diff --git a/hy/lex/states.py b/hy/lex/states.py
index 348f77f..5cfe035 100644
--- a/hy/lex/states.py
+++ b/hy/lex/states.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from hy.models.expression import HyExpression
+from hy.models.integer import HyInteger
 from hy.models.symbol import HySymbol
 from hy.models.string import HyString
+
 from hy.errors import HyError
 
 
@@ -12,6 +14,11 @@ class LexException(HyError):
 
 
 def _resolve_atom(obj):
+    try:
+        return HyInteger(obj)
+    except ValueError:
+        pass
+
     return HySymbol(obj)
 
 
diff --git a/hy/models/integer.py b/hy/models/integer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98c5309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hy/models/integer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from hy.models import HyObject
+
+
+class HyInteger(HyObject, int):
+    def __new__(cls, number, *args, **kwargs):
+        number = int(number)
+        return super(HyInteger, cls).__new__(cls, number)
diff --git a/tests/test_lex.py b/tests/test_lex.py
index 6cb2a48..6806d53 100644
--- a/tests/test_lex.py
+++ b/tests/test_lex.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-from hy.lex import tokenize
 from hy.models.expression import HyExpression
+from hy.models.integer import HyInteger
 from hy.models.symbol import HySymbol
 from hy.models.string import HyString
 
+from hy.lex import tokenize
+
 
 def test_lex_expression_symbols():
     objs = tokenize("(foo bar)")
@@ -11,3 +13,7 @@ def test_lex_expression_symbols():
 def test_lex_expression_strings():
     objs = tokenize("(foo \"bar\")")
     assert objs == [HyExpression([HySymbol("foo"), HyString("bar")])]
+
+def test_lex_expression_integer():
+    objs = tokenize("(foo 2)")
+    assert objs == [HyExpression([HySymbol("foo"), HyInteger(2)])]