diff --git a/engine/client/clq2_ents.c b/engine/client/clq2_ents.c
index edde53395..eec30ac0c 100644
--- a/engine/client/clq2_ents.c
+++ b/engine/client/clq2_ents.c
@@ -976,28 +976,28 @@ static void CLQ2_ParseDelta (entity_state_t *from, entity_state_t *to, int numbe
 	if (bits & Q2U_FRAME8)
 		to->frame = MSG_ReadByte ();
 	if (bits & Q2U_FRAME16)
-		to->frame = MSG_ReadShort ();
+		to->frame = MSG_ReadUInt16();
 
 	if ((bits & Q2U_SKIN8) && (bits & Q2U_SKIN16))		//used for laser colors
 		to->skinnum = MSG_ReadLong();
 	else if (bits & Q2U_SKIN8)
 		to->skinnum = MSG_ReadByte();
 	else if (bits & Q2U_SKIN16)
-		to->skinnum = MSG_ReadShort();
+		to->skinnum = MSG_ReadUInt16();
 
 	if ( (bits & (Q2U_EFFECTS8|Q2U_EFFECTS16)) == (Q2U_EFFECTS8|Q2U_EFFECTS16) )
 		to->effects = MSG_ReadLong();
 	else if (bits & Q2U_EFFECTS8)
 		to->effects = MSG_ReadByte();
 	else if (bits & Q2U_EFFECTS16)
-		to->effects = MSG_ReadShort();
+		to->effects = MSG_ReadUInt16();
 
 	if ( (bits & (Q2U_RENDERFX8|Q2U_RENDERFX16)) == (Q2U_RENDERFX8|Q2U_RENDERFX16) )
 		to->u.q2.renderfx = MSG_ReadLong() & 0x0007ffff;	//only the standard ones actually supported by vanilla q2.
 	else if (bits & Q2U_RENDERFX8)
 		to->u.q2.renderfx = MSG_ReadByte();
 	else if (bits & Q2U_RENDERFX16)
-		to->u.q2.renderfx = MSG_ReadShort();
+		to->u.q2.renderfx = MSG_ReadUInt16();
 
 	if (bits & Q2U_ORIGIN1)
 		to->origin[0] = MSG_ReadCoord ();
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ static void CLQ2_ParseDelta (entity_state_t *from, entity_state_t *to, int numbe
 	if (bits & Q2U_SOUND)
 	{
 		if (bits & Q2UX_INDEX16)
-			to->u.q2.sound = MSG_ReadShort();
+			to->u.q2.sound = MSG_ReadUInt16();
 		else
 			to->u.q2.sound = MSG_ReadByte ();
 	}
diff --git a/engine/common/common.c b/engine/common/common.c
index eba3fa935..a4bbdb799 100644
--- a/engine/common/common.c
+++ b/engine/common/common.c
@@ -2183,6 +2183,30 @@ int MSG_ReadShort (void)
 	return c;
 }
 
+int MSG_ReadUInt16 (void)
+{
+	int	c;
+	unsigned int msg_readcount;
+
+	if (msg_readmsg->packing!=SZ_RAWBYTES)
+		return (short)MSG_ReadBits(16);
+
+	msg_readcount = msg_readmsg->currentbit>>3;
+	if (msg_readcount+2 > msg_readmsg->cursize)
+	{
+		msg_badread = true;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	c = (unsigned short)(msg_readmsg->data[msg_readcount]
+	+ (msg_readmsg->data[msg_readcount+1]<<8));
+
+	msg_readcount += 2;
+	msg_readmsg->currentbit = msg_readcount<<3;
+
+	return c;
+}
+
 int MSG_ReadLong (void)
 {
 	int	c;
diff --git a/engine/common/common.h b/engine/common/common.h
index d49cb78ca..397b08f22 100644
--- a/engine/common/common.h
+++ b/engine/common/common.h
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ int MSG_ReadChar (void);
 int MSG_ReadBits(int bits);
 int MSG_ReadByte (void);
 int MSG_ReadShort (void);
+int MSG_ReadUInt16 (void);
 int MSG_ReadLong (void);
 qint64_t MSG_ReadInt64 (void);
 quint64_t MSG_ReadUInt64 (void);