diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/interpreter/intrinsics.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/interpreter/intrinsics.rs
index 1bf4bfaed75..8b064626d59 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/interpreter/intrinsics.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/interpreter/intrinsics.rs
@@ -78,13 +78,15 @@ impl Interpreter<'_> {
             Intrinsic::ToBits(endian) => {
                 check_argument_count(args, 1, intrinsic)?;
                 let field = self.lookup_field(args[0], "call to to_bits")?;
-                self.to_radix(endian, args[0], field, 2, results[0])
+                let element_type = NumericType::bool();
+                self.to_radix(endian, element_type, args[0], field, 2, results[0])
             }
             Intrinsic::ToRadix(endian) => {
                 check_argument_count(args, 2, intrinsic)?;
-                let field = self.lookup_field(args[0], "call to to_bits")?;
-                let radix = self.lookup_u32(args[1], "call to to_bits")?;
-                self.to_radix(endian, args[0], field, radix, results[0])
+                let field = self.lookup_field(args[0], "call to to_radix")?;
+                let radix = self.lookup_u32(args[1], "call to to_radix")?;
+                let element_type = NumericType::Unsigned { bit_size: 8 };
+                self.to_radix(endian, element_type, args[0], field, radix, results[0])
             }
             Intrinsic::BlackBox(black_box_func) => match black_box_func {
                 acvm::acir::BlackBoxFunc::AES128Encrypt => {
@@ -425,6 +427,7 @@ impl Interpreter<'_> {
     fn to_radix(
         &self,
         endian: Endian,
+        element_type: NumericType,
         field_id: ValueId,
         field: FieldElement,
         radix: u32,
@@ -444,9 +447,8 @@ impl Interpreter<'_> {
             return Err(InterpreterError::ToRadixFailed { field_id, field, radix });
         };
 
-        let elements =
-            try_vecmap(limbs, |limb| Value::from_constant(limb, NumericType::unsigned(8)))?;
-        Ok(vec![Value::array(elements, vec![Type::unsigned(8)])])
+        let elements = try_vecmap(limbs, |limb| Value::from_constant(limb, element_type))?;
+        Ok(vec![Value::array(elements, vec![Type::Numeric(element_type)])])
     }
 
     /// (length, slice, elem...) -> (length, slice)
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/interpreter/tests/intrinsics.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/interpreter/tests/intrinsics.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9a82f238ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/interpreter/tests/intrinsics.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+use crate::ssa::interpreter::{
+    tests::expect_value,
+    value::{NumericValue, Value},
+};
+
+#[test]
+fn to_le_bits() {
+    let value = expect_value(
+        "
+        acir(inline) fn main f0 {
+          b0():
+            v0 = add Field 0, Field 0
+            v1 = call to_le_bits(v0) -> [u1; 2]
+            v2 = array_get v1, index u32 0 -> u1
+            v3 = not v2
+            return v3
+        }
+    ",
+    );
+    assert_eq!(value, Value::Numeric(NumericValue::U1(true)));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn to_le_radix() {
+    let value = expect_value(
+        "
+        acir(inline) fn main f0 {
+          b0():
+            v0 = add Field 0, Field 0
+            v1 = call to_le_radix(v0, u32 2) -> [u8; 32]
+            v2 = array_get v1, index u32 0 -> u8
+            v3 = not v2
+            return v3
+        }
+    ",
+    );
+    assert_eq!(value, Value::Numeric(NumericValue::U8(255)));
+}
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/interpreter/tests/mod.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/interpreter/tests/mod.rs
index bd817871376..21fb0f88602 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/interpreter/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/interpreter/tests/mod.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use super::{InterpreterError, Ssa, Value};
 
 mod black_box;
 mod instructions;
+mod intrinsics;
 
 #[track_caller]
 fn executes_with_no_errors(src: &str) {