diff --git a/include/bitsery/deserializer.h b/include/bitsery/deserializer.h
index e58310d..3633ef4 100644
--- a/include/bitsery/deserializer.h
+++ b/include/bitsery/deserializer.h
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@ namespace bitsery {
         template<typename T>
         void value8b(T &&v) { value<8>(std::forward<T>(v)); }
 
+        template<typename T>
+        void value16b(T &&v) { value<16>(std::forward<T>(v)); }
+
         template<typename T, typename Ext>
         void ext1b(T &v, Ext &&extension) { ext<1, T, Ext>(v, std::forward<Ext>(extension)); }
 
@@ -381,6 +384,9 @@ namespace bitsery {
         template<typename T, typename Ext>
         void ext8b(T &v, Ext &&extension) { ext<8, T, Ext>(v, std::forward<Ext>(extension)); }
 
+        template<typename T, typename Ext>
+        void ext16b(T &v, Ext &&extension) { ext<16, T, Ext>(v, std::forward<Ext>(extension)); }
+
         template<typename T>
         void text1b(T &str, size_t maxSize) { text<1>(str, maxSize); }
 
@@ -411,6 +417,9 @@ namespace bitsery {
         template<typename T>
         void container8b(T &&obj, size_t maxSize) { container<8>(std::forward<T>(obj), maxSize); }
 
+        template<typename T>
+        void container16b(T &&obj, size_t maxSize) { container<16>(std::forward<T>(obj), maxSize); }
+
         template<typename T>
         void container1b(T &&obj) { container<1>(std::forward<T>(obj)); }
 
@@ -423,6 +432,9 @@ namespace bitsery {
         template<typename T>
         void container8b(T &&obj) { container<8>(std::forward<T>(obj)); }
 
+        template<typename T>
+        void container16b(T &&obj) { container<16>(std::forward<T>(obj)); }
+
     private:
 
         void readSize(size_t& size, size_t maxSize) {
diff --git a/include/bitsery/details/serialization_common.h b/include/bitsery/details/serialization_common.h
index 6d5a441..17503c6 100644
--- a/include/bitsery/details/serialization_common.h
+++ b/include/bitsery/details/serialization_common.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ namespace bitsery {
     struct FtorExtValue4b: FtorExtValue<4, Ext> {};
     template <typename Ext>
     struct FtorExtValue8b: FtorExtValue<8, Ext> {};
+    template <typename Ext>
+    struct FtorExtValue16b: FtorExtValue<16, Ext> {};
 
     template<typename Ext>
     struct FtorExtObject : public Ext {
diff --git a/include/bitsery/serializer.h b/include/bitsery/serializer.h
index 4429ae6..9b7e7e1 100644
--- a/include/bitsery/serializer.h
+++ b/include/bitsery/serializer.h
@@ -367,6 +367,9 @@ namespace bitsery {
         template<typename T>
         void value8b(T &&v) { value<8>(std::forward<T>(v)); }
 
+        template<typename T>
+        void value16b(T &&v) { value<16>(std::forward<T>(v)); }
+
         template<typename T, typename Ext>
         void ext1b(const T &v, Ext &&extension) { ext<1, T, Ext>(v, std::forward<Ext>(extension)); }
 
@@ -379,6 +382,9 @@ namespace bitsery {
         template<typename T, typename Ext>
         void ext8b(const T &v, Ext &&extension) { ext<8, T, Ext>(v, std::forward<Ext>(extension)); }
 
+        template<typename T, typename Ext>
+        void ext16b(const T &v, Ext &&extension) { ext<16, T, Ext>(v, std::forward<Ext>(extension)); }
+
         template<typename T>
         void text1b(const T &str, size_t maxSize) { text<1>(str, maxSize); }
 
@@ -409,6 +415,9 @@ namespace bitsery {
         template<typename T>
         void container8b(T &&obj, size_t maxSize) { container<8>(std::forward<T>(obj), maxSize); }
 
+        template<typename T>
+        void container16b(T &&obj, size_t maxSize) { container<16>(std::forward<T>(obj), maxSize); }
+
         template<typename T>
         void container1b(T &&obj) { container<1>(std::forward<T>(obj)); }
 
@@ -421,6 +430,9 @@ namespace bitsery {
         template<typename T>
         void container8b(T &&obj) { container<8>(std::forward<T>(obj)); }
 
+        template<typename T>
+        void container16b(T &&obj) { container<16>(std::forward<T>(obj)); }
+
 
     private: