diff --git a/src/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
index 766d46ffb..3ea3d971a 100644
--- a/src/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ OPEN_INFO = {
     (II, 0, (1,), 2, (8,), ()): ("L", "L;IR"),
     (MM, 0, (1,), 2, (8,), ()): ("L", "L;IR"),
     (II, 1, (1,), 1, (8,), ()): ("L", "L"),
+    (II, 0, (1,), 1, (16,), ()): ("I", "I;16"),
     (MM, 1, (1,), 1, (8,), ()): ("L", "L"),
     (II, 1, (1,), 2, (8,), ()): ("L", "L;R"),
     (MM, 1, (1,), 2, (8,), ()): ("L", "L;R"),