diff --git a/compilers/concrete-compiler/compiler/lib/Bindings/Python/FHEModule.cpp b/compilers/concrete-compiler/compiler/lib/Bindings/Python/FHEModule.cpp
index a83e51866..b0640e276 100644
--- a/compilers/concrete-compiler/compiler/lib/Bindings/Python/FHEModule.cpp
+++ b/compilers/concrete-compiler/compiler/lib/Bindings/Python/FHEModule.cpp
@@ -34,4 +34,17 @@ void mlir::concretelang::python::populateDialectFHESubmodule(
         }
         return cls(typeOrError.type);
       });
+
+  mlir_type_subclass(m, "EncryptedSignedIntegerType",
+                     fheTypeIsAnEncryptedSignedIntegerType)
+      .def_classmethod(
+          "get", [](pybind11::object cls, MlirContext ctx, unsigned width) {
+            MlirTypeOrError typeOrError =
+                fheEncryptedSignedIntegerTypeGetChecked(ctx, width);
+            if (typeOrError.isError) {
+              throw std::invalid_argument(
+                  "can't create esint with the given width");
+            }
+            return cls(typeOrError.type);
+          });
 }
diff --git a/compilers/concrete-compiler/compiler/tests/python/test_fhe_dialect.py b/compilers/concrete-compiler/compiler/tests/python/test_fhe_dialect.py
index a98f4843e..14bc63ba2 100644
--- a/compilers/concrete-compiler/compiler/tests/python/test_fhe_dialect.py
+++ b/compilers/concrete-compiler/compiler/tests/python/test_fhe_dialect.py
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ def test_eint(width):
     assert eint.__str__() == f"!FHE.eint<{width}>"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("width", list(range(1, 8)))
+def test_esint(width):
+    ctx = Context()
+    register_dialects(ctx)
+    eint = fhe.EncryptedSignedIntegerType.get(ctx, width)
+    assert eint.__str__() == f"!FHE.esint<{width}>"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("shape", [(1,), (2,), (1, 1), (1, 2), (2, 1), (3, 3, 3)])
 def test_eint_tensor(shape):
     with Context() as ctx, Location.unknown(context=ctx):
@@ -21,9 +29,26 @@ def test_eint_tensor(shape):
         assert tensor.__str__() == f"tensor<{'x'.join(map(str, shape))}x!FHE.eint<{3}>>"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("shape", [(1,), (2,), (1, 1), (1, 2), (2, 1), (3, 3, 3)])
+def test_esint_tensor(shape):
+    with Context() as ctx, Location.unknown(context=ctx):
+        register_dialects(ctx)
+        eint = fhe.EncryptedSignedIntegerType.get(ctx, 3)
+        tensor = RankedTensorType.get(shape, eint)
+        assert tensor.__str__() == f"tensor<{'x'.join(map(str, shape))}x!FHE.esint<{3}>>"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("width", [0])
 def test_invalid_eint(width):
     ctx = Context()
     register_dialects(ctx)
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"can't create eint with the given width"):
         eint = fhe.EncryptedIntegerType.get(ctx, width)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("width", [0])
+def test_invalid_esint(width):
+    ctx = Context()
+    register_dialects(ctx)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"can't create esint with the given width"):
+        eint = fhe.EncryptedSignedIntegerType.get(ctx, width)