diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 662bad7..c3af259 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func execTags(in interface{}, fs *pflag.FlagSet) ([]afterFunc, error) {
 				valField.SetBool(v)
 			}
 
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
+		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
 			vt, err := strconv.ParseInt(value, 10, 64)
 			if err != nil {
 				if value != "" {
@@ -375,6 +375,12 @@ func registerFlagInt(t reflect.Kind, fs *pflag.FlagSet, field interface{}, parts
 		} else {
 			fs.Int8VarP(field.(*int8), parts[0], parts[1], int8(vt), desc)
 		}
+	case reflect.Int16:
+		if len(parts) == 1 {
+			fs.Int16Var(field.(*int16), parts[0], int16(vt), desc)
+		} else {
+			fs.Int16VarP(field.(*int16), parts[0], parts[1], int16(vt), desc)
+		}
 	case reflect.Int32:
 		if len(parts) == 1 {
 			fs.Int32Var(field.(*int32), parts[0], int32(vt), desc)
diff --git a/int_test.go b/int_test.go
index 7fe2bc4..f44a8dc 100644
--- a/int_test.go
+++ b/int_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ func TestIntParsing(t *testing.T) {
 		args = []string{
 			"--int=1", "-i", "2",
 			"--int8=3", "-8", "4",
+			"--int16=2", "-1", "3",
 			"--int32=5", "-3", "6",
 			"--int64=7", "-6", "8",
 		}
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ func TestIntParsing(t *testing.T) {
 			TestP   int   `flag:"intp,i"`
 			Test8   int8  `flag:"int8"`
 			Test8P  int8  `flag:"int8p,8"`
+			Test16  int16 `flag:"int16"`
+			Test16P int16 `flag:"int16p,1"`
 			Test32  int32 `flag:"int32"`
 			Test32P int32 `flag:"int32p,3"`
 			Test64  int64 `flag:"int64"`
@@ -34,6 +37,8 @@ func TestIntParsing(t *testing.T) {
 		{cfg.TestP, 2},
 		{cfg.Test8, int8(3)},
 		{cfg.Test8P, int8(4)},
+		{cfg.Test16, int16(2)},
+		{cfg.Test16P, int16(3)},
 		{cfg.Test32, int32(5)},
 		{cfg.Test32P, int32(6)},
 		{cfg.Test64, int64(7)},