diff --git a/src_main/math/pimathcomplex.h b/src_main/math/pimathcomplex.h
index cd67bfc3..77e11a43 100644
--- a/src_main/math/pimathcomplex.h
+++ b/src_main/math/pimathcomplex.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 using std::complex;
 
 typedef complex<int> complexi;
+typedef complex<short> complexs;
 typedef complex<float> complexf;
 typedef complex<ldouble> complexld;
 #ifndef QPIEVALUATOR_COMPLEX
@@ -47,14 +48,17 @@ const complexld complexld_0(0.);
 const complexld complexld_1(1.);
 
 __PICONTAINERS_SIMPLE_TYPE__(complexi)
+__PICONTAINERS_SIMPLE_TYPE__(complexs)
 __PICONTAINERS_SIMPLE_TYPE__(complexf)
 __PICONTAINERS_SIMPLE_TYPE__(complexd)
 __PICONTAINERS_SIMPLE_TYPE__(complexld)
 __PIVECTOR2D_SIMPLE_TYPE__(complexi)
+__PIVECTOR2D_SIMPLE_TYPE__(complexs)
 __PIVECTOR2D_SIMPLE_TYPE__(complexf)
 __PIVECTOR2D_SIMPLE_TYPE__(complexd)
 __PIVECTOR2D_SIMPLE_TYPE__(complexld)
 __PIBYTEARRAY_SIMPLE_TYPE__(complexi)
+__PIBYTEARRAY_SIMPLE_TYPE__(complexs)
 __PIBYTEARRAY_SIMPLE_TYPE__(complexf)
 __PIBYTEARRAY_SIMPLE_TYPE__(complexd)
 __PIBYTEARRAY_SIMPLE_TYPE__(complexld)