diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.c
index 3dfbe7555c..fd89ceb0fc 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.c
@@ -650,6 +650,12 @@ _RGB_pixel_order (const gchar * expected, const gchar * wanted)
   expect = g_ascii_strdown (expected, -1);
   want = g_ascii_strdown (wanted, -1);
 
+  if (strcmp (expect, "rgb16") == 0 || strcmp (expect, "bgr16") == 0) {
+    gchar *temp = expect;
+    expect = g_strndup (temp, 3);
+    g_free (temp);
+  }
+
   /* pad want with 'a's */
   if ((len = strlen (want)) < 4) {
     gchar *new_want = g_strndup (want, 4);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.h
index 9b905c77b6..aa94eb1098 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ struct _GstGLColorConvertClass
 #define GST_GL_COLOR_CONVERT_FORMATS "{ RGB, RGBx, RGBA, BGR, BGRx, BGRA, xRGB, " \
                                "xBGR, ARGB, ABGR, Y444, I420, YV12, Y42B, " \
                                "Y41B, NV12, NV21, YUY2, UYVY, AYUV, " \
-                               "GRAY8, GRAY16_LE, GRAY16_BE }"
+                               "GRAY8, GRAY16_LE, GRAY16_BE, RGB16, BGR16 }"
 
 /**
  * GST_GL_COLOR_CONVERT_VIDEO_CAPS:
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
index e0b274f290..064af6e4b9 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ gst_gl_texture_type_from_format (GstGLContext * context,
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_BGR:
       n_plane_components = 3;
       break;
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_RGB16:
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_BGR16:
+      return GST_VIDEO_GL_TEXTURE_TYPE_RGB16;
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_GRAY16_BE:
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_GRAY16_LE:
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_YUY2: