diff --git a/core/clingutils/src/dequeLinkdef.h b/core/clingutils/src/dequeLinkdef.h
index 0052858944b52..98e5824b3019e 100644
--- a/core/clingutils/src/dequeLinkdef.h
+++ b/core/clingutils/src/dequeLinkdef.h
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 
 #pragma extra_include "deque";
 
+#pragma create TClass deque<unsigned short>;
+#pragma create TClass deque<unsigned int>;
+#pragma create TClass deque<unsigned long>;
+#pragma create TClass deque<short>;
 #pragma create TClass deque<int>;
 #pragma create TClass deque<long>;
 #pragma create TClass deque<float>;
 #pragma create TClass deque<double>;
 #pragma create TClass deque<void*>;
 #pragma create TClass deque<char*>;
-
diff --git a/core/clingutils/test/TClingUtilsTests.cxx b/core/clingutils/test/TClingUtilsTests.cxx
index 6d0a751fcb2c0..9b3d9a04e109d 100644
--- a/core/clingutils/test/TClingUtilsTests.cxx
+++ b/core/clingutils/test/TClingUtilsTests.cxx
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@
  *************************************************************************/
 
 #include <TClingUtils.h>
+#include <TClass.h>
 
 #include <ROOT/FoundationUtils.hxx>
 
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 
 #include <fstream>
+#include <deque>
 
 TEST(TClingUtilsTests, GetCppName)
 {
@@ -85,3 +87,14 @@ TEST(TClingUtilsTests, GetRealPath)
    std::remove("./realfile2");
 #endif // not R__WIN32
 }
+
+TEST(TClingUtilsTests, CollectionSizeof)
+{
+   // https://its.cern.ch/jira/browse/ROOT-9889
+   EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(std::deque<short>), TClass::GetClass("std::deque<short>")->GetClassSize());
+   EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(std::deque<unsigned short>), TClass::GetClass("std::deque<unsigned short>")->GetClassSize());
+   EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(std::deque<int>), TClass::GetClass("std::deque<int>")->GetClassSize());
+   EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(std::deque<unsigned int>), TClass::GetClass("std::deque<unsigned int>")->GetClassSize());
+   EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(std::deque<long>), TClass::GetClass("std::deque<long>")->GetClassSize());
+   EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(std::deque<unsigned long>), TClass::GetClass("std::deque<unsigned long>")->GetClassSize());
+}