGE	  The number is not representable as an isc_uint32_t
+ *	ISC_R_RANGE	  The number is not representable as the requested type.
  */
 
 ISC_LANG_ENDDECLS
diff --git a/lib/isc/parseint.c b/lib/isc/parseint.c
index d672b2d225..8450f0fdcb 100644
--- a/lib/isc/parseint.c
+++ b/lib/isc/parseint.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: parseint.c,v 1.1 2001/11/30 01:02:14 gson Exp $ */
+/* $Id: parseint.c,v 1.2 2002/02/28 20:08:05 bwelling Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -42,3 +42,29 @@ isc_parse_uint32(isc_uint32_t *uip, const char *string, int base) {
 	*uip = n;
 	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 }
+
+isc_result_t
+isc_parse_uint16(isc_uint16_t *uip, const char *string, int base) {
+	isc_uint32_t val;
+	isc_result_t result;
+	result = isc_parse_uint32(&val, string, base);
+	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
+		return (result);
+	if (val > 0xFFFF)
+		return (ISC_R_RANGE);
+	*uip = (isc_uint16_t) val;
+	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+}
+
+isc_result_t
+isc_parse_uint8(isc_uint8_t *uip, const char *string, int base) {
+	isc_uint32_t val;
+	isc_result_t result;
+	result = isc_parse_uint32(&val, string, base);
+	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
+		return (result);
+	if (val > 0xFF)
+		return (ISC_R_RANGE);
+	*uip = (isc_uint8_t) val;
+	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+}