diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 5bcad2f42c..08b53a88a9 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
    past entries belonging to author(s): Viktor Szakats.
 */
 
+2009-11-01 17:08 UTC+0100 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
+  * include/hbdefs.h
+    + Added HB_BYTE as synonym to BYTE.
+
 2009-11-01 17:02 UTC+0100 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
   * include/hbdefs.h
     * Changed HB_SIZE to ULONG. Added TOFIX to later change it 
diff --git a/harbour/include/hbdefs.h b/harbour/include/hbdefs.h
index 4e0e035947..0931a38d80 100644
--- a/harbour/include/hbdefs.h
+++ b/harbour/include/hbdefs.h
@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@ typedef unsigned long HB_COUNTER;
 #define HB_TRUE  (!0)
 
 typedef int                 HB_BOOL;
+typedef unsigned char       HB_BYTE;
 typedef char                HB_CHAR;
 typedef signed char         HB_SCHAR;
 typedef unsigned char       HB_UCHAR;