--- old/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java	2017-07-11 20:38:50.000000000 +0300
+++ new/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java	2017-07-11 20:38:49.000000000 +0300
@@ -3325,6 +3325,8 @@
             if (w.zero().equals(value))
                 return zero(w, type);
             return insertArguments(identity(type), 0, value);
+        } else if (MinimalValueTypes_1_0.isValueType(type)) {
+            return insertArguments(identity(type), 0, value);
         } else {
             if (value == null)
                 return zero(Wrapper.OBJECT, type);
--- old/test/valhalla/mvt/MethodHandlesTest.java	2017-07-11 20:38:52.000000000 +0300
+++ new/test/valhalla/mvt/MethodHandlesTest.java	2017-07-11 20:38:51.000000000 +0300
@@ -74,4 +74,15 @@
             assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> mh.invokeWithArguments());
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testConstantDVT() throws Throwable {
+        assertEquals(MethodHandles.constant(DVT, ARG).invokeWithArguments(), ARG);
+
+        assertThrows(ClassCastException.class,
+                () -> MethodHandles.constant(DVT, new Object()));
+
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class,
+                () -> MethodHandles.constant(DVT, null));
+    }
 }