diff --git a/src/main/java/com/dynatrace/hash4j/hashing/Murmur3_128.java b/src/main/java/com/dynatrace/hash4j/hashing/Murmur3_128.java
index 22bb3963..18699a55 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/dynatrace/hash4j/hashing/Murmur3_128.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/dynatrace/hash4j/hashing/Murmur3_128.java
@@ -268,7 +268,15 @@ public HashStream128 putByte(byte b) {
 
     @Override
     public HashStream128 putShort(short v) {
-      final long l = v & 0xFFFFL;
+      return putTwoBytes(v & 0xFFFFL);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HashStream128 putChar(char v) {
+      return putTwoBytes(v);
+    }
+
+    private HashStream128 putTwoBytes(long l) {
       buffer1 |= l << bitCount;
       if ((bitCount & 0x30L) == 0x30L) {
         if ((bitCount & 0x40L) != 0) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/dynatrace/hash4j/hashing/Murmur3_32.java b/src/main/java/com/dynatrace/hash4j/hashing/Murmur3_32.java
index 3411d6b5..2cdcfe63 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/dynatrace/hash4j/hashing/Murmur3_32.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/dynatrace/hash4j/hashing/Murmur3_32.java
@@ -159,7 +159,16 @@ public HashStream32 putByte(byte b) {
 
     @Override
     public HashStream32 putShort(short v) {
-      buffer |= (v & 0xFFFFL) << shift;
+      return putTwoBytes(v & 0xFFFFL);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HashStream32 putChar(char v) {
+      return putTwoBytes(v);
+    }
+
+    private HashStream32 putTwoBytes(long v) {
+      buffer |= v << shift;
       shift += 16;
       length += 2;
       if (shift >= 32) {