diff --git a/include/ck/utility/data_type.hpp b/include/ck/utility/data_type.hpp
index 24bb13d7fb..d49b6ed877 100644
--- a/include/ck/utility/data_type.hpp
+++ b/include/ck/utility/data_type.hpp
@@ -1046,11 +1046,11 @@ struct NumericLimits<half_t>
 template <>
 struct NumericLimits<int4_t>
 {
-    __host__ __device__ static constexpr int4_t Min() { return int4_t(-7); }
+    __host__ __device__ static constexpr int4_t Min() { return int4_t(-8); }
 
     __host__ __device__ static constexpr int4_t Max() { return int4_t(7); }
 
-    __host__ __device__ static constexpr int4_t Lowest() { return int4_t(-7); }
+    __host__ __device__ static constexpr int4_t Lowest() { return int4_t(-8); }
 };
 #endif // CK_EXPERIMENTAL_BIT_INT_EXTENSION_INT4
 
diff --git a/test/data_type/int4.cpp b/test/data_type/int4.cpp
index 9d9cc294ca..252a450bf9 100644
--- a/test/data_type/int4.cpp
+++ b/test/data_type/int4.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 // Copyright (c) 2018-2022, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
 
+#include <bitset>
+#include <cinttypes>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <iomanip>
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include <hip/hip_runtime.h>
 
+#include "ck/host_utility/hip_check_error.hpp"
 #include "ck/utility/data_type.hpp"
 #include "ck/utility/math_v2.hpp"
+#include "ck/utility/get_id.hpp"
+#include "ck/library/utility/device_memory.hpp"
 
 using ck::int4_t;
 
@@ -28,9 +36,9 @@ TEST(Int4, BaseArithmetic)
 
 TEST(Int4, NumericLimits)
 {
-    EXPECT_EQ(ck::NumericLimits<int4_t>::Min(), int4_t{-7});
+    EXPECT_EQ(ck::NumericLimits<int4_t>::Min(), int4_t{-8});
     EXPECT_EQ(ck::NumericLimits<int4_t>::Max(), int4_t{7});
-    EXPECT_EQ(ck::NumericLimits<int4_t>::Lowest(), int4_t{-7});
+    EXPECT_EQ(ck::NumericLimits<int4_t>::Lowest(), int4_t{-8});
 }
 
 TEST(Int4, MathOpsV2)
@@ -42,3 +50,162 @@ TEST(Int4, MathOpsV2)
     EXPECT_EQ(ck::math::abs(b), int4_t{5});
     EXPECT_FALSE(ck::math::isnan(b));
 }
+
+namespace {
+
+__global__ void copy(const int4_t* src, std::int8_t* dst, ck::index_t N)
+{
+    ck::index_t tid = ck::get_thread_global_1d_id();
+
+    const int8_t* src_i8 = reinterpret_cast<const int8_t*>(src);
+
+    if(tid < N)
+    {
+        for(ck::index_t i = tid; i < N; i += ck::get_grid_size())
+        {
+            dst[i] = src_i8[i];
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+__global__ void copy_with_static_cast(const int4_t* src, std::int8_t* dst, ck::index_t N)
+{
+    ck::index_t tid = ck::get_thread_global_1d_id();
+
+    if(tid < N)
+    {
+        for(ck::index_t i = tid; i < N; i += ck::get_grid_size())
+        {
+            dst[i] = static_cast<std::int8_t>(src[i]);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+} // anonymous namespace
+
+TEST(Int4, CopyAsI8PositiveValue)
+{
+    constexpr std::size_t SIZE = 100;
+    std::vector<int4_t> h_src_i4(SIZE, 7);
+    std::vector<std::int8_t> h_src_i8(SIZE, 7);
+    std::vector<std::int8_t> h_dst_i8(SIZE, 0);
+
+    DeviceMem d_src_i4(h_src_i4.size() * sizeof(int4_t));
+    DeviceMem d_dst_i8(h_dst_i8.size() * sizeof(std::int8_t));
+
+    d_src_i4.SetZero();
+    d_dst_i8.SetZero();
+
+    d_src_i4.ToDevice(h_src_i4.data());
+
+    copy<<<1, 64>>>(reinterpret_cast<const int4_t*>(d_src_i4.GetDeviceBuffer()),
+                    reinterpret_cast<std::int8_t*>(d_dst_i8.GetDeviceBuffer()),
+                    SIZE);
+    hip_check_error(hipDeviceSynchronize());
+    d_dst_i8.FromDevice(h_dst_i8.data());
+
+    for(std::size_t i = 0; i < SIZE; ++i)
+    {
+        EXPECT_EQ(h_src_i8[i], h_dst_i8[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+TEST(Int4, DISABLED_CopyAsI8NegativeValue)
+{
+    constexpr std::size_t SIZE = 32;
+    std::vector<int4_t> h_src_i4(SIZE, -8);
+    std::vector<std::int8_t> h_src_i8(SIZE, -8);
+    std::vector<std::int8_t> h_dst_i8(SIZE, 0);
+
+    DeviceMem d_src_i4(h_src_i4.size() * sizeof(int4_t));
+    DeviceMem d_dst_i8(h_dst_i8.size() * sizeof(std::int8_t));
+
+    d_src_i4.SetZero();
+    d_dst_i8.SetZero();
+
+    d_src_i4.ToDevice(h_src_i4.data());
+
+    copy<<<1, 64>>>(reinterpret_cast<const int4_t*>(d_src_i4.GetDeviceBuffer()),
+                    reinterpret_cast<std::int8_t*>(d_dst_i8.GetDeviceBuffer()),
+                    SIZE);
+    hip_check_error(hipDeviceSynchronize());
+    d_dst_i8.FromDevice(h_dst_i8.data());
+
+    for(std::size_t i = 0; i < SIZE; ++i)
+    {
+        EXPECT_EQ(h_src_i8[i], h_dst_i8[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+TEST(Int4, CopyAsI8NegativeValueStaticCast)
+{
+    constexpr std::size_t SIZE = 32;
+    std::vector<int4_t> h_src_i4(SIZE, -8);
+    std::vector<std::int8_t> h_src_i8(SIZE, -8);
+    std::vector<std::int8_t> h_dst_i8(SIZE, 0);
+
+    DeviceMem d_src_i4(h_src_i4.size() * sizeof(int4_t));
+    DeviceMem d_dst_i8(h_dst_i8.size() * sizeof(std::int8_t));
+
+    d_src_i4.SetZero();
+    d_dst_i8.SetZero();
+
+    d_src_i4.ToDevice(h_src_i4.data());
+
+    copy_with_static_cast<<<1, 64>>>(reinterpret_cast<const int4_t*>(d_src_i4.GetDeviceBuffer()),
+                                     reinterpret_cast<std::int8_t*>(d_dst_i8.GetDeviceBuffer()),
+                                     SIZE);
+    hip_check_error(hipDeviceSynchronize());
+    d_dst_i8.FromDevice(h_dst_i8.data());
+
+    for(std::size_t i = 0; i < SIZE; ++i)
+    {
+        EXPECT_EQ(h_src_i8[i], h_dst_i8[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+TEST(Int4, DISABLED_BitwiseRepresentation)
+{
+    using bit8_t = std::bitset<8>;
+
+    int4_t a_i4{3};
+    std::int8_t a_i8 = *reinterpret_cast<std::int8_t*>(&a_i4);
+    std::int8_t b_i8{3};
+#if 0
+    std::cout << std::hex << std::showbase << static_cast<int32_t>(a_i8)
+              << ", " << static_cast<int32_t>(b_i8) << std::endl;
+#endif
+    EXPECT_EQ(bit8_t{static_cast<std::uint64_t>(a_i8)}, bit8_t{static_cast<std::uint64_t>(b_i8)});
+
+    a_i4 = int4_t{-3};
+    a_i8 = *reinterpret_cast<std::int8_t*>(&a_i4);
+    b_i8 = std::int8_t{-3};
+#if 0
+    std::cout << std::hex << std::showbase << static_cast<int32_t>(a_i8)
+              << ", " << static_cast<int32_t>(b_i8) << std::endl;
+#endif
+    EXPECT_EQ(bit8_t{static_cast<std::uint64_t>(a_i8)}, bit8_t{static_cast<std::uint64_t>(b_i8)});
+}
+
+TEST(Int4, BitwiseRepresentationStaticCast)
+{
+    using bit8_t = std::bitset<8>;
+
+    int4_t a_i4{3};
+    std::int8_t a_i8 = static_cast<std::int8_t>(a_i4);
+    std::int8_t b_i8{3};
+#if 0
+    std::cout << std::hex << std::showbase << static_cast<int32_t>(a_i8)
+              << ", " << static_cast<int32_t>(b_i8) << std::endl;
+#endif
+    EXPECT_EQ(bit8_t{static_cast<std::uint64_t>(a_i8)}, bit8_t{static_cast<std::uint64_t>(b_i8)});
+
+    a_i4 = int4_t{-3};
+    a_i8 = static_cast<std::int8_t>(a_i4);
+    b_i8 = std::int8_t{-3};
+#if 0
+    std::cout << std::hex << std::showbase << static_cast<int32_t>(a_i8)
+              << ", " << static_cast<int32_t>(b_i8) << std::endl;
+#endif
+    EXPECT_EQ(bit8_t{static_cast<std::uint64_t>(a_i8)}, bit8_t{static_cast<std::uint64_t>(b_i8)});
+}