diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 5269cd786..26d317b0b 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ var Path = require('path'),
         Math: Math,
         Boolean: Boolean,
         Function: Function,
-        Uint8Array: Uint8Array
+        Uint8Array: Uint8Array,
+        Uint16Array: Uint16Array
     });
 
 [
diff --git a/lib/unexpected-types.js b/lib/unexpected-types.js
index 7ec764a32..f72376881 100644
--- a/lib/unexpected-types.js
+++ b/lib/unexpected-types.js
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
         }
     });
 
-    function getHexDumpLinesForBufferLikeObject(obj, width) {
+    function getHexDumpLinesForBufferLikeObject(obj, width, digitWidth) {
+        digitWidth = digitWidth || 2;
         var hexDumpLines = [];
         if (typeof width !== 'number') {
             width = 16;
@@ -70,26 +71,30 @@
             for (var j = 0 ; j < width ; j += 1) {
                 if (i + j < obj.length) {
                     var octet = obj[i + j];
-                    hexChars += leftPad(octet.toString(16).toUpperCase(), 2, '0') + ' ';
+                    hexChars += leftPad(octet.toString(16).toUpperCase(), digitWidth, '0') + ' ';
                     asciiChars += (octet >= 32 && octet < 127) ? String.fromCharCode(octet) : '.';
-                } else {
+                } else if (digitWidth === 2) {
                     hexChars += '   ';
                 }
             }
 
-            asciiChars += '|';
-            hexDumpLines.push(hexChars + asciiChars);
+            if (digitWidth === 2) {
+                asciiChars += '|';
+                hexDumpLines.push(hexChars + asciiChars);
+            } else {
+                hexDumpLines.push(hexChars.replace(/\s+$/, ''));
+            }
         }
         return hexDumpLines;
     }
 
-    function inspectBufferLikeObject(buffer) {
+    function inspectBufferLikeObject(buffer, digitWidth) {
         var inspectedContents,
             maxLength = 20;
         if (buffer.length > maxLength) {
-            inspectedContents = getHexDumpLinesForBufferLikeObject(buffer.slice(0, maxLength), 0) + ' (+' + (buffer.length - maxLength) + ')';
+            inspectedContents = getHexDumpLinesForBufferLikeObject(buffer.slice(0, maxLength), 0, digitWidth) + ' (+' + (buffer.length - maxLength) + ')';
         } else {
-            inspectedContents = getHexDumpLinesForBufferLikeObject(buffer, 0).join('\n');
+            inspectedContents = getHexDumpLinesForBufferLikeObject(buffer, 0, digitWidth).join('\n');
         }
         return inspectedContents;
     }
@@ -135,4 +140,22 @@
             }
         });
     }
+
+
+    if (typeof Uint16Array !== 'undefined') {
+        expect.addType({
+            identify: function (obj) {
+                return obj && obj instanceof Uint16Array;
+            },
+            equal: bufferLikeObjectsEqual,
+            inspect: function (uint16Array) {
+                return '[Uint16Array ' + inspectBufferLikeObject(uint16Array, 8, 4, false) + ']';
+            },
+            toJSON: function (uint16Array) {
+                return {
+                    $Uint16Array: getHexDumpLinesForBufferLikeObject(uint16Array, 8, 4, false)
+                };
+            }
+        });
+    }
 }());
diff --git a/test/unexpected.spec.js b/test/unexpected.spec.js
index 929f3ae55..013a22905 100644
--- a/test/unexpected.spec.js
+++ b/test/unexpected.spec.js
@@ -333,6 +333,42 @@ describe('unexpected', function () {
                 });
             });
         });
+
+        itSkipIf(typeof Uint16Array === 'undefined', 'produces a hex-diff in JSON when Uint16Arrays differ', function () {
+            expect(function () {
+                expect(
+                    new Uint16Array([
+                        0x0001, 0x0248, 0x6572, 0x6520, 0x6973, 0x2074, 0x6865, 0x2074,
+                        0x6869, 0x6E67, 0x2049, 0x2077, 0x6173, 0x2074, 0x616C, 0x6B69,
+                        0x6E67, 0x2061, 0x626F, 0x7574
+                    ]),
+                    'to equal',
+                    new Uint16Array([
+                        0x0001, 0x0248, 0x6572, 0x6520, 0x6973, 0x2074, 0x6865, 0x2074,
+                        0x6869, 0x6E67, 0x2049, 0x2077, 0x6173, 0x2071, 0x7575, 0x7869,
+                        0x6E67, 0x2061, 0x626F, 0x7574
+                    ])
+                );
+            }, 'to throw', function (err) {
+                expect(err, 'to have properties', {
+                    showDiff: true,
+                    actual: {
+                        $Uint16Array: [
+                            '0001 0248 6572 6520 6973 2074 6865 2074',
+                            '6869 6E67 2049 2077 6173 2074 616C 6B69',
+                            '6E67 2061 626F 7574'
+                        ]
+                    },
+                    expected: {
+                        $Uint16Array: [
+                            '0001 0248 6572 6520 6973 2074 6865 2074',
+                            '6869 6E67 2049 2077 6173 2071 7575 7869',
+                            '6E67 2061 626F 7574'
+                        ]
+                    }
+                });
+            });
+        });
     });
 
     describe('exception assertion', function () {