diff --git a/lib/protocol.js b/lib/protocol.js
index 4684e1e..3cee6d1 100644
--- a/lib/protocol.js
+++ b/lib/protocol.js
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ var packets = {
 var writers = {
   'int': IntWriter,
   'short': ShortWriter,
+  'ushort': UShortWriter,
   'byte': ByteWriter,
   'ubyte': UByteWriter,
   'string': StringWriter,
@@ -963,6 +964,15 @@ ShortWriter.prototype.write = function(buffer, offset) {
   buffer.writeInt16BE(this.value, offset);
 }
 
+function UShortWriter(value) {
+  this.value = value;
+  this.size = 2;
+}
+
+UShortWriter.prototype.write = function(buffer, offset) {
+  buffer.writeUInt16BE(this.value, offset);
+}
+
 function IntWriter(value) {
   this.value = value;
   this.size = 4;