diff --git a/libcassandra/cassandra.cc b/libcassandra/cassandra.cc
index 4a5cb4a..fe31102 100644
--- a/libcassandra/cassandra.cc
+++ b/libcassandra/cassandra.cc
@@ -155,6 +155,17 @@ void Cassandra::insertColumn(const string& key,
 }
 
 
+void Cassandra::insertColumn(const string& key,
+                             const string& column_family,
+                             const string& super_column_name,
+                             const string& column_name,
+                             const int64_t value)
+{
+  insertColumn(key, column_family, super_column_name, column_name, serializeLong(value), ConsistencyLevel::QUORUM);
+}
+
+
+
 void Cassandra::insertColumn(const string& key,
                              const string& column_family,
                              const string& column_name,
diff --git a/libcassandra/cassandra.h b/libcassandra/cassandra.h
index 992870a..529956c 100644
--- a/libcassandra/cassandra.h
+++ b/libcassandra/cassandra.h
@@ -142,6 +142,22 @@ class Cassandra
                     const std::string& column_name,
                     const std::string& value);
 
+  /**
+   * Insert a column, possibly inside a supercolumn
+   *
+   * @param[in] key the column key
+   * @param[in] column_family the column family
+   * @param[in] super_column_name the super column name (optional)
+   * @param[in] column_name the column name
+   * @param[in] value the column value
+   */
+  void insertColumn(const std::string& key,
+                    const std::string& column_family,
+                    const std::string& super_column_name,
+                    const std::string& column_name,
+                    const int64_t value);
+
+
   /**
    * Insert a column, directly in a columnfamily
    *