diff --git a/exir/serde/export_serialize.py b/exir/serde/export_serialize.py
index 8ec864e489b..570af19baf8 100644
--- a/exir/serde/export_serialize.py
+++ b/exir/serde/export_serialize.py
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ def _reverse_map(d: Dict[Any, Enum]):
     torch.complex128: ScalarType.COMPLEXDOUBLE,
     torch.bool: ScalarType.BOOL,
     torch.bfloat16: ScalarType.BFLOAT16,
+    torch.uint16: ScalarType.UINT16
 }
 
 
diff --git a/exir/serde/schema.py b/exir/serde/schema.py
index 9bbdd5b1c02..16ac724917c 100644
--- a/exir/serde/schema.py
+++ b/exir/serde/schema.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class ScalarType(IntEnum):
     COMPLEXDOUBLE = 11
     BOOL = 12
     BFLOAT16 = 13
-
+    UINT16 = 14
 
 class Layout(IntEnum):
     Unknown = 0