diff --git a/src/ca65/expr.c b/src/ca65/expr.c
index 0675a8c7b..4ada4317a 100644
--- a/src/ca65/expr.c
+++ b/src/ca65/expr.c
@@ -609,8 +609,13 @@ static ExprNode* Factor (void)
 	    break;
 
 	default:
-	    N = LiteralExpr (0);      	/* Dummy */
-	    Error (ERR_SYNTAX);
+	    if (LooseCharTerm && Tok == TOK_STRCON && strlen(SVal) == 1) {
+		/* A character constant */
+		N = LiteralExpr (TgtTranslateChar (SVal[0]));
+	    } else {
+		N = LiteralExpr (0);	/* Dummy */
+		Error (ERR_SYNTAX);
+	    }
 	    NextTok ();
 	    break;
     }
diff --git a/src/ca65/feature.c b/src/ca65/feature.c
index 71f5f055b..3059757b5 100644
--- a/src/ca65/feature.c
+++ b/src/ca65/feature.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static const char* FeatureKeys[FEAT_COUNT] = {
     "dollar_is_pc",
     "labels_without_colons",
     "loose_string_term",
+    "loose_char_term",
     "at_in_identifiers",
     "dollar_in_identifiers",
     "pc_assignment",
@@ -100,11 +101,12 @@ feature_t SetFeature (const char* Key)
      	case FEAT_DOLLAR_IS_PC:		 DollarIsPC	= 1;	break;
      	case FEAT_LABELS_WITHOUT_COLONS: NoColonLabels	= 1;	break;
      	case FEAT_LOOSE_STRING_TERM:	 LooseStringTerm= 1;	break;
+	case FEAT_LOOSE_CHAR_TERM:	 LooseCharTerm	= 1;	break;
      	case FEAT_AT_IN_IDENTIFIERS:	 AtInIdents	= 1;	break;
      	case FEAT_DOLLAR_IN_IDENTIFIERS: DollarInIdents	= 1;	break;
      	case FEAT_PC_ASSIGNMENT:	 PCAssignment	= 1;	break;
        	default:     			 /* Keep gcc silent */	break;
-    }
+    }								      
 
     /* Return the value found */
     return Feature;
diff --git a/src/ca65/feature.h b/src/ca65/feature.h
index c366cd9d7..2f46cfc77 100644
--- a/src/ca65/feature.h
+++ b/src/ca65/feature.h
@@ -49,10 +49,11 @@ typedef enum {
     FEAT_DOLLAR_IS_PC,
     FEAT_LABELS_WITHOUT_COLONS,
     FEAT_LOOSE_STRING_TERM,
+    FEAT_LOOSE_CHAR_TERM,
     FEAT_AT_IN_IDENTIFIERS,
     FEAT_DOLLAR_IN_IDENTIFIERS,
     FEAT_PC_ASSIGNMENT,
-    
+
     /* Special value: Number of features available */
     FEAT_COUNT
 } feature_t;
diff --git a/src/ca65/global.c b/src/ca65/global.c
index ac3227d80..0bd7a54ee 100644
--- a/src/ca65/global.c
+++ b/src/ca65/global.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ unsigned char LineCont	      = 0;    	/* Allow line continuation */
 unsigned char DollarIsPC      = 0;      /* Allow the $ symbol as current PC */
 unsigned char NoColonLabels   = 0;     	/* Allow labels without a colon */
 unsigned char LooseStringTerm = 0;	/* Allow ' as string terminator */
+unsigned char LooseCharTerm   = 0;	/* Allow " for char constants */
 unsigned char AtInIdents      = 0;	/* Allow '@' in identifiers */
 unsigned char DollarInIdents  = 0;  	/* Allow '$' in identifiers */
 unsigned char PCAssignment    = 0;	/* Allow "* = $XXX" or "$ = $XXX" */
diff --git a/src/ca65/global.h b/src/ca65/global.h
index 759202122..7288bb61c 100644
--- a/src/ca65/global.h
+++ b/src/ca65/global.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ extern unsigned char	LineCont;	/* Allow line continuation */
 extern unsigned char   	DollarIsPC;	/* Allow the $ symbol as current PC */
 extern unsigned char	NoColonLabels;	/* Allow labels without a colon */
 extern unsigned char	LooseStringTerm;/* Allow ' as string terminator */
+extern unsigned char	LooseCharTerm;	/* Allow " for char constants */
 extern unsigned char    AtInIdents;	/* Allow '@' in identifiers */
 extern unsigned char	DollarInIdents;	/* Allow '$' in identifiers */
 extern unsigned char	PCAssignment;	/* Allow "* = $XXX" or "$ = $XXX" */
diff --git a/src/ca65/scanner.c b/src/ca65/scanner.c
index 69733a3cd..fb5212a3c 100644
--- a/src/ca65/scanner.c
+++ b/src/ca65/scanner.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ struct DotKeyword {
     { "BITXOR",	    	TOK_XOR		},
     { "BLANK",	    	TOK_BLANK	},
     { "BSS",  	    	TOK_BSS		},
+    { "BYT", 	    	TOK_BYTE	},
     { "BYTE", 	    	TOK_BYTE	},
     { "CASE",  	    	TOK_CASE	},
     { "CODE", 	    	TOK_CODE    	},