diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/refactoring/ExtractExpression.rts b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/refactoring/ExtractExpression.rts
index 879d75f3afd..30cc977b6a9 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/refactoring/ExtractExpression.rts
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/refactoring/ExtractExpression.rts
@@ -428,3 +428,261 @@ int main() {
 	contains(has(c));
 }
 
+//!Extract string constant
+//#org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests.refactoring.extractfunction.ExtractFunctionRefactoringTest
+
+//@.config
+filename=test.cpp
+methodname=greeting
+
+//@test.h
+class Test
+{
+  void test();
+};
+
+
+//=
+class Test
+{
+  void test();
+    wchar_t greeting();
+};
+
+
+//@test.cpp
+#include "test.h"
+
+void Test::test()
+{
+    char* hi = /*$*/"hello"/*$$*/;
+}
+
+//=
+#include "test.h"
+
+wchar_t Test::greeting()
+{
+    return "hello";
+}
+
+void Test::test()
+{
+    char* hi = greeting();
+}
+
+//!Extract int constant
+//#org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests.refactoring.extractfunction.ExtractFunctionRefactoringTest
+
+//@.config
+filename=test.cpp
+methodname=size
+
+//@test.h
+class Test
+{
+  void test();
+};
+
+
+//=
+class Test
+{
+  void test();
+    int size();
+};
+
+
+//@test.cpp
+#include "test.h"
+
+void Test::test()
+{
+    int i = /*$*/42/*$$*/;
+}
+
+//=
+#include "test.h"
+
+int Test::size()
+{
+    return 42;
+}
+
+void Test::test()
+{
+    int i = size();
+}
+
+//!Extract float constant
+//#org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests.refactoring.extractfunction.ExtractFunctionRefactoringTest
+
+//@.config
+filename=test.cpp
+methodname=certainty
+
+//@test.h
+class Test
+{
+  void test();
+};
+
+
+//=
+class Test
+{
+  void test();
+    float certainty();
+};
+
+
+//@test.cpp
+#include "test.h"
+
+void Test::test()
+{
+    float f = /*$*/0.42/*$$*/;
+}
+
+//=
+#include "test.h"
+
+float Test::certainty()
+{
+    return 0.42;
+}
+
+void Test::test()
+{
+    float f = certainty();
+}
+
+//!Extract char constant
+//#org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests.refactoring.extractfunction.ExtractFunctionRefactoringTest
+
+//@.config
+filename=test.cpp
+methodname=newline
+
+//@test.h
+class Test
+{
+  void test();
+};
+
+
+//=
+class Test
+{
+  void test();
+    char newline();
+};
+
+
+//@test.cpp
+#include "test.h"
+
+void Test::test()
+{
+    char nl = /*$*/'\n'/*$$*/;
+}
+
+//=
+#include "test.h"
+
+char Test::newline()
+{
+    return '\n';
+}
+
+void Test::test()
+{
+    char nl = newline();
+}
+
+//!Extract boolean true constant
+//#org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests.refactoring.extractfunction.ExtractFunctionRefactoringTest
+
+//@.config
+filename=test.cpp
+methodname=valid
+
+//@test.h
+class Test
+{
+  void test();
+};
+
+
+//=
+class Test
+{
+  void test();
+    bool valid();
+};
+
+
+//@test.cpp
+#include "test.h"
+
+void Test::test()
+{
+    bool b = /*$*/true/*$$*/;
+}
+
+//=
+#include "test.h"
+
+bool Test::valid()
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
+void Test::test()
+{
+    bool b = valid();
+}
+
+//!Extract boolean false constant
+//#org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests.refactoring.extractfunction.ExtractFunctionRefactoringTest
+
+//@.config
+filename=test.cpp
+methodname=invalid
+
+//@test.h
+class Test
+{
+  void test();
+};
+
+
+//=
+class Test
+{
+  void test();
+    bool invalid();
+};
+
+
+//@test.cpp
+#include "test.h"
+
+void Test::test()
+{
+    bool b = /*$*/false/*$$*/;
+}
+
+//=
+#include "test.h"
+
+bool Test::invalid()
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+void Test::test()
+{
+    bool b = invalid();
+}
+
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/refactoring/extractfunction/ExtractExpression.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/refactoring/extractfunction/ExtractExpression.java
index 64aa180231b..36f96b2f1d1 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/refactoring/extractfunction/ExtractExpression.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/refactoring/extractfunction/ExtractExpression.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTSimpleDeclSpecifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IBinding;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IType;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTBinaryExpression;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTLiteralExpression;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTNewExpression;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTQualifiedName;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTSimpleDeclSpecifier;
@@ -90,6 +91,10 @@ public class ExtractExpression extends ExtractedFunctionConstructionHelper {
 			declSpecifier = handleFunctionCallExpression((IASTFunctionCallExpression) extractedNode);
 		}
 		
+		if (extractedNode instanceof IASTLiteralExpression) {
+		    declSpecifier = handleLiteralExpression((IASTLiteralExpression) extractedNode);
+		}
+		
 		if(declSpecifier == null) {
 			return createSimpleDeclSpecifier(IASTSimpleDeclSpecifier.t_void);
 		}
@@ -97,7 +102,26 @@ public class ExtractExpression extends ExtractedFunctionConstructionHelper {
 		return declSpecifier;
 	}
 
-	private IASTDeclSpecifier handleNewExpression(ICPPASTNewExpression expression) {
+	private IASTDeclSpecifier handleLiteralExpression(IASTLiteralExpression extractedNode) {
+        switch(extractedNode.getKind()){
+          case IASTLiteralExpression.lk_char_constant:
+              return createSimpleDeclSpecifier(IASTSimpleDeclSpecifier.t_char);
+          case IASTLiteralExpression.lk_float_constant:
+              return createSimpleDeclSpecifier(IASTSimpleDeclSpecifier.t_float);
+          case IASTLiteralExpression.lk_integer_constant:
+              return createSimpleDeclSpecifier(IASTSimpleDeclSpecifier.t_int);
+          case IASTLiteralExpression.lk_string_literal:
+              return createSimpleDeclSpecifier(ICPPASTSimpleDeclSpecifier.t_wchar_t);
+          case ICPPASTLiteralExpression.lk_false: 
+              //Like lk_true a boolean type
+          case ICPPASTLiteralExpression.lk_true:
+              return createSimpleDeclSpecifier(ICPPASTSimpleDeclSpecifier.t_bool);
+          default:
+              return null;
+          }
+    }
+
+    private IASTDeclSpecifier handleNewExpression(ICPPASTNewExpression expression) {
 		return expression.getTypeId().getDeclSpecifier();
 	}