diff --git a/src/soc/mediatek/common/include/soc/pmif_common.h b/src/soc/mediatek/common/include/soc/pmif_common.h
index ee0a2664b4..949b34f1bc 100644
--- a/src/soc/mediatek/common/include/soc/pmif_common.h
+++ b/src/soc/mediatek/common/include/soc/pmif_common.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ struct pmif {
 	u32 pmifid;
 	void (*read)(struct pmif *arb, u32 slvid, u32 reg, u32 *data);
 	void (*write)(struct pmif *arb, u32 slvid, u32 reg, u32 data);
+	void (*read16)(struct pmif *arb, u32 slvid, u32 reg, u16 *data);
+	void (*write16)(struct pmif *arb, u32 slvid, u32 reg, u16 data);
 	u32 (*read_field)(struct pmif *arb, u32 slvid, u32 reg, u32 mask, u32 shift);
 	void (*write_field)(struct pmif *arb, u32 slvid, u32 reg, u32 val, u32 mask, u32 shift);
 	int (*is_pmif_init_done)(struct pmif *arb);
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ void pmwrap_interface_init(void);
 int mtk_pmif_init(void);
 void pmif_spmi_read(struct pmif *arb, u32 slvid, u32 reg, u32 *data);
 void pmif_spmi_write(struct pmif *arb, u32 slvid, u32 reg, u32 data);
+void pmif_spmi_read16(struct pmif *arb, u32 slvid, u32 reg, u16 *data);
+void pmif_spmi_write16(struct pmif *arb, u32 slvid, u32 reg, u16 data);
 u32 pmif_spmi_read_field(struct pmif *arb, u32 slvid, u32 reg, u32 mask, u32 shift);
 void pmif_spmi_write_field(struct pmif *arb, u32 slvid, u32 reg,
 			   u32 val, u32 mask, u32 shift);
diff --git a/src/soc/mediatek/common/pmif.c b/src/soc/mediatek/common/pmif.c
index 50fddc810b..97da4157f1 100644
--- a/src/soc/mediatek/common/pmif.c
+++ b/src/soc/mediatek/common/pmif.c
@@ -74,6 +74,18 @@ void pmif_spmi_write(struct pmif *arb, u32 slvid, u32 reg, u32 data)
 	pmif_send_cmd(arb, 1, PMIF_CMD_EXT_REG_LONG, slvid, reg, NULL, data, 1);
 }
 
+void pmif_spmi_read16(struct pmif *arb, u32 slvid, u32 reg, u16 *data)
+{
+	u32 rdata = 0;
+	pmif_send_cmd(arb, 0, PMIF_CMD_EXT_REG_LONG, slvid, reg, &rdata, 0, 2);
+	*data = (u16)rdata;
+}
+
+void pmif_spmi_write16(struct pmif *arb, u32 slvid, u32 reg, u16 data)
+{
+	pmif_send_cmd(arb, 1, PMIF_CMD_EXT_REG_LONG, slvid, reg, NULL, data, 2);
+}
+
 u32 pmif_spmi_read_field(struct pmif *arb, u32 slvid, u32 reg, u32 mask, u32 shift)
 {
 	u32 data;