diff --git a/codegen/src/module.rs b/codegen/src/module.rs
index d89bfbb9..85b1278c 100644
--- a/codegen/src/module.rs
+++ b/codegen/src/module.rs
@@ -140,12 +140,13 @@ impl Parse for Module {
                         ref expr,
                         ident,
                         attrs,
+                        ty,
                         ..
                     }) => {
                         // #[cfg] attributes are not allowed on const declarations
                         crate::attrs::deny_cfg_attr(&attrs)?;
                         if let syn::Visibility::Public(_) = vis {
-                            consts.push((ident.to_string(), expr.as_ref().clone()));
+                            consts.push((ident.to_string(), ty.clone(), expr.as_ref().clone()));
                         }
                     }
                     _ => {}
diff --git a/codegen/src/rhai_module.rs b/codegen/src/rhai_module.rs
index 911c7edc..165f7438 100644
--- a/codegen/src/rhai_module.rs
+++ b/codegen/src/rhai_module.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::attrs::ExportScope;
 use crate::function::ExportedFn;
 use crate::module::Module;
 
-pub(crate) type ExportedConst = (String, syn::Expr);
+pub(crate) type ExportedConst = (String, Box<syn::Type>, syn::Expr);
 
 pub(crate) fn generate_body(
     fns: &mut [ExportedFn],
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ pub(crate) fn generate_body(
     let mut set_mod_blocks: Vec<syn::ExprBlock> = Vec::new();
     let str_type_path = syn::parse2::<syn::Path>(quote! { str }).unwrap();
 
-    for (const_name, const_expr) in consts {
+    for (const_name, const_type, const_expr) in consts {
         let const_literal = syn::LitStr::new(&const_name, proc_macro2::Span::call_site());
         set_const_stmts.push(
             syn::parse2::<syn::Stmt>(quote! {
-                m.set_var(#const_literal, #const_expr);
+                m.set_var(#const_literal, (#const_expr) as #const_type);
             })
             .unwrap(),
         );
diff --git a/tests/plugins.rs b/tests/plugins.rs
index 928f0381..2bee84e4 100644
--- a/tests/plugins.rs
+++ b/tests/plugins.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ mod test {
     pub mod special_array_package {
         use rhai::{Array, INT};
 
-        pub const MYSTIC_NUMBER: INT = 42 as INT;
+        pub const MYSTIC_NUMBER: INT = 42;
 
         #[cfg(not(feature = "no_object"))]
         pub mod feature {