diff --git a/viper.go b/viper.go
index d6bbe62eae..ba67cacd1c 100644
--- a/viper.go
+++ b/viper.go
@@ -988,6 +988,13 @@ func (v *Viper) GetUint(key string) uint {
 	return cast.ToUint(v.Get(key))
 }
 
+// GetUint16 returns the value associated with the key as an unsigned integer.
+func GetUint16(key string) uint16 { return v.GetUint16(key) }
+
+func (v *Viper) GetUint16(key string) uint16 {
+	return cast.ToUint16(v.Get(key))
+}
+
 // GetUint32 returns the value associated with the key as an unsigned integer.
 func GetUint32(key string) uint32 { return v.GetUint32(key) }
 
diff --git a/viper_test.go b/viper_test.go
index 2a3dabc52e..d6264086fa 100644
--- a/viper_test.go
+++ b/viper_test.go
@@ -1953,6 +1953,10 @@ func TestMergeConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("uint pop != 37890, = %d", pop)
 	}
 
+	if pop := v.GetUint16("hello.pop"); pop != uint16(37890) {
+		t.Fatalf("uint pop != 37890, = %d", pop)
+	}
+
 	if pop := v.GetUint32("hello.pop"); pop != 37890 {
 		t.Fatalf("uint32 pop != 37890, = %d", pop)
 	}