diff --git a/cJSON.c b/cJSON.c
index f6dd11c..00df39b 100644
--- a/cJSON.c
+++ b/cJSON.c
@@ -362,10 +362,12 @@ loop_end:
     if (number >= INT_MAX)
     {
         item->valueint = INT_MAX;
+        item->valuelong = (long)strtol((const char *)number_c_string, (char **)NULL, 10);
     }
     else if (number <= (double)INT_MIN)
     {
         item->valueint = INT_MIN;
+        item->valuelong = (long)strtol((const char *)number_c_string, (char **)NULL, 10);
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/cJSON.h b/cJSON.h
index 2628d76..8c8390f 100644
--- a/cJSON.h
+++ b/cJSON.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ typedef struct cJSON
     char *valuestring;
     /* writing to valueint is DEPRECATED, use cJSON_SetNumberValue instead */
     int valueint;
+    long valuelong;
     /* The item's number, if type==cJSON_Number */
     double valuedouble;