diff --git a/community/bolt/src/main/java/org/neo4j/bolt/v1/messaging/Neo4jPack.java b/community/bolt/src/main/java/org/neo4j/bolt/v1/messaging/Neo4jPack.java
index afa79149f695..7c6cbeea98fc 100644
--- a/community/bolt/src/main/java/org/neo4j/bolt/v1/messaging/Neo4jPack.java
+++ b/community/bolt/src/main/java/org/neo4j/bolt/v1/messaging/Neo4jPack.java
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ else if ( obj instanceof String )
             {
                 pack( (String) obj );
             }
+            else if (obj instanceof Character )
+            {
+                Character character = (Character) obj;
+                pack( character.toString() );
+            }
             else if ( obj instanceof Map )
             {
                 Map<Object, Object> map = (Map<Object, Object>) obj;
@@ -115,6 +120,11 @@ else if ( obj instanceof byte[] )
                 // Pending decision
                 throw new UnsupportedOperationException( "Binary values cannot be packed." );
             }
+            else if ( obj instanceof char[] )
+            {
+                // Treat it as a String
+                pack( new String( (char[]) obj ) );
+            }
             else if ( obj instanceof short[] )
             {
                 short[] array = (short[]) obj;
diff --git a/community/bolt/src/main/java/org/neo4j/bolt/v1/packstream/PackStream.java b/community/bolt/src/main/java/org/neo4j/bolt/v1/packstream/PackStream.java
index ba9bf150b669..be2e9019b3ec 100644
--- a/community/bolt/src/main/java/org/neo4j/bolt/v1/packstream/PackStream.java
+++ b/community/bolt/src/main/java/org/neo4j/bolt/v1/packstream/PackStream.java
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ public void pack( double value ) throws IOException
             out.writeByte( FLOAT_64 ).writeDouble( value );
         }
 
+        public void pack( char character ) throws IOException
+        {
+            pack( new String( new char[]{character} ) );
+        }
+
         public void pack( String value ) throws IOException
         {
             if ( value == null ) { packNull(); }
diff --git a/community/bolt/src/test/java/org/neo4j/bolt/v1/messaging/Neo4jPackTest.java b/community/bolt/src/test/java/org/neo4j/bolt/v1/messaging/Neo4jPackTest.java
index 4b81811f32d9..a37904fc96ba 100644
--- a/community/bolt/src/test/java/org/neo4j/bolt/v1/messaging/Neo4jPackTest.java
+++ b/community/bolt/src/test/java/org/neo4j/bolt/v1/messaging/Neo4jPackTest.java
@@ -180,4 +180,32 @@ public void shouldNotBeAbleToUnpackPaths() throws IOException
             unpacked( packed( path ) );
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldTreatSingleCharAsSingleCharacterString() throws IOException
+    {
+        // Given
+        PackedOutputArray output = new PackedOutputArray();
+        Neo4jPack.Packer packer = new Neo4jPack.Packer( output );
+        packer.pack( 'C' );
+        Object unpacked = unpacked( output.bytes() );
+
+        // Then
+        assertThat( unpacked, instanceOf( String.class ) );
+        assertThat( unpacked, equalTo( "C" ) );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldTreatCharArrayAsString() throws IOException
+    {
+        // Given
+        PackedOutputArray output = new PackedOutputArray();
+        Neo4jPack.Packer packer = new Neo4jPack.Packer( output );
+        packer.pack( new char[]{'W', 'H', 'Y'} );
+        Object unpacked = unpacked( output.bytes() );
+
+        // Then
+        assertThat( unpacked, instanceOf( String.class ) );
+        assertThat( unpacked, equalTo( "WHY" ) );
+    }
 }