diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tar.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tar.java
index 51bb8cdb6..737e68cfd 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tar.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tar.java
@@ -461,9 +461,9 @@ public class Tar extends MatchingTask {
             if (r instanceof TarResource) {
                 final TarResource tr = (TarResource) r;
                 te.setUserName(tr.getUserName());
-                te.setUserId(tr.getUid());
+                te.setUserId(tr.getLongUid());
                 te.setGroupName(tr.getGroup());
-                te.setGroupId(tr.getGid());
+                te.setGroupId(tr.getLongGid());
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/TarResource.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/TarResource.java
index 36b0e3853..1279bd860 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/TarResource.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/TarResource.java
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ public class TarResource extends ArchiveResource {
 
     private String userName = "";
     private String groupName = "";
-    private int    uid;
-    private int    gid;
+    private long   uid;
+    private long   gid;
 
     /**
      * Default constructor.
@@ -134,26 +134,44 @@ public class TarResource extends ArchiveResource {
 
     /**
      * @return the uid for the tar entry
+     * @since 1.10.4
      */
-    public int getUid() {
+    public long getLongUid() {
         if (isReference()) {
-            return getCheckedRef().getUid();
+            return getCheckedRef().getLongUid();
         }
         checkEntry();
         return uid;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return the uid for the tar entry
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public int getUid() {
+        return (int) getLongUid();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return the gid for the tar entry
+     * @since 1.10.4
      */
-    public int getGid() {
+    public long getLongGid() {
         if (isReference()) {
-            return getCheckedRef().getGid();
+            return getCheckedRef().getLongGid();
         }
         checkEntry();
         return gid;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return the uid for the tar entry
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public int getGid() {
+        return (int) getLongGid();
+    }
+
     /**
      * fetches information from the named entry inside the archive.
      */
@@ -194,8 +212,8 @@ public class TarResource extends ArchiveResource {
         setMode(e.getMode());
         userName = e.getUserName();
         groupName = e.getGroupName();
-        uid = e.getUserId();
-        gid = e.getGroupId();
+        uid = e.getLongUserId();
+        gid = e.getLongGroupId();
     }
 
 }