diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/LittleEndian.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/LittleEndian.java
index 5b238b004..fa67dfdda 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/LittleEndian.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/LittleEndian.java
@@ -624,6 +624,23 @@ public class LittleEndian implements LittleEndianConsts
         data[i++] = (byte) ( ( value >>> 8 ) & 0xFF );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Put unsigned short into output stream
+     * 
+     * @param value
+     *            the unsigned short (16-bit) value
+     * @param outputStream
+     *            output stream
+     * @throws IOException
+     *             if an I/O error occurs
+     */
+    public static void putUShort( int value, OutputStream outputStream )
+            throws IOException
+    {
+        outputStream.write( (byte) ( ( value >>> 0 ) & 0xFF ) );
+        outputStream.write( (byte) ( ( value >>> 8 ) & 0xFF ) );
+    }
+
     /**
      * get an int value from an InputStream
      *