diff --git a/src/helpers/utils.cpp b/src/helpers/utils.cpp
index 56c793d..0ea5e0d 100644
--- a/src/helpers/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/utils.cpp
@@ -216,4 +216,12 @@ namespace utils {
 		return true;
 	}
 	
+	bool parseUInt16(std::string val, uint16_t &uint16) {
+		if (val.length() == 1) val = "0" + val;
+		if (val.length() == 2) val = "0" + val;
+		if (val.length() == 3) val = "0" + val;
+		if (val.length() != 4) return false;
+		uint16 = std::stoul("0x" + val, nullptr, 16);
+		return true;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/utils.h b/src/helpers/utils.h
index 5b7a52c..92de26b 100644
--- a/src/helpers/utils.h
+++ b/src/helpers/utils.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace utils {
 	bool parseColor(std::string val, LedKeyboard::Color &color);
 	bool parseSpeed(std::string val, uint8_t &speed);
 	bool parseUInt8(std::string val, uint8_t &uint8);
+	bool parseUInt16(std::string val, uint16_t &uint16);
 	
 }