diff --git a/integration_tests/run_tests.py b/integration_tests/run_tests.py
index 1bb1b1535d..02cf7e1dbc 100755
--- a/integration_tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/integration_tests/run_tests.py
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
     "test_math1.py"
 ]
 
+# At present we run these tests on cpython, later we should also move to lpython
+test_cpython = [
+    "test_generics_01.py"
+]
+
+
 def main():
     print("Compiling...")
     for pyfile in tests:
@@ -30,7 +36,9 @@ def main():
         if r != 0:
             print("Command '%s' failed." % cmd)
             sys.exit(1)
+
     print("Running...")
+    python_path="src/runtime/ltypes"
     for pyfile in tests:
         basename = os.path.splitext(pyfile)[0]
         cmd = "integration_tests/%s" % (basename)
@@ -39,7 +47,16 @@ def main():
         if r != 0:
             print("Command '%s' failed." % cmd)
             sys.exit(1)
-        python_path="src/runtime/ltypes"
+        cmd = "PYTHONPATH=%s python integration_tests/%s" % (python_path,
+                    pyfile)
+        print("+ " + cmd)
+        r = os.system(cmd)
+        if r != 0:
+            print("Command '%s' failed." % cmd)
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+    print("Running cpython tests...")
+    for pyfile in test_cpython:
         cmd = "PYTHONPATH=%s python integration_tests/%s" % (python_path,
                     pyfile)
         print("+ " + cmd)
diff --git a/integration_tests/test_generics_01.py b/integration_tests/test_generics_01.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47f18245b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/test_generics_01.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+from ltypes import overload
+
+@overload
+def foo(a: int, b: int) -> int:
+    return a*b
+
+@overload
+def foo(a: int) -> int:
+    return a**2
+
+@overload
+def foo(a: str) -> str:
+    return "lpython-" + a
+
+@overload
+def test(a: int) -> int:
+    return a + 10
+
+@overload
+def test(a: bool) -> int:
+    if a:
+        return 10
+    return -10
+
+
+assert foo(2) == 4
+assert foo(2, 10) == 20
+assert foo("hello") == "lpython-hello"
+assert test(10) == 20
+assert test(False) == -test(True) and test(True) == 10
diff --git a/src/runtime/ltypes/ltypes.py b/src/runtime/ltypes/ltypes.py
index 215b58b5ac..98b014dcbc 100644
--- a/src/runtime/ltypes/ltypes.py
+++ b/src/runtime/ltypes/ltypes.py
@@ -1,6 +1,53 @@
+from inspect import getfullargspec, getcallargs
+
+# data-types
+
 i32 = []
 i64 = []
 f32 = []
 f64 = []
 c32 = []
 c64 = []
+
+# overloading support
+
+class OverloadedFunction:
+    """
+    A wrapper class for allowing overloading.
+    """
+    global_map = {}
+
+    def __init__(self, func):
+        self.func_name = func.__name__
+        f_list = self.global_map.get(func.__name__, [])
+        f_list.append((func, getfullargspec(func)))
+        self.global_map[func.__name__] = f_list
+
+    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        func_map_list = self.global_map.get(self.func_name, False)
+        if not func_map_list:
+            raise Exception("Function not defined")
+        for item in func_map_list:
+            func, key = item
+            try:
+                # This might fail for the cases when arguments don't match
+                ann_dict = getcallargs(func, *args, **kwargs)
+            except TypeError:
+                continue
+            flag = True
+            for k, v in ann_dict.items():
+                if not key.annotations.get(k, False):
+                    flag = False
+                    break
+                else:
+                    if type(v) != key.annotations.get(k):
+                        flag = False
+                        break
+            if flag:
+                return func(*args, **kwargs)
+        raise Exception("Function not found with matching signature")
+
+
+def overload(f):
+    overloaded_f = OverloadedFunction(f)
+    return overloaded_f