diff --git a/include/re_sys.h b/include/re_sys.h
index 32ce156..ac5377a 100644
--- a/include/re_sys.h
+++ b/include/re_sys.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ int sys_coredump_set(bool enable);
 int sys_daemon(void);
 
 
+uint16_t sys_htols(uint16_t v);
+uint32_t sys_htoll(uint32_t v);
 uint16_t sys_ltohs(uint16_t v);
 uint32_t sys_ltohl(uint32_t v);
 uint64_t sys_htonll(uint64_t v);
diff --git a/src/sys/endian.c b/src/sys/endian.c
index 830727d..c43c262 100644
--- a/src/sys/endian.c
+++ b/src/sys/endian.c
@@ -13,6 +13,46 @@
  */
 
 
+/**
+ * Convert a 16-bit value from host order to little endian
+ *
+ * @param v 16-bit in host order
+ *
+ * @return 16-bit little endian value
+ */
+uint16_t sys_htols(uint16_t v)
+{
+	uint8_t *p = (uint8_t *)&v;
+	uint16_t l = 0;
+
+	l |= (uint16_t)*p++ << 0;
+	l |= (uint16_t)*p   << 8;
+
+	return l;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Convert a 32-bit value from host order to little endian
+ *
+ * @param v 32-bit in host order
+ *
+ * @return 32-bit little endian value
+ */
+uint32_t sys_htoll(uint32_t v)
+{
+	uint8_t *p = (uint8_t *)&v;
+	uint32_t l = 0;
+
+	l |= (uint32_t)*p++ << 0;
+	l |= (uint32_t)*p++ << 8;
+	l |= (uint32_t)*p++ << 16;
+	l |= (uint32_t)*p   << 24;
+
+	return l;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Convert a 16-bit value from little endian to host order
  *