diff --git a/prdoc/pr_5348.prdoc b/prdoc/pr_5348.prdoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c2282c4c74c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prdoc/pr_5348.prdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Schema: Polkadot SDK PRDoc Schema (prdoc) v1.0.0
+# See doc at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/master/prdoc/schema_user.json
+
+title: allow for u8 to be used as hold/freeze reason
+
+doc:
+  - audience: Runtime Dev
+    description: |
+      Allows for `u8` type to be configured as `HoldReason` and `FreezeReason`
+
+crates:
+  - name: frame-support
+    bump: patch
diff --git a/substrate/frame/support/src/traits/misc.rs b/substrate/frame/support/src/traits/misc.rs
index 7c8c22d1ae5a..492475d6f63c 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/support/src/traits/misc.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/support/src/traits/misc.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ impl VariantCount for () {
 	const VARIANT_COUNT: u32 = 0;
 }
 
+impl VariantCount for u8 {
+	const VARIANT_COUNT: u32 = 256;
+}
+
 /// Adapter for `Get<u32>` to access `VARIANT_COUNT` from `trait pub trait VariantCount {`.
 pub struct VariantCountOf<T: VariantCount>(core::marker::PhantomData<T>);
 impl<T: VariantCount> Get<u32> for VariantCountOf<T> {