diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index f24008b66826..1d00f5671368 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -1334,6 +1334,43 @@ int nvmem_cell_write(struct nvmem_cell *cell, void *buf, size_t len)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmem_cell_write);
 
+/**
+ * nvmem_cell_read_u16() - Read a cell value as an u16
+ *
+ * @dev: Device that requests the nvmem cell.
+ * @cell_id: Name of nvmem cell to read.
+ * @val: pointer to output value.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success or negative errno.
+ */
+int nvmem_cell_read_u16(struct device *dev, const char *cell_id, u16 *val)
+{
+	struct nvmem_cell *cell;
+	void *buf;
+	size_t len;
+
+	cell = nvmem_cell_get(dev, cell_id);
+	if (IS_ERR(cell))
+		return PTR_ERR(cell);
+
+	buf = nvmem_cell_read(cell, &len);
+	if (IS_ERR(buf)) {
+		nvmem_cell_put(cell);
+		return PTR_ERR(buf);
+	}
+	if (len != sizeof(*val)) {
+		kfree(buf);
+		nvmem_cell_put(cell);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	memcpy(val, buf, sizeof(*val));
+	kfree(buf);
+	nvmem_cell_put(cell);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmem_cell_read_u16);
+
 /**
  * nvmem_cell_read_u32() - Read a cell value as an u32
  *
diff --git a/include/linux/nvmem-consumer.h b/include/linux/nvmem-consumer.h
index 312bfa5efd80..8f8be5b00060 100644
--- a/include/linux/nvmem-consumer.h
+++ b/include/linux/nvmem-consumer.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ void nvmem_cell_put(struct nvmem_cell *cell);
 void devm_nvmem_cell_put(struct device *dev, struct nvmem_cell *cell);
 void *nvmem_cell_read(struct nvmem_cell *cell, size_t *len);
 int nvmem_cell_write(struct nvmem_cell *cell, void *buf, size_t len);
+int nvmem_cell_read_u16(struct device *dev, const char *cell_id, u16 *val);
 int nvmem_cell_read_u32(struct device *dev, const char *cell_id, u32 *val);
 
 /* direct nvmem device read/write interface */
@@ -122,6 +123,12 @@ static inline int nvmem_cell_write(struct nvmem_cell *cell,
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
+static inline int nvmem_cell_read_u16(struct device *dev,
+				      const char *cell_id, u16 *val)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
 static inline int nvmem_cell_read_u32(struct device *dev,
 				      const char *cell_id, u32 *val)
 {