diff --git a/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/builder/builder_methods.rs b/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/builder/builder_methods.rs
index 16fa2bca7a..faa7d3e73d 100644
--- a/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/builder/builder_methods.rs
+++ b/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/builder/builder_methods.rs
@@ -418,6 +418,11 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
                 )),
             },
             SpirvType::Float(width) => match width {
+                16 => {
+                    let ty = SpirvType::Float(16).def(self.span(), self);
+                    self.def_constant(ty, SpirvConst::Scalar(memset_fill_u16(fill_byte) as u128))
+                        .def(self)
+                }
                 32 => self
                     .constant_f32(self.span(), f32::from_bits(memset_fill_u32(fill_byte)))
                     .def(self),
@@ -472,6 +477,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
                 )),
             },
             SpirvType::Float(width) => match width {
+                16 => memset_dynamic_scalar(self, fill_var, 2, true),
                 32 => memset_dynamic_scalar(self, fill_var, 4, true),
                 64 => memset_dynamic_scalar(self, fill_var, 8, true),
                 _ => self.fatal(format!("memset on float width {width} not implemented yet")),
diff --git a/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/f16/array_init.rs b/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/f16/array_init.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..656129029e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/f16/array_init.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// build-pass
+// compile-flags: -C target-feature=+Float16
+#![feature(f16)]
+
+use spirv_std::num_traits::Float;
+use spirv_std::spirv;
+
+#[spirv(fragment)]
+pub fn main(#[spirv(flat)] i: u32, o: &mut f32) {
+    let a = [0.123f16; 16];
+    *o = a[i as usize] as f32;
+}