diff --git a/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/BUILD.gn b/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/BUILD.gn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db61713c5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/BUILD.gn
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+# that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+# tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+# in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+# be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+
+import("../../../webrtc.gni")
+if (is_android) {
+  import("//build/config/android/config.gni")
+  import("//build/config/android/rules.gni")
+}
+
+rtc_static_library("audio_encoder_L16") {
+  sources = [
+    "audio_encoder_L16.cc",
+    "audio_encoder_L16.h",
+  ]
+  deps = [
+    "..:audio_codecs_api",
+    "../../..:webrtc_common",
+    "../../../modules/audio_coding:pcm16b",
+    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
+  ]
+}
+
+rtc_static_library("audio_decoder_L16") {
+  sources = [
+    "audio_decoder_L16.cc",
+    "audio_decoder_L16.h",
+  ]
+  deps = [
+    "..:audio_codecs_api",
+    "../../..:webrtc_common",
+    "../../../modules/audio_coding:pcm16b",
+    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/audio_decoder_L16.cc b/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/audio_decoder_L16.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a553deb40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/audio_decoder_L16.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2017 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+#include "webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/audio_decoder_L16.h"
+
+#include "webrtc/common_types.h"
+#include "webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/pcm16b/audio_decoder_pcm16b.h"
+#include "webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/pcm16b/pcm16b_common.h"
+#include "webrtc/rtc_base/ptr_util.h"
+
+namespace webrtc {
+
+rtc::Optional<AudioDecoderL16::Config> AudioDecoderL16::SdpToConfig(
+    const SdpAudioFormat& format) {
+  Config config;
+  config.sample_rate_hz = format.clockrate_hz;
+  config.num_channels = format.num_channels;
+  return STR_CASE_CMP(format.name.c_str(), "L16") == 0 && config.IsOk()
+             ? rtc::Optional<Config>(config)
+             : rtc::Optional<Config>();
+}
+
+void AudioDecoderL16::AppendSupportedDecoders(
+    std::vector<AudioCodecSpec>* specs) {
+  Pcm16BAppendSupportedCodecSpecs(specs);
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<AudioDecoder> AudioDecoderL16::MakeAudioDecoder(
+    const Config& config) {
+  return config.IsOk() ? rtc::MakeUnique<AudioDecoderPcm16B>(
+                             config.sample_rate_hz, config.num_channels)
+                       : nullptr;
+}
+
+}  // namespace webrtc
diff --git a/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/audio_decoder_L16.h b/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/audio_decoder_L16.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..478da16abe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/audio_decoder_L16.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2017 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+#ifndef WEBRTC_API_AUDIO_CODECS_L16_AUDIO_DECODER_L16_H_
+#define WEBRTC_API_AUDIO_CODECS_L16_AUDIO_DECODER_L16_H_
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "webrtc/api/audio_codecs/audio_decoder.h"
+#include "webrtc/api/audio_codecs/audio_format.h"
+#include "webrtc/rtc_base/optional.h"
+
+namespace webrtc {
+
+// L16 decoder API for use as a template parameter to
+// CreateAudioDecoderFactory<...>().
+//
+// NOTE: This struct is still under development and may change without notice.
+struct AudioDecoderL16 {
+  struct Config {
+    bool IsOk() const {
+      return (sample_rate_hz == 8000 || sample_rate_hz == 16000 ||
+              sample_rate_hz == 32000 || sample_rate_hz == 48000) &&
+             num_channels >= 1;
+    }
+    int sample_rate_hz = 8000;
+    int num_channels = 1;
+  };
+  static rtc::Optional<Config> SdpToConfig(const SdpAudioFormat& audio_format);
+  static void AppendSupportedDecoders(std::vector<AudioCodecSpec>* specs);
+  static std::unique_ptr<AudioDecoder> MakeAudioDecoder(const Config& config);
+};
+
+}  // namespace webrtc
+
+#endif  // WEBRTC_API_AUDIO_CODECS_L16_AUDIO_DECODER_L16_H_
diff --git a/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/audio_encoder_L16.cc b/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/audio_encoder_L16.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd243897a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/audio_encoder_L16.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2017 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+#include "webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/audio_encoder_L16.h"
+
+#include "webrtc/common_types.h"
+#include "webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/pcm16b/audio_encoder_pcm16b.h"
+#include "webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/pcm16b/pcm16b_common.h"
+#include "webrtc/rtc_base/ptr_util.h"
+
+namespace webrtc {
+
+rtc::Optional<AudioEncoderL16::Config> AudioEncoderL16::SdpToConfig(
+    const SdpAudioFormat& format) {
+  Config config;
+  config.sample_rate_hz = format.clockrate_hz;
+  config.num_channels = format.num_channels;
+  return STR_CASE_CMP(format.name.c_str(), "L16") == 0 && config.IsOk()
+             ? rtc::Optional<Config>(config)
+             : rtc::Optional<Config>();
+}
+
+void AudioEncoderL16::AppendSupportedEncoders(
+    std::vector<AudioCodecSpec>* specs) {
+  Pcm16BAppendSupportedCodecSpecs(specs);
+}
+
+AudioCodecInfo AudioEncoderL16::QueryAudioEncoder(
+    const AudioEncoderL16::Config& config) {
+  RTC_DCHECK(config.IsOk());
+  return {config.sample_rate_hz,
+          rtc::dchecked_cast<size_t>(config.num_channels),
+          config.sample_rate_hz * config.num_channels * 16};
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<AudioEncoder> AudioEncoderL16::MakeAudioEncoder(
+    const AudioEncoderL16::Config& config,
+    int payload_type) {
+  RTC_DCHECK(config.IsOk());
+  AudioEncoderPcm16B::Config c;
+  c.sample_rate_hz = config.sample_rate_hz;
+  c.num_channels = config.num_channels;
+  c.frame_size_ms = config.frame_size_ms;
+  c.payload_type = payload_type;
+  return rtc::MakeUnique<AudioEncoderPcm16B>(c);
+}
+
+}  // namespace webrtc
diff --git a/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/audio_encoder_L16.h b/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/audio_encoder_L16.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2e4019f21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/audio_encoder_L16.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2017 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+#ifndef WEBRTC_API_AUDIO_CODECS_L16_AUDIO_ENCODER_L16_H_
+#define WEBRTC_API_AUDIO_CODECS_L16_AUDIO_ENCODER_L16_H_
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "webrtc/api/audio_codecs/audio_encoder.h"
+#include "webrtc/api/audio_codecs/audio_format.h"
+#include "webrtc/rtc_base/optional.h"
+
+namespace webrtc {
+
+// L16 encoder API for use as a template parameter to
+// CreateAudioEncoderFactory<...>().
+//
+// NOTE: This struct is still under development and may change without notice.
+struct AudioEncoderL16 {
+  struct Config {
+    bool IsOk() const {
+      return (sample_rate_hz == 8000 || sample_rate_hz == 16000 ||
+              sample_rate_hz == 32000 || sample_rate_hz == 48000) &&
+             num_channels >= 1 && frame_size_ms > 0 && frame_size_ms <= 120 &&
+             frame_size_ms % 10 == 0;
+    }
+    int sample_rate_hz = 8000;
+    int num_channels = 1;
+    int frame_size_ms = 10;
+  };
+  static rtc::Optional<Config> SdpToConfig(const SdpAudioFormat& audio_format);
+  static void AppendSupportedEncoders(std::vector<AudioCodecSpec>* specs);
+  static AudioCodecInfo QueryAudioEncoder(const Config& config);
+  static std::unique_ptr<AudioEncoder> MakeAudioEncoder(const Config& config,
+                                                        int payload_type);
+};
+
+}  // namespace webrtc
+
+#endif  // WEBRTC_API_AUDIO_CODECS_L16_AUDIO_ENCODER_L16_H_
diff --git a/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/test/BUILD.gn b/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/test/BUILD.gn
index 83ea44e2f5..882ac033e7 100644
--- a/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/test/BUILD.gn
+++ b/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/test/BUILD.gn
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../test:audio_codec_mocks",
       "../../../test:test_support",
+      "../L16:audio_decoder_L16",
+      "../L16:audio_encoder_L16",
       "../g711:audio_decoder_g711",
       "../g711:audio_encoder_g711",
       "../g722:audio_decoder_g722",
diff --git a/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/test/audio_decoder_factory_template_unittest.cc b/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/test/audio_decoder_factory_template_unittest.cc
index ee754d4a9b..da261ac5b3 100644
--- a/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/test/audio_decoder_factory_template_unittest.cc
+++ b/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/test/audio_decoder_factory_template_unittest.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "webrtc/api/audio_codecs/audio_decoder_factory_template.h"
+#include "webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/audio_decoder_L16.h"
 #include "webrtc/api/audio_codecs/g711/audio_decoder_g711.h"
 #include "webrtc/api/audio_codecs/g722/audio_decoder_g722.h"
 #include "webrtc/api/audio_codecs/ilbc/audio_decoder_ilbc.h"
@@ -165,6 +166,26 @@ TEST(AudioDecoderFactoryTemplateTest, Ilbc) {
   EXPECT_EQ(8000, dec->SampleRateHz());
 }
 
+TEST(AudioDecoderFactoryTemplateTest, L16) {
+  auto factory = CreateAudioDecoderFactory<AudioDecoderL16>();
+  EXPECT_THAT(
+      factory->GetSupportedDecoders(),
+      testing::ElementsAre(
+          AudioCodecSpec{{"L16", 8000, 1}, {8000, 1, 8000 * 16}},
+          AudioCodecSpec{{"L16", 16000, 1}, {16000, 1, 16000 * 16}},
+          AudioCodecSpec{{"L16", 32000, 1}, {32000, 1, 32000 * 16}},
+          AudioCodecSpec{{"L16", 8000, 2}, {8000, 2, 8000 * 16 * 2}},
+          AudioCodecSpec{{"L16", 16000, 2}, {16000, 2, 16000 * 16 * 2}},
+          AudioCodecSpec{{"L16", 32000, 2}, {32000, 2, 32000 * 16 * 2}}));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(factory->IsSupportedDecoder({"foo", 8000, 1}));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(factory->IsSupportedDecoder({"L16", 48000, 1}));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(factory->IsSupportedDecoder({"L16", 96000, 1}));
+  EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, factory->MakeAudioDecoder({"L16", 8000, 0}));
+  auto dec = factory->MakeAudioDecoder({"L16", 48000, 2});
+  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, dec);
+  EXPECT_EQ(48000, dec->SampleRateHz());
+}
+
 TEST(AudioDecoderFactoryTemplateTest, Opus) {
   auto factory = CreateAudioDecoderFactory<AudioDecoderOpus>();
   AudioCodecInfo opus_info{48000, 1, 64000, 6000, 510000};
diff --git a/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/test/audio_encoder_factory_template_unittest.cc b/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/test/audio_encoder_factory_template_unittest.cc
index 58ab28ea41..19c3071bef 100644
--- a/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/test/audio_encoder_factory_template_unittest.cc
+++ b/webrtc/api/audio_codecs/test/audio_encoder_factory_template_unittest.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "webrtc/api/audio_codecs/audio_encoder_factory_template.h"
+#include "webrtc/api/audio_codecs/L16/audio_encoder_L16.h"
 #include "webrtc/api/audio_codecs/g711/audio_encoder_g711.h"
 #include "webrtc/api/audio_codecs/g722/audio_encoder_g722.h"
 #include "webrtc/api/audio_codecs/ilbc/audio_encoder_ilbc.h"
@@ -170,6 +171,27 @@ TEST(AudioEncoderFactoryTemplateTest, Ilbc) {
   EXPECT_EQ(8000, enc->SampleRateHz());
 }
 
+TEST(AudioEncoderFactoryTemplateTest, L16) {
+  auto factory = CreateAudioEncoderFactory<AudioEncoderL16>();
+  EXPECT_THAT(
+      factory->GetSupportedEncoders(),
+      testing::ElementsAre(
+          AudioCodecSpec{{"L16", 8000, 1}, {8000, 1, 8000 * 16}},
+          AudioCodecSpec{{"L16", 16000, 1}, {16000, 1, 16000 * 16}},
+          AudioCodecSpec{{"L16", 32000, 1}, {32000, 1, 32000 * 16}},
+          AudioCodecSpec{{"L16", 8000, 2}, {8000, 2, 8000 * 16 * 2}},
+          AudioCodecSpec{{"L16", 16000, 2}, {16000, 2, 16000 * 16 * 2}},
+          AudioCodecSpec{{"L16", 32000, 2}, {32000, 2, 32000 * 16 * 2}}));
+  EXPECT_EQ(rtc::Optional<AudioCodecInfo>(),
+            factory->QueryAudioEncoder({"L16", 8000, 0}));
+  EXPECT_EQ(rtc::Optional<AudioCodecInfo>({48000, 1, 48000 * 16}),
+            factory->QueryAudioEncoder({"L16", 48000, 1}));
+  EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, factory->MakeAudioEncoder(17, {"L16", 8000, 0}));
+  auto enc = factory->MakeAudioEncoder(17, {"L16", 48000, 2});
+  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, enc);
+  EXPECT_EQ(48000, enc->SampleRateHz());
+}
+
 TEST(AudioEncoderFactoryTemplateTest, Opus) {
   auto factory = CreateAudioEncoderFactory<AudioEncoderOpus>();
   AudioCodecInfo info = {48000, 1, 32000, 6000, 510000};
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/BUILD.gn b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/BUILD.gn
index a6da30e0fe..3e6a183486 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/BUILD.gn
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/BUILD.gn
@@ -792,6 +792,8 @@ rtc_static_library("pcm16b") {
     "codecs/pcm16b/audio_decoder_pcm16b.h",
     "codecs/pcm16b/audio_encoder_pcm16b.cc",
     "codecs/pcm16b/audio_encoder_pcm16b.h",
+    "codecs/pcm16b/pcm16b_common.cc",
+    "codecs/pcm16b/pcm16b_common.h",
   ]
 
   deps = [
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/pcm16b/pcm16b_common.cc b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/pcm16b/pcm16b_common.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1b156dcc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/pcm16b/pcm16b_common.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2017 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+#include "webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/pcm16b/pcm16b_common.h"
+
+namespace webrtc {
+
+void Pcm16BAppendSupportedCodecSpecs(std::vector<AudioCodecSpec>* specs) {
+  for (size_t num_channels : {1, 2}) {
+    for (int sample_rate_hz : {8000, 16000, 32000}) {
+      specs->push_back(
+          {{"L16", sample_rate_hz, num_channels},
+           {sample_rate_hz, num_channels, sample_rate_hz * num_channels * 16}});
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace webrtc
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/pcm16b/pcm16b_common.h b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/pcm16b/pcm16b_common.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d764c9609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/pcm16b/pcm16b_common.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2017 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+#ifndef WEBRTC_MODULES_AUDIO_CODING_CODECS_PCM16B_PCM16B_COMMON_H_
+#define WEBRTC_MODULES_AUDIO_CODING_CODECS_PCM16B_PCM16B_COMMON_H_
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "webrtc/api/audio_codecs/audio_decoder_factory.h"
+
+namespace webrtc {
+void Pcm16BAppendSupportedCodecSpecs(std::vector<AudioCodecSpec>* specs);
+}
+
+#endif  // WEBRTC_MODULES_AUDIO_CODING_CODECS_PCM16B_PCM16B_COMMON_H_