diff --git a/src/buf/buf_mut.rs b/src/buf/buf_mut.rs
index 844474fb9..9f2249e2c 100644
--- a/src/buf/buf_mut.rs
+++ b/src/buf/buf_mut.rs
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ pub unsafe trait BufMut {
         self.put_slice(&n.to_le_bytes()[0..nbytes]);
     }
 
-    /// Writes a signed n-byte integer to `self` in big-endian byte order.
+    /// Writes low `nbytes` of a signed integer to `self` in big-endian byte order.
     ///
     /// The current position is advanced by `nbytes`.
     ///
@@ -706,19 +706,19 @@ pub unsafe trait BufMut {
     /// use bytes::BufMut;
     ///
     /// let mut buf = vec![];
-    /// buf.put_int(0x010203, 3);
+    /// buf.put_int(0x0504010203, 3);
     /// assert_eq!(buf, b"\x01\x02\x03");
     /// ```
     ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
     /// This function panics if there is not enough remaining capacity in
-    /// `self`.
+    /// `self` or if `nbytes` is greater than 8.
     fn put_int(&mut self, n: i64, nbytes: usize) {
         self.put_slice(&n.to_be_bytes()[mem::size_of_val(&n) - nbytes..]);
     }
 
-    /// Writes a signed n-byte integer to `self` in little-endian byte order.
+    /// Writes low `nbytes` of a signed integer to `self` in big-endian byte order.
     ///
     /// The current position is advanced by `nbytes`.
     ///
@@ -728,14 +728,14 @@ pub unsafe trait BufMut {
     /// use bytes::BufMut;
     ///
     /// let mut buf = vec![];
-    /// buf.put_int_le(0x010203, 3);
+    /// buf.put_int_le(0x0504010203, 3);
     /// assert_eq!(buf, b"\x03\x02\x01");
     /// ```
     ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
     /// This function panics if there is not enough remaining capacity in
-    /// `self`.
+    /// `self` or if `nbytes` is greater than 8.
     fn put_int_le(&mut self, n: i64, nbytes: usize) {
         self.put_slice(&n.to_le_bytes()[0..nbytes]);
     }
diff --git a/tests/test_buf_mut.rs b/tests/test_buf_mut.rs
index b85ab9c67..197cf0b40 100644
--- a/tests/test_buf_mut.rs
+++ b/tests/test_buf_mut.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,34 @@ fn test_put_u16() {
     assert_eq!(b"\x54\x21", &buf[..]);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_put_int() {
+    let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(8);
+    buf.put_int(0x1020304050607080, 3);
+    assert_eq!(b"\x60\x70\x80", &buf[..]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[should_panic]
+fn test_put_int_nbytes_overflow() {
+    let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(8);
+    buf.put_int(0x1020304050607080, 9);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_put_int_le() {
+    let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(8);
+    buf.put_int_le(0x1020304050607080, 3);
+    assert_eq!(b"\x80\x70\x60", &buf[..]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[should_panic]
+fn test_put_int_le_nbytes_overflow() {
+    let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(8);
+    buf.put_int_le(0x1020304050607080, 9);
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[should_panic(expected = "cannot advance")]
 fn test_vec_advance_mut() {