diff --git a/jax/experimental/jax_to_tf/jax_to_tf.py b/jax/experimental/jax_to_tf/jax_to_tf.py
index 90bb6ef2f704..be06160a6067 100644
--- a/jax/experimental/jax_to_tf/jax_to_tf.py
+++ b/jax/experimental/jax_to_tf/jax_to_tf.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def __init__(self, trace, val):
     self._trace = trace
     if not isinstance(val, (tf.Tensor, tf.Variable)):
       aval = xla.abstractify(val)
-      val = tf.convert_to_tensor(np.array(val, aval.dtype), dtype=aval.dtype)
+      val = tf.convert_to_tensor(np.array(val, aval.dtype), dtype=aval.dtype)  # type: ignore[attribute-error]
     self.val = val
 
   @property
@@ -321,12 +321,45 @@ def _rem(lhs, rhs):
 tf_impl[lax.max_p] = wrap_binary_op(tf.math.maximum)
 tf_impl[lax.min_p] = wrap_binary_op(tf.math.minimum)
 
+# Map from TF signed types to TF unsigned types.
+_SIGNED_TO_UNSIGNED_TABLE = {
+    tf.int8: tf.uint8,
+    tf.int16: tf.uint16,
+    tf.int32: tf.uint32,
+    tf.int64: tf.uint64,
+}
+
+# Map from TF unsigned types to TF signed types.
+_UNSIGNED_TO_SIGNED_TABLE = {u: s for s, u in _SIGNED_TO_UNSIGNED_TABLE.items()}
 
 # Note: Bitwise operations only yield identical results on unsigned integers!
-tf_impl[lax.shift_left_p] = tf.bitwise.left_shift
 # pylint: disable=protected-access
-tf_impl[lax.shift_right_arithmetic_p] = tfxla._shift_right_arithmetic_helper
-tf_impl[lax.shift_right_logical_p] = tfxla._shift_right_logical_helper
+def _shift_right_arithmetic(x, y):
+  if x.dtype.is_unsigned:
+    assert x.dtype == y.dtype
+    orig_dtype = x.dtype
+    signed_dtype = _UNSIGNED_TO_SIGNED_TABLE[orig_dtype]
+    x = tf.cast(x, signed_dtype)
+    y = tf.cast(y, signed_dtype)
+    res = tf.bitwise.right_shift(x, y)
+    return tf.cast(res, orig_dtype)
+  else:
+    return tf.bitwise.right_shift(x, y)
+tf_impl[lax.shift_right_arithmetic_p] = _shift_right_arithmetic
+
+def _shift_right_logical(x, y):
+  if x.dtype.is_unsigned:
+    return tf.bitwise.right_shift(x, y)
+  else:
+    assert x.dtype == y.dtype
+    orig_dtype = x.dtype
+    unsigned_dtype = _SIGNED_TO_UNSIGNED_TABLE[orig_dtype]
+    x = tf.cast(x, unsigned_dtype)
+    y = tf.cast(y, unsigned_dtype)
+    res = tf.bitwise.right_shift(x, y)
+    return tf.cast(res, orig_dtype)
+tf_impl[lax.shift_right_logical_p] = _shift_right_logical
+
 tf_impl[lax.shift_left_p] = tf.bitwise.left_shift
 tf_impl[lax.not_p] = tf.bitwise.invert
 
diff --git a/jax/experimental/jax_to_tf/tests/primitive_harness.py b/jax/experimental/jax_to_tf/tests/primitive_harness.py
index 9cd6959b1825..dea13eeb5033 100644
--- a/jax/experimental/jax_to_tf/tests/primitive_harness.py
+++ b/jax/experimental/jax_to_tf/tests/primitive_harness.py
@@ -21,23 +21,30 @@
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Iterable, Optional, NamedTuple, Sequence, Tuple, Union
 
 from absl import testing
+from jax import config
 from jax import test_util as jtu
 from jax import dtypes
 from jax import lax
 
 import numpy as np
 
+FLAGS = config.FLAGS
+
 # TODO: these are copied from tests/lax_test.py (make this source of truth)
+# Do not run int64 tests unless FLAGS.jax_enable_x64, otherwise we get a
+# mix of int32 and int64 operations.
 def supported_dtypes(dtypes):
-  return [t for t in dtypes if t in jtu.supported_dtypes()]
+  return [t for t in dtypes if
+          t in jtu.supported_dtypes() and
+          (FLAGS.jax_enable_x64 or np.dtype(t).itemsize != 8)]
 
 float_dtypes = supported_dtypes([dtypes.bfloat16, np.float16, np.float32,
                                  np.float64])
 complex_elem_dtypes = supported_dtypes([np.float32, np.float64])
 complex_dtypes = supported_dtypes([np.complex64, np.complex128])
 inexact_dtypes = float_dtypes + complex_dtypes
-int_dtypes = supported_dtypes([np.int32, np.int64])
-uint_dtypes = supported_dtypes([np.uint32, np.uint64])
+int_dtypes = supported_dtypes([np.int8, np.int16, np.int32, np.int64])
+uint_dtypes = supported_dtypes([np.uint8, np.uint16, np.uint32, np.uint64])
 bool_dtypes = [np.bool_]
 default_dtypes = float_dtypes + int_dtypes
 all_dtypes = float_dtypes + complex_dtypes + int_dtypes + bool_dtypes
@@ -168,3 +175,33 @@ def parameterized(harness_group: Iterable[Harness],
   ]
   for dtype in [np.float32]
 )
+
+shift_inputs = [
+  (arg, dtype, shift_amount)
+  for dtype in supported_dtypes(uint_dtypes + int_dtypes)
+  for arg in [
+    np.array([-250, -1, 0, 1, 250], dtype=dtype),
+  ]
+  for shift_amount in [0, 1, 2, 3, 7]
+]
+
+lax_shift_left = jtu.cases_from_list(
+  Harness(f"_dtype={dtype.__name__}_shift_amount={shift_amount}",  # type: ignore
+          lax.shift_left,
+          [arg, StaticArg(np.array([shift_amount], dtype=dtype))])
+  for arg, dtype, shift_amount in shift_inputs
+)
+
+lax_shift_right_logical = jtu.cases_from_list(
+  Harness(f"_dtype={dtype.__name__}_shift_amount={shift_amount}",  # type: ignore
+          lax.shift_right_logical,
+          [arg, StaticArg(np.array([shift_amount], dtype=dtype))])
+  for arg, dtype, shift_amount in shift_inputs
+)
+
+lax_shift_right_arithmetic = jtu.cases_from_list(
+  Harness(f"_dtype={dtype.__name__}_shift_amount={shift_amount}",  # type: ignore
+          lax.shift_right_arithmetic,
+          [arg, StaticArg(np.array([shift_amount], dtype=dtype))])
+  for arg, dtype, shift_amount in shift_inputs
+)
diff --git a/jax/experimental/jax_to_tf/tests/tf_ops_test.py b/jax/experimental/jax_to_tf/tests/tf_ops_test.py
index ae51a6c36dc8..93b71a9dcb3d 100644
--- a/jax/experimental/jax_to_tf/tests/tf_ops_test.py
+++ b/jax/experimental/jax_to_tf/tests/tf_ops_test.py
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@
     lax.bitwise_or,
     lax.bitwise_xor,
     lax.shift_left,
-    lax.shift_right_arithmetic,
-    lax.shift_right_logical,
 )
 
 REDUCE = (
@@ -245,6 +243,23 @@ def test_binary_logical_elementwise(self, f_jax):
     self.assertAllClose(r_jax[np.isfinite(r_jax)],
                         r_tf[np.isfinite(r_tf)], atol=1e-4)
 
+  # TODO(necula): combine tests that are identical except for the harness
+  # wait until we get more experience with using harnesses.
+  @primitive_harness.parameterized(primitive_harness.lax_shift_left)
+  def test_shift_left(self, harness):
+    self.ConvertAndCompare(harness.dyn_fun, *harness.dyn_args_maker(self.rng()),
+                           with_function=True)
+
+  @primitive_harness.parameterized(primitive_harness.lax_shift_right_logical)
+  def test_shift_right_logical(self, harness):
+    self.ConvertAndCompare(harness.dyn_fun, *harness.dyn_args_maker(self.rng()),
+                           with_function=True)
+
+  @primitive_harness.parameterized(primitive_harness.lax_shift_right_arithmetic)
+  def test_shift_right_arithmetic(self, harness):
+    self.ConvertAndCompare(harness.dyn_fun, *harness.dyn_args_maker(self.rng()),
+                           with_function=True)
+
   @parameterized.named_parameters(jtu.cases_from_list(
     dict(testcase_name=f"_{f_jax.__name__}",
          f_jax=f_jax)