diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/Memmap.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/Memmap.cpp
index f10f4cfe2f..dc9f853ba7 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/Memmap.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/Memmap.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ void InitHWMemFuncs()
 		hwWrite16[VI_START+i] = VideoInterface::Write16;
 		hwWrite32[VI_START+i] = VideoInterface::Write32;
 
+		hwRead16 [PI_START+i] = ProcessorInterface::Read16;
 		hwRead32 [PI_START+i] = ProcessorInterface::Read32;
 		hwWrite32[PI_START+i] = ProcessorInterface::Write32;
 
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ void InitHWMemFuncsWii()
 		hwWrite16[PE_START+i] = CPluginManager::GetInstance().GetVideo()->Video_PixelEngineWrite16;
 		hwWrite32[PE_START+i] = CPluginManager::GetInstance().GetVideo()->Video_PixelEngineWrite32;
 
+		hwRead16 [PI_START+i] = ProcessorInterface::Read16;
 		hwRead32 [PI_START+i] = ProcessorInterface::Read32;
 		hwWrite32[PI_START+i] = ProcessorInterface::Write32;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/ProcessorInterface.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/ProcessorInterface.cpp
index d3dc1df779..4957a1e59f 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/ProcessorInterface.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/ProcessorInterface.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ void Init()
 	toggleResetButton = CoreTiming::RegisterEvent("ToggleResetButton", &ToggleResetButtonCallback);
 }
 
+void Read16(u16& _uReturnValue, const u32 _iAddress)
+{
+	u32 word;
+	Read32(word, _iAddress & ~3);
+	_uReturnValue = word >> (_iAddress & 3) ? 16 : 0;
+}
+
 void Read32(u32& _uReturnValue, const u32 _iAddress)
 {
 	//INFO_LOG(PROCESSORINTERFACE, "(r32) 0x%08x", _iAddress);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/ProcessorInterface.h b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/ProcessorInterface.h
index 9560f482ca..38301984b2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/ProcessorInterface.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/ProcessorInterface.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ extern u32 Fifo_CPUWritePointer;
 void Init();
 void DoState(PointerWrap &p);
 
+void Read16(u16& _uReturnValue, const u32 _iAddress);
+
 void Read32(u32& _uReturnValue, const u32 _iAddress);
 void Write32(const u32 _iValue, const u32 _iAddress);