diff --git a/src/libcore/num/mod.rs b/src/libcore/num/mod.rs
index 6f55e7c8be8ca..43c5f7cf6b939 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/mod.rs
@@ -4324,8 +4324,9 @@ impl u8 {
     /// assert!(!non_ascii.is_ascii());
     /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "ascii_methods_on_intrinsics", since = "1.23.0")]
+    #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ascii_methods_on_intrinsics", since = "1.43.0")]
     #[inline]
-    pub fn is_ascii(&self) -> bool {
+    pub const fn is_ascii(&self) -> bool {
         *self & 128 == 0
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/consts/std/char.rs b/src/test/ui/consts/is_ascii.rs
similarity index 54%
rename from src/test/ui/consts/std/char.rs
rename to src/test/ui/consts/is_ascii.rs
index fe79059a2e497..d8424549f93e6 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/consts/std/char.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/consts/is_ascii.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 static X: bool = 'a'.is_ascii();
 static Y: bool = 'ä'.is_ascii();
 
+static BX: bool = b'a'.is_ascii();
+static BY: bool = 192u8.is_ascii();
+
 fn main() {
     assert!(X);
     assert!(!Y);
+
+    assert!(BX);
+    assert!(!BY);
 }