diff --git a/cores/arduino/SERCOM.cpp b/cores/arduino/SERCOM.cpp
index 2cfb172aa..b88159f1d 100644
--- a/cores/arduino/SERCOM.cpp
+++ b/cores/arduino/SERCOM.cpp
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ void SERCOM::setDataOrderSPI(SercomDataOrder dataOrder)
   enableSPI();
 }
 
+SercomDataOrder SERCOM::getDataOrderSPI()
+{
+  return (sercom->SPI.CTRLA.bit.DORD ? LSB_FIRST : MSB_FIRST);
+}
+
 void SERCOM::setBaudrateSPI(uint8_t divider)
 {
   //Can't divide by 0
diff --git a/cores/arduino/SERCOM.h b/cores/arduino/SERCOM.h
index fbd27e624..7608386c9 100644
--- a/cores/arduino/SERCOM.h
+++ b/cores/arduino/SERCOM.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ class SERCOM
 		void enableSPI( void ) ;
 		void disableSPI( void ) ;
 		void setDataOrderSPI(SercomDataOrder dataOrder) ;
+		SercomDataOrder getDataOrderSPI( void ) ;
 		void setBaudrateSPI(uint8_t divider) ;
 		void setClockModeSPI(SercomSpiClockMode clockMode) ;
 		void writeDataSPI(uint8_t data) ;
diff --git a/libraries/SPI/SPI.cpp b/libraries/SPI/SPI.cpp
index 62d28c0d5..bcf817415 100644
--- a/libraries/SPI/SPI.cpp
+++ b/libraries/SPI/SPI.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,22 @@ byte SPIClass::transfer(uint8_t data)
   return _p_sercom->readDataSPI() & 0xFF;
 }
 
+uint16_t SPIClass::transfer16(uint16_t data) {
+  union { uint16_t val; struct { uint8_t lsb; uint8_t msb; }; } t;
+
+  t.val = data;
+
+  if (_p_sercom->getDataOrderSPI() == LSB_FIRST) {
+    t.lsb = transfer(t.lsb);
+    t.msb = transfer(t.msb);
+  } else {
+    t.msb = transfer(t.msb);
+    t.lsb = transfer(t.lsb);
+  }
+
+  return t.val;
+}
+
 void SPIClass::attachInterrupt() {
   // Should be enableInterrupt()
 }
diff --git a/libraries/SPI/SPI.h b/libraries/SPI/SPI.h
index 63f311710..12dae5622 100644
--- a/libraries/SPI/SPI.h
+++ b/libraries/SPI/SPI.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class SPIClass {
 
 
   byte transfer(uint8_t data);
+  uint16_t transfer16(uint16_t data);
   inline void transfer(void *buf, size_t count);
 
   // Transaction Functions