diff --git a/include/interface/platform/File.h b/include/interface/platform/File.h
index b991d7e40b..df16153fc1 100644
--- a/include/interface/platform/File.h
+++ b/include/interface/platform/File.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ struct File {
 	virtual auto read(std::span<uint8_t> buffer) -> std::size_t = 0;
 	virtual auto write(std::span<uint8_t> data) -> std::size_t	= 0;
 
+	virtual auto read(std::span<int16_t> buffer) -> std::size_t = 0;
+
 	virtual auto read(std::span<char> buffer) -> std::size_t = 0;
 	virtual auto write(std::span<char> data) -> std::size_t	 = 0;
 
diff --git a/libs/FileManagerKit/include/FileManagerKit.h b/libs/FileManagerKit/include/FileManagerKit.h
index b519adeddc..75fe88c64c 100644
--- a/libs/FileManagerKit/include/FileManagerKit.h
+++ b/libs/FileManagerKit/include/FileManagerKit.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ struct File : public interface::File, public mbed::NonCopyable<File> {
 	auto read(std::span<uint8_t> buffer) -> std::size_t final;
 	auto write(std::span<uint8_t> data) -> std::size_t final;
 
+	auto read(std::span<int16_t> buffer) -> std::size_t final;
+
 	auto read(std::span<char> buffer) -> std::size_t final;
 	auto write(std::span<char> data) -> std::size_t final;
 
diff --git a/libs/FileManagerKit/source/File.cpp b/libs/FileManagerKit/source/File.cpp
index ba30698850..35bcfdba53 100644
--- a/libs/FileManagerKit/source/File.cpp
+++ b/libs/FileManagerKit/source/File.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ auto File::read(std::span<uint8_t> buffer) -> std::size_t
 	return std::fread(buffer.data(), sizeof(uint8_t), buffer.size(), _file.get());
 }
 
+auto File::read(std::span<int16_t> buffer) -> std::size_t
+{
+	return std::fread(buffer.data(), sizeof(int16_t), buffer.size(), _file.get());
+}
+
 auto File::write(std::span<uint8_t> data) -> std::size_t
 {
 	return std::fwrite(data.data(), sizeof(uint8_t), data.size(), _file.get());
diff --git a/tests/unit/mocks/mocks/leka/File.h b/tests/unit/mocks/mocks/leka/File.h
index eab081d9be..87c14adbcd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/mocks/mocks/leka/File.h
+++ b/tests/unit/mocks/mocks/leka/File.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class File : public interface::File
 	MOCK_METHOD(size_t, read, (std::span<char>), (override));
 	MOCK_METHOD(size_t, write, (std::span<char>), (override));
 
+	MOCK_METHOD(size_t, read, (std::span<int16_t>), (override));
+
 	MOCK_METHOD(size_t, read, (uint8_t *, uint32_t), (override));
 	MOCK_METHOD(size_t, write, (const uint8_t *, uint32_t), (override));