diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp
index a0501662a7..f84333d360 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <QJsonDocument>
 
 int uint32MetaTypeId = qRegisterMetaType<glm::uint32>("uint32");
+int uint16MetaTypeId = qRegisterMetaType<uint16_t>();
 int glmUint32MetaTypeId = qRegisterMetaType<glm::uint32>("glm::uint32");
 int vec2MetaTypeId = qRegisterMetaType<glm::vec2>();
 int u8vec3MetaTypeId = qRegisterMetaType<u8vec3>();
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
index b69b1e9110..96f88abf42 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 class QColor;
 class QUrl;
 
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(uint16_t)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(glm::vec2)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(glm::u8vec3)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(glm::vec3)